The San Diego Friends Center and Church of the Brethren

3850 Westgate Place
San Diego, CA 92105
7:00 PM

Sponsored by Activist San Diego
FOLLOWED BY A BOOK SIGNING

Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now! and Joseph Torres of Free Press are proud to announce the launch of their new book, News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media.

News for All the People reveals how racial segregation in the media historically distorted news coverage. Juan and Joseph have unearthed numerous examples of publishers and broadcasters fomenting racial violence through their coverage. The book illuminates how Black, Latino, Asian and Native American journalists fought to create a vibrant alternative press, and then, beginning in the 1970s, forced open the doors of the major media companies.

Email inquiries to: info@Activist SanDiego.org

619-528-8383

Saturday, October 15 -- 11AM

Stop the Cuts!

End the Wars!

Tax the Rich!

Join with the
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
and Education for All

Saturday, October 15, 11am

6th Avenue and Grape St (Balboa Park) San Diego CA

Bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, and fellow students

Bring your signs and banners

Bring your enthusiasm - a better world is possible!

International Day of Action Against Austerity

10th Anniversary - US invasion of Afghanistan

11 am - 12 noon - Freeway blogging, 6th and Elm (bridge over I5)

12 noon - 1 pm Assemble 6th and Grape, Balboa Park

1 pm - 2 pm - March through downtown San Diego/li>
2 pm - 3 pm - Rally at Horton Plaza

The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is an affiliate of the United national Antiwar Coalition (UNAC - http://www.nationalpeaceconference.org/). UNAC has called for local demonstrations across the US, which will be held in over 20 cities, including San Diego. The UNAC call to action raised the following demands:

US Troops, Contractors, and Bases out of Afghanistan and Iraq NOW!

NATO/US Out of Libya and Pakistan!

End US Aid to Israel! Hands off Iran!

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

Bring Our War Dollars Home Now!

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Friday, October 7th - to ?

Friday, October 7th - to ?

OccupySanDiego joins
The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice and
Education for All

Join "Occupy Wall Street"
at Civic Center Plaza, San Diego
"Occupy San Diego" Seeks Economic and Social Justice
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2011) - Standing in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street NYC, hundreds of San Diego citizens are peacefully occupying the Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Diego, adjacent to San Diego City Hall (1200 3rd Ave.), starting on October 7, 2011.

Protesters are sleeping at San Diego Civic Center. Plans are to continue occupying there. We suggest that people drop by any time. Keep checking the Occupy San Diego website, OccupySanDiego.org, for updated info.

Official Livestream for Occupy San Diego:
Livestream.com/occupysd

Here are some videos of Occupy San Diego that were broadcast live and also archived: qik.com/occupysandiego
These are rather low definition since they were broadcast live over a cellular network using an iPhone, but they give another view of this ongoing action. This link will have live video periodically.

SUPPORT OCCUPY SAN DIEGO! If you haven't visited the site of the action, the Civic Center Plaza, go visit and bring something to share with the people!

Sleeping With the Occupy Movement

Pictures from Days 1 and 2

Open Letter from Two White Men to #Occupy Wall Street Developing critical consciousness in the movement
For more information, visit

OccupySanDiego.org

and for Occupy Wall Street please visit

OccupyWallStreet.org

Twitter: @OccupySD; Facebook: OccupySanDiego FOR PARTICIPANTS

Bring what you need to LIVE -- or nothing, we will take care of each other! Some suggestions:

1. Pack lightly, keep valuables to a minimum, keep compact backpack/tote with you most of the time.

2. Wear layered clothing, prepare for possible rain or hot sun (hats, sunglasses, etc.)

3. Feel free to bring food, water and supplies to share!

4. Tents, compact bedroll / sleeping bag, pad/air mattress, blankets

Participants are advised to check the occupysandiego.org web site for further details, including legal advice and instructions and what to expect and how to behave if arrested.

Transportation:

Occupying participants are advised to get rides to the site or use the Coaster or trolley and park in free station parking lots outside the downtown area.

If you are a company or individual who can donate or loan resources such as food, water, porta potties, power supplies, Internet hotspots, media equipment, or almost anything else, please email occupysd@gmail.com

Notes:

* The top 1% control over 40% of the wealth in the country, and the top 20% control 93% of the wealth.

Who Rules America

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 4:00-7:00 PM

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 4:00-7:00 PM

REVOLUTION IN THE ARAB WORLD
Past, Present, Future

What are the root causes of the revolution in the Arab world? What will be its outcomes? Will democracy and social justice prevail after decades of authoritarianism, corruption and oligarchical capitalism?

What will be the impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What is the role of the U.S. and what should activists do? This teach-in will explore these and other critical questions from a variety of viewpoints.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Room 325
1155 Island Ave. San Diego, CA

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March 19th, 2011

MARCH 19th, 2011
END THE WARS!

END THE WARS!

[The REAL Threat to the Economy]
-Money for Jobs & Education, Not for War & Occupation!
-Troops out of Iraq & Afghanistan Now!
-End U.S. Military Aid to Egypt & Israel!
SDCPJ calls for Solidarity with the Arab People - No to US Intervention!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
6th Ave. & Grape St, Balboa Park, San Diego
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Gather at 6th Ave & Grape St for music, speakers, outreach tables, networking opportunities, Bradley Manning support postcards to convey your own personal message of hope & support. Voicemail blast your congresspeople a message of dissent and demand an end to these wars of oil and empire!
2:00PM - 3:30PM ~ BUILDING BRIDGES TO PEACE ~
We will take a short walk across the street to six freeway overpasses, posting banners with a message to our communities:
$1.2 TRILLION A YEAR ON WAR!
JOBS NOT WAR! SCHOOLS NOT WAR! HEALTHCARE NOT WAR!
HOUSING NOT WAR!
END THE WARS!
HONK 4 PEACE!

Our work is just beginning in the movement toward the peaceful and sustainable world we want to see. Join with fellow anti-war & solidarity activists back at the park to enjoy a San Diego Saturday, listen to live music, and build resistance.
Endorsing Organizations (partial list)
- San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice
- Green Party of San Diego
- Forum on War and Peace at SDSU
- Students for Justice in Palestine at SDSU
- San Diego Branch of The International Socialist Organization (ISO)
- Vets for Peace
- The San Diego Puppet Insurgency
- Al-Awda San Diego, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
- Peace Resource Center
- Activist San Diego
- San Diego Imperial County Labor Council on Latin American Advancement
- Education For All at City College
- American Federation of Teachers Local 1931
- San Diego Military Counseling Project
- San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality
- Pride @ Work San Diego
- Middle Eastern Culture & Information Center (MECIC)
- UPTE - CWA - 9119 - UCSD
- Project YANO
- Committee Opposed to Militarism & the Draft
- Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL)
- San Diego May 1st Coalition
- MEChA de SDSU
- San Diego Food Not Bombs
- Union del Barrio
- Cindy Sheehan & Peace of the Action
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice - www.sdcpj.org - info@sdcpj.org
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Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Sunday, January 9th, 2011
LET GAZA LIVE DEMO & VIGIL!
To Mark the 2nd Anniversary of the Gaza Massacre
End The Siege and Attacks on Gaza Now!
Sunday January 9, 2011 at 3 PM @ the Fountain in Balboa Park

The holidays have arrived and people all over the world are celebrating with their loved ones. Yet, this time of year symbolizes a period of continuing terror and constant uncertainty for Palestinians imprisoned in the Gaza Strip and which today remains in its fourth year under a criminal siege.

