[SDCPJ] 2012 Right Livelihood Awards: The "Alternative" Nobel Prize

The 2012 Laureates define essential conditions for global peace and security

This year's group of four Laureates highlights the essential conditions for global peace and security: effective nonviolent resistance, a recognition that the arms industry is part of the problem, human and women's rights, and the preservation of our precious ecological resources.

The Jury recognized GENE SHARP (USA) "for developing and articulating the core principles and strategies of nonviolent resistance and supporting their practical implementation in conflict areas around the world". The Peace Resource Center of San Diego and Progressive North County recently showed the film  "How to Start a Revolution," which outlines Sharp's contribution to helping peoples' movements around the world.

http://www.rightlivelihood.org/

[SDCPJ] Re-send: ALL OUT for Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting on San Onofre 10/9/12!

Some of you reported problems reading this message the first time I sent it out.  Let's see how this one goes.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a Public Meeting for Tuesday, October 9, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel in Dana Point (1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point 92629). We need another HUGE turnout for this meeting. Plan to arrive EARLY to get best seats in what we expect to be another overflow  crowd. 

NOTE: On-site parking will be $5 Self-Park and $10 Valet. Carpooling is encouraged,  We are using a Facebook Event Page to connect with fellow carpoolers from your location (https://www.facebook.com/events/332048410225364/.   SEE END OF THIS DESCRIPTION for PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTION. 

This will be the first time that local concerned citizens, the NRC and Southern California Edison will take part together in a roundable discussion about San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) issues. They will also be joined at the discussion table by representatives from the California Energy Commission, the Coastal Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission.

This historic meeting will have two parts. The first part will be a roundtable discussion about SONGS steam generator problems. Part two will be a general discussion about procedures of the NRC and their effectiveness. The NRC has promised community organizers that questions from the public will be taken throughout the meeting. 

"Generators 2 and 3 have been shut down since late January for safety issues. We welcome this opportunity to sit down with the NRC, Southern Calfiornia Edison and other interested parties," said Gene Stone, a resident of San Clemente and head of Residents Organized for a Safe Environment. "Restarting San Onofre would pose a grave and dangerous threat to the eight-and-a-half million citizens who live nearby and their voices need to be heard loudly and clearly. We call on all interested citizens to come to this meeting and express their concerns about San Onofre."

For more info contact: Gene Stone of ROSE – 949-233-7724

Carol Jahnkow of the Peace Resource Center of S.D. – 760-390-0775 caroljahnkow@gmail.com

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PUBLIC TRANSIT via San Juan Capistrano AMTRAK Station (see http://www.amtrak.com/dealsfor discounts) NOTE: There is no bus service between the St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel and the SJC Amtrak Station at night. So we would have to arrange for rides for anyone returning via Amtrak on Tuesday night. >>>>PLEASE POST on this FB Event Page if this option is one you would use <<<<

Surfliner Train from points South arrives at 4:19p (leaves San Diego Old Town at 2:46p); Lvs SJC at 11:21p, arr SDOT at 12:42a. $21 ea. way, check schedule for other stations.

Surfliner Train from points North arrives at 4:11p (leaves L.A. Union Station at 3p); BUS Lvs SJC at 11:50p, arr LAUS at 1:30a. $20 ea. way, check schedule for other stations.

From the San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station: Your trip will take approximately 39 min. You have 1 transfer(s). (NOTE: these directions are from OCTA Trip Planner for Monarch Beach Golf Links, adjacent to St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel.) 

Walk to CAMINO CAPISTRANO-ORTEGA in SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, stop #7055

At 4:57 PM, take Route 091 South. Exit bus at PACIFIC COAST-DANA POINT HARBOR in DANA POINT, stop #1518 at 5:10 PM. Wait 11 minute(s).

At 5:21 PM, take Route 187 North. Exit bus at NIGUEL-STONEHILL in DANA POINT, stop #1571 at 5:33 PM. Walk to St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel 

[SDCPJ] Sunday Oct 7 - End the Wars at Home! End the Wars Abroad!

Join with

San Diego Veterans For Peace, Occupy San Diego, and the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice

Sunday, October 7, 2012.

We will mark the

1st anniversary of Occupy San Diego

and the

11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan

10-11:30 am -Assemble at Freedom Plaza (Civic Center)

(3rd and B, Downtown San Diego)

11:30 am - march to Midway (Broadway and Harbor Drive)

12:30-1:30 pm - Speakout at Arlington West at the Midway

 

 

Bring the Troops Home from Afghanistan Now!

No War on Iran!

Money for Jobs, Healthcare, and Education, Not for War!

