Tuesday, May 18: 7:00 P.M. "Forum on Drones/UAV's: Made Locally, Killing Globally," First Church of the Brethren 3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105. Speakers include: Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild; Jim Haber, Nevada Desert Experience; Code Pink and more
Wednesday, May 19, 8:00-10:00 A.M. Demonstration at General Atomics Headquarters (Makers of the Predator & Reaper Drones)
3550 General Atomics Ct. San Diego, 92121 PARKING AVAILABLE AT THE GLIDER PORT PARKING LOT SHUTTLES WILL RUN TO AND FROM THE ACTION (See maps and directions below)
Sponsored by: Peace Resource Center of San Diego CODEPINK San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice Nevada Desert Experience
PARKING is very limited at the demonstration site. We encourage people to carpool and use the SHUTTLING system we have set up. People with carpools may want to drop their passengers off at the demo site and then proceed to the shuttling location to be brought over to the demonstration. Shuttling will also be provided after the demo.
DIRECTIONS to PARKING / SHUTTLE PICK-UP AREA:
From the freeway junction of the 5 and the 8...
Go NORTH on the 5 for 10 miles and exit at exit 29 ("Genesee Ave") and turn LEFT onto Genesee
Continue W on Genesee past Science Center Drive (a light)
At .6 (6/10 mile) from the 5 freeway, Turn LEFT (South) at N. Torrey Pines Rd (a traffic light)
Continue for .3 (3/10 mile) past UCSD Northpoint Drive
Take a RIGHT (W) on Torrey Pines Scenic Drive
Continue past Salk Center (on left) to the end of the paved road.
Continue into dirt parking lot near Glider Port/Hand-glider/Black's Beach area.
Look for PINK signs instructing you to park in dirt lot.
Look for Event Attendant and wait for shuttle to take you to Protest Site.
DIRECTIONS from DEMO to PARKING/SHUTTLE:
Reverse directions on JOHN JAY HOPKINS DR and head .2mi back to GENESEE Ave
Take a RIGHT (W) but then an IMMEDIATE LEFT (S) onto N.Torrey Pines Rd (a traffic light)
Continue for .3 (3/10 mile) past UCSD Northpoint Drive
Take a RIGHT (W) on Torrey Pines Scenic Drive
Continue past Salk Center (on left) to the end of the paved road.
Continue into dirt parking lot near Glider Port/Hand-glider/Black's Beach area.
Look for PINK signs instructing you to park in dirt lot.
Look for Event Attendant and wait for shuttle to take you to Protest Site.
Join us Tuesday, March
2 4 to 6 p.m
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (Harbor Island)
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (at Harbor Drive and
Harbor Island Drive across from the airport).
Drones: Made
Locally, Killing Globally
by Carol Jahnkow & Nancy Mancias
San Diego is home to defense contractors General Atomics Aeronautical
Systems and Northrop Grumman, the world's largest and leading
manufacturers of drones. General Atomics builds the Predator and Reaper
drones. Northrop Grumman provides the software for a similar aircraft,
the Global Hawk spy drone.
These remotely controlled vehicles come with a hefty price tag --
Predator and Reaper's range between $4-$12 million and the Global
Hawk's cost about $35 million. With their high tech sophistication,
drones have become the weapon of choice in fighting the U.S.
occupations. More than 7000 drones are ready to prowl the skies over
Afghanistan and Iraq. The demand for drone surveillance and strikes has
increased through the request of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for
$112.9 million in the next $708 billion defense bill. Last year, U.S.
tax payers paid $489 million for 24 new Reaper drones and $554 million
for the Global Hawk drones in the 2010 defense bill.
San Diego residents can catch a glimpse of the Predator and Global Hawk
drones at the AeroSpace Museum, but those in Afghanistan and Pakistan
are not likely to have such casual contact. Drones scout over the two
countries launching Hellfire missiles onto intended targets. Since July
2009, there have been 89 drone strikes in Afghanistan. In the first two
weeks of January, six drone strikes took place. The strikes have
escalated under General Stanley McChrystal to prevent civilian
casualties. Though with the latest U.S. and NATO assault in Marja, 16
innocent civilians have been killed; pointing out that U.S. military
intervention in the region is not the way to bring real and sustainable
change. In Pakistan, it may never be known how many civilians have died
as a result of U.S. Predator and Reaper drone strikes, but there are
estimates of hundreds of innocent bystanders who have perished in the
attacks. Pakistani authorities released statistics indicating that in
2009, drone strikes had killed over 700 innocent civilians. January
2010 proved to be a deadly month with 123 innocent civilians killed.
Latest reports, show that 18 missiles by eight drones killed 16
innocent people on February 2nd.
As many U.S. domestic programs suffer, drones and other unmanned aerial
systems have taken a prominent role in the U.S. occupations and defense
budgets with billions continuing to be directed toward research and
development. Even though General Atomics and Northrop Grumman brought
countless technical jobs into the community, San Diego along with many
other cities has had their share of hardships. The civilian
unemployment rate is at 10.1%; there are more than 160,000 San Diegans
unemployed, and employers have lost roughly sixty thousand jobs. The
school district is $87 million dollars in the red with threats of
salary and program cuts. Over 7800 people live on the streets.
According to Veterans Village of San Diego, 30-40% of San Diego
County's homeless are veterans.
San Diego is the number one county recipient of Department of Defense
spending in the nation. The economy is overrun and overspent by defense
contractors such as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop
Grumman. Drones in warfare are made for surveillance and strikes, and
contribute nothing to the U.S. economy. Money for non-military related
jobs, education, housing and health care could easily come from the
millions spent per day on the U.S. occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
Carol Jahnkow is the Executive Director of the Peace Resource Center of
San Diego (http://www.prcsd.org/). Nancy Mancias is a CODEPINK activist
and organizer who lives in San Francisco, CA. (www.codepinkalert.org)
Join us Tuesday, March
2 4 to 6 p.m
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (Harbor Island)
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (at Harbor Drive and
Harbor Island Drive across from the airport).
We will be protesting outside of a conference at the hotel, “Unmanned
Aircraft Systems West” featuring 25 top experts from the military and
military industry at the Sheraton Hotel and sponsored by the
Association of Naval Aviation.
February 2-5, 2010
MARCHA MIGRANTE V
FEBRUARY 2 - 5, 2010
Thursday, January 28th, 7-9:00 PM
Thursday, January 28th, 7-9:00 PM
By Any Means Necessary: America's Tactics in the War on Terror
East Price Center Ballroom UCSD
Saturday, December 16th
Saturday, December 16th 10:00-2:00
The Peace Resource Center
Holiday Bazaar
Sunday, December 6th
Sunday, December 6th 10:00 - 3:00
ART FOR PEACE
Benefiting THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETTING PROGRAM
Educating High School Students about alternatives to the military
1601 University Avenue
Hillcrest, 2 blocks West of Park Blvd
Street Theater ∗ Puppet Shows ∗ Handmade Gifts For Sale
FREE MUSIC
GREGORY PAGE
SKAVOLUTIONARY ORCHESTRA
MATT JUNKER with Banjo singing old Union Organizing Songs
Please
forward widely.
President Obama is
likely to announce an escalation in Afghanistan
on
Tuesday, December 1
SDCPJ calls for a
Demonstration
The Day After his announcement (probably Wednesday, December 2) 5-6 pm in front of Susan Davis' office University Avenue and Fairmount Avenue City Heights, San Diego
(Wed., 12/2; we will send out a verification of this after Obama's
announcement)
35,000 new US occupation troops next year
$35 billion more to pay for the war and occupation
We don't yet know the details of the Afghanistan escalation, but these
headlines are the best guess we have now, based on White House leaks.
We are in the deepest economic crisis in over 70 years, with the
highest unemployment rates in living memory, and deep cuts in education
and social services. We should not be forced to tighten our belts to
pay for their imperial adventures.
Do you think things are headed in the wrong direction? We in the San
Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice think so, and we know that many
of you agree with us.
Join us on the day after Obama announces his war escalation plan. We
will gather in front of Congressional Representative Susan Davis'
office to demand that she oppose any funding for the wars and
occupations.
The Day After (probably Wednesday, December 2) 5-6 pm in front of Susan Davis' office University Avenue and Fairmount Avenue City Heights, San Diego
End the Occupation of Afghanistan Now! Healthcare, Jobs and Education
No to War and Occupation!
Tell you friends, coworkers, neighbors and fellow students! Bring your
signs and banners! Spread the word! Bring candles and flashlights! Be
there!
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Friday October 16, 2009, 4-6pm
No More
War on Afghanistan
Troops Out Now
Healthcare, Jobs and Education No to War and Occupation
Demonstrate Friday October 16, 2009 4-6pm
Federal Building Front St. and Broadway Downtown San Diego
Orphans in Afghanistan Photo by Nick Rain.
Join with the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and others around the country to oppose the war and occupation in Afghanistan
The SDCPJ is calling for:
End the Occupations: Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine
Healthcare, Jobs and Education, No to War and Occupation
We urge all groups and individuals opposed to the war in Afghanistan (soon entering its ninth year) to join us on October 16. If your group would like to endorse the demonstration, please let us know by contacting the SDCPJ at aka0001@thotmail.com. Decide on your own slogans. Bring your own signs and banners. Bring your friends, fellow students, and coworkers
Help Save Gaza: Viva Palestina Fundraising Banquet with George Galloway MP
Tuesday June 23, 2009 6:30 PM
Holiday Inn by the Bay
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego CA 92101
Help Take 500 Trucks of Medical Aid into Gaza
On July 4, 2009 British Member of Parliament George Galloway and US Vietnam War Veteran Ron Kovic intend to lead an American Convoy of 500 Trucks filled with Medical Aid to Gaza. This Viva Palestina Convoy will represent the largest grassroots medical relief effort for Gaza in U.S. history.
The Gaza Strip desperately needs medical aid. Over 1,400 people were killed in the recent Israeli assault and invasion, and thousands more lost limbs or were otherwise maimed by phosphorus bombs and other weapons. Even now, the blockade of even the most basic supplies continues and makes life in Gaza increasingly desperate.
The vision of 500 trucks filled with medical supplies bought with donations from everyday people in America being delivered to people in Gaza is a powerful one. It will speak volumes around the world.
Please Join us to Help Make this American Convoy a Reality!
Help Save Innocent Lives
Let Gaza Live!
Donations
Your donation is tax exempt. Pastors for Peace is serving as fiscal sponsor for the Viva Palestina US Convoy to Gaza. Please make checks payable to Viva Palestina USA - IFCO.
Support this vital cause. Join us. And please give generously!
- Viva Palestina California - San Diego Division
Current 18,000 same sex-marriages would not be annulled at this time, but the issue of whether or not a whole subsection of the population will be thrust back into legal inequality is unknown.
TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, in SAN DIEGO supporters of marriage equality will gather together at 5:00 PM on the corner of 6th and Laurel in Balboa Park and will kick off a March at 6:00 PM in the streets to the Hall of Justice in protest of the loss of our Civil Rights.
For updated information - www.dayofdecision.com/
We need volunteers to arrive at 6th and Laurel on the 'Day of Decision' at 4:00PM - WIN OR LOSE.
ON WEDNESDAY -- We will be having a rally from
Noon - 4:00PM at the County Administration Building, where Same Sex Couples can no longer receive Marriage Licenses. We need volunteers to arrive at 11:00AM.
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT!
Wednesday March 11th, 6:30pm
Stop Blackwater Protest Rally at
Southwestern College Wednesday March 11th, 6:30pm
Put a stop to agreement between SWC and Blackwater
to allow the firm to use on-campus conference rooms for mercenary
recruiting. After the rally, attend Governing Board meeting at 7pm in
Room 214 regarding agenda Item 12: "Reconsideration of Memorandum of
Understanding with Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc." The
college is located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Info:
619-820-5321
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 3, 2009
Oversight Group "COPs" wants Blackwater Agreement with Southwestern
College Pulled.
Agreement inappropriate in both form and process.
SAN DIEGO, CA (March 3, 2009) The Citizens' Oversight Projects Cte
(COPs) has submitted a four-page letter to the Board of Trustees of the
Southwestern College District regarding the agreement between
Southwestern College District and Blackwater Lodge and Training Center
(recently renamed "Xe, Inc.") which provides that the district can use
Blackwater's shooting range in Otay Mesa in trade for fees for
personnel to operate the range and Blackwater's use of on-campus
conference rooms. COPs wants the agreement revisited and revoked.
The letter detailed 13 points regarding the Memorandum of Understanding
No.4039.09 to support the position that the agreement was not processed
correctly and includes provisions that should never appear in such
agreements. In summary, it asserts that:
The global poor reputation of
Blackwater cannot be ignored. Such an agreement implies that the
District approves of the reputation of Blackwater.
San Diego has already had bitter
experience fighting Blackwater's proposals, and they have been opposed
by the community by a 2:1 margin.
The Otay Mesa facility, where
the shooting range under question is located, was developed without
public review, under various pseudonyms, and using the Federal Courts
to force the City of San Diego to approve occupancy permits.
As a private for-profit
organization, the public has no oversight of their facility nor what
activities occur within it.
The MOU claims there is no cost
to the district, but it also states that Blackwater will be reimbursed
for the use of personnel required to operate the range. This is in
violation of the premise that such MOUs will not obligate the district.
Provides that Blackwater will
have use of on-campus conference rooms to give the impression that they
are part of Southwestern College, and that their programs are approved,
endorsed, sponsored, or even underwritten by the College. How and how
much these conference rooms are used is not limited, apparently
allowing Blackwater to setup a recruiting station for their private
mercenary army on campus.
The MOU includes a "gag-order"
that prevented the District from adequately notifying the public of
this proposal, and all statements must be approved by Blackwater.
The NDA and Waiver (Exhibits A
and B) were not in the agenda packet and are still not available for
review, and the Arbitration clause is of concern.
Law enforcement trainees would
be taken to a facility of a firm that is interested in recruiting their
own private army, mercenaries deployed internationally under the banner
of Greystone Ltd, Xe, Inc. in guns-for-hire scenarios. This is
certainly inappropriate.
No open bidding process was
used. Other mercenary firms may pay more to get on campus to recruit to
these private armies. This agreement does not meet normal government
procurement procedures.
"The agreement with Southwestern College District was formulated to
avoid public scrutiny, and even includes a gag-order to keep Trustees
quiet," COPS coordinator Raymond Lutz said. "We already know of the
character of this company and other private mercenary firms who are now
desperate to establish new funding opportunities. Blackwater presents
this agreement as a gift to the community, but that is far from
reality. They are reimbursed and also gain access to the campus with an
unspoken endorsement for on-campus mercenary recruiting. This agreement
must be revoked."
The letter was also endorsed by a number of organizations, including
Activist San Diego, American Friends Service Committee – San Diego,
Citizens Against Private Armies (CAPA), Peace Resource Center of San
Diego, San Diego Veterans For Peace, and the Stop Blackwater Working
Group of the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice.
Thursday,
Feb. 12, 2009 Gather: 5:00
P.M.
Tell Sacramento &
Washington:
IT'S TIME FOR THE PEOPLE'S BAILOUT!
Come to the rally and let our
legislators in Sacramento and Washington know
that cuts to essential services will not be tolerated!
DATE: Thursday,
Feb. 12, 2009 Gather: 5:00
P.M.
Location: Horton Plaza,
4th & Broadway, San Diego
Rally: 5:30 p.m. at Horton Plaza
March: 6:00 p.m. past State Building
ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS!
Let our legislators know we want:
No cuts to people with disabilities, children, seniors, students,
and working families
Immediate Federal action to help shore up the state budget &
protect hom-
eowners from foreclosure
Adequate funding for education, healthcare, unemployment insurance,
housing, attendant care, disability benefits, social security, food
stamps, cash aid for low income
families, and other programs people need
Increased state revenue through a more equitable tax
system where everyone pays their fair share.
Participating Organizations Include: San Diego Disability Action Coalition Access to Independence SEIU Local 221 California School Employees Association United Domestic Workers.
The WMD (Wisdom, Mediation and Dialogue) Foundation is going to
do a video taping of people saying "I'm sorry" in Balboa Park between
the Ruben H. Fleet Space theater and the fountain at 11:30 am on Friday
the 6th of February.
Our mission is to give Americans an opportunity to promote healing and
reconciliation with the people of Iraq through the offer of an
apology for our actions, and thus to foster an environment in
which peaceful, rational discussion can occur, and where
conflicts can be resolved nonviolently.
Pilot Video
Friday,
February 6th at 11:30 am Balboa Park between the Ruben H.
Fleet Space theater and the fountain. All are welcome to participate
The apology project is designed to provoke a sincere and
compassionate understanding that all people, be they a grandmother,
son, daughter, father or mother share the human condition across
all cultures, languages and geographic barriers regardless of
religion or origin. Towards this course of healing, reconciliation and
our mutual habitation, we dedicate this site, not as an epitaph for
humankind, but as the title page to what is yet to be written, to
our evolving consciousness.
The "Apology Project" will be web based under the name WMD Foundation,
Inc.
LOCATION, LOCATION
See photos of the Balboa Park Club at PHOTOS
**OFFICIAL
DIRECTIONS & PARKING AT THE LOCATION:
- Take Hwy 163 south to Park Blvd, go left at the stop light then
left onto President's Way, which is the next stop light. Continue to
the stop sign where you can go straight to park in the Pan American
Plaza parking lot or make a right and park in the Organ Pavilion lot.
- The Balboa Park Club is located in the South Palisades area of Balboa
Park, just north of the Puppet Theatre.
- More parking is available in the adjacent lots that are located
behind the Hall of Champions and the Starlight Bowl
Attend a comprehensive San Diego symposium addressing vital and timely issues. Participate in workshop sessions of your choosing
A half-day workshop/teach-in touching on all facets of the United States' and the world's movement towards wars and military confrontations
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Noon to 6 PM
San Diego City College
Room A-213
1313 Park Blvd
Downtown San Diego, on Park Boulevard just south of Balboa Park
(See Map Below)
STOP BLACKWATER PROTEST/RALLY Tuesday, June 17, 10 a.m.
San Diego Federal Courthouse, 880 Front St. (downtown San Diego/Front and Broadway)
Blackwater abused the City of San Diego's permitting process with a disgusting series of steps shielding their activities from public scrutiny. Then, when their subterfuge was discovered, they circumvented the City by going to a Federal judge--all to gain a foothold in Otay Mesa, for their new training facility at the border.
A Federal court hearing was held on the issue on May 30, 2008, followed by a Temporary Restraining Order issued on June 4, 2008, which forced the City of San Diego to grant Blackwater an occupancy permit for the Otay Mesa facility.
A FOLLOW UP HEARING WILL BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT ON TUESDAY, JUNE 17, AT 10:30AM. WE WILL BE PROTESTING STARTING AT 10AM, 880 Front Street, downtown San Diego (Broadway and Front Street). Bring Signs, etc. (Park in Horton Plaza, free with kiosk validation)
CITY ATTORNEY MIKE AGUIRRE WILL BE ARGUING THE CASE FOR THE CITY BEFORE JUDGE MARILYN HUFF, APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENTÕS FATHER.
Note: If you wish to enter the court hearing, you must not have signs, T-shirts, or other expressive gear.