Two years ago, the state of Israel launched a 22-day brutal and criminal attack on 1.5 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. This attack began on December 27, 2008 and continued until January 18, 2009. The state of Israel sealed off all the borders of Gaza to prevent Palestinians from fleeing to safety. Gaza was transformed into a slaughterhouse leaving 1417 Palestinians dead (including 352 children) & 5300 permanently wounded.

With the intensifying recent Israeli attacks and publicized threats on Gaza, we will be holding a demonstration followed by a candlelight vigil on this the 2nd anniversary of the 22-day massacre to demand an End to the Siege and Attacks on Gaza, and to remember and honor all the martyrs and the victims who were injured and terrorized.
JOIN US!
The demonstration and candlelight vigil will take place on Sunday, January 9 starting at 3 PM @ the Fountain in Balboa Park.
Sponsors: This action is sponsored by Al-Awda San Diego, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, Students for Justice in Palestine at SDSU, International Action Center San Diego, Arab American Association at Cal State San Marcos, Arab Student Association at SDSU, Middle East Cultural and Information Center (MECIC), National Lawyers Guild San Diego Chapter, Party of Socialism and Liberation, MAS Freedom, Students for Justice in Palestine at UCSD, San Diego branch of International Socialist Organization (ISO), Activist San Diego, San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and other organizations (list in formation)
For more information, contact:
Al-Awda San Diego
The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
E-mail: Al Awda
Al Awda Website

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Saturday, December 11, 2010
THE ANNUAL PEACE ON EARTH
HOLIDAY BAZAAR!
4011 Ohio Street, North Park
Our Savior's Luthern Church
(Corner of Ohio & Lincoln)
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

BUY YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS AND SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE AND ACTIVIST GROUPS AT THE SAME TIME!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
PROTEST THE FBI RAIDS ON PEACE ACTIVISTS!
FEDERAL BUILDING
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM

May 18th and 19th, 2010

TUESDAY, MAY 18TH
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH
GROUND THE DRONES

Tuesday, May 18: 7:00 P.M.
"Forum on Drones/UAV's: Made Locally, Killing Globally,"
First Church of the Brethren
3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105.
Speakers include:
Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild;
Jim Haber, Nevada Desert Experience;
Code Pink and more

Wednesday, May 19, 8:00-10:00 A.M.
Demonstration at
General Atomics Headquarters
(Makers of the Predator & Reaper Drones)
3550 General Atomics Ct. San Diego, 92121

PARKING AVAILABLE AT THE GLIDER PORT PARKING LOT
SHUTTLES WILL RUN TO AND FROM THE ACTION
(See maps and directions below)

Sponsored by:
Peace Resource Center of San Diego
CODEPINK
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Nevada Desert Experience
TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK
Drones: Made Locally, Killing Globally by Carol Jahnkow & Nancy Mancias
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FLYER
For more information email to: prcsandiego@igc.org or codepink.drones@gmail.com

PARKING is very limited at the demonstration site.
We encourage people to carpool and use the SHUTTLING system we have set up.
People with carpools may want to drop their passengers off at the demo site and then
proceed to the shuttling location to be brought over to the demonstration.
Shuttling will also be provided after the demo.
DIRECTIONS to PARKING / SHUTTLE PICK-UP AREA:

From the freeway junction of the 5 and the 8...

Go NORTH on the 5 for 10 miles and exit at exit 29 ("Genesee Ave") and turn LEFT onto Genesee

Continue W on Genesee past Science Center Drive (a light)

At .6 (6/10 mile) from the 5 freeway, Turn LEFT (South) at N. Torrey Pines Rd (a traffic light)

Continue for .3 (3/10 mile) past UCSD Northpoint Drive

Take a RIGHT (W) on Torrey Pines Scenic Drive

Continue past Salk Center (on left) to the end of the paved road.

Continue into dirt parking lot near Glider Port/Hand-glider/Black's Beach area.

Look for PINK signs instructing you to park in dirt lot.

Look for Event Attendant and wait for shuttle to take you to Protest Site.

DIRECTIONS from DEMO to PARKING/SHUTTLE:

Reverse directions on JOHN JAY HOPKINS DR and head .2mi back to GENESEE Ave

Take a RIGHT (W) but then an IMMEDIATE LEFT (S) onto N.Torrey Pines Rd (a traffic light)

Continue for .3 (3/10 mile) past UCSD Northpoint Drive

Take a RIGHT (W) on Torrey Pines Scenic Drive

Continue past Salk Center (on left) to the end of the paved road.

Continue into dirt parking lot near Glider Port/Hand-glider/Black's Beach area.

Look for PINK signs instructing you to park in dirt lot.

Look for Event Attendant and wait for shuttle to take you to Protest Site.

CLICK HERE FOR AN INTERACTIVE MAP

Saturday, May 22nd

Saturday, May 22nd

Annual Work-A-Thon
For Peace & Justice
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March 20, 1010

Saturday March 20th, 2010
7th Anniversary of the War in Iraq
9 years of War in Afghanistan

Almost $400,000,000 per DAY
spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan!

MAJOR CAR CARAVAN THROUGH THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO!!
SHOW SAN DIEGO THAT WE OPPOSE WARS AND OCCUPATIONS!!

March 20th, 2010
Watch this site for further details as we approach the date.
SHOW SAN DIEGO AND THE NATION THAT YOU CARE!

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Tuesday, March 2   4 to 6 p.m

Join us Tuesday, March 2   4 to 6 p.m
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (Harbor Island)
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (at Harbor Drive and Harbor Island Drive across from the airport).

Drones: Made Locally, Killing Globally
by Carol Jahnkow & Nancy Mancias

San Diego is home to defense contractors General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop Grumman, the world's largest and leading manufacturers of drones. General Atomics builds the Predator and Reaper drones. Northrop Grumman provides the software for a similar aircraft, the Global Hawk spy drone.

These remotely controlled vehicles come with a hefty price tag -- Predator and Reaper's range between $4-$12 million and the Global Hawk's cost about $35 million. With their high tech sophistication, drones have become the weapon of choice in fighting the U.S. occupations. More than 7000 drones are ready to prowl the skies over Afghanistan and Iraq. The demand for drone surveillance and strikes has increased through the request of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for $112.9 million in the next $708 billion defense bill. Last year, U.S. tax payers paid $489 million for 24 new Reaper drones and $554 million for the Global Hawk drones in the 2010 defense bill.