More info: http://www.sdcpj.org        http://www.sdvfp.org        info@sdcpj.org

 

 

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[SDCPJ] ALL OUT for Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting on San Onofre 10/9/12!

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a Public Meeting for Tuesday, October 9, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel in Dana Point (1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point 92629). We need another HUGE turnout for this meeting. Plan to arrive EARLY to get best seats in what we expect to be another overflow 

crowd. 

NOTE: On-site parking will be $5 Self-Park and $10 Valet. Carpooling is encouraged,  We are using a Facebook Event Page to connect with fellow carpoolers from your location (https://www.facebook.com/events/332048410225364/.   SEE END OF THIS DESCRIPTION for PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTION. 

This will be the first time that local concerned citizens, the NRC and Southern California Edison will take part together in a roundable discussion about San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) issues. They will also be joined at the discussion table by representatives from the California Energy Commission, the Coastal Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission.

This historic meeting will have two parts. The first part will be a roundtable discussion about SONGS steam generator problems. Part two will be a general discussion about procedures of the NRC and their effectiveness. The NRC has promised community organizers that questions from the public will be taken throughout the meeting. 

"Generators 2 and 3 have been shut down since late January for safety issues. We welcome this opportunity to sit down with the NRC, Southern Calfiornia Edison and other interested parties," said Gene Stone, a resident of San Clemente and head of Residents Organized for a Safe Environment. "Restarting San Onofre would pose a grave and dangerous threat to the eight-and-a-half million citizens who live nearby and their voices need to be heard loudly and clearly. We call on all interested citizens to come to this meeting and express their concerns about San Onofre."

For more info contact: Gene Stone of ROSE – 949-233-7724
Carol Jahnkow of the Peace Resource Center of S.D. – 760-390-0775 caroljahnkow@gmail.com
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PUBLIC TRANSIT via San Juan Capistrano AMTRAK Station (see http://www.amtrak.com/dealsfor discounts) NOTE: There is no bus service between the St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel and the SJC Amtrak Station at night. So we would have to arrange for rides for anyone returning via Amtrak on Tuesday night. >>>>PLEASE POST on this FB Event Page if this option is one you would use <<<<

Surfliner Train from points South arrives at 4:19p (leaves San Diego Old Town at 2:46p); Lvs SJC at 11:21p, arr SDOT at 12:42a. $21 ea. way, check schedule for other stations.

Surfliner Train from points North arrives at 4:11p (leaves L.A. Union Station at 3p); BUS Lvs SJC at 11:50p, arr LAUS at 1:30a. $20 ea. way, check schedule for other stations.

From the San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station: Your trip will take approximately 39 min. You have 1 transfer(s). (NOTE: these directions are from OCTA Trip Planner for Monarch Beach Golf Links, adjacent to St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel.) 

Walk to CAMINO CAPISTRANO-ORTEGA in SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, stop #7055

At 4:57 PM, take Route 091 South. Exit bus at PACIFIC COAST-DANA POINT HARBOR in DANA POINT, stop #1518 at 5:10 PM. Wait 11 minute(s).

At 5:21 PM, take Route 187 North. Exit bus at NIGUEL-STONEHILL in DANA POINT, stop #1571 at 5:33 PM. Walk to St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel 

[SDCPJ] LGBT Immigrants, Asylees and Refugee Seekers Forum, Sat., Sept. 29 @ The Centro, 6-9 pm

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SAME & The Centro Present:

LGBT Immigrants, Asylees and Refugee Seekers 

Exploring Emerging Issues

Sat., Sept. 29 @ 6-9pm. FREE.

                       

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

Contact Person: Cathy Mendonca

Company Name: The Centro Cultural De La Raza and The San Diego
Alliance for Marriage Equality
Telephone Number: 401-580-7791
Email Address: cmendonca@riseup.net
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/354897571252986/
Web site address:  http://www.samealliance.com

SAME & Centro Present: LGBT Immigrants, Asylees and Refugee Seekers Explore Emerging Issues

San Diego, California, 09/29/2012 Join SAME and The "Centro Cultural De La Raza" as we Co-Host this important subject. Experienced attorneys will speak about issues impacting LGBT

immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, including the progress made in adjudicating claims by same-sex bi-national couples, the impact of DOMA litigation or repeal of DOMA on LGBT immigrants and much more.

September 29th, 2012 6pm -9pm

Centro Cultural de la Raza
2004 Park Blvd., San Diego, 92101  

 

This is the first of its kind for the Centro Cultural De La Raza and we believe the audience will be a good mix of people from both the uptown communities of Hillcrest, North Park, University Heights, Mission Hills etc, as well as i.e. barrio communities of Logan, Sherman Heights, National City, San Ysidro etc.