Demonstrators outside Federal Courthouse at 5/30/08 Hearing
For More Info, Please Contact the Peace Resource Center of San Diego, 619-263-9301 or info@prcsd.org
You can read court documents, including Blackwater's complaint, the City's response and Judge Huff's ruling at www.prcsd.org (Click on the No Mercenaries button).
NO CUTS to Children, Students, Seniors and People with Disabilities
Join us in protesting the state budget cuts and
demand that the budget not be balanced on the backs of
children, students, seniors and people with
disabilities
Date:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Gather:
4:30 p.m. at Horton Plaza
March:
5 p.m. to/from State Building
Rally:
6 p.m. at Horton Plaza
Partial List of Participants:
Access to Independence, AARP, ACORN, California Partnership, California School Employees Association, Mid-City CAN, San Diego Disability Action Committee
For more info or to get involved, call Ann Menasche at 619-239-7861.
SATURDAY FEB 2, 2008 12:00 NOON
Update on Marcha Migrante III
MARCHA MIGRANTE III, RETURNS HOME, WHAT A JOURNEY, WHAT A RECEPTION, THANKS ALL AS WE COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR MORE...SU VOTO ES SU VOZ IS HEARD AND ACTED UPON FROM COAST TO COAST...MUCH MORE WORK AHEAD...
SI SE PUEDE
After 4500 miles, 51 autos, 33 cities, in six states MARCHA MIGRANTE III returns home.
(See full report below, Gracias !!!! Su Voto, es Su Voz!!! ) Record turnouts across USA
MARCHA MIGRANTE III BACK HOME, THOUSANDS WELCOME ON SUNDAY, GRACIAS!
"Thanks to all the wonderful people that came out to welcome us, feed us, house us share their stories and hear our plea, SU VOTO ES SU VOZ !!! Another huge MARCHA MIGRANTE !" states Enrique Morones, organizer/creator of the MARCHA MIGRANTES.
The first MARCHA MIGRANTE (Feb, 2006) helped galvanize people to take to the streets and protest 4437 & ask for humane and comprehensive immigration reform; the second MARCHA (Feb, 2007) gave us the stories on why we need the reform; but this MARCHA MIGRANTE ) Feb 2-17, 2008 is the most important as it gives us the "how to" achieve these goals, VOTE!
SU VOTO, ES SU VOZ was heard from the US/Mexican border...to the Canadian/US border as the international community again came out to support MARCHA MIGRANTE, and then go out and vote in record numbers.
This Sunday February 17th, MARCHA MIGRANTE III returns to San Diego @ 1:00 PM BORDER FIELD STATE PARK, to walk the final mile to the "wall of death, the wall of shame" operation gatekeeper. . where a fence separates to neighboring countries and Elvira Arellano (of the sanctuary movement) will meet the marchers from the Tijuana side (something she was denied by the Canadians on the Canadian border) to welcome home the remaining marchers after a 4500 mile journey, one mile for every know death of the US/Mexican border.
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MARCHA MIGRANTE III (Feb 2-17, 2008) San Diego to Canadian Border and back 6 States, multiple cities, and two international borders... Tu voto, es tu voz!!!
Marcha Migrante I (rose up against 4437, no more deaths)
Marcha Migrante II (shared stories on why we need humane immigration reform)
Marcha Migrante III (Tu voto es tu voz. Your vote is your voice)
2/2 Day 1 (3 cities) San Diego, Calexico, Coachella
Thanks to the 200 or so people that came to see us off on the Historic MARCHA MIGRANTE III.
We even had the rejected minutemen of Caltrans fame seeing us off! (great video for CALTRANS TO SEE) Aztec dancers, prayers, Mexico's Human Rights Commission and more that 50 organizations represented in a rousing send off of two dozen autos on our 4,500 mile journey (one mile of every known death on the border)
Our first stop was our traditional stop at the Holtville Cemetery where 600+ of our more than 10,000 brethren that lost their lives since October of 1994 (when Operation Gatekeeper began) are buried. We shared prayer and reflection before having dinner in Calexico...and heading to Coachella to sleep.
2/3 Day 2 (2 cities) Coachella, Los Angeles
Sleep, what sleep? When we arrived in Coachella late at night on Saturday the villagers were there to receive us with the warmth and charm that only a small town can deliver. We went to sleep at midnight then were suddenly awakened (5:00 am) by half the town with "las mananitas", musica de danza, mariachis, flowers, food and even a short skit prepared by the locals in appreciation of our work and MARCHA MIGRANTE III. A wake up call we will remember fondly for the rest of our lives. At 700 a. m. we experienced one of the most beautiful Catholic masses I have ever attended...GRACIAS COACHELLA!
At noon we arrived at Placita Olvera and had a community meeting, then went to Plaza Mexico to spend the night. (National and local media, at every stop...su voto es su voz!)
2/4 Day 3 (3 Cities) Los Angeles, La Paz, 40 acres
We headed to LA PAZ, to see the eternal resting place of our leader Cesar Chavez... Paul Chavez, his son, met us there and gave a moving story of his dad...and how important "MARCHA MIGRANTES I, II & III" have been. When we left LA, the roads were closed due to snow, but just as we approached LA PAZ, a miracle, the roads opened before our eyes...Paul and all at LA PAZ are surprised we made it...SI SE PUEDE.. KEEP THE FAITH
We then proceed to 40 acres where "el Movimiento" started...Where Cesar and Dolores started the farm worker movement decades ago. Some of the very "campesinos" they worked shoulder to shoulder with share their stories... education... priceless!!! We spend the night @ 40 acres.
2/5 Day 4 (2 cities) 40 acres, San Jose
We headed to San Jose for Super Tuesday "record turnouts of Latinos and youth turn out to vote" !!! We hold a prayer vigil in the evening @ Pueblo Mexico...SU VOTO ES SU VOZ...let's pray so that whoever is elected will give us the reform that millions of us have marched for. We witnessed crosses in the sky, yes we have pictures. Mitt Romney withdraws from race!!! The power of prayer.
2/6 Day 5 (3 cities) San Jose, Sacramento, Redding
We headed to our State's Capitol where we met with the offices of the Latino Caucus chair Joe Coto and Senator Gil Cedillo, to publically thank their assistance in assuring that hate groups, like to Minutemen are not allowed to adopt freeways. We then hold a press conference on the Capitol's steps. SU VOTO ES SU VOZ... (We don't adopt freeways, we own them...!) We then hit the road again...
2/7 Day 6 (2 cities) Redding, Medford: Oregon
Across the border to Oregon, beautiful mountain landscapes, we saw Shasta, we arrive in Oregon...another heartwarming welcome THANKS YOU MEDFORD. We have a wonderful community meeting with native drumming, dialogue, several press interviews, we continue to make the national news. Great organizing in Medford, a great sample of what is yet to come.
2/8 Day 7 (2 cities) Medford, Eugene
Eugene, maybe the true "America's Finest City"...we are welcomed at the city's human rights office...pozole, great company, press conference then we head to the University of Oregon to meet with MECHA and later a Native American lodge for food and community meeting. The true spirit of community...as locals take us in to their homes for lodging and fellowship...I spend the night with the Kitty...hold on now...she is the Mayor of Eugene and her husband, were great hosts... theme continues SU VOTO ES SU VOZ...Primaries in Oregon, Texas and several other states are yet to come...
2/9 Day 8 ( 2 cities) Eugene, Woodburn
Still in Oregon, we start @ Cesar Chavez elementary for a community meeting on voting, drivers licenses, and human rights. In afternoon we head the city with the highest percentage of Latinos in the state, Woodburn. Very active and great organizing... we hear from the leadership of Woodburn and then do live and taped radio segments on the stations owned by PCUN. Impressive!
We will sleep in a church tonight more to come soon...buenas noches!!
Click here: Marcha Migrante III at the Canadian Border : Indybay
Or:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/14/18479308.php
2/10 Spoke @ North West MECHA regional conference @ PSU.. 100 of the brightest minds in the NW makes us proud...Estella flies in from San Diego, we all do two hours on Portland public Radio...later we went to Liberty Hall and had a fantastic community forum, even saw some San Diegans there...Great activist activity...TU VOTO, ES TU VOZ
2/11 Vigil at Northwest Detention Facility in Tacoma..we meet Claudia w/baby...guards don't let her see her husband...protest grows...she is later allowed to see husband.... very sad to see these families torn apart...she sold all her belonging to come from Wisconsin to Washington...and they tried to deny access...We shall overcome
We make it to Seattle for lunch meeting, Rebecca and Denise from SWC rejoin group, we later have a community forum, several local organization join us..we also have a local join caravan Miguel from Mexico City...we are on a role...su voto, es su voz !
2/12 Off to Canadian Border ELVIRA ARELLANO DENIED VISA AS SHE LANDS IN CANADA !!! Elvira not welcome!!! Something is terribly wrong with this picture. Sleepless in Seattle but MARCHA MIGRANTE continues as we make it to Blaine (border with Canada) ..after days of snow and rain the roads open up...the sun likes us and we like the sun...as we get to Peace Arch Park...we meet our brethren from Canada and other countries...at the international border..the park is open on both sides and we join in the center to share stories, prayers, unity"la gente Unida, jamas sera vencida"
We discuss with sadness the raids and separations of families...we already know Elvira Arellano will not be with us as she was denied entry once she arrived in Vancouver...but Elvira calls us and inspires and tells us she will meet caravan at the US/MEXICAN border upon our return on Sunday February 17 @ 1:00pm
We stress with more emphasis than ever...the need for Humane & Comprehensive immigration reform...SU VOTO ES SU VOZ...We meet in Bellingham for a wonderful meal...community gathering then we hit the long and winding snowy road to Yakima
Canadian Border to Yakima Washington..."roads closed because of snow"...wait a minute...once again....another miracle as sun comes out and smooth caravanning all the way to Yakima...sleep in beautiful church built in 1800's and locals come to welcome and feed us...
2/13 Good morning Yakima...community gathering...press conference....clergy and comunidad ... huge Latino community In the area...we share stories...register people to vote...enjoy posole before another long drive through roads that have been closed but again miraculously open for MARCHA MIGRANTE ! Nuestra gente inspira !!!
We make it to Boise late at night...welcomed by a beautiful "tapatilla", our group sleeps at Boise State University cultural center... apoyo...everywhere...
2/14 Happy Valentines from Boise State University...Brown Berets are in the house, La Causa Vive...Great to see MECHA and Brown Berets alive and well in Idaho where we meet with Padre Jesus and community leaders to inspire and be inspired ...no small potatoes here...SI SE PUEDE !
After a powerful lunch meeting we continue East/South on our way to Utah...another long drive...we are quickly winding down our journey...
2/15 Salt Lake City, Utah...a return to the snow covered wonderland, where I spent many a long weekend screaming down the mountains I now am joined by the remaining magnificent seven; Estela, Marta, Vicente, Danny, Roberto, Pablo and yours truly as we
Scream in unison SU VOTO ES SU VOZ.
We meet with local leaders and community members, including local elder of the Church of Later Day Saints...encourage to be more supportive of immigration reform (after all Mexico did give Mormons SANCTUARY, when they were being persecuted in the United States) and we also meet with Utah's Bishop who now heads the bishops national committee on Immigration. We are very encouraged by their words, as their support of our cry for justice, grows every day.
2/16 Viva Las Vegas, Nevada : hundreds show up to welcome us at Escobedo plaza home of Hermandad Mexicana in Nevada...religious leaders, community members, multiple organizations (ie...C.C.I.M.E., MAPA, Hermandad Mexicana, Mecha y muchos mas) even our old friend and leader ROBERTO MARTINEZ is there to welcome us and start a rousing reception with hundreds of community members...SU VOTO ES SU VOZ...SU VOTO ES SU VOZ!!! EL PUEBLO UNIDO...!!! SI SE PUEDE ... !!!!
We then proceed to a local youth church for song and celebration in thanking the almighty for our safety, success and last leg of our 4500 mile journey
2/17 Heading home to San Diego !!! MARCHA MIGRANTE III is heading home, with rousing success, record turnouts at the polls, continued registration drives and so much more to do we come home...will anyone be there to great us?
Hundreds await to welcome us at BORDER FIELD STATE PARK as we park to walk the final miles, we are overwhelmed with love and reception as start our walk along the beach to the wall of shame the wall of death, operation gatekeeper.
As we approach OPERATION GATEKKEPER wall at Playas de Tijuana/San Diego beach we can not believe our eyes as several thousand people are gathered on Mexican side of the fence, never seen a crowd so large on the border, never. Music, people of top of the fence, marching band, people of he beach, Elvira Arellano, people by the bullring, chants, songs and love..
We are teary eyed and filled with joy..you can come home...thanks all as it has been another miracle caravan
MARCHA MIGRANTE III (Feb 2-17, 2008) San Diego to Canadian Border and back 6 States, multiple cities, and two international borders...tu voto, es tu voz!!!
Marcha Migrante I (rise up against 4437, no more deaths)
Marcha Migrante II (share stories on why we need humane immigration reform)
Marcha Migrante III how to achieve justice (tu voto, es tu voz)
NO REST FOR THE WEARY AS ON MONDAY (Feb 18) I HOPPED ON AL PLANE ON AN EAST COAST SWING (Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia) to debate nations most extremist organization Federation of American Immigration Reform president Dan Stein on college campuses. Part of a multiple year series where I spread the truth about our migrant community and the truth about the myths about migrants...as only the TRUTH will set you free...I also continue to push TU VOTO ES SU VOZ...
Yesterday I also met with CEO, leadership and staff of Southern Poverty Law Center at their very secure headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama in a four hour meeting...
For further info or to support our all volunteer cause www.borderangels.org buy a MARCHA MIGRANTE III tshirt ( $25) or simply say hello.. si se puede..su voto, es su voz !
Enrique Morones
Border Angels/Gente Unida PO BOX 86598 SAN DIEGO, CA. 92138
As the wildfires that ravaged southern California are gradually brought under control, speculation grows over what could have been done to reduce the damage.
Locally, officials have focused on the need for modernized and coordinated disaster-response efforts, while again questioning the prudence of building houses in areas prone to fire.
On a national level, however, the discussion is much broader. Within political circles, the California wildfires have yet again thrust the debate over the Iraq war into the spotlight, this time by calling into question how America uses its National Guard.
San Diegan Bill McDannell began his Walk to End the Wars in November, 2006.
On August 18, 2007, after three thousand one hundred and eighty-five miles, accompanied by his wife who drove the support van,
BILL REACHED HIS GOAL OF WALKING FROM
LAKESIDE TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
My name is Bill McDannell. I am a father of five and grandfather of four. I am a Vietnam era veteran and a former pastor of the United Methodist Church. Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, I still firmly believe that, as a citizen of the United States of America, I have a voice in the activities of our country, and that my voice can be heard and can have an impact.
Beginning on Saturday, November 4th, 2006 I am going to put that belief to the test. Mindful of my constitutional right to petition my government, on that date I will leave my home in Lakeside, California to begin a walk that will end in Washington, D.C. I will be carrying with me a petition I intend to present to both the executive and legislative branches of our government requesting that we, as a nation, declare an immediate end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I am doing this as an individual citizen - with the help and support of my loving wife - and not as a member of any group, organization or political party. I am doing it as a grandfather, in the belief that if the grandfathers and grandmothers of our nation do not raise our voices, we will one day see our grandchildren being sent off to a seemingly endless war.
That said, I welcome any and all individuals, groups and organizations who believe it is time to end these wars to meet me along the way and sign my petition, to walk with me for a while, and to demonstrate our conviction that it is time to take definitive action to end these wars. I am doing this on faith, hoping that those who feel as I do will be inspired to lend their assistance to my effort. But whether or not such assistance comes, I am committing my time, my energy, my health, and my fortunes to this effort. God willing, I shall arrive in Washington and I shall present my petition to our country’s leaders.
I am calling my effort Walk To End The Wars, and my website will be the place where you will be able to find a regular journal of my walk detailing my experiences along the way, a progress report that will allow you to locate me and join me on the walk or sign my petition if you desire, and methods of contacting me directly should you wish to lend support to my effort. I deeply appreciate your support in whatever form you wish to offer it, and wish you and the generations that will follow you Peace.
San Diego Stands In Support of the
first Officer to Resist Iraq War,
Lt. Ehren Watada
MISTRIAL DECLARED
IN WAR OBJECTOR
COURT-MARTIAL!
UFP&J STATEMENT ON IRAN
United for Peace & Justice statement on the current Iran situation
NO WAR ON IRAN!
NO NUKES!
TELL CONGRESS AND THE
UN SECURITY COUNCIL:
DON'T ATTACK IRAN!
United for Peace and Justice opposes any military action against Iran, as well as covert action and sanctions. We reject the doctrine of "preventive war." All diplomatic solutions must be pursued.
President Bush has refused to rule out a U.S. nuclear attack on Iran if Iran doesn't halt its uranium enrichment activities, declaring on April 18th: "All options are on the table."
United for Peace and Justice calls upon the U.S. Congress and the United Nations Security Council to oppose military action against Iran, uphold the law, support diplomatic solutions to the crisis, and put an end to U.S. nuclear hypocrisy. We urge you to add your signature to two letters:
TELL CONGRESS: Oppose any attack on Iran or covert military actions there.
TELL THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: Don't cave into Washington on Iran.
With the majority of the people in this country now opposing the war in Iraq, it's almost inconceivable that the Bush Administration could be planning to launch another illegal, immoral war.
But as Seymour Hersh revealed in the April 17th New Yorker, "While publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, [the Bush Administration] has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former American military and intelligence officials said that Air Force planning groups are drawing up lists of targets, and teams of American combat troops have been ordered into Iran, under cover, to collect targeting data and to establish contact with anti-government ethnic-minority groups." Even more alarming, Hersh wrote that "American Naval tactical aircraft, operating from carriers in the Arabian Sea, have been flying simulated nuclear-weapons delivery missions.... since last summer," and the Bush administration is giving serious consideration to the use of nuclear weapons.
The Washington Post independently reported that Pentagon planners are "contemplating tactical nuclear devices" to take out deeply buried underground targets in Iran.
On April 28, the United Nations Security Council will be called upon to consider a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency evaluating Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA is unequivocal that there is no evidence that Iran has diverted nuclear materials to weapons.
Yet escalating rhetoric from Washington continues to threaten sanctions and other "painful consequences" against Iran. Retired Air Force Colonel Sam Gardiner, reiterating that a military operation has already begun inside Iran, told Amy Goodman, "It's a very serious question about the constitutional framework under which we are now conducting military operations in Iran."
Make your voice heard. Add your signature to these two letters today . And, if you haven't already done so, sign AfterDowningStreet's petition to President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 4000
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
MONDAY, MARCH 24TH 6:00 - 9:00 PM
To commemorate the 4,000 U.S. Military killed in the Iraq war Where's The Rage? Don't forget to bring a candle!
Corner of Park Blvd/President's Way in Balboa Park
(Across Park Blvd from the Old Naval Hospital) TONIGHT - MONDAY, MARCH 24TH
6PM to 9PM
More information
Gil Field, 858-342-1964 Dave Patterson, 760-207-9139 www.sdvfp.org
Five Years of War
Look at the Cost
End the Occupation of Iraq
Troops Out Now
PHOTOS FROM THE MARCH 15TH, 2008 MARCH AND RALLY TO COMMEMORATE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR AND OCCUPATION IN IRAQ
(Click photos to see more photos)
Healthcare, Jobs and Education
No More War and Occupation
Fund the Wounded, Not the War
March and Rally
March 15, 2008, 12 noon Fairmount and University, City Heights, San Diego
Five years ago, the US military was preparing the imminent invasion of Iraq. After five years, the war and occupation continue, with the deaths of close to 4,000 US troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. An estimated four million Iraqis are internal or external refugees. The direct costs of the war approach $500 billion, and the total estimated costs are over $2 trillion. Thousands of veterans come home wounded and are unable to get decent care. At home, adequate healthcare is only a dream for millions. And as we enter into an economic recession with rising unemployment and home foreclosures, Bush has proposed the largest military budget since the Second World War.