San Diego residents can catch a glimpse of the Predator and Global Hawk drones at the AeroSpace Museum, but those in Afghanistan and Pakistan are not likely to have such casual contact. Drones scout over the two countries launching Hellfire missiles onto intended targets. Since July 2009, there have been 89 drone strikes in Afghanistan. In the first two weeks of January, six drone strikes took place. The strikes have escalated under General Stanley McChrystal to prevent civilian casualties. Though with the latest U.S. and NATO assault in Marja, 16 innocent civilians have been killed; pointing out that U.S. military intervention in the region is not the way to bring real and sustainable change. In Pakistan, it may never be known how many civilians have died as a result of U.S. Predator and Reaper drone strikes, but there are estimates of hundreds of innocent bystanders who have perished in the attacks. Pakistani authorities released statistics indicating that in 2009, drone strikes had killed over 700 innocent civilians. January 2010 proved to be a deadly month with 123 innocent civilians killed. Latest reports, show that 18 missiles by eight drones killed 16 innocent people on February 2nd.

As many U.S. domestic programs suffer, drones and other unmanned aerial systems have taken a prominent role in the U.S. occupations and defense budgets with billions continuing to be directed toward research and development. Even though General Atomics and Northrop Grumman brought countless technical jobs into the community, San Diego along with many other cities has had their share of hardships. The civilian unemployment rate is at 10.1%; there are more than 160,000 San Diegans unemployed, and employers have lost roughly sixty thousand jobs. The school district is $87 million dollars in the red with threats of salary and program cuts. Over 7800 people live on the streets. According to Veterans Village of San Diego, 30-40% of San Diego County's homeless are veterans.

San Diego is the number one county recipient of Department of Defense spending in the nation. The economy is overrun and overspent by defense contractors such as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop Grumman. Drones in warfare are made for surveillance and strikes, and contribute nothing to the U.S. economy. Money for non-military related jobs, education, housing and health care could easily come from the millions spent per day on the U.S. occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Carol Jahnkow is the Executive Director of the Peace Resource Center of San Diego (http://www.prcsd.org/). Nancy Mancias is a CODEPINK activist and organizer who lives in San Francisco, CA. (www.codepinkalert.org)

Join us Tuesday, March 2   4 to 6 p.m
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (Harbor Island)
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (at Harbor Drive and Harbor Island Drive across from the airport).

We will be protesting outside of a conference at the hotel, “Unmanned Aircraft Systems West” featuring 25 top experts from the military and military industry at the Sheraton Hotel and sponsored by the Association of Naval Aviation.

February 2-5, 2010

MARCHA MIGRANTE V
FEBRUARY 2 - 5, 2010
Thursday, January 28th, 7-9:00 PM

Thursday, January 28th, 7-9:00 PM
By Any Means Necessary:
America's Tactics in the War on Terror
East Price Center Ballroom
UCSD

Saturday, December 16th

Saturday, December 16th 10:00-2:00
The Peace Resource Center
Holiday Bazaar

Sunday, December 6th

Sunday, December 6th 10:00 - 3:00

ART FOR PEACE

Benefiting THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETTING PROGRAM
Educating High School Students about alternatives to the military
1601 University Avenue
Hillcrest, 2 blocks West of Park Blvd

Street Theater ∗ Puppet Shows ∗ Handmade Gifts For Sale

FREE MUSIC
GREGORY PAGE
SKAVOLUTIONARY ORCHESTRA

MATT JUNKER
with Banjo singing old Union Organizing Songs

Please forward widely.

President Obama is likely to announce an escalation in Afghanistan on Tuesday, December 1

SDCPJ calls for a Demonstration
The Day After his announcement
(probably Wednesday, December 2)
5-6 pm
in front of Susan Davis' office
University Avenue and Fairmount Avenue
City Heights, San Diego
(Wed., 12/2; we will send out a verification of this after Obama's announcement)

35,000 new US occupation troops next year

$35 billion more to pay for the war and occupation

We don't yet know the details of the Afghanistan escalation, but these headlines are the best guess we have now, based on White House leaks.

We are in the deepest economic crisis in over 70 years, with the highest unemployment rates in living memory, and deep cuts in education and social services. We should not be forced to tighten our belts to pay for their imperial adventures.

Do you think things are headed in the wrong direction? We in the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice think so, and we know that many of you agree with us.

Join us on the day after Obama announces his war escalation plan. We will gather in front of Congressional Representative Susan Davis' office to demand that she oppose any funding for the wars and occupations.

The Day After
(probably Wednesday, December 2)
5-6 pm
in front of Susan Davis' office
University Avenue and Fairmount Avenue
City Heights, San Diego

End the Occupation of Afghanistan Now!
Healthcare, Jobs and Education
No to War and Occupation!

Tell you friends, coworkers, neighbors and fellow students! Bring your signs and banners! Spread the word! Bring candles and flashlights! Be there!

San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Friday October 16, 2009, 4-6pm

No More War on Afghanistan
Troops Out Now

Healthcare, Jobs and Education
No to War and Occupation
Demonstrate
Friday October 16, 2009 4-6pm
Federal Building
Front St. and Broadway
Downtown San Diego

Orphans in Afghanistan
Photo by Nick Rain.

Join with the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and others around the country to oppose the war and occupation in Afghanistan

The SDCPJ is calling for:
End the Occupations: Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine Healthcare, Jobs and Education, No to War and Occupation
We urge all groups and individuals opposed to the war in Afghanistan (soon entering its ninth year) to join us on October 16. If your group would like to endorse the demonstration, please let us know by contacting the SDCPJ at aka0001@thotmail.com. Decide on your own slogans. Bring your own signs and banners. Bring your friends, fellow students, and coworkers

Be there on October 16.

The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice

Tuesday June 23, 2009 6:30 PM

Help Save Gaza: Viva Palestina Fundraising Banquet with George Galloway MP

Tuesday June 23, 2009 6:30 PM
Holiday Inn by the Bay
1355 North Harbor Drive San Diego CA 92101

Help Take 500 Trucks of Medical Aid into Gaza
On July 4, 2009 British Member of Parliament George Galloway and US Vietnam War Veteran Ron Kovic intend to lead an American Convoy of 500 Trucks filled with Medical Aid to Gaza. This Viva Palestina Convoy will represent the largest grassroots medical relief effort for Gaza in U.S. history.

The Gaza Strip desperately needs medical aid. Over 1,400 people were killed in the recent Israeli assault and invasion, and thousands more lost limbs or were otherwise maimed by phosphorus bombs and other weapons.
Even now, the blockade of even the most basic supplies continues and makes life in Gaza increasingly desperate.

The vision of 500 trucks filled with medical supplies bought with donations from everyday people in America being delivered to people in Gaza is a powerful one. It will speak volumes around the world. Please Join us to Help Make this American Convoy a Reality! Help Save Innocent Lives Let Gaza Live!

Tickets for banquet Tickets are $35.00 per person. To reserve yours, call 760-685-3243 or Email
zdamuni@sbcglobal.net or tareqp@gmail.com

Donations
Your donation is tax exempt. Pastors for Peace is serving as fiscal sponsor for the Viva Palestina US Convoy to Gaza. Please make checks payable to Viva Palestina USA - IFCO.
Support this vital cause. Join us. And please give generously!
- Viva Palestina California - San Diego Division

www.vivapalestina-us.org

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Friday, June 5th, 2009

TUESDAY, MAY 26TH,

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
GAY MARRIAGE BAN

Protests Around the Country Tuesday Night

Current 18,000 same sex-marriages would not be annulled at this time, but the issue of whether or not a whole subsection of the population will be thrust back into legal inequality is unknown.

TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, in SAN DIEGO supporters of marriage equality will gather together at 5:00 PM on the corner of 6th and Laurel in Balboa Park and will kick off a March at 6:00 PM in the streets to the Hall of Justice in protest of the loss of our Civil Rights.

For updated information - www.dayofdecision.com/ We need volunteers to arrive at 6th and Laurel on the 'Day of Decision' at 4:00PM - WIN OR LOSE.

ON WEDNESDAY -- We will be having a rally from Noon - 4:00PM at the County Administration Building, where Same Sex Couples can no longer receive Marriage Licenses. We need volunteers to arrive at 11:00AM.

For more information and to volunteer: 'Day of Decision' - Volunteer Coordinators:
Wendy Sue - wsueb@aol.com
Scott Allen - scott.allen619@yahoo.com
SATURDAY MARCH, 21, 2009

SATURDAY MARCH, 21, 2009 1:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE!
MARCH AND RALLY FROM HILLCREST TO THE
WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING IN BALBOA PARK

THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE WAR IN IRAQ

END THE WARS IN
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

MONEY FOR JOBS, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE
EDUCATION AND PENSIONS
NOT FOR WARS AND OCCUPATIONS

END U.S. SUPPORT FOR THE
OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE

PROMOTE PEACE & JUSTICE FOR ALL
IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Gather at 5th & University in Hillcrest at 1:00 PM and march to the
War Memorial Building on Park Blvd near Upas Street
FEATURED SPEAKER
CINDY SHEEHAN
MUSIC BY
DANIELLE LO PRESTI

A READING FROM
"MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE"

Please try one of the links below if the above video does not play on your computer
Quicktime video format

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(Great for Window Poster)
Please click below for an interesting perspective on the
current state of affairs in Iraq by Dahr Jamail from Truthout.org
A CAPPED VOLCANO OF SUFFERING (January 29th, 2009)
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS
AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT!
Wednesday March 11th, 6:30pm

Stop Blackwater Protest Rally at Southwestern College
Wednesday March 11th, 6:30pm

Put a stop to agreement between SWC and Blackwater to allow the firm to use on-campus conference rooms for mercenary recruiting. After the rally, attend Governing Board meeting at 7pm in Room 214 regarding agenda Item 12: "Reconsideration of Memorandum of Understanding with Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc." The college is located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Info: 619-820-5321

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 3, 2009

Oversight Group "COPs" wants Blackwater Agreement with Southwestern College Pulled.

Agreement inappropriate in both form and process.

SAN DIEGO, CA (March 3, 2009) The Citizens' Oversight Projects Cte (COPs) has submitted a four-page letter to the Board of Trustees of the Southwestern College District regarding the agreement between Southwestern College District and Blackwater Lodge and Training Center (recently renamed "Xe, Inc.") which provides that the district can use Blackwater's shooting range in Otay Mesa in trade for fees for personnel to operate the range and Blackwater's use of on-campus conference rooms. COPs wants the agreement revisited and revoked.

The letter detailed 13 points regarding the Memorandum of Understanding No.4039.09 to support the position that the agreement was not processed correctly and includes provisions that should never appear in such agreements. In summary, it asserts that:

The global poor reputation of Blackwater cannot be ignored. Such an agreement implies that the District approves of the reputation of Blackwater.

San Diego has already had bitter experience fighting Blackwater's proposals, and they have been opposed by the community by a 2:1 margin.

The Otay Mesa facility, where the shooting range under question is located, was developed without public review, under various pseudonyms, and using the Federal Courts to force the City of San Diego to approve occupancy permits.

As a private for-profit organization, the public has no oversight of their facility nor what activities occur within it.

The MOU claims there is no cost to the district, but it also states that Blackwater will be reimbursed for the use of personnel required to operate the range. This is in violation of the premise that such MOUs will not obligate the district.

Provides that Blackwater will have use of on-campus conference rooms to give the impression that they are part of Southwestern College, and that their programs are approved, endorsed, sponsored, or even underwritten by the College. How and how much these conference rooms are used is not limited, apparently allowing Blackwater to setup a recruiting station for their private mercenary army on campus.

The MOU includes a "gag-order" that prevented the District from adequately notifying the public of this proposal, and all statements must be approved by Blackwater.

The NDA and Waiver (Exhibits A and B) were not in the agenda packet and are still not available for review, and the Arbitration clause is of concern.

Law enforcement trainees would be taken to a facility of a firm that is interested in recruiting their own private army, mercenaries deployed internationally under the banner of Greystone Ltd, Xe, Inc. in guns-for-hire scenarios. This is certainly inappropriate.

No open bidding process was used. Other mercenary firms may pay more to get on campus to recruit to these private armies. This agreement does not meet normal government procurement procedures.

"The agreement with Southwestern College District was formulated to avoid public scrutiny, and even includes a gag-order to keep Trustees quiet," COPS coordinator Raymond Lutz said. "We already know of the character of this company and other private mercenary firms who are now desperate to establish new funding opportunities. Blackwater presents this agreement as a gift to the community, but that is far from reality. They are reimbursed and also gain access to the campus with an unspoken endorsement for on-campus mercenary recruiting. This agreement must be revoked."

The letter was also endorsed by a number of organizations, including Activist San Diego, American Friends Service Committee – San Diego, Citizens Against Private Armies (CAPA), Peace Resource Center of San Diego, San Diego Veterans For Peace, and the Stop Blackwater Working Group of the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice.

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 Gather: 5:00 P.M.

Tell Sacramento & Washington:

IT'S TIME FOR
THE PEOPLE'S BAILOUT!

Come to the rally and let our legislators in Sacramento and Washington know
that cuts to essential services will not be tolerated!

DATE: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009
Gather: 5:00 P.M.

Location: Horton Plaza,
4th & Broadway, San Diego

Rally: 5:30 p.m. at Horton Plaza
March: 6:00 p.m. past State Building

ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS!

Let our legislators know we want:
No cuts to people with disabilities, children, seniors, students,
and working families

Immediate Federal action to help shore up the state budget & protect hom-
eowners from foreclosure

Adequate funding for education, healthcare, unemployment insurance,
housing, attendant care, disability benefits, social security, food stamps, cash aid for low income
families, and other programs people need

Increased state revenue through a more equitable tax
system where everyone pays their fair share.

Participating Organizations Include:
San Diego Disability Action Coalition
Access to Independence
SEIU Local 221
California School Employees Association
United Domestic Workers.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 11:30 AM

Friday, February 6th, 11:30 am

THE APOLOGY PROJECT

The WMD (Wisdom, Mediation and Dialogue) Foundation is going to do a video taping of people saying "I'm sorry" in Balboa Park between the Ruben H. Fleet Space theater and the fountain at 11:30 am on Friday the 6th of February.

Our mission is to give Americans an opportunity to promote healing and reconciliation with the people of Iraq through the offer of an apology for our actions, and thus to foster an environment in which peaceful, rational discussion can occur, and where conflicts can be resolved nonviolently.

