[SDCPJ] San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention events

PFrom: San Diegans for GVP <sandiego@bradymail.org>

Date: April 9, 2018 at 4:41:39 PM PDT
Subject: MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Reply-To: San Diegans for GVP <sandiego@bradymail.org>

Urgent call to action

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Moms Demand Action, the Brady Campaign and our San Diegans for GunViolence Prevention partners share the mission to end gun violence.   Our goals: Balance the need to preserve public safety with the rights of responsible citizens to own and use guns Work legislatively to ensure that guns and ammunition are sold only to responsible citizens Advocate for responsible gun-violence prevention laws Educate the public about the epidemic of gun violence in this country and how it can be prevented Address specific issues of gun violence including domestic violence, suicide, mass shootings and accidental shootings Support city, state and national leaders, and candidates, who share our vision of communities free from gun violence Email:  sd4gvp@gmail.com Website:  sd4gvp.org Contact us Email: sandiego@bradymail.org  Website: www.bradycampaign.org/   Website: https://momsdemandaction.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ MomsDemandAction/   Dear GVP Friends,  Urgent call to action Email California State Senate Public Safety Committee TODAY Senator Joel Anderson introduced a bill, SB 1092, to be heard in the California state Senate Public Safety Committee tomorrow, Tuesday April 10.  It would remove the current state prohibition on silencers for guns longer than 16 inches.  Silencers muffle and diffuse the sound of gunfire, and can make it harder for police, shot detection technologies, and the public in general to most effectively detect the location of where shots are coming from. Email the Committee NOW Mark your calendars Volunteer to help Saturday, April 14 9:00 am  - 2:00 pm Blood Drive, "Whose Life Will You Save?"  Serra Mesa Library, 9005 Aero Drive, 92123. 1:00 - 3:00 pm Monthly Brady-Moms meeting Serra Mesa Library, 9005 Aero Drive, 92123.  6:00 pm Say Their Names Candlelight Vigil.  See https://www.facebook.com/events/474944642921496/ or contact us for details. Saturday, April  28   9:00 am - 4:30 pm  City Heights Law Day, City Heights Weingart Library.  Volunteers needed to staff table.  Please contact John: whitejm@aol.com to help. 11:00 am - 3:00 pm  Dia del Nino, Memorial Park, 301-323 Park Way, Chula Vista 91910.  Come by our table.  Bring the kids! 1:00 - 3:00 pm  Student Town Call.  Location to be decided.  Contact us for details.   Saturday, April 5 9:30 - 4:30  Clairemont Mesa Garden Tour.  Volunteers needed to staff table.  Please contact Carol:  clandale21@gmail.com. Thank you for your support, Carol, Wendy and the Leadership Team      follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend | website email: sandiego@bradymail.org Copyright © 2017 San Diego County Brady Campaign Chapter, All rights reserved.  You are receiving this email as a member of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence - San Diego Chapter.  Our mailing address is:  Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 840 First Street, NE, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20002

[SDCPJ] Challenging Islamophobia

From: United for Peace & Justice <info@actionnetwork.org>

Date: April 9, 2018 at 11:26:28 AM PDT
Subject: Challenging Islamophobia
Reply-To: Info.ufpj@gmail.com

Vital insights on building peace and justice in our communities

Dear Peace and Justice Activist, UFPJ is honored and grateful that leaders from the Muslim Justice League, the Council on American Islamic Relations [CAIR], and the American Friends Service Committee are partnering with us to present two webinars on Challenging Islamophobia for our members and supporters. PART 1: Tuesday, April 17th from 7 to 9 PM Eastern / 4 to 6 PM Pacific PART 2: Thursday, May 10th from 3 to 5 PM Eastern / 12 to 2 PM Pacific Please register for the webinars today so that you do not miss out on hearing these experts' insights and recommendations about how individuals, groups, and communities can work to end Islamophobia and build peace and justice. Plan to attend both webinars, if possible, as they will cover a wide range of topics and issues and the second webinar will build upon the content of the first. Share the registration link with friends and colleagues who you think would also be interested in this vital topic. Thank you! The UFPJ Coordinating Committee Help us continue to do this critical work and more-- make a donation to UFPJ today.