March 15-22 will be a worldwide week of protests against the Iraq war and occupation. In Washington DC, Iraq Veterans against the War (IVAW) will be holding Winter Soldier hearings, where Iraq and Afghan vets will testify to what is really happening on the ground in those countries.
In San Diego, the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice (SDCPJ), along with other organizations (listed below), is calling for a march and rally on March 15, starting at 12 noon, at Fairmont and University, in City Heights.
Regardless of who is elected in November, if there is no visible protest on the streets, this awful war and occupation will drag on endlessly. We need all the help that we can get, in order to make this event a success. Here are some things that you can do:
Endorse the event. If you are a member of a trade union, social, political, or other organization, get your organization to endorse the event and participate actively. Send your endorsements to aka0001@hotmail.com, sdpeaceguy@gmail.com, or activist@cox.net.
Stay informed. Updated information about the march and rally is available on the SDCPJ website.
Spread the word. Pass along information about the march and rally to friends, co-workers, and fellow students. Forward this email. Post it on MySpace and Facebook. Flyers (both color and grayscale) can be downloaded from the SDCPJ website. Reprint the flyers, hand them out, or leave them in locations where people can pick them up, like coffee houses or worksite mailstops.
Help us organize. We will be meeting every Monday night at 7 pm from now until March 15 at the Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego.
Be there on March 15. Bring your own signs and banners. Large visible protests help spread the word that most of us oppose the war. We want the troops out now.
The March 15 march and rally has been called by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and has been endorsed by (partial list):
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Activist San Diego
Congressman Bob Filner
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)
Healthcare for All, San Diego
Peace Resource Center
Veterans for Peace
International Socialist Organization
Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization
Unitarian Universalist Action Group
Military Counseling Project
Puppet Insurgency
Stop Blackwater West Committee of San Diego
SEIU Ð United Healthcare Workers
Green Party of San Diego
Border Meetup Group
University Technical and Professional Employees CWA Local 9119
Affordable Housing Coalition
Middle East Cultural and Information Center
World Can't Wait
Guerrero Azteca Peace Project
COMMUNITY ADVISORY MARCHA MIGRANTE LAUNCH 12:00 NOON SATURDAY FEB 2
THIS SATURDAY, THE MOST IMPORTANTE MARCHA MIGRANTE BEGINS JOIN US FOR LAUNCH�SU VOTO, ES SU VOZ..VOTE!!!
JOIN US AS WE LAUNCH...WE MARCHED... WE REGISTERED.... NOW WE VOTE!!!
MARCHA MIGRANTE III SU VOTO ES SU VOZ FEB 2-17 SAN DIEGO-CANADA
Join us this Saturday at the historic departure of MARCHA MIGRANTE III 1200 noon @ Border (Virginia Street, NEXT TO UETA @ Plaza las Americas) Last US exit & go West to Virginia Street, see you there.
We will travel to @ least two dozen cities, Six States, Two International Borders and ask the country to join us in TU VOTO, ES TU VOZ !!! YOUR VOTE, IS YOU VOICE !!!
Remember to bring sleeping bags, winter clothing and energy!!!
SI SE PUEDE, SU VOTO ES SU VOZ! JOIN AT ANY OR ALL LOCATIONS
Saturday 2 February 2, 12:00 noon San Ysidro
Please be at departure point by 1100am (BORDER WALL @ last US exit next to PLAZA AMERICAS at Virginia Street) we will rally and have press conference and leave promptly at 100pm
1200 noon at Border Wall (Virginia Street, next to Plaza Americas) DANZA AZTECA, prayer, press conference and 100pm departure for Holtville PLEASE BRING SOME CROSSES
Holtville (3:45 to 5:00 PM) prayer and reflection at tomb of 600 unidentified but not forgotten migrants (Gracias, Roberto)
530 -645 Dinner in Calexico (Gracias, Roberto/Ricardo)
Feb 3 Coachella 700am-930am Mass followed by breakfast and press conference (Gracias, Mario)
1230 pm Los Angeles Placita Olvera Rally, Press conference, lunch (Gracias, Francisco)
3:00 South Central Farmers Tianguis (support south central farm)
530 pm arrive at PLAZA Mexico for, community gathering, diner and lodging (gracias, Francisco M)
Feb 4 ...12:00 noon @ La Paz to pay tribute @ Cesar Chavez gravesite, hear from UFW, have lunch (gracias, Bernadette)
600pm Press Conference and visit to 40 ACRES (Delano, CA) where we will have a community gathering, dinner and spend the night (gracias, Armando, Erik)
Feb 5 Fresno 800am breakfast (gracias, Francisco M)
SAN JOSE SUPER TUESDAY rally & press conference (gracias, FRANCISCO M)
Feb 6 Sacramento 12:00 NOON Press Conference and visit with legislators (gracias, Francisco D)
Feb 7 Medford, OR - Kathy at UNETE, event, spend the night and head out to
Eugene the next morning. (gracias, Kathy)
Feb 8 Eugene, OR - Human rights meeting, Mecha meeting etc (gracias, Guadalupe/Edward)
Feb 9 Head out to Woodburn visit by 3pm ?? (gracias, Guadalupe)
Woodburn, OR - Ramon, The plan is to have folks be in Woodburn around 4pm for dinner - stay the night and head to Portland the next day. Folks stay in the Union Hall. A few folks may join the caravan from Eugene to Woodburn and headback later. (gracias, Ramon/Guadalupe)
Feb 10 Portland, OR - Kayse folks can plan to be in Portland in the afternoon and as you mentioned you could plan something around dinner time. They can stay for the night and then head on up to Seattle the next day. Kayse you thought you could find a place for folks to stay the night. (Gracias Kayse/Guadalupe)
Feb 11 Seattle, Community gathering ... leave for border
Feb 12 Canadian/US BORDER "ACTION" 900am w/ELVIRA ARELLANO on Canadian side !!! (gracias Rosalinda)
Feb 13 Yakima, WA....pending, (gracias,Rogelio) PRaY FOR SUN!!!
Feb 14 Boise Idaho Community Action (Gracias)
Feb 15 Salt Lake City Community Action (Gracias, Luz)
Feb 16 Evening Vigil in North Las Vegas (Gracias, Alonso)
Feb 17 return to San Diego and have one mile border walk to border 1:00pm (Gracias, Daniel)
(Mexican Presidential visit to Southern, California a possibility as is possible visit of US Presidential Candidates along the MARCHA ! )
Join San Diego's Observance of Int'l Day of Action to Shut Down Guantánamo
Friday, January 11th NOON - 1pm In front of the San Diego Federal Bldg and Courthouse 880 Front Street (near Broadway)
This will be a simple vigil in solidarity with organizations and individuals across the world to observe the "International Day of Action to Shut Down Guantanamo" -- spearheaded by Witness Against Torture, Amnesty International and National Religious Campaign Against Torture with a permitted demonstration on the National Mall in Washington DC. (See following for additional info on the national and international activities.)
In San Diego, we will echo the plan in DC with a simple vigil around a core of "prisoners" dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods (and maybe blacked-out goggles and earphones, ala Jose Padilla). We will have signs emphasizing the Shut Down Guantanamo theme, including No on Torture and Yes to Habeas Corpus/Rule of Law. At a minimum , we will stretch along the Front Street public sidewalk in front of the Federal Building and Courthouse (near Broadway).
We're doing this during the Noon lunch hour for maximum visibility to pedestrians and passersby downtown.
SO -- wear Orange and bring whatever visibility tools YOU have to reinforce our message on this day (signs, banners, T-Shirts ...) and JOIN US for as little/as much time as you can THIS FRIDAY (Jan. 11th) between Noon and 1p -- on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Building and Courthouse (near Broadway).
The most important thing is that YOU COME and stand witness with us. If you don't have any "props", we'll have something for you at the Vigil.
If you need to travel downtown to do so -- take the Trolley if possible and get off at the Civic Center Station (Orange and Blue Lines) on C Street near 2nd Avenue and head west and south 2 blocks; OR park at Horton Plaza where you can get parking validated at self-serve kiosks (enter garage from 4th Av. just south of Broadway) and head just a few blocks west. Carpooling always a good idea!
If you have an orange prisoner suit and/or black hood that you will wear or lend to this event, please Let Us Know:
Iraq Moratorium Friday, December 21 Chula Vista from 5 - 7 pm
PEACE Candlelight Vigil & Demonstration
Please join the San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice, Activist San Diego and others for an Iraq Moratorium Event: Candlelight procession/vigil and peace caroling! Friday, December 21 in Chula Vista from 5 - 7 pm--our two destinations are:
1. Gather 5 p.m. in front of the RECRUITING OFFICE at 627c H Street, north side of the street, just west of the corner of H and Broadway (.03 mi from Trolley Station) for caroling and candlelight vigil.
2. At 5:30 p.m. we will then walk in candlelight procession up H Street past Broadway to the corner of 5th and Broadway (Entrance to the Chula Vista Shopping Mall) where we will vigil and "shop for peace". There will be a press conference and we will carol, vigil, and hand out informational leaflets. People are encouraged to peace shop in the mall as well, carrying shopping bags with peace messages writ large: e.g. "Celebrate the Prince of Peace, End the WAR", "Paz, Por favor", "Bring the Troops Home for the Holidays!", "Peace on Earth includes Iraq....the Middle East/Iran/Israel/Palestine", Thou Shall NOT KILL", "Good Will Towards Men"...more ideas below...
Getting there: Because traffic will be very heavy with the afternoon commute, please carpool and park at the H St. trolley station on Bay Blvd. by H St. (Frwy. 5 S, exit H St.) or ride the trolley (check out www.sdmts.com for trolley schedule) to the H St. stop; walk east a long block to the recruitment center, 627c H Street just west of the corner of H St. and Broadway.
What to bring: candles/holders/lighters [we will provide many also]; your homemade shopping bag with large print peace messages
Giant puppet/s will attend as well and other puppet paraphernalia.
This is a good opportunity to reach out to a large community, including a large Latina and spanish-speaking constituency, where we have not had much presence. Please bring yourselves and your friends.
For information call: 619-226-1116 or 619-270-5470
Date: Friday, December 21, 2007 Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
IDEAS FOR SLOGANS Peace on Earth, End the Occupation Peace on Earth, End the War Peace & Justice = Happy New Year! Make PEACE for the Holidays Feliz Ano Nuevo con PAZ y Justicia! Celebrate the Prince of Peace, End the WAR Era Principe de PAZ, no de Guerra! Peace Please Paz, Por favor What would Jesus do? War or Peace; What would Jesus do? Troops Home for the Holidays! PAZ en el Mundo incluye IRAK! Thou Shall NOT KILL Good Will Towards Men Joy to the World = End all WARS! Season's Greetings; PEACE ON EARTH Holiday Spirit = Making PEACE Peace sign Peace on Earth includes Iraq.... Peace on Earth includes the Middle East Peace on Earth includes Iran Peace on Earth includes Israel Peace on Earth includes Palestine
Show up and speak up to STOP
THE WAR IN IRAQ!
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE LATER FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
Wear and distribute black
ribbons and armbands
Buy no gas on Moratorium days
Pressure politicians and the media
Hold vigils, pickets, rallies, and teach-ins
Hold special religious services
Coordinate events in music, art, and culture
Host film showings, talks, and educational
events
Organize student actions: Teach-ins, school
closings, etc.
The slow motion train wreck that is the
occupation of Iraq grows more nightmarish by the
day. In 2006 the American people voted to bring
it to an end. But the political process is moving
glacially at best. We must force the media and
the politicians to recognize just how angry and
how massive anti-war sentiment in this country
has grown. It's time for the Iraq
Moratorium.
The Iraq Moratorium will be an escalating,
monthly series of actions demanding an end to end
the war. Commencing Friday, September 21st and
continuing the Third Friday of every month
thereafter, we will make a break with business as
usual.
If you think the Iraq Moratorium is a good
idea - if you want to help build it and make it
grow - please make a generous donation. This is a
bottom up movement. There are no fat cats, no
corporate underwriters, no big foundation
grants!
body
Dear Members of the San Diego Peace and Justice Community,
After much discussion and with very heavy hearts, the planning group for this Saturday's March and Rally has decided that the event must be postponed due to the firestorm catastrophe unfolding in our county.
We discussed links we see with shortages of local resources, the outcomes they've had on our fire crisis and the enormity of the devastation of Iraq. We debated whether the larger community would be open to this message. We decided, finally, that now was not the time for such a public discussion but rather a time for coming together in support of those most impacted by the fire's destruction.
With this in mind, we would like to urge each and every person who planned to come to the demonstration this Saturday to volunteer and/or contribute to relief efforts - especially for those who find themselves outside of the traditional safety net. Suggestions include helping the Border Angels and the Displaced Farm Worker Drive. Please find details below.
We will seek to re-schedule the demonstration for the near future and appreciate your understanding.
We encourage people to attend the demonstration in Los Angeles in solidarity of the National call date this Saturday: Saturday, October 27, 12 noon
Gather Olympic & Broadway, Los Angeles OCTOBER 27TH RALLY IN LOS ANGELES
Again, thank you for your understanding,
The Planning Group for Oct. 27th and the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Displaced Farmworker Aid
Dear Farmworker CARE Coalition and Allies;
The National Latino Research Center is collecting items for Evacuees
and Displaced Farmworker and immigrant families in the Pala/Pauma
Valley, Rice Canyon, Rincon and Fallbrook communities.
As members and allies of the Farmworker CARE Coalition we ask that you
join our efforts to ensure that nobody impacted by this disaster falls
through rescue relief safety nets. We plan on immediately
coordinating collection of clothes, food, and bedding for affected
families, as well as aid in efforts to secure housing for families who
have had their homes destroyed. Farmworker Families
affected most likely won't receive aid that other insured San Diego
residents do, so it is up to us to provide support as they begin
recover from this horrific tragedy.
We just heard word from the Pala Mission that a trailer park near
Harrah's casino has burned down, leaving over 30 trailers displaced.
Each trailer housed multiple families. Two Lideres Comunitarios from
Poder Popular were impacted. In Rice Canyon, three Poder Popular
lideres comunitarios have lost their trailers and we have not heard
from them since Monday. Families on the reservations began to be
evacuated this morning. Lideres Comunitarios from the Fallbrook area
were evacuated through Camp Pendleton and relocated to Oceanside and Carlsbad.
We will be in touch when we have more information about exact needs
and how this effort will be coordinated. In the meantime, please
begin to activate your networks. As the university is closed this
week I will be communicating and coordinating from home, please call
me (Konane) on my cell phone if you have any questions. 868-603-3632
In Solidarity,
Konane Martinez and Sandra Carmona
Farmworker CARE Coalition~Poder Popular
Rancho Tres Estrellas
Prol. Paseo Cuchuma
Tecate, B. C., Mexico
011526656557192
MARCH & RALLY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27th
12:00 NOON
HORTON PLAZA
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
MARCH TO PANTOJA PARK
RALLY FROM 1:00 to 3:00
The U.S. war in Iraq is responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis and over 3700 American military personnel with tens of thousands more injured.
It is time for peace and social justice activists and those fighting for universal healthcare to unite!
Change the twisted priorities in this country. Please join the San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice (SDCPJ) in an historic march in San Diego to demand that our government bring our troops home now, fund universal quality health care not war, and stop neglecting our vets.
California Wildfires Expose Pitfalls Of Iraq War
Sam Stein
The Huffington Post
As the wildfires that ravaged southern California are gradually brought under control, speculation grows over what could have been done to reduce the damage.
Locally, officials have focused on the need for modernized and coordinated disaster-response efforts, while again questioning the prudence of building houses in areas prone to fire.
On a national level, however, the discussion is much broader. Within political circles, the California wildfires have yet again thrust the debate over the Iraq war into the spotlight, this time by calling into question how America uses its National Guard.
Two day Educational Encampment and Walk to
Keep Blackwater out of Potrero,
a community in East San Diego County
Join us
October 6 and 7, 2007 to:
SAY NO TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR
ENVIRONMENT
SAY NO TO WAR PROFITEERS
SAY YES TO KEEPING POTRERO A SAFE, LIVABLE
COMMUNITY
How to get to Potrero Regional
Park:
From San Diego, 42 miles East on
Highway 94 to the town of Potrero; Turn north on
Potrero Valley Road; Turn right at Potrero Park
Road, go one mile east to Park
Entrance.
Blackwater USA plans to build a training
facility, "Blackwater West," in Potrero, California, a
small community in San Diego County 45 miles east of
the City of San Diego.
The environmental impacts will be enormous and have
long-lasting effects, including loss of sensitive
habitat, depletion of an already fragile and shrinking
water table, groundwater pollution and more.
People living in Potrero will also be exposed to noise,
traffic and disruption of their quiet way of life.
Blackwater is one of the most powerful and secretive
forces to emerge from the U.S. military-industrial
complex and one of the greatest beneficiaries of the
"global war on terror."
Destroying communities for profit at the expense of the
environment must stop. Profiting from war and human
suffering must stop!
SUNDAY, 1 p.m. Rally and One Mile Walk to gates of
proposed Blackwater site
(Gather on private property, at the corner of Round
Potrero Road & Yerba Santa)
"Blackwater's contractors fired
their weapons 195 times -- or an average of 1.4
times a week -- from the beginning of 2005
through the second week of September", the
Democratic staff of the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee found. "In over 80 percent of the cases,
Blackwater reports that its forces fired
first",
according to the staff report.
CLICK HERE FOR A NEWS REPORT ON BLACKWATER
THINGS ARE
SHAPING UP WELL FOR OUR
OCTOBER 6 & 7 STOP BLACKWATER ACTIVITIES!
If you are planning on coming out to camp, please
reserve a campsite soon! Instructions on how to do
that are at www.prcsd.org/encampment.html
Some of us will be there starting Friday evening.
Temperatures can vary greatly between daytime and
evening! For daytime, bring hats, sunscreen and
water! Bring warm clothing and flashlights for
evening program and camping! We'll have some
chairs, but we also suggest you bring camp or lawn
chairs. If you are planning on coming out to camp,
please reserve a campsite soon! Instructions on how
to do that are at www.prcsd.org/encampment.html
Temperatures can vary greatly between daytime and
evening! For daytime, bring hats, sunscreen and
water! Bring warm clothing and flashlights for
evening program and camping! We'll have some
chairs, but we also suggest you bring camp or lawn
chairs.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
EVENTS!
Activities will start on Saturday at 9 a.m. with a
Sierra Club event: an easy walking tour of the
Hauser Wilderness led by Ellen Shively, with
wildlife expert Geoffrey Smith Meet at Potrero
Regional Park at 9 a.m. to carpool to the trail
head!