 

For additional information, please contact:

 

Cathy Mendonca
Telephone Number: 401-580-7791
Email Address: cmendonca@riseup.net

SAME (San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality) is an open democratically run organization committed to fighting for LGBT rights including marriage equality.

 

 

 

 

CURRENT EXHIBIT

Matices de las Americas Exhibit 

Artists from Throughout The Americas

Now Thru October 7

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ALSO

HOMENAJE AL 102 ANIVERSARIO DE LA REVOLUCION MEXICANA

Fotografias de 1909 a 1921

AGUSTIN VICTOR CASASOLA (MX)

GERONIMO HERNANDEZ (MX)

 

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Centro Cultural de la Raza 

2004 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101

 

For more info, please visit

www.centroculturaldelaraza.org, email info@centroculturaldelaraza.org or call 619-235-6135.

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About the Centro Cultural de la Raza

 

San Diego's Centro Cultural de la Raza was founded in 1970 as a Chicano Community Cultural Center and functions as an alternative space that encourages and facilitates artistic growth and cultural interchange in the San Diego/Tijuana region. The Centro provides classes and features a dynamic interdiscipinary schedule of events which includes exhibits, musical performances, installation art, readings, receptions, Azteca dance, Teatro Chican@, Ballet Folklorico, film screenings and other events. We welcome you to visit the Centro and invite you to participate in the exciting programs we have planned for 2011.

 

We are located at:

Centro Cultural de la Raza 

2004 Park Blvd. 

San Diego, California 92101 

619.235.6135

www.centroculturaldelaraza.org  

 

                       

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Volunteer at The Centro!

 

The Centro is looking for volunteers for gallery sitting, helping with events, etc. Great for students, community groups and art lovers.  For more info, email: 

 

info@centroculturaldelaraza.org.

    

 

Mission

 

The Centro's mission is to create, preserve, promote and educate about Chicano, Mexicano, Indigenous and Latino art and culture.

 

Directions

2004 Park Blvd. 

San Diego, CA 92101

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Gallery Hours

Tues. - Sun. 12 - 4 pm

Tel. 619-235-6135
info@centroculturaldelaraza.org 

 

The Centro is located in San Diego's Historic Balboa Park near Park Blvd. and Inspiration Point Way.

Easily Accessible from the 12 & C (City College) Trolley and the # 7 Bus Line

       

       

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[SDCPJ] California online voter registration

A new law in California allows for on-line voter registration. This
is the state government site with instructions and forms:

https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/

I think we all support the widest possible voting participation. May
I suggest that you consider forwarding this information to anyone and
everyone, to take advantage of this method if not already registered
or have moved within the state.

October 22, 2012, is the last day to register to be eligible to vote
in the November 6, 2012, General Election.

democratically,

Fred
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[SDCPJ] Thursday, Aug. 30 -Special meeting for KNSJ-FM / San Diego Community Radio Project

Thursday, Aug. 30 -    7 to 9 pm
Special meeting for KNSJ-FM / San Diego Community Radio Project
4246 Wightman St, SD 92105

-->1) Organizing meeting for Amy Goodman event to help launch KNSJ-FM;  Want to join the Welcoming Committee?

2) Introductory meeting for those wanting to contribute or shape content on our new station... get KNSJ.org streaming sooner.

3) Fundraising:  Get us on the air sooner by helping fund raise for San Diego's Community Radio

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 Activist Center - 4246 Wightman St (in garage in back) - 1 Bl. s. of Univ Ave on Van Dyke 

The San Diego Community Radio Project will share the news about Activist San Diego 's in-the-works, full-power FM station and INTERNET RADIO. The signal will transmit out of Descanso, with a parallel Internet radio stream and studios based in City Heights.
ASD is a 12-year-old 501c3 with a rock-solid mission of Networking for Social Justice (thus kNSJ)

We are tired of corporate misinformation and monopolized media. We were heartbroken with the loss of KLSD; we had hopes with Liberty One; Is San Diego County ready for this NCE (non-commercial, educational, listener- supported) endeavor lead by progressives?           You can help make it happen and creating a powerful community resource ! -->

For more info:  619-871-9354

[SDCPJ] Desmond Tutu Does It Again

This speaks for itself:

Earlier this last week, Archbishop Desmond Tutu declined to participate alongside former Prime Minister Tony Blair in a world summit (held on Thursday). The Nobel Peace Laureate refused to share the platform due to Blair's support for the 2003 war on Iraq.