[SDCPJ] Fwd: April Alerts from the PRC - Your Peace Tax Return

From: Peace Resource Center of San Diego <info@prcsd.org>
Date: April 8, 2018 at 9:23:49 AM PDT

Subject: April Alerts from the PRC - Your Peace Tax Return
Reply-To: Peace Resource Center of San Diego <info@prcsd.org>

Tax Day Actions, ALERT - Police Oversight Meeting, Poor People's Campaign & more

April at the PRC  Tax Day 2018 Action Tuesday, April 17 Noon- 2pm A PRC Special Event!   WHAT:     A bake sale for the "Air Force"? WHERE:  outside the Federal Building                 880 Front Street, San Diego   It is April - a month when taxes, war and Earth Day collide.  Join us as the PRC holds a bake sale* outside the IRS to highlight our national skewed priorities.  Contact info@prcsd.org for more details and to RSVP. *Proceeds will not be going to the Air Force!   The National Priorities Project analyzes the US Budget, the impact of the Trump Tax Deal on the rich and the poor and the in-between, and the drain of an excessive military budget on our communities.  The pie chart above only includes military allocations as outlined in the budget.  It doesn't show actual expenditures, hidden allocations, and budget items for other federal programs that are also spent on war and destabilization of other countries.  You can find out how the US government spent your taxes here. April is tax time. Have you filed your peace tax return? SDPD invasion of Barrio Logan after the 2016 Trump Rally PRC endorses Women Occupy San Diego's call for a strong, independent, community Commission on Police Practices Women Occupy San Diego (WOSD) has submitted a strong charter amendment to the city clerk that will replace the ineffective Community Review Board on Police Practices with a strong Commission on Police Practices.  Based on the Ethics Commission model, this amendment would if approved by voters allow for independent counsel, independent investigators to handle investigations of complaints, the power to subpoena, and a requirement to enact the people's will within 90 days.   The City Council's Rules Committee is considering the draft amendment at its next meeting.  We need a strong Charter Amendment.  Your support is urgently needed!  Please consider attending this meeting or contacting your elected council person to state your support for a Commission on Police Practices. City Council Rules Committee  Wednesday, April 11 @ 1PM 202 C Street City Council Committee Room, 12th Floor You can read the proposed amendment here.   You can find out more about the work to create a Commission on Police Practices here. The Poor People's Campaign kicks off in San Diego!! The San Diego Poor People's Campaign had its debut at the Peace Campus on the anniversary of the assasination of Dr. King, April 4.  The PRC has joined this movement to transform the economic, political and moral structures of our country.  The revival of the civil rights PPC had its start in the Moral Mondays led by Reverend Barber in North Carolina.  The Campaign has 12 Fundamental Principles and is now established in 42 states. Over fifty community activists and organizational representatives gathered at the Friends Center to learn about the Campaign in California and the upcoming 40 Days of Action at the state capitol. Everyone joining the Campaign must register online here. And anyone who will be participating in actions must attend a training in Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action. You can follow San Diego Poor People's Campaign here. Upcoming San Diego PPC Events April 8 • Trainer Training. • 1 – 5 p.m. CLUE (UNITE HERE Local 11 Building) 464 S. Lucas Ave. LA 90017 April 9 •  San Diego Trainer Training.  5PM-9PM.  • SEIU offices at 3456 Camino del Rio N, Suite 103 April 14 •  Nationwide Training • 9:30 AM-2:30 PM  First Congregational Church Santa Ana, 2555 Santiago St, Santa Ana 92706 April 18 – San Diego Mini Mass Meeting • Location To Be Announced   First Week-end in May! War Tax Redirection 2018 Friday/Saturday:  Workshops & panel discussions on divestment, war tax resistance & the local LA activism scene Sunday:  Business Meeting of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee.  Come for some or all of the Gathering.  Details here.   UPDATE The work to reform bail continues in the CA legislature, thanks to the hard work of the ACLU and its bail ambassadors.  SB10- CA Bail Money Reform Act - is now in the state assembly appropriations committee.  Another potent mass incarceration factor is the District Attorney.  Watch this video to learn the huge impact a DA has on mass incarceration before the June 5th elections - whoever wins the election for San Diego DA will have tremendous repercussions on the lives of our young people in oppressed communities.     The Church of the Brethren and the PRC are happy to announce Peace Camp 2018! June 25 - 29 Campers and mentors had a great time last year.  Keep an eye on our FB page for event details. Interested?  Want to learn more? Contact Pastor Sara for details and registration. Copyright © 2018 Peace Resource Center of San Diego, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Peace Resource Center of San Diego 3850 Westgate Place San Diego, CA 92105 Add us to your address book