Workshops begin at 2 p..m. and will be held in the
Pavilion at Potrero Regional Park:
2-3:15 p.m. - Workshop 1--Overview of Blackwater
and its expansion, "Blackwater West" in Potrero by
Raymond Lutz, Citizens' Oversight
Workshop 2--War Profiteering led by David Wiley and
Jim Brown, San Diego Veterans for Peace 3:30-4:45
p.m. - Workshop 1--Potrero Wildlife led by Renee
Owens, Sierra Club
Workshop 2--Militarization of the Border led by
Enrique Morones, Border Angels
Come out to the Park anytime on Saturday and visit
our displays, talk to local activists, hang
out!
****Saturday evening we will move to a different
location for evening events:
5:30 p.m. - Bring your dinner out and picnic before
the evening program of music and spoken
word---Location: 23975 Yerba Santa Road (corner of
Round Potrero Rd. and Yerba Santa).
Parking is available on the property. Once in
Potrero, from I-94 go north on Potrero Valley Road,
go left onto Round Potrero Road and continue to
location.
Please bring flashlights, camp chairs and water;
please NO fires, candles, kerosene lanterns, etc.
due to fire hazard.
6-7 p.m. - Drum circle (bring your drums!!!)
7 p.m. - Music and spoken word program
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7--RALLY AND
WALK!
1 p.m. - Gather at 3975 Yerba Santa Road (corner of
Round Potrero Rd. and Yerba Santa). Parking is
available on the property. Once in Potrero, from
I-94 go north on Potrero Valley Road, go left onto
Round Potrero Road and continue to location. We'll
have signs out!
We have a great lineup of speakers, including
Representative Bob Filner.
Bring camp chairs for the rally! And bee sure to
bring hats, sunscreen, water!
SEE YOU THERE!
Carol Jahnkow
Director, Peace Resource Center of San Diego
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
4:00 to 6:00pm
San Diego Unified School District Offices
4100 Normal St. (on Normal near the intersection of
Park & El Cajon)
BRING SIGNS, BANNERS, POSTERS
AND YOUR LOUD VOICES!
SIGN THE PLEDGE AT:
www.IraqMoratorium.org
Friday, August 24, 2007,
7:00 PM
Friday, August 24,
2007, 7:00 PM
"Cowboy
Republic"
Marjorie Cohn Book Signing
The Peace Resource Center of San Diego and
the San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice
invite you to
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL
PRESENTATION BOOK SIGNING BY MARJORIE
COHN!
Friday, August 24, 7 p.m., First Church of the
Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105
Cowboy Republic will be available for purchase!
Refreshments!
Cowboy Republic describes the six most
important ways the Bush Administration has
weakened the rule of law! Marjorie Cohn
explains what we can do to remedy the
administration's breaches of statutory,
constitutional, and international law including
political and legal remedies.
Marjorie Cohn, president of the National
Lawyers Guild and a professor at Thomas
Jefferson School of Law has been an important
part of the San Diego Peace and Justice
community. She lectures throughout the world
and provides legal and political commentary on
human rights and U.S. foreign policy for CBS
News, Court TV, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR,
Air America, and Pacifica Radio. She is a
frequent columnist for AlterNet, Counterpunch,
CommonDreams, AfterDowningStreet, Buzzflash,
ZNet and Global Research.
Professor Cohn was a legal observer in Iran on
behalf of the International Association of
Democratic Lawyers in 1978 and has participated
in delegations to Cuba, China, and Yugoslavia.
Her scintillating and insightful articles can
be found at www.marjoriecohn.com
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
MARJORIE COHN SPEAK!
More info: 619-263-9301 or info@prcsd.org For
info on the Peace Resource Center or SDCPJ:
www.prcsd.org or www.sdcpj.org
Monday, August 6th,
6:30-8:00 PM
Hiroshima Day
Monday, August 6th, 6:30-8:00 PM
62 years after the U.S.
dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki,
we find ourselves still "in the shadow of the
bomb."
Join us for a CANDLELIGHT
VIGIL to commemorate the 62nd
anniversary
of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and
to call for the global abolition of nuclear
weapons
Gather in front of the Midway Carrier Museum on
Harbor Drive (one block south of Broadway) at 6
p.m. for bannering; program at 6:30 p.m.
followed by a candlelight procession on the
Embarcadero.
Speakers include
representatives from
the Network of Spiritual Progressives and
Veterans for Peace.
PLEASE JOIN THE SAN
DIEGO COALITION FOR PEACE AND
JUSTICE
MARCH IN THE SAN DIEGO
LGBT (GAY PRIDE) PARADE!
We will be
meeting in the parking lot of
Al Davis
Furniture/Mattress World at 1601 University
Avenue
(two blocks West of Park Blvd) at about 9:00
Saturday morning.
Parking is always
problematic, but can usually be found on the
1400-1600 blocks of Robinson Ave.
After meeting at the
store, we will then walk to our contingent
staging area, in the vicinity of Lincoln and Park Blvd, so if
you or your group arrive late (after 10:00am),
please look for a note at the Mattress store as
to the exact location of our contingent staging
area.
The San Diego Puppet
Insurgency is taking the lead in
providing props and puppets for this march and
will also be providing signs and/or giant peace
signs with which to march.
See you
there!
MONDAY, JULY 9, 2007 FROM
2-7 PM
MONDAY, JULY 9, 2007
FROM 2-7 PM
CUBA IS
OUR NEIGHBOR
END THE U.S. BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE
MALCOLM X LIBRARY
5148 Market St. San Diego WHEN: MONDAY, JULY 9,
2007 FROM 2-7 PM
WHAT: A SOCIAL FORUM and WELCOME PARTY
WHO: WEST COAST CARAVANISTAS ON THEIR WAY TO
CUBA
MICHAEL MOORE'S FILM
"SICKO" OPENS JUNE 29!
Join us in the afternoon
July 9 for a panel discussion on the Cuban
health care system
MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION BY
A GUEST SPEAKER RECENTLY RETURNED FROM CUBA
CUBAN FOOD & MUSIC FROM 5-7 PM Suggested
Donation: $5-10 (No one will be turned
away)
Sponsored by:
The San Diego Friends of Cuba
Co-sponsors:
Activist San Diego
San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice
Peace & Democracy Action Group/1st
Unitarian Universalist Church
San Diego International Action
Center
SAY NO TO TO BLACKWATER
USA'S PLAN TO BUILD A MERCENARY TRAINING
FACILITY
"BLACKWATER WEST"
-- IN POTRERO!!
Blackwater USA, the
private military contractor that trains
mercenaries and is under investigation by
Representative Henry Waxman's Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform plans
to build an 824-acre training facility in
Potrero, a small town in southeast San
Diego
County.
We need your help to stop
this project!
1. Attend the Scoping
Meeting: The County Department
of Planning and Land Use will hold a
Public Scoping Meeting on Thursday,
April 5, 5:30 p.m., at the Planning
Commission Hearing Room, Department of
Planning and Land Use, 5201 Ruffin
Road, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92123. The
Scoping Meeting is an opportunity for
the public to comment on the project
and provide input into what should be
covered in the environmental impact
statement. (note: written comments can
also be submitted by April
27)
2. Attend the
demonstration:
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC PROTEST "NO BLACKWATER!
STOP BLACKWATER!"
FROM 4:30 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M. , THURSDAY, APRIL
5, ON THE SIDEWALK ON RUFFIN ROAD IN FRONT OF
THE COUNTY FACILITY JUST PRIOR TO THE SCOPING
MEETING!
Please bring signs with this theme.
Join with citizens from Potrero who are
fighting this project that affects all of
us!
WE NEED EVERYONE
THERE!!!
Jeremy Scahill
Author of "Blackwater: The
Rise of the World's
Most Powerful Mercenary Army"
"Blackwater mercenaries are some of the
most feared professional killers in the
world
and they are accustomed to operating without
worry of legal consequences" --Jeremy
Scahill
Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7
p.m.
Unitarian Church, 4190 Front Street, San Diego
(in Hillcrest opposite the UCSD Medical
Center)
$5-10 donation requested (no one will be turned
away);
proceeds will be used to fight Blackwater USA's
plans for "Blackwater West" training facility
in Potrero, San Diego County
Info: 619-263-9301 or info@prcsd.org
Sponsored by the Peace Resource Center of San
Diego and the Peace & Democracy aciton
Group of the First Unitarian Universalist
Church
Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 7
p.m.
La Mesa Community Center 4975 Memorial Drive,
La Mesa
(7-9pm; 6:30 refreshments) Info:
619-464-0369
Co-Sponsored by La Mesa-Foothills Democratic
Club and East County Democratic Club
Jeremy will speak about Blackwater, a firm that
has proposed an 824-acre military-style
training camp near Potrero, San Diego county.
Proposed location borders on the Cleveland
National Forest, and is a sensitive habitat for
eagles and other wildlife, and is an important
watershed. Now, even our military is being
outsourced to corporations who will sell
military might to the highest bidder. . For
more information about the proposed "Blackwater
West" and what you can do to help stop it,
please go to www.sdcpj.org
Jeremy Scahill will also sign his book at these
events; books will be available for sale
For more information,
please contact The Peace Resource Center
of San Diego, 619-263-9301 or
info@prcsd.org
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Some resources about
Blackwater USA:
Read Jeremy Scahill's
book:
"Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most
Powerful Mercentary Army";
Jeremy Scahill will speak
in San Diego on May 1 and 2.
Details of both events will be posted at PEACE RESOURCE CENTER
WEBCALENDAR
MONDAY, APRIL 2nd, 7:00
PM
MONDAY, APRIL 2nd, 7:00
PM
Coming to San
Diego...
S.
BRIAN WILLSON
Renowned Vietnam Veteran and Peace
Activist
"Brian Willson is the MOST moving
speaker
I have ever heard"
Lifetime activist Frank Dorrel
On September 1st, 1987, Brian lost both
legs and almost died during a civil
disobedience action when he was run over by a
munitions train at the Concord Naval Weapons
Station in Northern California.
The bombs and weapons aboard this train were
bound for US-supported terrorist
forces in Central America. Since that time,
Brian has been an unstoppable voice for peace
and justice.
He is a hero in Central America where the
people understand that he stood up for their
rights as equal human beings.
 $5 -10 Donations requested - No
one turned away. Note: This important
educational and inspirational opportunity will
take the place of the regularly scheduled SDCPJ
meeting.
Sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for
Peace & Justice and Activist San Diego
For more information:
Martin@ActivistSanDiego.org or
TWinter@san.rr.com or call (619) 263-9301
SUPPORT FERNANDO'S
FAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT 9:00PM TO
MIDNIGHT!
Dear
Friends:
(This message will repeat in Spanish)
On the fourth anniversary of the invasion of
Iraq and the death of my son Jesœs
Alberto, I will begin a fast in front of the
San Diego Federal building on March 27 at
midnight. The fast will last two days to
symbolize the two hours that it took before my
son received medical aid as a U.S. Marine
slowly bleeding to death after he stepped on an
illegal U.S.-made cluster bomb. I cannot bleed
for two hours but I can fast for two days in
order to protest the deaths of our young
soldiers and marines as well as those of
innocent Iraqi children. I also fast to oppose
the sending of more U.S. troops.
I invite you to join this small
demonstration of our disgust with Bush's
criminal war. You are all welcome to accompany
me for however much time you can spare so that
I am not alone. If you cannot join me, do
whatever you can to show your disapproval of
the war.
For more information, contact me at
858-774-0172 or Juan del Ri— at
619-665-0538.
Thanks to all of you who support peace.
P.S. We are accepting donations of water or
other necessary items as well as monetary
donations.
****************************************************
Amigos, En el marco del 4 aniversario de la
guerra y del fallecimiento de mi hijo
Jesœs Alberto, el pr—ximo d’a
27 de Marzo a partir de las 00.01minutos,
iniciare una huelga de hambre enfrente del
Federal Building de San Diego, ser‡n dos
d’as de huelga, porque dos d’as,
porque mi hijo sufri— una agon’a de
desangrarse por dos horas cuando la bomba
ilegal americana lo hiri—, yo, no puedo
desangrarme dos horas, pero si dejar de comer
por dos d’as, y adem‡s lo hago como
una protesta por las muertes de nuestros
j—venes soldados y los ni–os
inocentes de Irak, y como una forma de protesta
por el envi— de mas tropas.
Los invito a unirse a esta
demostraci—n de repudio a la
administraci—n del criminal Bush,
as’ mismo, invito aquellos que puedan a
ayudarme a no estar solo durante esas 48 horas
de ayuno. Todos son bienvenidos, todos pueden
hacer algo para demostrarle al mundo nuestro
repudio a la guerra.
Para mas informaci—n pueden
contactarse con
Juan del Ri— al 619-665-0538
o con un servidos al 858-774-0172
Gracias a todos ustedes que siempre han apoyado
la paz.
P.D. se aceptan donaciones de efectivo y de
agua, as’ como cualquier otra cosa que
ustedes consideren œtil.
Fernando Suarez del Solar,
Founder/Director
Guerrero Azteca Peace Project
phone: 760-746-4568
STOP THE KILLING!
STOP THE WAR!
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
March and Rally
4th and
Broadway
Downtown
San Diego
Assemble at Horton Plaza for bannering and
noise-making
March to Pantoja Park
(On West "G" Street between Kettner & State
GoogleMap)
for
SPEAKERS • POETRY •
MUSIC
A second US aircraft carrier arrived in
the Sea of Oman off the southern coast of
Iran giving a whole new meaning to the term
"escalation." The Bush administration is
hell-bent on sending up to 48,000 more troops
to Iraq against the wishes of most Americans,
but now it seems like they might not stop
there.
While the war in Iraq grows worse by the
day, the White House seems to be turning its
sights toward neighboring Iran which could
escalate the current conflict into a regional
one. This reckless move comes despite the
fact that most experts believe diplomacy is
the way to go with Iran.
President Bush is out of control, and
Congress needs to step in immediately to rein
him in. Please sign this petition to Congress
asking that they require the president seek
their authorization before taking military
action in Iran. Clicking here will add your
name to the petition: PETITION
Thanks, William McRae, San Diego MoveOn.org
Coordinator willpmcrae@yahoo.com
or 619-757-6691
MONDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2007
MONDAY, MARCH 12TH,
2007
4:00 PM
It is Time to Turn Up
the Heat On Congress
Tell Them No More Money
for War and Occupation!
Demonstrate on March 12th to Tell
Representative Susan Davis to Vote NO on Bush's
$93-Billion Supplemental Appropriations
Request
On or about March 14,
2007 a vote will be taken in the House of
Representatives on whether to grant the Bush
Administration the $93-billion they've
requested to supplement the $70-billion already
in the pipeline for Iraq in 2007.
Congressional approval
for this supplemental will enable Bush to
expand the war and continue the
killing.
On
Monday March 12th starting at 4:00 p.m. join a
demonstration in front of Susan Davis' Office
at
4305 University Avenue in City Heights,
92105 Google Map
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN
SIGNS.
VOTE NO ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
BILL!
SUPPORT THE TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME NOW
NO MONEY, NO WAR
NO MONEY FOR EMPIRE
DE-FUND THE WAR AND OCCUPATION
FUND THE SAFE WITHDRAWL OF OUR TROOPS!
A "NO" vote on the Supplemental Appropriation
Bill is a vote to end the war. De-funding is
the best way to protect our troops
– not ammo, armor, and
surges. There is already sufficient funding in
the 2007 war budget to bring the troops safely
home ($70-billion currently is in the
pipeline).
Note: If you are unable to attend then send
the message by making a phone call on Tuesday
March 13th. Make your voice heard against
funding the war and occupation in Iraq.
CALL 1-888-796-7578
starting at 7:00 a.m. EST.
This is a special toll-free number set up by
U.S. Labor Against War to connect you with the
Capitol switchboard.
Ask for your member of Congress and you will
be connected.
[Initiated by San Diego Labor Against War
(SDLAW)]
Monday, Feb. 5th,
2007, 4-6pm
San Diego Stands In
Support of 1st Officer to Resist Iraq
War!
U.S.
Army Lt. Ehren Watada to be Court Martialed
MONDAY at Ft. Lewis in Washington State.
Join San Diego Vigil to Support this Courageous
War Resister!!
WHEN:
Monday, Feb. 5th, 4-6pm
WHERE: War Memorial, Park Ave., Balboa
Park (just north of the zoo)
COME EARLY, COME LATE, JUST COME!
Then head over to the SDCPJ mtg. at 7pm
for important anti-war planning for Spring '07
local events!!!!!!!
Resistance to war cannot be jailed
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By Amy Goodman, Guest Columnist February 1,
2007
You can jail the resisters, but you
can't jail the resistance. George W. Bush, take
notice as U.S. Army Lt. Ehren Watada is
court-martialed next week. Congress, take heed.
Young people in harm's way are leading the way
out of Iraq. It is time you followed. Watada
was the first commissioned officer to refuse
deployment to Iraq. He joined the military in
March 2003. He believed President Bush's claims
that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass
destruction, connections to 9/11 and al-Qaida,
and that Iraq was an imminent threat to the
United States
Demonstration at Horton Plaza
4th and Broadway, Downtown San Diego
NOT ONE MORE DEATH
NOT ONE MORE DOLLAR
NOT ONE MORE DAY
End the War on
Iraq!
Bring the Troops Home Now!
The US occupation of Iraq is the greatest
source of violence in Iraq today. Only the
immediate and complete withdrawal of US and
other occupation troops will clear the path for
Iraqis to determine their own future. We need
to bring our sons and daughters home now.
Join with us at
Horton Plaza (4th and Broadway, downtown San
Diego) at 2pm on Saturday, January 27th in
coordination with demonstrations in Washington
DC, San Francisco, and elsewhere in the US.
Bring your signs, flags, and banners. Make and
distribute your own leaflets and flyers. Bring
your friends, your co-workers, and your fellow
students. Circulate this call as widely as
possible.
To add your organization to the call or for
more information
e-mail aka0001@hotmail.com.
SPONSORED BY:
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
International Socialist Organization
Green Party of San Diego
Activist San Diego
Peace Resource Center of San Diego
Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization
Code Pink
International Action Center
F.I.S.
Veterans for Peace, San Diego Click to
Download Flyer Click to
Download 1/2 sheet Flyers
January 15, 2007 1:00 - 4:00
pm
Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Community Rally and Picnic 1:00 -
4:00 pm
January 15, 2007
Coalition for Justice
and Unity
A COALITION WORKING TO RECLAIM OUR LEGACY
AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
UNITY.
HONORING
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND
CESAR CHAVEZ
On January 11th, 2002, twenty hooded and
shackled men shuffled off a plane from
Afghanistan, arriving at the U.S. prison at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In an attempt to sidestep
the Geneva Convention protections for prisoners
of war, the Bush administration created a new
category of "enemy combatant" for these men
captured in the "war on terror." Since that
time, more than one thousand men and boys have
been imprisoned at Guantanamo.
Accounts of cruel, inhuman, and degrading
treatment have been condemned by the United
Nations, Human Rights Watch and other reputable
bodies. The prisoners have resorted to hunger
strikes as a way of protesting their treatment,
and many have attempted suicide; three men
killed themselves on June 10, 2006. Fear and
desperation mark their confinement.
Five years later, not a single prisoner has
been charged, tried or convicted of any crime.
January 11th, 2007 marks five years of unjust
imprisonment, isolation, beatings,
interrogation and abuse. We say: no more. We
must say: no longer. There will be a
demonstration in Washington, DC, vigils and
demos in many cities and a delegation to
Guantanamo
January 11, 2007 is a day of national shame.