Pilot Video

Friday, February 6th at 11:30 am
Balboa Park between the Ruben H. Fleet Space theater and the fountain.
All are welcome to participate

The apology project is designed to provoke a sincere and compassionate understanding that all people, be they a grandmother, son, daughter, father or mother share the human condition across all cultures, languages and geographic barriers regardless of religion or origin. Towards this course of healing, reconciliation and our mutual habitation, we dedicate this site, not as an epitaph for humankind, but as the title page to what is yet to be written, to our evolving consciousness.

The "Apology Project" will be web based under the name
WMD Foundation, Inc.

Saturday, January 24th 2009

INAUGURATION WEEKEND!
JOIN US FOR

Activist San Diego's
People's Ball

Tickets $25 in advance or $30 at the door
To Purchase Tickets (click below):
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Saturday, January 24,2009
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Balboa Park Club Ballroom (MAP)

A Gala Event to
Celebrate the End of an Error!

Democracy under construction!

Inaugurate grassroots social change!

Fabulous Dance Music by Agua Dulce!
Food, Entertainment, Culture
Kick your shoes off, get down and party! Dress Eclectic!

For tickets, information and to volunteer:
PeoplesBall@activistsandiego.org
619-528-8383

LOCATION, LOCATION
See photos of the Balboa Park Club at
PHOTOS

OFFICIAL DIRECTIONS & PARKING AT THE LOCATION:

- Take Hwy 163 south to Park Blvd, go left at the stop light then left onto President's Way, which is the next stop light. Continue to the stop sign where you can go straight to park in the Pan American Plaza parking lot or make a right and park in the Organ Pavilion lot.
- The Balboa Park Club is located in the South Palisades area of Balboa Park, just north of the Puppet Theatre.
- More parking is available in the adjacent lots that are located behind the Hall of Champions and the Starlight Bowl

SEE THE MAP OF BALBOA PARK at
MAP

Saturday, December 13th

Saturday, December 13th
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER ANNUAL
PEACE ON EARTH
HOLIDAY BAZAAR

4011 OHIO STREET
(Corner of Lincoln & Ohio in NORTH PARK)

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Email to: The Peace Resource Center
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ART FOR PEACE - POSTPONED

Sunday, November 16th

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, 2008

Saturday October 11, 2008
WARS, ELECTIONS & EMPIRE
AT THE CROSSROADS

Attend a comprehensive San Diego symposium
addressing vital and timely issues.
Participate in workshop sessions of your choosing
A half-day workshop/teach-in touching on all facets
of the United States' and the world's movement towards
wars and military confrontations

Saturday, October 11, 2008
Noon to 6 PM
San Diego City College
Room A-213
1313 Park Blvd
Downtown San Diego, on Park Boulevard
just south of Balboa Park
(See Map Below)

SCHEDULE OF PLENARY SPEAKERS
12:30 Session
ROXANNE DUNBAR-ORTIZ
"War, Empire & Everyday Life"
MARJORIE COHN
"Afghanistan"
4:00 Session
MIKE DAVIS
"Elections"
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH MIKE DAVIS
Martin Eder to lead
"War, Racism & Immigrant's Rights"
Rick Greenblat to lead
"Is There a Future for the Anti-War Movement?"
Rich Gibson to lead
"Political Economy"
CLICK TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD PROGRAM
WORKSHOPS
WAR, EMPIRE & THE ECONOMY
GENEROSITY BEATS DOMINATION
FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
THE BUSH DOCTRINE:
THE MORAL CHALLENGE
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
THE PEACE MOVEMENT AND THE MILITARY
GUANTANAMO
THE SCHOOL TO WAR PIPELINE
MIDDLE EASTERN SELF-DETERMINATION
MILITARY COUNSELING AND ACTIVISM
NONVIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION
MEDIA ACTIVISM
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Saturday, September 13th 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Saturday, September 13th 3:00 - 5:00 PM
7685 Siempre Viva Road
Otay Mesa
STOP BLACKWATER PROTEST

REMEMBER THE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF NISOUR SQUARE IN IRAQ

www.prcsd.org
info@prcsd.org
FOR MORE INFO CALL 619-528-8883
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Please join us on
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
6:30 - 8 p.m.
NO TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS!
NO TO WAR! NO TO WAR PROFITEERS!

Commemorative Program and Candlelight Vigil
in front of the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum
on Harbor Drive (one block south of Broadway).
Related/support events at the same location:
-San Diego Veterans for Peace will set up a mini-Arlington West beginning at 4 p.m.
Volunteers needed.
-Buddhist Peace Mediation 6-6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
-Bannering on Harbor Drive from 6-6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Info: Peace Resource Center of San Diego, www.prcsd.org, 619-263-9301, or info@prcsd.org

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2008

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2008
CHRIS HEDGES
America's War Against Iraqi Citizens
First Church of the Brethren
3850 Westgate Place

Tuesday, June 17, 10 a.m

Tuesday, June 17, 10 a.m.
STOP BLACKWATER PROTEST/RALLY
Tuesday, June 17, 10 a.m.
San Diego Federal Courthouse, 880 Front St.
(downtown San Diego/Front and Broadway)

Blackwater abused the City of San Diego's permitting process with a disgusting series of steps shielding their activities from public scrutiny. Then, when their subterfuge was discovered, they circumvented the City by going to a Federal judge--all to gain a foothold in Otay Mesa, for their new training facility at the border.
A Federal court hearing was held on the issue on May 30, 2008, followed by a Temporary Restraining Order issued on June 4, 2008, which forced the City of San Diego to grant Blackwater an occupancy permit for the Otay Mesa facility.
A FOLLOW UP HEARING WILL BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT ON TUESDAY, JUNE 17, AT 10:30AM. WE WILL BE PROTESTING STARTING AT 10AM, 880 Front Street, downtown San Diego (Broadway and Front Street). Bring Signs, etc. (Park in Horton Plaza, free with kiosk validation)
CITY ATTORNEY MIKE AGUIRRE WILL BE ARGUING THE CASE FOR THE CITY BEFORE JUDGE MARILYN HUFF, APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENTÕS FATHER.
Note: If you wish to enter the court hearing, you must not have signs, T-shirts, or other expressive gear.

Demonstrators outside Federal Courthouse at 5/30/08 Hearing
For More Info, Please Contact the Peace Resource Center of San Diego, 619-263-9301 or
info@prcsd.org
You can read court documents, including Blackwater's complaint, the City's response and Judge Huff's ruling at www.prcsd.org (Click on the No Mercenaries button).
SPONSORED BY
San Diego Peace Resource Center (www.prcsd.org)
Activist San Diego (www.ActivistSanDiego.org)
Citizens' Oversight (www.citizensoversight.org)

TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2008

APRIL 15TH, 4:30 PM

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

EMAIL IS BEST

enriquemorones@cox.net

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.

FULL ARTICLE

Bill McDannell's
Walk To End The Wars

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.

CONGRATULATIONS BILL!