In a statement, Dr Tutu's Office said: "Ultimately, the archbishop is of the view that Mr. Blair's decision to support the United States' military invasion of Iraq, on the basis of unproven allegations of the existence in Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, was morally indefensible.  The 'Discovery Invest Leadership Summit' has leadership as its theme. Morality and leadership are indivisible.  In this context, it would be inappropriate and untenable for the archbishop to share a platform with Mr. Blair."

Then on Sunday, Tutu issued a call that Blair and George W. Bush should be taken to the International Criminal Court in The Hague over the Iraq war.  Writing in the UK's Observer newspaper, he accused the former leaders of lying about weapons of mass destruction.  The Iraq military campaign had made the world more unstable "than any other conflict in history", he said.  The former Archbishop of Cape Town said the US- and UK-led action launched against Saddam's regime in 2003 had brought about conditions for the civil war in Syria and a possible Middle East conflict involving Iran.

"The then leaders of the United States [Mr. Bush] and Great Britain [Mr. Blair] fabricated the grounds to behave like playground bullies and drive us further apart. They have driven us to the edge of a precipice where we now stand - with the spectre of Syria and Iran before us," he said.  He added: "The question is not whether Saddam Hussein was good or bad or how many of his people he massacred. The point is that Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair should not have allowed themselves to stoop to his immoral level." 

[SDCPJ] International Day of Peace -- San Diego events 9/20 and 922

International Day of Peace -- September 21, 2012

Each year on September 21, the United Nations invites all nations and people to honor a cessation of hostilities and commemorate the the International Day of Peace through education and public awareness on issues related to peace. In the quest for peace, the Universal Peace Federation and its Ambassadors for Peace around the world organize commemorations of the International Day of Peace each year. The theme for 2012 is "Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future."  Learn more:  http://www.upf.org/united-nations/peace-day

The Culture of Peace Intitiative also has many resources for International Day of Peace and for Building a Culture of Peace:
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/

We hope that you will be able to take part in one of the local Day of Peace activities below and/or spend some time on September 21st thinking about how we can make every day a day of peace.

San Diego Events: 

Thursday, September 20:  "Standing Together in Peace"Peace Fair and Interfaith Vigil, Cherokee Point Elementary School and Park, 3735 38th Street, San Diego, CA 92105.  We invite you to join us in honor of the UN's International Day of Peacehttp://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday and Day of Prayer for Peace (since 2004).

Peace Fair 4-6pm: Booths, Musical Performances, Food, Meet your Elected Officials

Interfaith Vigil 6-7pm: Peace from different faith perspectives: Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Quaker, Muslim, and others.  At the conclusion of the interfaith sharing and prayer time, we will have a candle lighting ceremony and singing together.   The Peace Day Steering Committee includes:  Cherokee Point Elementary, First Church of the Brethren, National Conflict Resolution Center, Peace Resource Center of San Diego, San Diego Friends Meeting (Quakers), San Diego Police Department, Wellness & Restorative Practice Partnership, Unity Church, and more!

Questions? Contact Pastor Sara 619-573-5784

Thursday, September 20:  "International Day of Peace Celebration, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Garden of the Sky Plaza, 12:15-2:15 p.m.   Directions and map:  http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/venue/direction.php

Saturday, September 22:  Women's Museum of California International  Day of Peace Celebration, Special recognition of Nonal Cannon, 2 p.m., Liberty Station, Pt. Loma.  Info: 619-233-7963.

This information brought to you by The Peace Resource Center of San Diego

www.prcsd.org  info@prcsd.org  619-263-9301

[SDCPJ] EQUALITY NINE VICTORY CELEBRATION! TOMORROW!

Sean Bohac
www.samealliance.com
(619) 218-3192

The two year battle with City Attorney ends in a victory for nine San Diego marriage equality activists known as the 'Equality 9'. Victory party is planned for Friday night Sept 21st. Public is welcome. Press release attached and inline below.

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"EQUALITY NINE VICTORY CELEBRATION" AT BAMBOO LOUNGE IN HILLCREST SEPTEMBER 21

Press Contact - Mark Gabrish Conlan

San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.)

(619) 688-1886

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) is presenting the "Equality Nine Victory Celebration" Friday, September 21, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Bamboo Lounge, 1475 University Avenue in Hillcrest. The event will feature a program celebrating LGBT activism past, present and future; a repeat of the popular "Radical Queer Bingo" game played at the Pride party hosted by S.A.M.E. and Canvass for a Cause July 21; a social mixer and a chance to relax and have fun.