But we can also make it as a day of citizen
action!
In San Diego, join us for bannering at First
and Cedar, San Diego, 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Look for
us on the east side of First, a little north of
Cedar; look for parking on 2nd and surrounding
streets.) Please bring your own sign calling
for No Torture; Close Guantanamo, Honor the
Geneva Conventions, etc.
For more information, call 619-263-9301 or
contact info@prcsd.org
This International Day of Action is being
organized by Witness Against Torture, and
co-sponsored by Peace Action and many other
peace and justice organizations. Specifically,
the January 11 actions will call on the United
States government to:
Repeal the Military Commissions Act and
restore Habeas Corpus.
Charge and try or release all
detainees.
Withhold funds for the proposed $125
million construction of new military courts
at Guantanamo.
Clearly and unequivocally forbid torture
and all other forms of cruel, inhuman, and
degrading treatment, by the military, the
CIA, prison guards, civilian contractors, or
anyone else.
Pay reparations to current and former
detainees and their families for violations
of their human rights.
Shut down Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, Bagram
and all other U.S. prisons overseas,
including secret CIA detention
facilities.
For information about Guantanamo and
campaigns to shut it down, please see:
JOIN US FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
MONDAY, JANUARY 1,
2007
Balboa Park, across the street from the
Balboa Naval Hospital on Park Blvd.
(look for us at the Park in the President's Way
area)
A Candlelight Vigil for the 3,000 dead U.S.
soldiers and the hundreds of thousands of
Iraqis who have been killed will be held on New
Year's Day, Monday, January 1, 2007, 4-9 p.m.
at Balboa Park, across the street from the
Balboa Naval Hospital on Park Blvd.
Bring candles and join us for the reading of
the names of the U.S. dead. Join us to mourn
and pay witness to the lives and deaths of
these soldiers and all who have suffered in
this horrendous war and occupation
Join us in demonstrating the full human
reality of this loss of lives by helping to
read the names of the 3,000 soldiers Join us in
calling for full funding for veterans and their
families Join us to call attention to the
estimated 650,000 Iraqis who have also died
Join us in our call to Bring the Troops Home
Now!
Join us to mourn and pay witness to the
lives and deaths of these soldiers and all who
have suffered in this horrendous war and
occupation
Join us in demonstrating the full human
reality of this loss of lives by helping to
read the names of the 3,000 soldiers
Join us in calling for full funding for
veterans and their families Join us in calling
attention to the estimated 650,000 Iraqis who
have also died
Join us in our call to Bring the Troops Home
Now! Supported by:
THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER OF SAN
DIEGO
(www.prcsd.org)
THE S.D. COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE
(www.sdcpj.org)
VETERANS FOR PEACE
(www.sdvfp.org)
ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO
(www.activistsandiego.org)
OBGO
and others
For info, please call 619-263-9301 or
619-757-6691
FRIDAY December 22nd and
SATURDAY December 23rd
FRIDAY December 22nd
and
SATURDAY December 23rd
5:30-7:30 PM
Come join the Puppet
Insurgency In Celebrating The Winter
Solstice
FRIDAY December 22nd
5:30pm Ocean Beach Park Ebers and Saratoga
streets A Procession and sing-a-long will
follow down Newport Ave to the
beach!
SATURDAY December 23rd 5:30pm Trolley Barn
Park on Adams Ave 1 block East of Park Blvd. A
Procession and sing-a-long will follow down
Park Blvd.
Support local peace,
justice and environmental groups by buying
socially-responsible gifts this year! Featuring
greeting cards, calendars, t-shirts, books,
jewelry, handicrafts, food and
more!
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
4011 Ohio St., San Diego
(corner of Lincoln and
Ohio)
3033 Science Park Road
San Diego 92121
Just East of North Torrey Pines Road, La
Jolla)
OPPOSE THE WAR
PROFITEERS
WHO HIJACK DEMOCRACY!
Our Demands:
We demand that ALL Congressional candidates
return donations from Titan, Bechtel, SAIC and
CACI and their owners, spouses, Board members
& their top executives!
We demand a law that makes it a federal
crime for companies, especially military
contractors (those who get more that 50% or
more of their income from the government) to
donate to political candidates or to try to
influence lawmakers.
The Declaration of Peace
is a nationwide campaign to establish by
September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan
for peace in Iraq, including:
a prompt timetable for withdrawal of
troops and closure of bases
a peace process for security,
reconstruction, and reconciliation
and the shift of funding for war to
meeting human needs.
People across the United States are signing The
Declaration of Peace pledge, a commitment to
take action if this plan for peace is not
created and activated by Congress by September
21, the International Day of Peace. From
September 21-28, just days before Congress
adjourns for the fall elections, Declaration
signers will withdraw their consent from this
war, and support a comprehensive peace process,
by taking part in nonviolent action, marches,
rallies, demonstrations, interfaith services,
candlelight vigils and other creative ways to
declare peace at the US Capitol and in cities
and towns across the US.
WHAT KINDS OF ACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE
SEPTEMER 21-28?
Be creative!
Organize events that are highly visible and
designed to increase the political cost and
impede the ability to make war.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH
4:00-7:00 PM
Horton Plaza, Downtown San Diego
BANNERING
STREET THEATER
MARCH
The Iraq War will end when people refuse to
support it!
WE DEMAND PEACE!
The Campaign for a Declaration of Peace
(www.declaration of
peace.org)
has called on Congress for a concrete and rapid
plan for peace in Iraq
by September 21, yet the war continues.
We call on people to take action, withdraw
your consent from this war and support a
comprehensive peace process!
JOIN US TO DEMAND PEACE AND SAY
"NO MORE WAR! OUT OF IRAQ NOW!"
with
bannering, street theater and a march.
Monday, September 25, 2006 4-7 p.m.
(this event will be continuous; come when you
can!)
Horton Plaza (downtown on Broadway between
3rd and 4th Streets)
Many other events will be taking place in
support of the Declaration of
Peace.
Sponsored by the San Diego Coalition
for Peace and Justice.
INTERFAITH
WORSHIP SERVICE FOR PEACE IN THE
MIDDLE EAST
(Kids,
Bridges, Songs, Prayers for
Peace)
WAR IS NOT THE
ANSWER!
PEOPLE OF FAITH COME TOGETHER FOR
PEACE
On Wednesday evening, 8/30/2006, at
7:00 pm, an interfaith service will
be held for the purpose of bringing
together multiple faiths and faith
centers in San Diego around the
common purpose of healing,
reconciliation and peace, in response
to the worsened violence in the
Middle East. Adding to sectarian
divisions created by the Iraq war,
the recent Israel/Lebanon
conflagration has only worsened
divisions among peoples related to
their religions affiliations. The
8/30 service is aimed at showing the
common purpose among all faith
centers in San Diego, particularly
all the "children of Abraham" (the
Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths),
in denying war and conflict; and
embracing healing, reconciliation,
dialog, and peace.
Location: Christian Fellowship
Congregational Church
1601 Kelton Road
San Diego CA 92114
(one block south of I-94, two exits
east of I-805) Host: Rev. Art Cribbs
This interfaith event will include
music, prayer and meditations on the
subject from several faith
traditions, and bridge-building. ALL are welcomed, irrespective of
faith affiliation or lack of
one.
This program
will discuss US policy in the Middle
East in a regional context with
speakers recently returned from
Algeria and Syria.
Middle East
Cultural and Information Center
Teach-In
Creating
Chaos
Civil War 101: The U.S. Agenda
in the Middle East
The evening will include a
panel discussion by the following
distinguished speakers followed by a
question and answer session.
Elias
Rashmawi
National Coordinator of the
National council of Arab
Americans
Nadia
Keilani (to be
confirmed)
Lawyer and MECIC member
Basheer
Idoui
Instructor at Grossmont College
and Founding Member of MECIC
Polish American Association of San
Diego
Arrive early
1934 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92102
Friday August 25, 2006
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Limited seating
Street Parking
ABOUT MECIC…The
Middle East Cultural and Information
Center (MECIC) is an independent,
non-partisan educational and cultural
organization seeking to promote
understanding of Middle Eastern
Issues in general, and the
Palestinian issue in particular.
Formed initially in 1989 to support
the Intifadah and the Palestinian
people in their historic struggle for
self-determination and statehood,
MECIC has continued its activities
through the Gulf War of 1991, the Al
Aqsa Intifadah, and the present
tragedy in Iraq.
Tel (619) 243-0827
www.mecic.org
Hiroshima Day,
Nagasaki Day
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
NEVER AGAIN!
NO TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS! NO TO
WAR!
NO TO WEAPONS PROFITEERS!
SUPPORT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS!
Hiroshima Day
Sunday, August 6
6:30 to 8:00
p.m.
Candlelight Vigil
to commemorate the 61st anniversary
of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki and to call for the
global abolition of nuclear weapons,
starting with our own.
Gather at 6 p.m. for bannering.
Program at 6:30 p.m. followed by a
candlelight procession in front of
the Midway Carrier Museum on Harbor
Drive, one block south of
Broadway.
Special Guest Speaker:Leuren
Moret, independent scientist.
Moret is president of Scientists for
Indigenous People, is the City of
Berkeley Environmental Commissioner;
and was a whistleblower at the
Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab. She is
an expert on the environmental and
public health effects of low level
radiation from atmospheric testing
fallout, nuclear power plants and
depleted uranium
weaponry.Â
Nagasaki Day
Wednesday, August 9
11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.
The War Machine
Revealed:
Bechtel Corporation - Merchant of
Death
From Hiroshima & Nagasaki to
Yucca Mountain to the Middle East,
Bechtel has reaped human,
environmental and community
devastation. Besides being the
world's largest engineering firm and
#1 nuclear profiteer, Bechtel is a
leading beneficiary of the Iraq war
and corporate globalization policies.
Bechtel "connects the dots" for the
anti-nuke, anti-war and global
justice movements!
Through its sordid corporate
history and 100 years of
revolving-door relationships with
government, Bechtel illustrates the
connections between profiteering and
war, between nuclear power and
nuclear weapons proliferation,
between "free trade" and the
exploitation of indigenous peoples,
and between corporate power-brokers
and decision-makers at the highest
levels of government.
Gather at the Federal Building,
Front and Broadway, 11:30 a.m. We
will proceed through the downtown
area and arrive at Bechtel's office
at 1230 Columbia at 12:15 p.m.
*Doris
Bittar: on Palestinian and Lebanese
Resistance
*Nasser Barghouti & Farid
Abdel-Nour: A political analysis of
the crisis
*Marjorie Cohn & Jonathan
Graubart: the role of the US and
International Law
*Nadia Keliani: The Iraq War
Factor
*Information on the Material
Campaign
ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOME
FOR THIS DISCUSSION
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 7 PM
FOUR POINTS SHERATON HOTEL
8110 Aero Drive
JULY 22nd
2:00-6:00 PM
MUSIC FOR
PEACE
A COMMUNITY
FESTIVAL
Supporting the troops
by calling for an end to the
killing
MIRA COSTA COLLEGE
SAN ELIJO CAMPUS AMPHITHEATRE
MANCHESTER AVE., CARDIFF
The Bands:
KLSD'S DENNARD CLENDENIN AND CODE
BLUE
CINDY LEE BERRYHILL
CHRISTINE GILARDI and DarZANA
PETER HALL
The Speakers:
Jeeni Criscenzo, Congessional
candidate challenging Darrell
Issa
Fernando Suarez del Solar, Gold Star
Families
Sheila Cameron, former Encinitas
mayor
Dave Patterson, Viet Nam Veteran and
spokesperson
for Veterans for Peace
SIR NO SIR
Listen
to PINK's
new song "Dear Mr.
President" CLICK
HERE
SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 8:00pm
ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO
presents:
4th Annual
PARTY
for
PROGESSIVES
w/ Special Guest
Cindy Sheehan
MC: KLSD Radio's Jon
Elliott
Music by Liquid Blue
Voted America's Best Dance Band
at National Music Awards
Activist Awards
, Refreshments,
No Host Bar
Balboa Park Club Ballroom
off President's Way, near Puppet
Theatre in Balboa Park).
"How do you want our generation
to be remembered?"
UCSD ANTI-WAR PROTEST
12:00 NOON
La Jolla Village Drive
at Villa La Jolla Drive
UCSD DEMS
ucsddems@ecsd.edu
SUNDAYS:
Encinitas Peace
Protest, Meet at the
corner of Encinitas Boulevard
and Pacific Coast Highway for
ongoing protest held every
Sunday from noon until 2 p.m.
Right by Leucadia Pizza. Info:
jackbarnett@abac.com;
billheidler@bigfoot.com.s
Peace
March from Cardiff to Solana
Beach, Sundays, 1:15
p.m. Meet in Glen Park,
Cardiff. (Ample free parking in
and around Glen Park. Highway
101 to Chsterfield in Cardiff,
first right, the park is behind
the 7/11on the corner.) March
south to and through Solana
Beach, then back. Make your own
signs. Mother's with children
in strollers and backpacks
encouraged to come. A peaceful
march emphasizing poignant
commentary with signs. Contact
Susan if have questions 760
635-7877 or
seijcooper@yahoo.com
TUESDAYS, 7-8
A.M.: Peace Vigil,
10th and A, (where the 163
comes out downtown. After the
demo we have a breakfast
together at the Spice House.
Info:
kenbarratt@earthlink.net
FRIDAY,
MAY 30, 7:30 p.m.: "Harp
Concert for Peace"
featuring Melissa Morgan, Irish
& pedal harps; Miguel
Lopez, Latin American harp;
Reiko Obata, Japanese koto.
With special guest, jazz
saxophonist Hollis Gentry and
Fattburger's Kevin Koch, drums.
Emceed by KSDS Jazz 88's
Claudia Russell.
Salvation Army Kroc Community
Center Performing Arts Theater,
6845 University Avenue, San
Diego. Proceeds benefit San
Diego Coalition for Peace &
Justice. $10 general; $5
children/students. Tickets may
be purchased in advance or at
the door.
Email:
sdkoto@san.rr.com. For more
details, click here:
"Harp Concert for Peace".
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1-3
pm, NO MORE WAR MARCH AND
RALLY!
War Memorial
Building, Balboa Park
(corner of Park Blvd. and Upas
- north end of the zoo parking
lot. Park in zoo parking lot.)
Featured speaker is Fernando
Suarez del Solar, the father of
one of the first soldiers
killed in the Iraq war, an
Escondido resident and an
outspoken critic of American
militarism.
SUNDAY,
MAY 18, 11 am-6 pm: ONE WORLD,
ONE FUTURE WITHOUT WAR! UCSD
Center Hall Room 115.
(NOTE: DATE CHANGE from May
10.) A teach-in and educational
forum for the communities of
San Diego. The San Diego
Coalition for Peace and Justice
is planning a teach-in to take
on the critical issues that are
emerging in the post 9/11
world. From war in Afghanistan
to war and occupation in Iraq.
From the attack on civil
liberties to the state of the
international anti-war
movement. The purpose of the
teach-in is to educate
ourselves and the general
public about the history and
politics of the conflicts,
strategies for organizing
against war and occupation, and
other related issues. Now is
the time to bring all of those
opposed to war (at home and
abroad) and occupation together
to strengthen our movement and
build long term strategies for
peace and social justice. Panel
discussions, workshops, video
showings, after party and
concert. To endorse the event,
propose speakers for workshops,
set up literature tables, or
for any other information about
the teach-in, email
justinakers1@hotmail.com.
To view or print flyer, click
here
see flyer. To view or print
brochure, click here
Brochure, part 1 and here
Brochure, part 2
Peace Vigil,We
invite all to join us at 1 p.m.
at the intersection of
Penasquitos Blvd. and Carmel
Mountain Road (at the Stater
Bros. shopping center.) It's a
busy intersection and we can
reach hundreds of cars in a
relatively short time. Jon
Daum, jdaum@daumweigle.com,
858-484-3111 Meet at the corner
of Encinitas Boulevard and
Coast Highway for ongoing
protest held every Sunday from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Right by
Leucadia Pizza. Info:
billheidler@bigfoot.com
George
Bush will be in San Diego this
Thursday, May 1st. There is
speculation that he will give a
"victory" speech while on board
a ship returning to San Diego
from Iraq.
WE MUST TURN OUT IN OPPOSITION
TO THIS PRESIDENT AND HIS
POLICIES WHICH THREATEN THE
STABILITY OF THE ENTIRE
WORLD!!!!
Please
join the San Diego Coalition
for Peace and Justice in
protest:
Thursday, May 1st @ 5:30pm
In front of the Star of India
on Harbor Drive
Downtown San Diego
Please bring signs!
Contact: info@sdcpj.org or
619-263-9301
Silent Candlelight
Vigil,We continue to
meet at the corner of Fletcher
and Navajo Boulevards in El
Cajon Sunday evenings. Because
of daylight savings time, it is
too light at 7:00 P.M. for
effective candle lighting.
Therefore we are changing the
time to 7:30 P.M. Please
continue to bring your candle
and help us provide a peace
presence in East County. For
additional information contact
Ferne at fernetg@juno.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1-3
PM, "Mourning War--Embracing
Peace"
Federal
Building, Front & Broadway,
downtown San Diego. Silent
march to mourn all the victims
of the war in Iraq. Wear black
for mourning or white for
peace.
Bring signs
relating to the theme of this
week's protest: the human cost
of war. For more info contact:
info@sdcpj.org
EVERY
NIGHT: CANDLELIGHT
VIGIL, 7 P.M., FEDERAL
BUILDING, FRONT AND BROADWAY
(DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO). BRING
CANDLES!
EVERY
SATURDAY:
Weekly protest in San Carlos at
the corner Najavo Rd. and
Jackson Dr. from noon to 1:30
with signs and bullhorn. All
are invited. Info, Bob Simmons
rls@sandiego.edu or Ken
Scruggs, Klsklb@aol.com
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 4:30
to 8 PM and beyond: TAX DAY
PROTEST!~ at the Post
Office on Midway Dr. just east
of Rosecrans. Money for Human
Needs not for War! Californians
will pay $10 billion in war
taxes next year and not feel
any safer. A new atrocity is
coming on the wings of the Iraq
war. President Bush has
proposed $70 BILLION dollar in
spending to fund the first few
months of the invasion. The
military occupation for the
next (ten??) years will cost
another $50-70 BILLION? Then
rebuilding Iraq may cost yet
another $100 BILLION in
corporate welfare. Oil
companies will do well, but the
average American working person
will pay the costs. Money for
Schools not for War! Money for
Health Care not for War! Money
for Social Security not for
War! Money for School Lunches
not for War! Money for AIDS not
for War! Money for
International Development not
for War! Money for PEACE not
for War!
Thousands of disgruntled
taxpayers line up to pay to
mail their taxes wondering
where the billions are going.
Media and TV cameras will be on
hand. You and the peace
movement will be there to tell
shape the story. Gather at the
2300 block of Midway Drive at
the Post Office just south of
Rosecrans in the Sports Arena
area. SUGGESTION: Come in from
the south on Pacific Highway
and bare left as you pass the
Naval Training Center on the
left. Park and walk to Midway
Drive. Note: coming in on I-8
or down Rosecranz may get you
Very stuck in the same postal
traffic we seek to communicate
with.
http://www.activistsandiego.org/what/taxday.html
For info on where your tax
dollars go see:
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
SPECIAL CALL FOR
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 - 1:00-3:00
PM
INTERNATIONAL CALL TO STOP THE
WAR IN IRAQ: THE WORLD IS WITH
US.