You can read about Bill's Walk at his website www.wtetw.com You can send him messages at radicalgeezer@gmail.com There is also an article about Bill's Walk in the Union-Tribune:
Union Tribune Article
See and hear Bill at the beginning of his walk across the country
Video of Bill McDannell in Lakeside, California

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 countryâ€™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.

CLICK TO SIGN THE PETITION
www.wtetw.com
Click to email to Bill McDannell

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Saturday, July 21st

The SDCPJ thanks all those who joined us on Saturday, July 21st, 2007 at the LGBT (Gay Pride) parade! All who attended had a great time.

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San Diego Stands In Support of the
first Officer to Resist Iraq War,
Lt. Ehren Watada

MISTRIAL DECLARED
IN WAR OBJECTOR
COURT-MARTIAL!

VIDEO OF LT. WATADA SPEAKING IN JULY OF 2007 TO IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
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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

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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.
PETITION Join us in New York on April 29 to March for Peace, Justice and Democracy! NO WAR ON IRAN! NO NUKES!
SIGN THIS PETITION TO CONGRESS TO STOP FUNDING THE WAR!
MONDAY, MARCH 24TH - 6:00 - 9:00 PM

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

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SATURDAY FEB 2, 2008 12:00 NOON

12:00 NOON SATURDAY FEB 2
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)

930 pm Coachella (SLEEP) bring blankets and sleeping bags (Gracias, Mario)

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 ! )

Enrique (619) 269-7865
EMAIL IS BEST

enriquemorones@cox.net
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH, NOON - 1:00

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:

Martha at ForDemocracy@aol.com
OR
Barbara at 619/316-6694

THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!

Friday, December 21st

NO BUSINESS AS USUAL!

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

www.Iraqmoratorium.org Sign-up and pledge to end the war.

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.

SIGN THE PLEDGE AT: www.IraqMoratorium.org

IRAQ MORIATORIUM
(www.IraqMoratorium.org)

STOP the War
Bring the Troops Home

Join with millions to:

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

www.iraqmoratorium.org

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Sunday, December 16th, 2007
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

ART FOR PEACE

puppetinsurgency@yahoo.com
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007

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OCTOBER 27TH, 2007

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH

END THE WAR IN IRAQ!
FUND HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE!

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.

FULL ARTICLE

October 6th & 7th, 2007

OCTOBER 6Tth & 7th, 2007

STOP BLACKWATER WEST

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

INFO AT: www.prcsd.org/encampment.html

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Friday, September 21st

NO BUSINESS AS USUAL!

Show up and speak up to STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ!

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.

Music by Peggy Watson

Please bring candles.

Click here for a flier for the event

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Saturday, July 21st

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

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Thursday, April 5, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 5, 5:30 p.m.

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"

WILL BE IN SAN DIEGO MAY 1ST AND 2ND!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FLYER FOR THIS EVENT
"Blackwater mercenaries are some of the most feared professional killers in the world
and they are accustomed to operating without worry of legal consequences" --Jeremy Scahill

Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7 p.m.
Unitarian Church, 4190 Front Street, San Diego (in Hillcrest opposite the UCSD Medical Center)
$5-10 donation requested (no one will be turned away);
proceeds will be used to fight Blackwater USA's plans for "Blackwater West" training facility in Potrero, San Diego County
Info: 619-263-9301 or info@prcsd.org
Sponsored by the Peace Resource Center of San Diego and the Peace & Democracy aciton Group of the First Unitarian Universalist Church

Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 7 p.m.
La Mesa Community Center 4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa
(7-9pm; 6:30 refreshments) Info: 619-464-0369
Co-Sponsored by La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club and East County Democratic Club

Jeremy will speak about Blackwater, a firm that has proposed an 824-acre military-style training camp near Potrero, San Diego county. Proposed location borders on the Cleveland National Forest, and is a sensitive habitat for eagles and other wildlife, and is an important watershed. Now, even our military is being outsourced to corporations who will sell military might to the highest bidder. . For more information about the proposed "Blackwater West" and what you can do to help stop it, please go to www.sdcpj.org
Jeremy Scahill will also sign his book at these events; books will be available for sale

For more information, please contact The Peace Resource Center of San Diego, 619-263-9301 or info@prcsd.org

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Some resources about Blackwater USA:

Documents regarding the :Blackwater West" project and the scoping meeting can be found at: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dplu/docs/PR/4-27-07/0620001.html

Jeremy Scahill's Nation Magazine article about Blackwater, "Bush's Shadow Army" and view short video at www.thenation.com/doc/20070402/scahill

San Diego Reader article, Feb. 22, 2007, on "Blackwater West"
www.sdreader.com/php/cityshow.php?id=1566

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-supportedÂ 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.
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
3850 WESTGATE PLACE 92105
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Â $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
www.BrianWillson.com/
Martin@ActivistSanDiego.org
TWinter@san.rr.com

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Tuesday, March 27th, Midnight (Begins)

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.

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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

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web: www.guerreroazteca.org
email: fernando@guerreroazteca.org

SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH 1:00 PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH 1:00 PM

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

PLEASE BRING SIGNS AND BANNERS!
BRING FRIENDS!
BRING NEIGHBORS!
BRING CO-WORKERS!
BRING FELLOW STUDENTS!

Please return to this site for updates
as we get closer to the event

Click to Download Flyer
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 â€“ 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

Click here for full article:
Truthout.org

Saturday, January 27, 2007 2pm

Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 2pm
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
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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

Speakers, Poets, Puppets, Drummers and more!
Bring a dish to share

Martin L. King Jr. Park
6401 Skyline Ave.
More Information:
Email to:
KingChavezunite@yahoo.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2007

INTERNATIONAL DAY TO SHUT DOWN GUANTANAMO!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH

First and Cedar, San Diego, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

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:

www.WitnessTorture.org

www.actagainsttorture.org

www.amnesty.org

www.codepinkalert.org

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2007 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

3,000 U.S. Soldiers
DEAD in Iraq!
HOW MANY MORE?

JOIN US FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2007

Balboa Park, across the street from the Balboa Naval Hospital on Park Blvd.
(look for us at the Park in the President's Way area)

A Candlelight Vigil for the 3,000 dead U.S. soldiers and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have been killed will be held on New Year's Day, Monday, January 1, 2007, 4-9 p.m. at Balboa Park, across the street from the Balboa Naval Hospital on Park Blvd.

Bring candles and join us for the reading of the names of the U.S. dead. Join us to mourn and pay witness to the lives and deaths of these soldiers and all who have suffered in this horrendous war and occupation

Join us in demonstrating the full human reality of this loss of lives by helping to read the names of the 3,000 soldiers Join us in calling for full funding for veterans and their families Join us to call attention to the estimated 650,000 Iraqis who have also died Join us in our call to Bring the Troops Home Now!