The event will be a combination program, party and celebration of the recent decision by the San Diego city attorney to drop charges against six of the nine marriage equality protesters who had been arrested at the San Diego County Administrative Center August 19. 2010, when couples who had appointments to get married today were barred from the county clerk's office and a squad of sheriff's deputies in riot gear were called to clear them from the hallway.

Nine people were arrested that day and three agreed to plea bargains, but the six who stood up for their rights throughout the process — Michael Anderson, Brian Baumgardner, Sean Bohac, Zakiya Khabir, Chuck Stemke and Cecile Veillard — had legal charges hanging over their heads for over two years until city attorney Jan Goldsmith moved with the court to drop the charges on August 24. A previous attempt to bring the six defendants to trial in April ended embarrassingly for the city attorney when the judge caught the prosecution systematically excluding LGBT people from the jury in violation of California law.

The "Past, Present and Future" program will consist of:

Past: Leo Laurence and Pat Brown of the Committee on Homosexual Freedom (CHF), founded in San Francisco in early 1969 — before the Stonewall Inn riots in New York City commonly believed to be the start of the LGBT rights movement — and the first U.S. group to organize a picket against a private employer for discriminating against LGBT people.

Present: Members of the Equality Nine and their attorneys will talk about the case, and an attorney will brief the crowd about the ongoing litigation challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the ban on marriage equality narrowly approved by California voters in November 2008.

Future: People at the event will have a chance to speak openly and freely about the next direction S.A.M.E. should take for marriage equality and other battlegrounds in the ongoing campaign to secure complete freedom and equality for LGBT people and build coalitions with other victims of discrimination and oppression in the U.S.

Admission to the "Equality Nine Victory Celebration" will be free. A free-will offering will be solicited, and attendees are encouraged to buy food or drink to support the venue.

Interviews with members of the Equality Nine can be arranged by request. Phone (619) 688-1886 for more information.

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Sean Bohac
www.samealliance.com
(619) 218-3192

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[SDCPJ] Tijuana Maquiladora Tour--Tour Maaquilero 20 Oct

TIJUANA MAQUILADORA TOUR

(Para versión en español, por favor ver abajo)

Tijuana Maquiladora Tour

Come to learn about Tijuana communities and workers' conditions and struggles!

Saturday, Oct 20, 2012, 9 am to 3 pm

Important Notice:

Citizens returning from Mexico should present an U.S. passport. (Otherwise, they need an official ID, birth certificate, and waiting in line when returning to the U.S. for a period of time to be decided by the border gate officer.) More information: the U.S. State Dept. web site: travel.state.gov (Click "International travel" and then "Mexico").

All tour participants must read the US travel alert to Mexico and sign the tour waiver. Please read the attached file.

Schedule (There may be slight variations from tour to tour.)

9:00 am sharp- San Ysidro/Tijuana border. Direction to meet here will be provided later. We will walk together to cross the border gate and travel to our locations in Tijuana using chartered buses for transportation.

9:45 am- The crosses at the border: More than 7,000 immigrants have died trying to cross the border.

10:30 am- Otay Industrial Park, Sanyo, Douglas Furniture, other maquiladoras: workers' labor conditions, labor rights and struggles

NOTE: We will visit the Tijuana industrial area but won't enter any factory.

11:00 am- Community Ejido Chilpancingo-Rio Alamar: industrialization, health, environment, urban development

11:30 pm- Metales y Derivados, a story of struggle and success for environmental justice

12:15 pm- Lunch

1:00 pm- Group dialogue about the experience; time for questions and comments

2:00 pm- Working women in Tijuana are organizing artisan cooperatives and promoting an alternative economy. They will bring their handcrafts to the tour. To learn in advance about these cooperatives, please go to http://ollincallicoop.blogspot.com/

3:00 pm- Return to the Tijuana bus station

Donations

$30 regular, $20 students, $ 50 solidarity

Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to the workers' organizations.

To reserve a place, please go to www.sdmaquila.org

If you prefer to use the postal system, or for more information, please contact:

Herb Shore: sdmaquila@cox.net, (619) 287-5535

Sponsored by Colectivo Ollin Calli Tijuana, Colectivo Chilpancingo for Environmental Justice, San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, Environmental Health Coalition, and Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras

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MAQUILADORAS  EN TIJUANA: UN RECORRIDO

Conoce las luchas y condiciones de trabajo de los y las trabajadoras de las maquilas

Sábado 20 de octubre, 2012, 9 am a 3 pm

Nota importante:

Ciudadanos de EUA necesitan pasaporte para regresar a EUA.