Join the worldwide protest!
Speakers and a march. Federal
Building, Front and Broadway,
downtown San Diego.
Please join us tomorrow at 1:00
p.m. at the Federal Building.
Speakers begin at 1:15 p.m.
PRINCE MYSHKINS will perform at
1:30 p.m. March through the
Gaslamp begins at 2:00 p.m. Al
Howard returns to close the
program at 2:45 p.m.
Info: San Diego Coalition for
Peace and Justice,
info@sdcpj.org.
Print the flyer. (You need
Adobe Acrobat®
Reader®to view the
flyer.)
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 , 12
NOON, HELP TO FORM A HUMAN
PEACE SIGN In North
County! To Join with Worldwide
Peace Demonstrations HOLIDAY
PARK, Carlsbad. Wear Light
Color Clothing to Contrast with
the Green Grass. To be
photographed aerially by
miniature helicopter. Poetry,
Music, Picnic- Bring the
Family. Directions: I - 5 to
Carlsbad Village Drive, East to
Pio Pico, Right (S) on Pio Pico
to Pine & Holiday Park,
Sponsored by North County
Coalition for Peace
northcountynowar@cox.net
SUNDAY,
APRIL 6: 12 NOON TO 2:00 p.m.
North County Coalition for
Peace Demonstration continuing
at Carlsbad Westfield
Mall: Theme - Patriots
for Peace. This is the
demonstration that was targeted
by Roger Hedgecock last Sunday.
We will turn out in larger
numbers to demonstrate that
First Amendment Rights of free
speech are alive and well in
North County. Bring your signs
and flags. Let's take back the
symbols of patriotism. Contact:
Marcia Patt at
NorthCountyNoWar@cox.net
SUNDAY,
APRIL 6, 12 noon: Calling all
activists! Another World is
Possible! Forum for
discussing the creation of
alternatives to our current
social problems. If you or your
group would like to
participate, please email me.
We can have another world, if
we create it! UCSD (Center
101), San Diego. Details to be
announced. Participating
Groups: International Socialist
Organization, SD Coalition for
Peace and Justice, The Debian
Project, UCSD Peace and Justice
coalition and more. Info:
mbc@debian.org or
619-269-4693 or
www.hyperpoem.net/another-world.jpg
SUNDAY,
MARCH 30, 12 noon-1:00 pm:
North County Coalition for
Peace. A Patriots for
Peace Walk and sign-waving.
Make signs with "Patriots for
Peace" slogan or similar
slogans to target the argument
that peace protestors are not
patriotic. Meet at Westfield
Mall, Coco's parking lot, NE
corner. Info: Marcia Patt,
Director, North County
Coalition for Peace,
northcountynowar@cox.net.
March 27, 2003, San Diego
Poets Speak Out!
THURSDAYS, 4:30-5:30
pm: Mannequin Protest
at 11th and A St. intersection.
Each person, if possible,
should wear black and white
mask and white gloves and bring
a sign. We do have some extra
masks, gloves, and signs.
Info:
stevebouscaren@mindspring.com
FRIDAYS, 4:30-5:30
pm:
Mannequin Protest at the onramp
to the 94 freeway (16th and G
St.) Info:
stevebouscaren@mindspring.com
January 10th, 2003, INS
Special Registration Vigil-
A coalition of 21 local
organizations initiated by the
American Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee
(ADC) and joined by the San
Diego Coalition for Peace and
Justice, sponsored an all-day
vigil at the INS offices at the
Federal Building in downtown
San Diego. The vigil called for
an end to the registration
program, demanded fair
treatment for those who did
register, and monitored INS
actions during the day. Efforts
by the
anti-registration/detention
coalition seemed to be
effective, as INS treatment of
registrants was far less
draconian than on December 16,
the deadline for the previous
registration group. The vigil
began at 7:00 AM and continued
throughout the day. By 4:30 PM,
the crowd had grown to about
100. During a brief rally,
George Khoury of ADC, Lilia
Velasquez, a leading
immigration attorney, Ben Prado
of the Raza Rights Coalition,
and Larry Christian of SDCPJ
addressed the crowd.
January 6th, 2003,
Deployment Protests - A
small handful of coalition
members went down to the
entrance to the 32nd Street
pier to protest "the largest
deployment of troops since the
gulf war". The navy ship
deployment in SD coincided with
a deployment in Baltimore, and
massive troop movements. The
small event was covered by Fox
6 news, NPR, USA Today,
Noticias 17, KUSI, and Channel
8. Only Fox 6 broadcast their
piece.
December 14th, 2002, La
Posada - Friends from
Tijuana and San Diego came
together on either side of the
border fence to celebrate
Christmas with friendship,
candles and song, and to
commemorate those who have died
trying to cross the border.
pictures
November 17th, 2002, Family
March for Peace- Shari
Blackman and the San Diego
Coalition for Peace and Justice
organized a march for peace
oriented towards families and
children. Over 500 people
showed up to oppose the war on
Iraq. Local television and news
sources were present as
well.
pictures
Ongoing, High School
Leafletting- San Diegans to
Stop the Violence Against Iraq,
along with the SDCPJ have been
leafletting high schools around
San Diego to provide an
alternatives to on campus
recruiters. To date, thousands
of leaflets have gone out. Read
more in
this articleat the COMDSD
website.
November 1st, 2002, World
Beat Center, Balboa Park- A
small group of people gathered
to celebrate Dia De Muertos and
remember all the victims of US
political, economic and
military violence. Michael
Cardenas presented a short
speech and a number of bands
played.
Michael's speech
October 27th, 2002, Newport
Pier, Ocean Beach- Around
300 people gathered at Newport
Pier in Ocean Bech to protest
the war on Iraq. The protest
was organized by OBGO and was
supported by the SDCPJ. There
were a number of speakers,
including Carol Jahnkow from
the SDCPJ. After the rally,
there was a march through the
OB neighborhood.
pictures and story
October 19th, 2002, Larsen
Field- American Friends
Service Committee, along with
MECHA and Raza Rights organized
a rally and a march to the
border to protest Operation
Gatekeeper, and the war on
Iraq. Around 1,200 people were
in attendance. At the rally,
there were a number of bands.
This event was supported by the
SDCPJ. We provided a speaker
and we flyered for it.
Lauren's speech
October 6th, 2002, Horton
Plaza- Around 1,000 people
had a peaceful demonstration in
Horton Plaza to get the message
out to the people and the
government of San Diego that we
will not let the war on Iraq
happen. The rally had a number
of speakers and concluded with
a march to the pier, where
Fleet Week was being held. This
event was organized by the
SDCPJ, with support from the
ISO, OBGO, and Activist San
Diego.
pictures
City Beat story
North County Times
story
Union Tribune story
Jan. 31, on The
Night of President
Bush's
State of the Union
Address
Bring the
Noise!
Drown Out Bush's
Lies!
Horton Plaza
Downtown San Diego
In large cities and
small towns all across
the country, citizens
will rally one hour
before Bush's address
as we make our
determination to
“Drive Out the
Bush Regime”, the
political message of
the day.
At 6:00 PM, just as
Bush starts to speak,
everywhere we will
BRING THE NOISE. In a
cacophony of sound, we
will drown out his
address with music:
from drums to violins,
from hip hop and
classical; and with
noise: banging pots and
ringing church bells,
sound car horns and
lifting our voices.
We will begin to
rally at 4:30 PM at the
Horton Plaza fountain
at 4th & Broadway,
downtown San Diego.
The Mission of The
World Can't Wait is
organizing people
living in the United
States to take
responsibility to stop
the whole disastrous
course led by the Bush
administration. We seek
to create a political
situation where the
Bush administration's
program is repudiated,
where Bush himself is
driven from office, and
where the whole
direction he has been
taking U.S. society is
reversed.
We seek to mobilize
millions to express
their outrage, to speak
the truth, to act with
urgency and form an
organized political
resistance. We welcome
any individuals and
groups who agree that
the Bush Regime should
be driven out, whatever
their political party
affiliation or lack
thereof. We reach out
to people who have been
fooled by Bush, and to
those who have been
most seriously affected
by the outrages
inflicted by the Bush
Regime. We drew our
inspiration from...
NOT IN
OUR NAME which
we encourage you to
read, add your name
to, and distribute
broadly.
Excerpts: “No
election, whether fair
or fraudulent, can
legitimize criminal
wars on foreign
countries, torture, the
wholesale violation of
human rights, and the
end of science and
reason.”
"It is our
responsibility to stop
the Bush regime from
carrying out this
disastrous course. We
believe history will
judge us sharply should
we fail to act
decisively."
Saturday, DECEMBER 17/18,
14:30pm
Winter Solstice
Gathering
Please join SD
Puppet Insurgency for
a
Winter Solstice
Celebration and
procession of
light.
2 options: Come to
one or both!
Saturday 17 Dec. at
4:30pm
at Ocean Beach Park-
Ebers and Saratoga
and/or
Sunday 18 Dec. at 4:30
pm
at Trolley Barn
Park-Adams Ave 1 block
east of Park
Bring masks,candles,
instruments and cozy
clothing FREE for info
call 619-546-6613
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH,
10:00-2:00
Cheap Art Sale
& Puppet Shows To
Benefit
The High School
Leafletting
Project!
Come celebrate and
create peace with
THE SAN DIEGO PUPPET
INSURGENCY
Sunday, December 4th
from 10:00 to 4:00
1601 University Avenue
in Hillcrest
Have fun and buy gifts
while helping kids stay
out of the military
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT
THE HIGH SCHOOL
LEAFLETTING
PROJECT
Live Music
Affordable Art
Bigger Then Life Puppet
Shows
Make Your Own Art
Stations For ALL
Ages!
Concert in the
Spirit of the
Season:
Peace on Earth
Dec 9th, 7:30
p.m.
Featuring
internationally
acclaimed Iraqi
poetress Lamea Abbas
Amara; Miguel Lopez,
Latin harp; Farhad
Bahrami and Persian
ensemble Darvak; Moayed
Shlemon, Iraqi singer
& keyboardist Andy
Simon; Heiwa with Reiko
Obata-koto, Dave
Millard-sax &
cello, Akiko
Urata-keyboard, and
Patrick
Armenta-percussion.
Sponsored by Words
& Music in
association with Peace
Resource Center.
Friday, December 9,
2005 - 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Beach
Presbyterian Church
1675 Garnet Avenue $12
general; $10 students;
children 12 and under
free.
A portion of
proceeds benefit Peace
Resource Center
Info: 858-483-3499 or
e-mail
info@words-music.org.
To print a flyer or to
purchase tickets online
visit Words
&
Music
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH,
7:00 TO 9:30 PM
Please come help us
celebrate the 50th
Birthday of Fernando
Suarez del Solar
Saturday, Dec. 10,
7-9:30 pm
Santa Fe
Room, Balboa Park Club
Balboa Park, San
Diego
Come and enjoy music,
hors d'oeuvres, Mexican
antojitos, and
celebration!
Donations at the door:
$50.00 $25.00
$10.00
Please make your check
payable to:
ASD/Guerrero Azteca
Project
RSVP by 12/7/05 (760)
746-4568 or
marciapatt@cox.net
Directions &
Parking From North
County - Take Hwy 163
south to Park Blvd, go
left at the stop light
then left onto
President´s Way,
which is the next stop
light. Continue to the
stop sign where you can
go straight to park in
the Pan American Plaza
parking lot or make a
right and park in the
Organ Pavilion lot.
The Balboa Park Club is
located in the South
Palisades area of
Balboa Park, just north
of the Puppet
Theatre.
MAP AND MORE
INFORMATION
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH,
10:00-2:00
Cheap Art Sale
& Puppet Shows To
Benefit
The High School
Leafletting
Project!
Come celebrate and
create peace with
THE SAN DIEGO PUPPET
INSURGENCY
Sunday, December 4th
from 10:00 to 4:00
1601 University Avenue
in Hillcrest
Have fun and buy gifts
while helping kids stay
out of the military
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT
THE HIGH SCHOOL
LEAFLETTING
PROJECT
Live Music
Affordable Art
Bigger Then Life Puppet
Shows
Make Your Own Art
Stations For ALL
Ages!
Bring
Their Buddies
Home
Website
As we begin the holiday
season, over 2,000
American military
families and their
extended families and
friends will not be
whole because they have
lost a loved one in the
war on Iraq. In North
County, San Diego,
2,000 people will stand
in silent testimony to
their sacrifice with a
single message: The
best way to show them
our gratitude is to
bring their buddies
home.
Friday, November
25, 2005 2:00 PM to
5:00 PM
Carlsbad Blvd.
(Carlsbad's old Coast
Hwy.) between Pine Ave.
and Cannon Rd. with the
Pacific Ocean as a
backdrop. (We will
begin setting up at
2:00 PM and would like
to have the completed
living work of art
ready for viewing and
photos at 3:00 PM. If
you cannot stand the
entire time, please be
certain that you are in
place from 3:00 to 4:00
PM )
Join us on the day
after Thanksgiving, as
we stand in silent
mourning for all who
have died in Iraq.
Please sign up now and
we will send you
details on how to
dress, where to go and
how to print out the
Memorial Page for one
of our fallen troops to
wear pinned to your
shirt.
Hold Bush &
Congress accountable
for the deaths, the
destruction, the lies,
and the toll on our
communities! Three days
of action for peace and
justice in Washington,
D.C., Sept. 24-26. More
info at
United for
Peace.
Local march and
demonstration
6th & Laurel in
Balboa Park
2:00 PM Saturday,
September 24
SEPT. 25 PEACE
VIGIL FOR KATRINA,
9/11, IRAQ WAR
VICTIMS
PEACE VIGIL
San Diego´s peace
community with faith
center connections will
come together for a short
gathering and candlelight
vigil, on Sunday, Sept.
25, at 7:00 pm at Balboa
Park on Sixth Avenue at
Nutmeg Street. According
to spokesperson Craig
Jones, the commemoration
will be ecumenical and
non-sectarian, and will
mourn the deaths on
9-11-2001; deaths in the
on-going war in Iraq; and
those killed in the
aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina.
"It´s been four
years since the 9/11
attacks killed some 3000
innocent people. Since
then, our
government´s war
policies have killed
hundreds of thousands who
had nothing to do with
the attacks, and
there’s
no end in sight. It is
now also clear that
government delay and
incompetence caused
needless deaths in the
aftermath of hurricane
Katrina, in opposition to
supposed national
preparedness after 2001.
We want to show that all
of these victims belong
in our conscience, and in
the conscience of the
nation," he said. Jones
added that Iraq "must
continue to be in our
minds. Even though
overwhelming evidence
shows that Iraq had no
connection with the 9-11
attacks, President Bush
has used those attacks to
gain support for his war
policy, and to divert
precious resources from
legitimate local safety
and preparedness. Even
now Bush uses the specter
of the "war on terror" to
attempt to justify the
unjustifiable war, and to
further reduce needed
domestic safety."
The commemoration is
sponsored by Communities
of Conscience, and the
San Diego Coalition for
Peace and Justice.
This commemoration is one
of several events in San
Diego during the month of
September which focus on
the war and the on-going
occupation of Iraq. This
vigil is San Diego´s
second day of weekend
activities coinciding
with the Washingon, D.C.
rally on this same
weekend. Picking up on
the theme made prominent
by Cindy Sheehan during
her encampment in
Crawford, Texas, Jones
said, "There is no noble
purpose and no reason in
killing innocent people
around the world, after
innocent people were
killed here. There is no
noble purpose, but
instead real harm to our
nation in the diversion
of money and manpower
away from real needs, to
the quagmire of Iraq. But
there is nobility,
responsibility and
patriotism in demanding
that this tragic death
stop. There is a wide
range of ways to make
that demand,
commemorative vigils,
marches and rallies. We
hope that everyone will
find the forum and venue
that is appropriate for
them, and will lend their
voices to the growing
call."
For more
information contact
Craig Jones, (858)
354-1785; or
Sally Kurzdorfer, (619)
445-6319
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH
CINDY SHEEHAN IN
SAN DIEGO!
Gold Star Mother
Cindy Sheehan is Coming
to San Diego and AM
1360 Monday, Nov 7th!
Join us on the KLSD
Radio Plaza outside the
AM 1360 studios as we
welcome Cindy Sheehan
to San Diego. The Stacy
Taylor Show will
broadcast live from 6
a.m. to 9 a.m. and the
live on-air broadcast
will feature remarks by
Cindy Sheehan and
others. The address is
9660 Granite Ridge
Drive near I-15 and
Aero Drive. We want
your support!
CINDY SHEEHAN will
speak at Monday night's
meeting of the San
Diego Coalition for
Peace and
Justice!
YOU
are invited to hear
Cindy speak at SDCPJ's
general meeting on
Monday, Nov. 7th at
7pm, 3850 Westgate
Place. Cindy Sheehan's
presentation will be
followed by time for
questions and answers
and open discussion
with Cindy. PLEASE
NOTE: The final portion
of the evening will
include some time
devoted to the general
business of SDCPJ for
more information:
info@sdcpj.org (619)
263-9301
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
HORTON PLAZA VIGIL
National Call to
Action
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
in San Diego to honor
and mourn the 2,000
U.S. servicepeople who
have died in the
current war in
Iraq.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
26TH, 2005
4:00 TO 7:30pm
Horton Plaza, Downtown
San Diego
Join
hundreds of peace and
justice groups
throughout the country
as we tell the
President, Congress and
the world that 2,000
U.S. deaths in Iraq is
2,000 too many. WE the
PEOPLE, in one unified
voice, can STOP this
WAR!
Worldwide Call to
Action - September 24,
2005
THANKS FOR A
GREAT EVENT! MANY
PEOPLE CAME TO THE PARK
TO HELP SEND THIS
MESSAGE TO GEORGE
BUSH...
Hold Bush &
Congress accountable
for the deaths, the
destruction, the lies,
and the toll on our
communities! Three days
of action for peace and
justice in Washington,
D.C., Sept. 24-26. More
info at
United for
Peace.
Local march and
demonstration
6th & Laurel in
Balboa Park
2:00 PM Saturday,
September 24
SEPT. 25 PEACE
VIGIL FOR KATRINA,
9/11, IRAQ WAR
VICTIMS
PEACE VIGIL
San Diego´s peace
community with faith
center connections will
come together for a short
gathering and candlelight
vigil, on Sunday, Sept.
25, at 7:00 pm at Balboa
Park on Sixth Avenue at
Nutmeg Street. According
to spokesperson Craig
Jones, the commemoration
will be ecumenical and
non-sectarian, and will
mourn the deaths on
9-11-2001; deaths in the
on-going war in Iraq; and
those killed in the
aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina.
"It´s been four
years since the 9/11
attacks killed some 3000
innocent people. Since
then, our
government´s war
policies have killed
hundreds of thousands who
had nothing to do with
the attacks, and
there’s
no end in sight. It is
now also clear that
government delay and
incompetence caused
needless deaths in the
aftermath of hurricane
Katrina, in opposition to
supposed national
preparedness after 2001.