Join us to mourn and pay witness to the lives and deaths of these soldiers and all who have suffered in this horrendous war and occupation

Join us in demonstrating the full human reality of this loss of lives by helping to read the names of the 3,000 soldiers

Join us in calling for full funding for veterans and their families Join us in calling attention to the estimated 650,000 Iraqis who have also died

Join us in our call to Bring the Troops Home Now! Supported by:

THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER OF SAN DIEGO
(www.prcsd.org)
THE S.D. COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE
(www.sdcpj.org)
VETERANS FOR PEACE
(www.sdvfp.org)
ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO
(www.activistsandiego.org)
OBGO
and others

For info, please call 619-263-9301 or 619-757-6691

FRIDAY December 22nd and SATURDAY December 23rd

FRIDAY December 22nd and
SATURDAY December 23rd
5:30-7:30 PM

Come join the Puppet Insurgency In Celebrating The Winter Solstice

FRIDAY December 22nd 5:30pm Ocean Beach Park Ebers and Saratoga streets A Procession and sing-a-long will follow down Newport Ave to the beach!

SATURDAY December 23rd 5:30pm Trolley Barn Park on Adams Ave 1 block East of Park Blvd. A Procession and sing-a-long will follow down Park Blvd.

Bring masks, lanterns and noisemakers!

Sponsored by The San Diego Puppet Insurgency

www.PuppetInsurgency.org
puppetinsurgency@yahoo.com
Click here to download flyer

Saturday, December 9, 2006

Saturday, December 9, 2006
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ANNUAL PEACE ON EARTH HOLIDAY BAZAAR!

Support local peace, justice and environmental groups by buying socially-responsible gifts this year! Featuring greeting cards, calendars, t-shirts, books, jewelry, handicrafts, food and more!

Our Savior's Lutheran Church
4011 Ohio St., San Diego
(corner of Lincoln and Ohio)

CLICK HERE FOR EVENT FLYER

Peace Resource Center of San Diego
619-263-9301
info@prcsd.org
or
Project YANO
(Youth and Non-Military Opportunities)
760-634-3604.

Sunday, December 3rd

Sunday, December 3rd
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The San Diego Puppet Insurgency's
CHEAP ART SALE
Have fun and buy gifts while
HELPING KIDS STAY OUT
OF THE MILITARY!

FREE live music and
Bigger Than Life Puppet Shows!

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT
THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETING PROJECT

1601 University Avenue in Hillcrest
Two blocks West of Park Blvd

To volunteer or for more information please contact:

puppetinsurgency@yahoo.com
Cheap Art Flyer

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 4 to 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 24
4 to 6:30 pm

Press Conference and Demonstration

Titan Corporation
L3 Communications
3033 Science Park Road San Diego 92121
Just East of North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla)

OPPOSE THE WAR PROFITEERS
WHO HIJACK DEMOCRACY!

Our Demands:
We demand that ALL Congressional candidates return donations from Titan, Bechtel, SAIC and CACI and their owners, spouses, Board members & their top executives!
We demand a law that makes it a federal crime for companies, especially military contractors (those who get more that 50% or more of their income from the government) to donate to political candidates or to try to influence lawmakers.

www.activistsandiego.com
martin@activistsandiego.com
Click for Flyer

DECLARATION OF PEACE

DECLARATION OF PEACE

Take Action to End the US War in Iraq!

The Declaration of Peace is a nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq, including:

a prompt timetable for withdrawal of troops and closure of bases

a peace process for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation

and the shift of funding for war to meeting human needs.

People across the United States are signing The Declaration of Peace pledge, a commitment to take action if this plan for peace is not created and activated by Congress by September 21, the International Day of Peace. From September 21-28, just days before Congress adjourns for the fall elections, Declaration signers will withdraw their consent from this war, and support a comprehensive peace process, by taking part in nonviolent action, marches, rallies, demonstrations, interfaith services, candlelight vigils and other creative ways to declare peace at the US Capitol and in cities and towns across the US.

WHAT KINDS OF ACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE
SEPTEMER 21-28?

Be creative! Organize events that are highly visible and designed to increase the political cost and impede the ability to make war.

Some possible events or actions could include:

Street Theater

Media Activism

Bannering

Freeway Blogging

Nonviolent Civil Disobedience

Vigils

Demonstrations

Sit-Ins at Congressional or Other Public Offices

Die-Ins

Festivals

Peace Encampments

Marches

Or, other creative ways to declare peace!

Sign the Declaration of Peace
DeclarationOfPeace.org
Email Address
Downloadable Brochure

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 4:00-7:00 PM

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 4:00-7:00 PM
Horton Plaza, Downtown San Diego

BANNERING
STREET THEATER
MARCH

The Iraq War will end when people refuse to support it!
WE DEMAND PEACE!

The Campaign for a Declaration of Peace (www.declaration of peace.org)
has called on Congress for a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq
by September 21, yet the war continues.

We call on people to take action, withdraw your consent from this war and support a comprehensive peace process!

JOIN US TO DEMAND PEACE AND SAY

"NO MORE WAR! OUT OF IRAQ NOW!"
with bannering, street theater and a march.
Monday, September 25, 2006 4-7 p.m.
(this event will be continuous; come when you can!)
Horton Plaza (downtown on Broadway between 3rd and 4th Streets)

Many other events will be taking place in support of the Declaration of Peace.
Sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice.
For more info call 619-263-9301

For a calendar of local peace events including this one see:
www.prcsd.org/webcalendar
Email to: info@sdcpj.org;
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30TH, 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30TH, 7:00 PM

INTERFAITH WORSHIP SERVICE FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

(Kids, Bridges, Songs, Prayers for Peace)

WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER!
PEOPLE OF FAITH COME TOGETHER FOR PEACE

On Wednesday evening, 8/30/2006, at 7:00 pm, an interfaith service will be held for the purpose of bringing together multiple faiths and faith centers in San Diego around the common purpose of healing, reconciliation and peace, in response to the worsened violence in the Middle East. Adding to sectarian divisions created by the Iraq war, the recent Israel/Lebanon conflagration has only worsened divisions among peoples related to their religions affiliations. The 8/30 service is aimed at showing the common purpose among all faith centers in San Diego, particularly all the "children of Abraham" (the Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths), in denying war and conflict; and embracing healing, reconciliation, dialog, and peace.
Location: Christian Fellowship Congregational Church
1601 Kelton Road
San Diego CA 92114
(one block south of I-94, two exits east of I-805)
Host: Rev. Art Cribbs
This interfaith event will include music, prayer and meditations on the subject from several faith traditions, and bridge-building.
ALL are welcomed, irrespective of faith affiliation or lack of one.

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Friday, August 25th 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

This program will discuss US policy in the Middle East in a regional context with speakers recently returned from Algeria and Syria.

Middle East
Cultural and Information Center
Teach-In

Creating Chaos

Civil War 101: The U.S. Agenda in the Middle East

The evening will include a panel discussion by the following distinguished speakers followed by a question and answer session.

Elias Rashmawi

National Coordinator of the National council of Arab Americans

Nadia Keilani (to be confirmed)

Lawyer and MECIC member

Basheer Idoui

Instructor at Grossmont College and Founding Member of MECIC
Polish American Association of San Diego

Arrive early

1934 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92102
Friday August 25, 2006

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Limited seating
Street Parking

ABOUT MECIC…The Middle East Cultural and Information Center (MECIC) is an independent, non-partisan educational and cultural organization seeking to promote understanding of Middle Eastern Issues in general, and the Palestinian issue in particular. Formed initially in 1989 to support the Intifadah and the Palestinian people in their historic struggle for self-determination and statehood, MECIC has continued its activities through the Gulf War of 1991, the Al Aqsa Intifadah, and the present tragedy in Iraq.