Ciudadanos de EUA tienen que leer la alerta del Departamento de Estado y firmar el waiver. Please see the alert in an attached file.

AGENDA DEL TOUR (PUEDE VARIAR UN POCO DE UNO A OTRO TOUR)

9:00 am en punto en San Ysidro o la entrada a Tijuana desde San Ysidro. Instrucciones en dónde juntarse serán proporcionadas posteriormente. Desde San Ysidro cruzaremos la frontera a pie para abordar un autobús particular que nos transportará en Tijuana. O también nos podemos reunir del lado de Tijuana en la estación de los taxis amarillos.

9:45 am- Visita a las cruces en la frontera: Más de 7,00 emigrantes han muerto tratando de cruzar la frontera.

10:30 am-  Parque Industrial de Otay: Sanyo, Douglas Furniture, otras maquiladoras: condiciones laborales, derechos laborales y luchas en las maquilas

NOTA: Visitaremos una zona industrial de Tijuana pero no entraremos a ninguna fábrica.

11:00 am- Comunidad Ejido Chilpancingo-Rio Alamar: industrialización, salud, medio ambiente y desarrollo humano

11:30 am- Metales y Derivados, una historia de lucha y éxito por justicia ambiental

12:15 pm- Lunch

1:00 pm- Dialogo con el grupo sobre la experiencia del tour; preguntas y comentarios

2:00 pm: Trabajadoras de Tijuana están organizando cooperativas que promueven una economía alternativa. Ellas traerán su producción al tour. Para saber desde antes sobre esas cooperativas, favor de visitar: http://ollincallicoop.blogspot.com/

3:00 pm- Regreso a la estación de autobuses amarillos de Tijuana

DONACIONES

Para reservar, favor de escribir a maquilatijuanasandiego@earthlink.net. O si prefiere, puede reservar en la página web (en inglés) at http://sdmaquila.org.

USA: $30 regular, $20 students, $50 solidarity

México: $20 regular, $10 estudiantes, algunas becas a estudiantes $5, gratis a trabajadoras/es

Las donaciones cubren el autobús, almuerzo y una donación a las organizaciones de trabajadoras

Invitan: Colectivo Ollin Calli Tijuana, Colectivo Chilpancingo por Justicia Ambiental, Red de San Diego en Solidaridad con los y las Trabajadoras de las Maquiladoras, Coalicion pro Justicia Ambiental, Coalición Pro-Justicia en las Maquiladoras

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[SDCPJ] Film Showing: "How to Start a Revolution"

Please join us for a FILM SHOWING:  "How to Start a Revolution"

Saturday, September 22, 2012
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Palomar UU Fellowship
1600 Buena Vista, Vista, CA 92081

Sponsored by Progressive North County, with the Peace Resource Center of San Diego

This film will also be shown on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Doors open 6:30 p.m. Film at 7:00 p.m. Free!
Peace Resource Center of San Diego
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105
Sponsored by the Peace Resource Center of San Diego
www.prcsd.org
info@prcsd.org

"Dictators are never as strong as they tell you they are; People are never as week as they think they are"---Dr. Gene Sharp

"How to Start a Revolution" is the remarkable untold story of Nobel Peace prize nominee Gene Sharp, the world's leading expert on nonviolent revolution. This award-winning feature documentary, from the first-time director Ruaridh Arrow, reveals how Sharp's work has given a new generation of pro-democracy leaders the nonviolent weapons they need to overthrow dictators. It shows how his book,
"From Dictatorship to Democracy," has inspired uprisings from Serbia to Iran and from Egypt to Syria and how his work has spread across the globe in an unstoppable wave of profound democratic change.

The film explores how one man's thinking has contributed to the liberation of millions of oppressed people living under some of the most brutal dictatorships in the world and how his work threatens tyrants and their regimes through civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action.

"How to Start a Revolution" is the story of the power of people to change their world, the modern revolution, and the man behind it all.

2011

Film trailer
http://www.aeinstein.org/HTSAR.html

198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations103a.html

"From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation" (the pamphlet/92 pages)
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations/org/FDTD.pdf

More about Gene Sharp and his work
http://www.aeinstein.org/

[SDCPJ] Fellow whistle-blowers stage event for hero Bradley Manning to pay legal fees

Bradley Manning Support Network 

http://bradleymanning.org

ADVISORY FOR 11:00 AM EDT September 25, 2012

Contact:  Nathan Fuller, 516-578-2628

press@bradleymanning.org

Fellow whistle-blowers stage event for hero Bradley Manning to pay legal fees

On September 30, whistle-blowers, activists, and journalists will speak out for imprisoned soldier and accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower PFC Bradley Manning at Georgetown University's Law Center. Author Chris Hedges, DOJ whistle-blower Jesselyn Radack, NSA whistle-blower Thomas Drake, retired US Army Colonel and State Department Diplomat turned Iraq War objector Ann Wright, and friend of Manning's David House will explain the importance of whistle-blowing, recount the efforts to bring attention to Bradley's case, and the implications a potential conviction would have on our civil liberties to come.