We want to show that all
of these victims belong
in our conscience, and in
the conscience of the
nation," he said. Jones
added that Iraq "must
continue to be in our
minds. Even though
overwhelming evidence
shows that Iraq had no
connection with the 9-11
attacks, President Bush
has used those attacks to
gain support for his war
policy, and to divert
precious resources from
legitimate local safety
and preparedness. Even
now Bush uses the specter
of the "war on terror" to
attempt to justify the
unjustifiable war, and to
further reduce needed
domestic safety."
The commemoration is
sponsored by Communities
of Conscience, and the
San Diego Coalition for
Peace and Justice.
This commemoration is one
of several events in San
Diego during the month of
September which focus on
the war and the on-going
occupation of Iraq. This
vigil is San Diego´s
second day of weekend
activities coinciding
with the Washingon, D.C.
rally on this same
weekend. Picking up on
the theme made prominent
by Cindy Sheehan during
her encampment in
Crawford, Texas, Jones
said, "There is no noble
purpose and no reason in
killing innocent people
around the world, after
innocent people were
killed here. There is no
noble purpose, but
instead real harm to our
nation in the diversion
of money and manpower
away from real needs, to
the quagmire of Iraq. But
there is nobility,
responsibility and
patriotism in demanding
that this tragic death
stop. There is a wide
range of ways to make
that demand,
commemorative vigils,
marches and rallies. We
hope that everyone will
find the forum and venue
that is appropriate for
them, and will lend their
voices to the growing
call."
For more
information contact
Craig Jones, (858)
354-1785; or
Sally Kurzdorfer, (619)
445-6319
Sunset, 1st Sunday of
Each Month
Monthly
Vigil for the
Fallen
Remember the
casualties of war. Help
read the names of U.S.
troops lost. Light a
candle in honor of the
dead. A visual memorial
of U.S. and Iraqi lives
lost.
Corner of 6th and
Laurel in Balboa Park.
Upcoming vigil dates (all
at sunset on Sunday):
Nov. 7th, December 5th,
January 2nd, February
6th.
Save the date! In
conjunction with a
national mobilization to
Washington, D.C. called
by
United for Peace, we
will hold a large-scale
solidarity protest here
in San Diego.
From the UFPJ web
site:
More than two years after
the illegal and immoral
U.S. invasion of Iraq,
the nightmare continues.
A majority of Americans
believe that this war
never should have
happened, but our elected
representatives in
Washington continue to
rubber-stamp the Bush
Administration's
disastrous policies. It's
time to hold all pro-war
politicians accountable
for the deaths, the
destruction, the lies,
and the toll on our
communities! Our
mobilization will
coincide with the
meetings of the
International Monetary
Fund and World Bank,
whose economic policies
place corporate profits
ahead of basic human
needs worldwide.
Consider attending the
Washington, D.C. event.
Otherwise, check back
here for updates on the
local event.
Mondays, 7:00-9:00
p.m.
Attend
San Diego Coalition for
Peace and Justice
Meetings
First Church of the
Brethren, 3850 Westgate
Place. Meetings are
generally the first and
third Monday of each
month. If unsure, or for
more information, call
619-263-9301 or email
info@sdcpj.org.
The fair starts at
12:00 noon with
the feature event at
6:00 p.m. at the
Palomar UU Fellowship,
1600 Buena Vista Drive,
Vista.
Feature event at
6:00 p.m. will
honor those North County
people who have resisted
the war makers and their
agenda of perpetual war.
Among other things,
Fernando Suarez del Solar
and the
Guerrero Azteca
Project will unveil a
new strategy for peace
and make a special
presentation.
At 4:30,
Project YANO will
conduct a program on
military recruiters and
the prospects for a new
draft. This presentation
will be aimed at young
people and their parents,
but will contain
important information for
everyone. Military
recruitment is suddenly a
concern for millions, and
counter-recruitment
efforts have sprung up
all over the country. One
of the oldest and most
respected groups in the
country, Project YANO has
been instrumental in
advising and helping
organize these
efforts.
Stay tuned for updated
information on speakers.
More information is
available at the
North County Forum
web site.
Saturday, June 18, 9:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
"Just
War" Theory
What is a
“just”
war? Is there such a
thing? Is war moral? Who
decides?
Faith centers have a
responsibility to be
sounding-boards of truth
and morality. In this
role, debate about the
Iraq war cannot be
avoided. Come hear what
different religious
traditions have to say;
come and add your
voice!
Saturday, June 18,
9:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
St. PaulÂ’s
Episcopal Cathedral
2728 Sixth Avenue, San
Diego, CA 92103
(619) 948-2462
Download the
Communities of Conscience
Statement of
Conscience Among
Followers of Faith:
[Adobe PDF]
[Word DOC]
Wednesday, May 11 -
Friday, May 13
Pablo
Peredes Court
Martial
Three Days of Protest at
the court martial of Iraq
War Resister Pablo
Paredes, including these
events:
Voices of
Resistance
Tuesday, May 10, 7:00
p.m.
MLK Center / 6134 Benson
Avenue
War resisters Pablo
Paredes, Camilo Mejia and
Aiden Delgado with
surprise guest!
Put the War on
Trial
May 11th @ 7:30pm
MLK Center / 6134 Benson
Avenue
Author Naomi Klein,
international law expert
Marjorie Cohn and Pablo
Paredes.
Updated
Flyer!
[PDF]
[JPG]
The venue of the events
changed. The new flyers
have the correct venue of
Aswan Hall in National
City.
Saturday, March 19,
2005
March 19: The World
Says End the
War!
SATURDAY, MARCH 19:
GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
ON THE TWO-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ
WAR
End the War
Bring the Troops
Home Now
Rebuild Our
Communities
Rally and
March
2:00 p.m.,
6th and Laurel, Balboa
Park. Speakers, music,
poetry.
March 19-20 marks the
two-year anniversary of
the U.S. bombing and
invasion of Iraq. After
all of the death and
destruction, and with the
Bush administration
claiming a mandate to
continue their war,
there's a new urgency and
a stronger determination
within the global antiwar
movement to bring the
troops home now.
The San Diego
Coalition for Peace and
Justice is holding a
local protest in
conjunction with events
around the U.S. and
world-wide. Join us at
6th & Laurel in
Balboa Park at 2:00 p.m.
for speakers, music,
poetry, and a march.
CODE PINK Oceanside
to San Deigo 3-Day Feeder
March
THURSDAY March 17, 12
noon: Code Pink march
begins at Oceanside
Pier
FRIDAY March 18 10:30 am,
Leave Lomas Santa Fe
Drive Coaster Station
SATURDAY MARCH 19 1 p.m.
Leave Old Town Trolley
Station to march to
Balboa Park
SATURDAY, MARCH 19,
Leave Oceanside on
Coaster at 11:52 a.m.;
stops in Carlsbad (2),
Encinitas and Solana
Beach. Arrive downtown
San Diego; 1 p.m. gather
in front of train station
on the patio facing
Broadway; join with
others there and march up
Broadway to Balboa
Park.
SOUTH
BAY ANTI-WAR MARCH!
SATURDAY, MARCH 19
7:00am Meet in National
City at the corner of 8th
and National City Blvd.
Sunrise March to end the
Occupations! Blessing our
communities.
11:00am Art Exhibit at
Chicano Park.
Commemorating lost
lives.
12:00 Noon Leave Chicano
Park March from
Aztlan!
1:20 PM Rally and
Drumming at City
College/Park Blvd. Books
not Combat!!
1:30 PM Leave City
College/Park Blvd Books
not Combat March!
1:40 PM Leave Space
Museum Fountain to the
Antiwar Rally March for a
Peaceful Community!
Info: Resistencia
Estudiantil, Nohelia
Ramos
xicanista_nr@yahoo.com
January 20, 2005,
4:30-6:30 p.m., Horton
Plaza
Protest the
Inauguration!
Rally with SDCPJ in a
festival of opposition as
San Diego turns its back
on Bush. Music, speakers,
poetry, and a march.
Nationwide, a Thousand
Vigils for a Thousand
Fallen Soldiers
To mark the grim
milestone of 1,000 U.S.
military men and women
killed in the Iraq war,
United for Peace and
other organizations have
called for candlelight
vigils. So far nearly
1,000 have been scheduled
across the country. San
Diegans are gathering at
the following places, all
at 8:00 p.m.:
Foot of Newport
Avenue in Ocean Beach -
Take I-8 all the way
west to Sunset Cliffs
Blvd., to Newport Ave.
Go west 3 blocks to the
beach.
3rd Avenue Park,
Chula Vista. Take I-5
to "E" Street, right on
3rd Avenue, 3 blocks on
right-hand side.
Greyling Drive
& Sandrock Rd,
Serra Mesa
Old Trolley Barn on
Adams Avenue between
Alabame & Georgia
Streets, San Diego
Baron's Market
Place, 4001 Point Loma
Blvd. (just west of
Midway), San Diego
Bird Park, 28th
& Thorne, San
Diego
Please see the
United for Peace
article for further
information, including
vigils in other areas of
the country.
From the UFPJ website:
"Our vigils will be
simple and dignified.
We'll gather at 8:00
P.M., and stand in a
circle, silently, for 45
minutes or so, holding
candles -- safely away
from anything that could
catch fire.
"Together, we'll
acknowledge the sacrifice
made by the 1,000 brave
American men and women
who have given their
lives in Iraq. It is a
time to silently honor
our fallen soldiers, and
to reflect on the
situation in Iraq where
114,000 American troops
are now serving, and the
events and decisions that
led to them being
stationed there.
"This is not a rally.
Although we may be moved
emotionally by our shared
reflection and
acknowledgement, this is
not the place for
speeches or
announcements.
"These ground rules
are important. We ask
that you only attend the
event if you agree to
abide by them."
Demonstration and
March, Park Blvd. &
Presidents Way, Balboa
Park
Make your voice heard!
On Sunday,
United for Peace will
holding a massive protest
at the Republican
Convention in New York
City. The San Diego
Coalition for Peace and
Justice is staging a
solidarity protest with
speakers, music, and a
march. Don't miss this
big event!
Special guest Ivan
Medina, a veteran whose
identical twin also
served in Iraq and was
killed last year, will
share his experiences and
thoughts. Representatives
of several prominent
local peace and justice
groups will also
speak.
The San Diego
Coalition for Peace and
Justice will be marching
in the Pride Parade,
Saturday, July 31~~~SDCPJ
is number 77 in the
parade - which is about
half-way - with about 160
contingents in the
parade.
August 29, 2004 - Save
the Date!
The
World Says No to the Bush
Agenda
Join
United for Peace and
Justice in New York
City for a massive
demonstration on Sunday,
August 29th —
a curtain-raiser for the
Republican National
Convention, which begins
the following day.
Solidarity protests at
U.S. embassies around the
world. Check back for
information on San Diego
events.
Monday, July 5, 1:00
p.m.
3rd Annual
Alternative Independence
Day and Activists
Fair
Palomar UU Fellowship
in Vista,
1600 Buena Vista Drive,
Vista. Food, booths,
information tables, and
activities. The keynote
speaker will be
Chalmers Johnson,
who will speak at 7:00
p.m. after the fair.
Saturday, June 26, 1:00
p.m., Downtown
Bring Them Home Now!
Rally-Protest at Federal
Building
What will happen in
Iraq after June
30?
If this is supposed to
be a "handover of
power", why did
General John Abizaid,
Head of U.S. Central
Command, say (Reuters,
May 19), "I
would predict ... that
the situation will become
more violent ... so it's
possible that we might
need more forces."
Military families,
veterans, active-duty
military, and concerned
citizens will all stand
up on June 26 for the
prompt return of our
loved ones from their
over-extended stay in
Iraq.
Join Military Families
Speak Out! and other
local groups at the
Federal Building at
1:00 p.m. on Saturday,
June 26. There will be a
program with speakers
from military families,
veterans, and active-duty
personnel.
Monday, June 7, 4:00-6:00
p.m., Midway Carrier
Museum
TEACH PEACE, NOT
WAR!!
On June 7th, the
Midway
Museum, a
decommissioned aircraft
carrier docked in San
Diego Harbor, will
officially open. Please
join us in protesting the
glorification of war and
the militarization of our
youth.
This floating "museum"
is not just a passive
tribute to the U.S.'s
warfighting past. In
addition to attracting
thousands of tourists,
museum staff are already
working aggressively with
local school districts to
bring the young people of
San Diego city and county
to the museum for
programs which will
include a curriculum
written by museum staff
and playing video games
simulating war and battle
scenarios.
End the Israeli
Occupation and
Destruction of
Palestine!
On June 5, 1967,
Israeli forces captured
the rest of Palestine,
which consisted of the
West Bank, Gaza and East
Jerusalem. 37 years
later, the brutal and
illegal occupation
continues.
Mark the anniversary
with Al-Awda San Diego,
International Socialist
Organization, San Diego
Coalition for Peace &
Justice, American Arab
Anti-Discrimination
Committee and all
Concerned Citizens for a
protest at
6th & Laurel in
Balboa Park.
Wednesday, May 26, 4:00 -
6:00 p.m., Mission
Valley
Who Is
Responsible for Iraqi
Torture?
CACI International,
Inc. was the company most
implicated in the Iraq
torture report. Come
protest torture, rape,
murder, war, and
corporate mercenaries at
their San Diego offices
at
1011 Camino Del Rio
South. This follows
our
protest at Titan two
weeks ago.
Friday, May 21, 7:30
p.m., First Church of the
Brethren
The Baghdad Project
One Hundred Voices.
One Hundred Faces. A
Story About War.
The Baghdad Project is a
multimedia presentation
of 100 photographs and
personal stories of Iraqi
citizens, told in their
own words. The visual and
audio portraits of the
Iraqi people explore what
they think about the
Americans, their dreams
for themselves, and their
hopes for the future.
San Diego's own Titan
Corporation was one of
two U.S. paramilitary
companies named by the
Army report of "sadistic,
blatant, and wanton
criminal abuses" of
detainees at the Abu
Ghraib prison.
In conjunction with
Activist San Diego, we
are having a protest and
press conference at
Titan's headquarters at
3033 Science Park
Road in La Jolla.
Annual Balboa Park
Earth Day event -
hundreds of tables and
displays of conservation
information, science,
crafts, and more. Look
for the SDCPJ table on
Presidents Way.
Saturday, May 1, 2004,
Oceanside
North
County Coalition for
Peace and Justice
Protest
Oceanside,
California, details
TBA. Also see the
NCCPJ web site.
May
1st is fast approaching.
While the rest of the
world celebrates Labor
Day, Americans have
Bush's notorious
"Mission
Accomplished" stunt
to look back on. On May
1, 2003, the President
ordered a San Diego-bound
aircraft carrier held
just off the coast until
he could arrive in a
fighter plane to announce
the "end to significant
fighting in Iraq". It was
the height of hubris --
and one year later, Bush
and his administration
seem no wiser.
Recent weeks have seen
a dramatic escalation in
death and destruction
more than one year after
the beginning of the
U.S.-led war.
Increasingly oppressive
occupation tactics have
led to escalating
displays of violence on
both sides. Fighting has
spread in cities
throughout Iraq,
overwhelming already
strapped hospitals. The
U.S.-led coalition has
fired rockets and
deployed 500-pound bombs
on civilian populations.
By April 13th, local
clinics reported more
than
600 Iraqi civilian
deaths in Fallujah
alone; 40 died in a
single attack on a
mosque. U.S. casualties
are also mounting. In the
first 22 days in April,
105 U.S. service members
lost their lives.
This is double the number
from all of March and
more than any month so
far. San Diego has been
hit hard: more than
100 local service members
have died in Iraq so
far.
In response to the
deteriorating situation
in Iraq, there has been a
call for Emergency
Protests this weekend. In
San Diego county, four
events are planned (at
the moment)....We urge
you to take part in as
many as you can. This
goal is to be as visible
EVERYWHERE as we can.
Can't come? Hold a vigil
in your community; hold
banners at key
intersections. Get out
there!
Saturday
4/10/04, 4-6
p.m. San Diego
Coalition for Peace
and Justice:
Join us for a Vigil
at 10th and A,
downtown San Diego
(may go longer).
Thousands of people
will be pouring
into downtown San
Diego for the 7
p.m. Baseball
game--Join us to
hold banners at
this major "feeder"
intersection. Info:
619-263-9301 or
http://www.sdcpj.org
Friday (4/9/04)
7:00 p.m. North
County Coalition for
Peace and Justice:
Candlelight vigil on
Coast Highway/Pier View
in front of the Oceanside
library at 7:00 pm. Info:
carablaze@yahoo.com
or
http://www.grassrootsusa.com
Saturday (4/10/04)
noon-2:00 p.m. ANSWER
San Diego protest, 4th
and Broadway in front of
Horton Plaza. For more
information, call
619-692-4422.
Saturday (4/10/04)
3:00-5:00 p.m. North
County Coalition for
Peace and Justice:
Protest in Carlsbad on
Carlsbad Village Rd. at
I-5, from . Info:
carablaze@yahoo.com
or
http://www.grassrootsusa.com
Saturday 12:00 p.m.
- Federal Building
- Front and
Broadway
2:00 p.m. - Balboa
Park - 6th and
Laurel
The World
Still Says
No To War
Multiple
marches converge
at the protest
site
Program of
speakers, music,
etc., TBA.
Participate
in a unified,
worldwide protest
against the Iraq
war and the
culture of
war
Organized by
the M20 Coalition
of over 30 local
groups
Join SDCPJ at
noon at the Federal
Building, Front
Street and
Broadway, for a
mini-program and a
1:00 p.m. march to
the park; or at
noon at City
College at Park
Boulevard and "C"
Street. for a 1:00
p.m march. The
marches will arrive
together at 6th
& Laurel in
time for the 2:00
p.m. main
event.
For a shorter
1:30 p.m. march,
gather at the
fountain by the
Reuben H. Fleet
Science Center at
1:00.
Monday,
January 19, 2004 - 7:00
p.m. A Public
Meeting With Fernando
Suarez
The father of fallen
Marine Jesus Suarez del
Solar will speak on his
recent peace mission to
Iraq.
First Church of the
Brethren, 3850 Westgate
Place, San
Diego
[View or print
flyer]
Saturday,
January 17, 2004 - 9:30
a.m. Join the
SDCPJ contingent in the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Parade
Assemble at the parking
lot of the County
Administration Building
near Pacific Highway and
Grape St. (Look for peace
flags, banners and
signs.)
To view or print flyer,
click here.
[Event report,
pictures]
Wednesday,
January 14, 2004 -
6:30-8:30
p.m. Living
With War: A Follow-Up
Community Meeting for
Military Families and
Friends and All Those
Concerned About Our
Troops
San Diego Downtown
Central Library, 820 "E"
Street, 2nd Floor Meeting
Room.
Bilingual.
View or print
flyer
On January 5th,
over 40 people
representing 18
organizations came
together to form a
working committee to plan
for the San Diego
component of the March 20
global day of action
against the war and
occupation in Iraq. This
represents a big step
forward for the San Diego
Peace movement as we take
strides together to end
the occupation. All
interested in building
for March 20th should
join us! (For more info
on March 20th see the
website of United For
Peace and Justice at
www.unitedforpeace.org.)