[SDCPJ] Fwd: Police Reform Update!

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Subject:	Police Reform Update!
Date:	Mon, 2 Apr 2018 19:41:02 +0000
From:	Community Review Board on police practices reform <sdcrbreform@gmail.com>
Reply-To:	sdcrbreform@gmail.com
To:	kateyav2@cox.net

Urgent Action on Police Accountability!

It's time for truly independent investigations of police complaints. View this email in your browser   Greetings to supporters of reform of the Citizens Review Board on Police Practices (CRB).  As you know, Women Occupy San Diego (WOSD) has worked on this issue for many years and in 2016 the City Council placed Measure G on the ballot, which they wrote taking a few ideas from us.  Measure G passed with 83% of the vote.  But it is only a very small first step.  We have rewritten our proposed CRB Charter Amendment, changing the CRB from a "review board" to an Independent Commission, similar to the Ethics Commission.  A copy of our proposal can be read here.   The new Commission on Police Reform City Charter Amendment  has been submitted and is being presented at the April 11th Rules Committee Meeting! We will be asking the Rules Committee to send the proposal to the full City Council to have them put it on the November 2018 ballot. Please Attend the San Diego City Council Rules Committee meeting! Wednesday, April 11 @ 1PM 202 C Street City Council Committee Room, 12th Floor We need everyone to attend and support the proposed Amendment to the City Charter.  You can read the amendment here. Arrive at 12:30 to assure a seat. To share your story fill out a speakers slip,  or you can cede time to a speaker on the agenda.   Call or Email your council member!   Is your council member one of the 5 members on the Rules Committee? (see below)   Please call her/him and ask them to support this urgently needed reform!  You can also contact any of the council members even if you aren't in their district. Barbara Bry, district 1   619-236-6611  barbarabry@sandiego.gov Chris Ward, district 3  619-236-6633 christopherward@sandiego.gov Myrtle Cole, district 4 619-236-6644  myrtlecole@sandiego.gov Mark Kersey, district 5  619-236-6655  markkersey@sandiego.gov Chris Cate, district 6  619-236-6616  ChrisCate@sandiego.gov Do you or someone you know  have a story?   Problem with the CRB following through on your complaint? Or problem with the application process to be on the board? Decided not to bother because you know they just agree/support the police investigation?  Please contact Andrea St.Julius with your story  astjulian@san.rr.com ...You can also come tell your story at the upcoming Rules committee or at any city council meeting.     Do you belong to or know of an organization or group that would support this effort? Help us reach them and gain more community support! Contact us at sdcrbreform@gmail.com The following organizations are official supporters of the Commission on Police Practices, City Charter Amendment:     Supporting Organizations Black Men United Community Assistance Support Team (CAST) Criminal Defense Lawyers Club Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association Mid-City Community Advocacy Network       (Mid-City CAN) National Action Network (NAN) National Lawyers Guild, San Diego Chapter Peace Resource Center Pillars of the Community San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Like Us on Facebook Email us for more information Copyright © 2018 Women Occupy - CRB reform, All rights reserved. ****You are receiving this because you want to be informed on actions around the reform of the Citizen's Review Board on Police Practices. Women Occupy in collaboration with other community groups is working to create a Community Review Board on Police Practices with real power that is accountable to the people of San Diego. If you do not want to receive these periodic updates please unsubscribe in the section below. Thank you. Our mailing address is: Women Occupy - CRB reform P.O. Box 3481 San Diego, CA 92163 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list