"Bradley Manning is an American hero facing life in prison for doing the right thing," Jeff Paterson of the Bradley Manning Support Network says. "This event will underscore the unfair prosecution of a courageous young man motivated by nothing more than the desire to do the right thing in the context of a wrong war."

The Bradley Manning Support Network and the Georgetown Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild together present the event, which will run from 5-7:30 PM EST at the Law Center, located at 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington DC. Those who can't attend the event are encouraged to watch or listen to the speeches live online at BradleyManning.org.

Bradley Manning is approaching 900 days in prison, and his court martial trial won't begin until at least February 4, 2012. The military charges Bradley with indirectly "aiding the enemy," despite the fact that chat logs attributed to the young private show that he sought to expose war crimes, corporate abuse, and civilian casualties to the American public.

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[SDCPJ] Reminder! San Onofre on Encinitas CC agenda, Wed., 9/26/12--full info!

The Encinitas City Council has placed the San Onofre issue on the agenda for Wednesday, September 26, 2012.  The meeting begins at 6 p.m.  The issue is #6 on the agenda; see below.  The City Manager report includes a draft of a letter to the NRC which we can support wholeheartedly; see the draft at the end of this e-mail.  The meeting address is: Council Chambers, 505 South Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, California 92024.  

I've been told that we will have 3 minutes each to speak; of course, that often changes at the council meetings, depending on the time and number of speakers.
PLEASE ATTEND THIS MEETING AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

Please also contact the City Council and urge them to endorse the letter!  You can contact them via e-mail at this link:

http://ci.encinitas.ca.us/index.aspx?page=156

Agenda item info:

6.

Presentation by the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services on the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station Emergency Response Plan and consideration of a draft letter to federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and federal legislators expressing public safety concerns. Contact Person: Deputy City Manager Phillips. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:  Receive information, review draft letter and provide direction. City Manager Report: http://encinitas.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=26969&view=&showpdf=1 I've copied this draft letter below from the City Manager's report to the Encinitas CC http://encinitas.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=26969&view=&showpdf=1 The Honorable Allison Macfarlane Chairwoman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  Washington, D.C.  2055-0001  RE:   San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) and public safety concerns  Dear Chairwoman Macfarlane:  The City of Encinitas wishes to express its desire that a complete evaluation and elimination of  any potential risks posed by leakage of nuclear contaminated materials are fully addressed at  the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).  Encinitas is coastal city located 25  miles south from the SONGS facility.  Any potential incident causing significant radiation  leakage or contamination from the facility would have severe impact on the Southern  California population and potentially cause serious environmental damage.    Recent evaluations of the SONGS facility have identified several issues regarding the design  and operation of mechanical equipment and various operational safety issues have been  identified over the years which are causes for serious concern.  The Southern California area is  in a seismically active area.  The consequences on the Fukushime-Dalichi Nuclear Generating  Station from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 are sobering  reminders of the vulnerabilities and consequences of facilities in earthquake prone areas. One of the primary responsibilities of government is public safety and welfare of it citizens.  It  is of the utmost importance that all measures be taken to assure the complete and total safety of  the SONGS facility, both mechanically and operationally, before any consideration is given to  permitting reactivation, up to and including consideration of deactivation of the facility.    ###

[SDCPJ] Happy Voter Registration Day!

Huh? Yes, today, Tuesday Sept. 25th was National Voter Registration Day.

Okay, it's not actually an officially proclaimed holiday or such, but it's an idea that many nonprofits and other organizations supported because voting is a big part of creating an active citizenry.

So what? Well, part of creating a more just society or a "better world" means opening up the avenues for all people to make meaningful contributions to society. In the US, that very much includes the public directly participating in "big" decision-making activities. After all, this is a government "by the people" and, as the familiar quote goes, "the world is run by those who show up." (You can even get a bumper sticker of this from us at the PRC!)

Anyway, don't worry if you didn't know about this registration effort. You can still help. AND more importantly, there is still time to REGISTER! (The deadline is Monday October 22.)

In fact... Californians now can register ONLINE! (just launched last week)

The direct link is https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/
The FAQ (questions) page is http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_faq.htm

So, tell your friends. Re-register if you moved. And be involved!