Participating Groups:
San Diego Coalition For
Peace and Justice
(SDCPJ), Arab-American
Anti-Discrimination
Committee (ADC), Ocean
Beach Grassroots
Organization (OB-GO) San
Diego County Green Party,
Al-Awda San Diego
Chapter, National
Lawyer's Guild,
International Action
Center (IAC), MESIC, UCSD
Peace Coalition,
International Socialist
Organization (ISO),
Actvist San Diego, Peace
Resource Center,
California Coalition
Against Poverty (CCAP),
ANSWER, Democratic
Socialists of America
(DSA), Peace and Freedom
Party, SNAFU, Imam Jamil
Coalition and more...
Monday, December
22, 2003, 4:30-6:30
p.m.
Second
Annual Candlelight
Solstice Peace Vigil,
Balboa
Park
Sponsored by the San
Diego Coalition for Peace
& Justice and
supported by Activist San
Diego.
4:30-5:30 Gather at the
R.H. Fleet fountain near
Park Blvd. to greet the
longest night of the
year, light our candles
and hear from several
speakers.
5:30 We will proceed on
Laurel Ave. (by twos)
with candles and
percussion instruments to
the SE corner of 6th and
Laurel.
6:00 We will create a
circle on the grass at
the SE corner of 6th and
Laurel and invite people
to come to the microphone
to share inspiring,
thoughtful, peaceful
words or song for up to 1
minute each. After our
closing speaker (at about
6:30) we will be escorted
back to our cars by
peacekeepers. DRESS VERY WARMLY
AND BRING A CANDLE IN A
CUP AND A DRUM OR OTHER
PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENT!
National Day
of Protest - Saturday,
October 25, 2003
Federal
Building, Front &
Broadway MARCH & RALLY at
1:00
p.m.
For more information,
call (619) 263-9301 or
email
info@sdcpj.org.
Thursday, September
11, 2003 - 7:00 p.m.
Federal Building, Front
& Broadway PEACE
VIGIL
Please
join us in a Candlelight
Vigil with speakers,
poetry, and music by
Peggy Watson
... September 11, 2001 -
3,030 civilian deaths
War against Afghanistan -
3,500 civilian deaths
(minimum)
War against Iraq - 6,118
civilian deaths
(minimum) Bring candles!
For more information,
call (619) 263-9301 or
email
info@sdcpj.org.
Thursday, August 14
- 4:00-7:30 p.m.
San Diego Convention
Center: PROTEST
PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO
SAN DIEGO!
Please join us in saying
"NO" to Bush's foreign
and domestic
policies!
Stop the Lies!
Bring the Troops Home
Now!
Come join
the San Diego Coalition
for Peace and Justice's
protest at Bush's
campaign fundraiser on
Thursday, August 14 at
the San Diego Convention
Center. Please note we
have changed the time to
the
following:
WE
WILL BEGIN OUR PRESENCE
AT THE CONVENTION CENTER
AT 4 P.M. SO THAT PEOPLE
COMING TO THE EVENT WILL
SEE US! THE PROTEST WILL
BE CONTINUOUS FROM 4 P.M.
UNTIL 7:30! COME AS EARLY
AS YOU CAN/OR WHENEVER
YOU CAN DURING OUR
TIMEFRAME! WE NEED
EVERYBODY
THERE!
We will be on the east
side of Harbor Drive
between 1st and 5th, in
the grassy strip between
the street curb and the
trolley fence. Parking
will be tight. If you
take the trolley, you can
get off at either 1st
(Convention Center West
stop) or 5th
(Gaslamp/Convention
Center stop).
Monday, August 18th,
7:00-9:00 p.m. -
SDCPJ Educational Meeting
at First Church of the
Brethren, 3850 Westgate
Place, San Diego. Topic
will be: "Corporate
America & War
Profiteering in Iraq."
Featured speaker: Gopal
Dayaneni.
The following list
of events is provided as
a community
service: -Commemorating all the
victims of the nuclear
age
-Calling for an end to
all weapons of mass
destruction
-Calling for an end to
the Bush Administration
lies
-Calling to bring our
troops home now
For more information,
call (619) 263-9301 or
email
info@sdcpj.org.
To view or print flyer,
click here.
Come to our
general
meetings!
THE
SAN DIEGO COALITION FOR
PEACE AND JUSTICE meets
the FIRST and THIRD
MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 7
P.M. Meetings are
held at the First Church
of the Brethren, 3850
Westgate Place,
San Diego. The
first Monday is a working
meeting and the third
Monday is an educational
meeting. For more
information, call (619)
263-9301 or email
info@sdcpj.org.
For directions,
click here.
Monday, June 16,
7:00-9:00 p.m.:
PALESTINE AND
THE PEACE MOVEMENT:
An Essential and
Timely Educational
Forum
Hosted by the San Diego
Coalition for Peace and
Justice
Where: First Church of
the Brethren, 3850
Westgate Place, San
Diego - Why is the
Palestine-Israel issue
important to the peace
movement, in the U.S. and
worldwide?
- What challenges does it
present to the peace
movement?
- What do you need to
know to make informed
choices?
Panelists:
- Yousef Abudayyeh,
Middle East Cultural and
Information Center
- Marjorie Cohn,
Professor, Thomas
Jefferson School of
Law
- Carol Jahnkow, Peace
Resource Center
For more information,
call (619) 263-9301 or
email
info@sdcpj.org.
For directions,
click here.
Please print this flyer
and distribute. To view
or print flyer, click
here
see flyer
Saturday, July 8th &
Sunday, July 9th, 10:00
AM-4:00 PM
"No
SLACK TILL THEY'RE ALL
BACK"
Peace and Anti-war
Art exhibition
along with
"BRING THEIR BUDDIES
HOME"
Paul Vauchelet's
Memorial Tribute to
America's
heroes
FREE - OPEN TO
ALL
Saturday July 8th
& Sunday July 9th
Hours: 10AM-4PM
SDVAG Fine Arts Gallery
1098 Ninth Ave, San Diego
92101 (Ninth Ave & C St
downtown)
TUESDAY, JUNE
27TH, 12:00 NOON
FEDERAL BUILDING,
DOWNTOWN
URGENT CALL!
SUPPORT LT.
WATADA
On
June 7th, 2006, U.S. Army
First Lieutenant Ehren
Watada became the first
commissioned officer to
publicly announce his
opposition to the Iraq war
and his intent to refuse to
deploy with his unit to
Iraq.
Join
the National Lawyers Guild,
Friends of Lt. Watada, and
others in a rally to
Support Lt. Watada on
Tues., June 27th, 12:00
noon, Federal Building, 880
Front Street, downtown San
Diego.
Speakers include
Professor of Law Majorie
Cohn who met with Lt.
Watada earlier this month,
Jon Monday of Veterans for
Peace; and others. Lt.
Watada has been put under
confinement and a complete
gag order without
charge.
THURSDAY, JUNE
22
6:30 PM
IBEW Local 569
(Electrical Workers) Union
Hall
4545 Viewridge Ave.
92123
(Directions
Below)
SAN
DIEGO PREMIERE
FILM SHOWING Meeting Face to
Face The Iraq-US
Labor Solidarity
Tour
Hear those most
affected by the Iraq
war:
Iraqi
workers
Meeting Face
to Face follows six
senior Iraqi labor leaders
through 25 U.S. cities
during the June 2005
Iraq-U.S.Labor Solidarity
Tour, sponsored by U.S.
Labor Against the War.
Speaking to American
audiences for the first
time, Iraqis explain why
the primary condition for a
peaceful resolution in Iraq
is ending the U.S.
occupation, and why an
independent labor movement
is crucial in creating a
democratic society.
DIRECTIONS:
I-15 Balboa Ave. exit,
go west on Balboa 1.0
mile,
turn right on Viewridge
Avenue,
go 0.1 mile.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
7:00 PM
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF
LAW
Independent
Journalists
DAHR JAMAIL
and
MARK
MANNING
Independent
journalists discuss the
realities of Iraq and
present "Caught in the
Crossfire", a short film
about Falluja, followed by
questions from the
audience
Sponsored by
The National Lawyers
Guild
The San Diego Coalition
for Peace &
Justice
Global Voices for
Justice, and
AWARE
Thomas
Jefferson School of
Law
2120 San Diego Avenue
Room 200
San Diego, CA 92110
For more information,
please contact Marjorie
Cohn at 619-374-6923
or email to
marjorie@tjsl.edu
their passionate
peacemaking is rooted in
faith, with guest
speakers... Congressman Bob
Filner
Azim Khamisa
Linda K.Williams/Sylvia
Boaz Leighton
WHERE: First Church of the
Brethren of San Diego
3850 Westgate Place, San
Diego CA 92105
WHEN: Saturday, June 3,
2006
6:30-7:00 pm Fair Trade
coffee/tea, goodies, book
signing, tabling,
fellowship,
music by guitarist " KEV"
(Kevin Rones)
7:00-8:00 pm: Speakers
8:00-8:30 pm: Questions
& Answers
8:30-9:00 pm: Book
Signing
SPONSORED BY: First Church
of the Brethren (an
historic peace church)
and the Communities of
Conscience.
ENDORSED BY:
San Diego Coalition for
Peace and Justice
Peace Resource Center
Restorative Justice
Mediation Program
Tariq Khamisa
Foundation
Global Village
Foundation
Dick Cheney is in town to
support Brian Bilbray at
the Sheraton San Diego
Hotel and Marina
1380 Harbor Island Drive,
San Diego, CA 92101
Event doors open at
10:15 am; protest outside
hotel; some people will be
there at 9:30 a.m.
Please bring your signs of
protest!
Public
parking is limited on
Harbor Island; come
early.
Paid parking is available
at the airport, you can
then walk across Harbor
Drive directly to Harbor
Island Drive.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
Wednesday, May
17
NATIONAL
CALL-IN
Protest the warrantless
wiretapping
Sponsored by the
National Lawyers Guild
From
Guild President Michael
Avery:
Dear Friends,
It's time to register our
outrage that the
President broke the law
by permitting the
wiretapping of Americans
without warrants!
On Wednesday, May 17,
join the Bill of Rights
Defense Committee in a
National Call-in to let
your members of Congress
know that it is their job
to hold the President
accountable. We need to
tell Congress to protect
us from unreasonable
searches and seizures and
find out how many
Americans are being
wiretapped, in violation
of the law. (Visit our
resources page for more
information about
warrantless
wiretapping.)
Mark your calendar, and
tell your friends. We
will send you more
information, including
talking points, by May
15. To ensure this
effort's success, the
BORDC has teamed up with
other organizations
including the ACLU and
People For the American
Way, each of which will
take responsibility for a
day the week of May
15.
Help us by calling
Congress and saying,
"Investigate, don't
legislate."
On Wednesday, May 17,
call the Capitol
switchboard,
202-224-3121, and ask the
operator to connect you
(24 hours a day) or call
your legislators directly
(find their Washington
office phone numbers at
www.visi.com/juan/congress).
Tell Congress that we
want to know how many
Americans have had
their phone calls or
emails eavesdropped on
by the NSA without any
check. No more
secrecy. No more
law-breaking. We want
to know, and we want
to know now.
Thanks for all you
do!
The Bill of Rights
Defense Committee
MAY 12TH
5:00 PM
MAY
12TH 5:00
PM
PROTEST AGAINST
PLANS FOR AN
ATTACK ON IRAN!
LEAFLET WITH US IN
HILLCREST
Friday May 12th,
5:00 PM
6th &
University
Your
government is now gearing
up for an attack on Iran,
with covert operations
already underway, plans
being drawn up that
include the use of
nuclear weapons, and a
campaign of lies pumped
out by government
officials that we heard 3
years ago.
On May 12th we
will be on the corners
of 6th and University
in Hillcrest at 5p.m.
during rush hour with
this new poster and
others. Join us-email
or call if you plan to
be there-or just come.
We will fill the four
corners of that
intersection, and
expand to other
intersections, passing
out leaflets, and
urging people to get
involved. We will also
pass out leaflets and
inform people of the
October 5, 2006- the
day to let the whole
country know there is a
Force in this Country
Determined to Drive Out
the Bush
Regime.
PEACE DEMONSTRATION
ON SATURDAY
MAY 6TH AT 12 PM
THE FEDERAL BUILDING,
DOWNTOWN
COME AND JOIN THIS PEACE
DEMONSTRATION AND BE
HEARD
HELP STOP THE WAR BEFORE
IT STARTS
NO WAR OR SANCTIONS ON
IRAN
President Bush
has refused to rule out a
U.S. nuclear attack on
Iran if Iran doesn't halt
its uranium enrichment
activities, declaring on
April 18th: "All options
are on the table."
With the majority of the
people in this country
now opposing the war in
Iraq, it's almost
inconceivable that the
Bush Administration could
be planning to launch
another illegal, immoral
war
.
DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 6,
2006 FROM 12:00-2:00
PM
LOCATION: 880 FRONT
STREET, SAN DIEGO
92101
CONTACT: ALI GOLCHIN:
619-827-8777
SPONSORED BY:
CASMII
Campaign Against
Sanctions and Military
Intervention in Iran, PEACE
RESOURCE
CENTER
Peace Resource Center of
San Diego
and the SDCPJ
San Diego Coalition For
Peace And Justice
Albert Einstein: The
world is a dangerous
place, not because of
those who do evil, but
because of those who look
on and do
nothing.st
MONDAY,
MAY 1, 2006 ALL DAY!
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006
ALL DAY!
THE
MAY 1st
National
Boycott
Don't buy ANYTHING,
not even a piece of
gum.
Stand for International
Labor Day!
Show them the power of our
numbers
and our economic
power.
San Diego May 1,
2006
EVENTS!!
1. 8
a.m., Escondido, Prayer
service, march and rally,
Iglesia Monte de los
Olivos, 331 W. Fourth Ave.
to Escondido City Hall.
Info:
760-443-6443
2.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., San
Marcos: Rally at California
State University San
Marcos, Kellogg Library
Plaza, 333 S. Twin Oaks
Valley Road. Info:
760-484-8570
3.
Noon, San Ysidro: March
(2.8 miles) from Larson
Park (a.k.a the Cesar
Chavez Community Center)
455 Sycamore Rd. in San
Ysidro at 12:00 PM;
speeches, music, voter
registration, cultural
presentations and much,
much more! We will then go
on a triangular route
march, first to the San
Ysidro border crossing
where we will meet the
Mexico contingency, and
then return to Larson Park
for closing speeches,
music, and voter
registration. Info:
may1stop@yahoo.com or
619-274-0894
4.
Noon, Tijuana: March to the
U.S. Consulate from Centro
Comercial Las Brisas in the
La Mesa District; Info:
619-216-0095
5.
5:30-7:30 p.m., San Diego:
Rally & Candlelight
Vigil, Balboa Park, corner
of 6th and Laurel;
speakers, voter
registration. Info:
619-644-5700
6.
5:30-8:30 p.m., Escondido:
Rally, vigil, speakers,
voter registration. Grape
Day Park, 321 N. Broadway.
Info:
760-672-7419.
PRESS
RELEASE
Contact: Prof. Elva
Salinas/619-962-2132
Jazmin
Morelos/619-274-0894
"Bi-National Great
American Boycott of
2006"
"El Gran Paro Bi-Nacional
Americano 2006"
"A day
without an immigrant"
"Un dia sin
immigrante"
WHEN: San Diego May
1, 2006: Call to
Action!
WHERE: The United States
side will march from
Larsen Park starting at
noon, then to the San
Ysidro border crossing
where we will meet the
Mexico contingency. We
will then return to the
starting point for
speeches, music, voter
registration, cultural
presentations and much,
much more!
WHO: "March 25th
Coalition against HR4437
San Diego" will join the
"March 25th Coalition
against HR4437 Los
Angeles," the organizers
of the mega march of
almost 2 million on March
25th, in their efforts
toward "El Gran Paro
Americano 2006."
Nationwide Immigrant
General Strike Wear White
T-Shirt on May 1st!
More Info: On May 1, we
are calling for No Work,
No School, No Sales, and
No Buying, and also to
have rallies around
symbols of economic trade
in your areas (stock
exchanges, anti-immigrant
corporations, etc.) to
protest the
anti-immigrant movements
across the country.
On May 1, we will wear
"white" a T-Shirt and/or
white arm bands, we can
paint and write our
political demands (and
creative arts) at the
T-shirt go to rally,
protest, strike, vigil,
work or school--we will
have a ocean of white
T-shirts with our
political demands from
east coast to west coast,
at the street, work
place, school, bus
station & store...
and our voice will be
LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT
BE SILENT FOR EVER!
We will settle for
nothing less than full
amnesty and dignity for
the millions of
undocumented workers
presently in the U.S. We
believe that increased
enforcement is a step in
the wrong direction and
will only serve to
facilitate more tragedies
along the Mexican-U.S.
border in terms of deaths
and family
separation.
Immigrants contribute 7
billion in social
security per year. they
earn 240 billion, report
90 billion, and only are
reimbursed 5 billion,
"where are the 85
billion?" They also
contribute to the U.S.
economy 25 billion more
than they receive in
healthcare, etc., etc.,
etc.
According to the
anti-immigrant
politicians and
hate-mongers, "immigrants
are a drain on society."
If this is true, then on
May 1st the stock market
will surge, and the
economy will boom. If
not, we prove them wrong
once and for all. We know
what will happen because
we know the truth!
Rally &
Evening vigil
Sponsored by the San
Diego Coalition for
Conprehensive
Immigration
Reform
Balboa Park
corner of 6th &
Laurel St.
5:30-7:30 Rally and
Education/Information
booth (i.e. voter reg.,
call-in station, letter
writing station,
citizenship
information, school
curriculum
information)
7:30pm - Candlelight
Vigil & walk
Bring: the family,
signs, water, wear
white, flags,
candles.
There will be a
Tax Protest in front of the
Midway Post Office where
lines of cars will be
waiting to drop off their
tax return forms.
Protesters will be in
front, handing out flyers
and carrying signs.
The Libertarian Party will
bring Pizza at
7:30.
Remember, your
taxes are war
taxes.
6:30
p.m. to 11:00pm or
later
Contact Jesse at
619-754-5979 cell or office
at 619 795-0669
SD Libertarian Party
TUESDAY,
APRIL 18TH
Tuesday, April
18th:
Brewed
Awakening
Fair trade
coffee, tea and speakers
that stir the social
conscience
Featuring
RABBI MICHAEL LERNER
Author of
THE LEFT HAND OF GOD Taking Back Our Country
From the Religious
Right
7:00-8:30 pm
Brown
Chapel
Point Loma Nazarene
University
Sponsored by The Center for
Justice and Reconciliation
of
Point Loma Nazarene
University
and
The San Diego Network of
Spiritual Progressives
For more information
contact: Network
for Spiritual
Progressives
For directions to the
University call
619-819-2200 or go to:
Campus
Directions
SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH
Saturday, April
8:
March from Chicano Park
to Pantoja
Park
Begins 1 p.m. at
Chicano Park
Organized by American
Friends Service Committee,
619-233-4114
SUNDAY,
APRIL 9TH
IMMIGRANTS ARE
AMERICA
March for Dignity,
Respect and Hope
MARCH WITH US ON
SUNDAY, APRIL
9TH
BALBOA PARK
(6TH & LAUREL)
MEET AT 1PM AND MARCH AT
2PM
America is a nation of
immigrants! Our nation was
founded on the basis of
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY We March for
Justice!
We march to say
NO to the criminalization
of immigrants and
NO to the creation of an
immigrant
underclass!
Call for more
information:
San Diego & South Bay:
619-255-6986
North County: Arnoldo Marin
760-672-7419
East Co
We will be
meeting in the parking lot of
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