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
******************************************************************************************************************************
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:
We will be
meeting in the parking lot of