Thanks for supporting democracy and the right to participate,

Mariah Gayler

Executive Director

P.S. If you're wondering... YES, it is 100% legal for all 501(c)3 organizations to do voter registration drives and other nonpartisan election-related activities. In fact, "the right of nonprofits to make their voices heard in the policy-making process is rooted in the U.S. Constitution" (from p.19 of "The Lobbying Strategy Handbook" by Pat Libby). So, PLEASE do spread the word about registering to vote, and definitely contact us if you're interested in participatory democracy!

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Peace Resource Center of San Diego
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego 92105
office: 619-263-9301 / www.prcsd.org
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) # 95-3594247

Contacts:

General PRC -- info@prcsd.org (no longer using: prcsandiego[at]igc.org)

Mariah Gayler, Executive Director -- mariah@prcsd.org
Carol Jahnkow, Director Emerita & Special Projects -- carolj@prcsd.org

Social Media -- www.facebook.com/prcsd

[SDCPJ] Reminder! Film Showing: "How to Start a Revolution" Thursday, 9/27/12

"How to Start a Revolution"

"Dictators are never as strong as they tell you they are; People are never as weak as they think they are"---Dr. Gene Sharp

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Doors open 6:30 p.m. Film at 7:00 p.m. Free!
Peace Resource Center of San Diego
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105
www.prcsd.org
info@prcsd.org


"How to Start a Revolution" is the remarkable untold story of Nobel Peace prize nominee Gene Sharp, the world's leading expert on nonviolent revolution. This award-winning feature documentary, from the first-time director Ruaridh Arrow, reveals how Sharp's work has given a new generation of pro-democracy leaders the nonviolent weapons they need to overthrow dictators. It shows how his book "From Dictatorship to Democracy" has inspired uprisings from Serbia to Iran and from Egypt to Syria and how his work has spread across the globe in an unstoppable wave of profound democratic change.

The film explores how one man's thinking has contributed to the liberation of millions of oppressed people living under some of the most brutal dictatorships in the world and how his work threatens tyrants and their regimes through civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action.

"How to Start a Revolution" is the story of the power of people to change their world, the modern revolution, and the man behind it all.

2011

Film trailer
http://www.aeinstein.org/HTSAR.html

198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations103a.html

"From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation" (the book/92 pages)
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations/org/FDTD.pdf

More about Gene Sharp and his work
http://www.aeinstein.org/

[SDCPJ] American and British Veterans to coordinate International Anti-Drone Demonstrations outside of General Atomics facilities in Poway, CA and London, England

  NEWS ADVISORY:

San Diego Veterans For Peace and Veterans For Peace-United Kingdom will be coordinating two anti-drone demonstrations outside facilities of General Atomics in both London, England and Poway, CA on Thursday, September 27th, informing the public about the current and expanding use of drones throughout the world. 

Who:   Veteran and associate members of the San Diego Veterans For Peace and Veterans For Peace-United Kingdom, associates and supporters

When:  Thursday, September 27th from 4-6 PM (both London and San Diego time zones) 

Where:  Corner of Scripps Poway Parkway and General Atomics Way, Poway, CA and outside the General Atomics facility in London, England

What:    As part of an international anti-drone effort,  members of the San Diego Veterans For Peace and the Veterans For Peace-United Kingdom will be conducting coordinated international demonstrations outside General Atomics facilities in both Poway, CA and London, England, against the expanding unsupervised use of drones throughout the world.  These two groups, consisting of veteran and associate members from the armed forces of the United States and Great Britain, will be demonstrating and educating the public concerning the current and expanding use use of the Predator Drone throughout the skies of the world.  Law abiding citizens, meeting to conduct business or political affairs in many countries, are being recorded and documented by government and local officials for unknown purposes. The Predator Drone, manufactured by General Atomics, with offices in Poway, CA and London, England,  makes continuing war an easy choice, thus keeping America and the world embroiled in current and future wars of choice.

Why:  The San Diego Veterans For Peace and the Veterans For Peace-United Kingdom are two chapters of a 501-C-3 veterans educational organization that works to increase public awareness of the overall costs of war and to restrain our government from intervening, overtly or covertly, in the affairs of other nations.  The public is always invited to join us.

Additional information concerning this week's coordinated international demonstrations may be obtained from Dave Patterson, 760-207-9139, or dpatterson998@yahoo.com.

This News Advisory submitted by:

Gil Field

Director For Communications

San Diego Veterans For Peace

858-342-1964

GField@san.rr.com