Tel (619) 243-0827

www.mecic.org

Hiroshima Day, Nagasaki Day

Hiroshima Nagasaki
NEVER AGAIN!

NO TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS! NO TO WAR!
NO TO WEAPONS PROFITEERS!
SUPPORT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS!

Hiroshima Day
Sunday, August 6
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to call for the global abolition of nuclear weapons, starting with our own.
Gather at 6 p.m. for bannering. Program at 6:30 p.m. followed by a candlelight procession in front of the Midway Carrier Museum on Harbor Drive, one block south of Broadway.

Special Guest Speaker:Leuren Moret, independent scientist. Moret is president of Scientists for Indigenous People, is the City of Berkeley Environmental Commissioner; and was a whistleblower at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab. She is an expert on the environmental and public health effects of low level radiation from atmospheric testing fallout, nuclear power plants and depleted uranium weaponry.Â

Nagasaki Day
Wednesday, August 9
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The War Machine Revealed:
Bechtel Corporation - Merchant of Death
From Hiroshima & Nagasaki to Yucca Mountain to the Middle East, Bechtel has reaped human, environmental and community devastation. Besides being the world's largest engineering firm and #1 nuclear profiteer, Bechtel is a leading beneficiary of the Iraq war and corporate globalization policies. Bechtel "connects the dots" for the anti-nuke, anti-war and global justice movements!

Through its sordid corporate history and 100 years of revolving-door relationships with government, Bechtel illustrates the connections between profiteering and war, between nuclear power and nuclear weapons proliferation, between "free trade" and the exploitation of indigenous peoples, and between corporate power-brokers and decision-makers at the highest levels of government.

Gather at the Federal Building, Front and Broadway, 11:30 a.m. We will proceed through the downtown area and arrive at Bechtel's office at 1230 Columbia at 12:15 p.m.

www.sdcpj.org
info@sdcpj.org
Click to download flyer

SATURDAY, JULY 22nd

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 7 PM

TEACH-IN
LEBANON, PALESTINE & ISRAEL

Discussion:

Doris Bittar: on Palestinian and Lebanese Resistance
Nasser Barghouti & Farid Abdel-Nour: A political analysis of the crisis
Marjorie Cohn & Jonathan Graubart: the role of the US and International Law
Nadia Keliani: The Iraq War Factor
Information on the Material Campaign

ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOME FOR THIS DISCUSSION

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 7 PM
FOUR POINTS SHERATON HOTEL
8110 Aero Drive

JULY 22nd 2:00-6:00 PM

MUSIC FOR PEACE

A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
Supporting the troops by calling for an end to the killing*
MIRA COSTA COLLEGE
SAN ELIJO CAMPUS AMPHITHEATRE
MANCHESTER AVE., CARDIFF

The Bands:
KLSD'S DENNARD CLENDENIN AND CODE BLUE
CINDY LEE BERRYHILL
CHRISTINE GILARDI and DarZANA
PETER HALL

The Speakers:
Jeeni Criscenzo, Congessional candidate challenging Darrell Issa
Fernando Suarez del Solar, Gold Star Families
Sheila Cameron, former Encinitas mayor
Dave Patterson, Viet Nam Veteran and spokesperson
for Veterans for Peace

SIR NO SIR

Listen to PINK's
new song
"Dear Mr. President"
CLICK HERE

SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 8:00pm

ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO presents:

4th Annual

PARTY for PROGESSIVES

w/ Special Guest

Cindy Sheehan

MC: KLSD Radio's Jon Elliott

Music by Liquid Blue

Voted America's Best Dance Band at National Music Awards

Activist Awards , Refreshments, No Host Bar

Balboa Park Club Ballroom

off President's Way, near Puppet Theatre in Balboa Park).

Purchase Tickets ONLINE or by mail

Mail to: 4246 Wightman, SD CA 92105 - Tickets will be held at Will Call

$25.00 in advance or $30.00 at the door

For information email Chuck@activistsandiego.org
or email ASDoffice@ActivistSanDiego.org 619-528-8383

FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd

STUDENT DAY OF ACTION

"How do you want our generation to be remembered?"

UCSD ANTI-WAR PROTEST

12:00 NOON

La Jolla Village Drive

at Villa La Jolla Drive

UCSD DEMS

ucsddems@ecsd.edu

SUNDAYS:

Encinitas Peace Protest, Meet at the corner of Encinitas Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway for ongoing protest held every Sunday from noon until 2 p.m. Right by Leucadia Pizza. Info: jackbarnett@abac.com; billheidler@bigfoot.com.s

Peace March from Cardiff to Solana Beach, Sundays, 1:15 p.m. Meet in Glen Park, Cardiff. (Ample free parking in and around Glen Park. Highway 101 to Chsterfield in Cardiff, first right, the park is behind the 7/11on the corner.) March south to and through Solana Beach, then back. Make your own signs. Mother's with children in strollers and backpacks encouraged to come. A peaceful march emphasizing poignant commentary with signs. Contact Susan if have questions 760 635-7877 or seijcooper@yahoo.com

TUESDAYS, 7-8 A.M.: Peace Vigil, 10th and A, (where the 163 comes out downtown. After the demo we have a breakfast together at the Spice House. Info: kenbarratt@earthlink.net

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 7:30 p.m.: "Harp Concert for Peace" featuring Melissa Morgan, Irish & pedal harps; Miguel Lopez, Latin American harp; Reiko Obata, Japanese koto. With special guest, jazz saxophonist Hollis Gentry and Fattburger's Kevin Koch, drums. Emceed by KSDS Jazz 88's Claudia Russell.
Salvation Army Kroc Community Center Performing Arts Theater, 6845 University Avenue, San Diego. Proceeds benefit San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice. $10 general; $5 children/students. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door.
Email: sdkoto@san.rr.com. For more details, click here: "Harp Concert for Peace".

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1-3 pm, NO MORE WAR MARCH AND RALLY!
War Memorial Building, Balboa Park (corner of Park Blvd. and Upas - north end of the zoo parking lot. Park in zoo parking lot.) Featured speaker is Fernando Suarez del Solar, the father of one of the first soldiers killed in the Iraq war, an Escondido resident and an outspoken critic of American militarism.

SUNDAY, MAY 18, 11 am-6 pm: ONE WORLD, ONE FUTURE WITHOUT WAR! UCSD Center Hall Room 115. (NOTE: DATE CHANGE from May 10.) A teach-in and educational forum for the communities of San Diego. The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is planning a teach-in to take on the critical issues that are emerging in the post 9/11 world. From war in Afghanistan to war and occupation in Iraq. From the attack on civil liberties to the state of the international anti-war movement. The purpose of the teach-in is to educate ourselves and the general public about the history and politics of the conflicts, strategies for organizing against war and occupation, and other related issues. Now is the time to bring all of those opposed to war (at home and abroad) and occupation together to strengthen our movement and build long term strategies for peace and social justice. Panel discussions, workshops, video showings, after party and concert. To endorse the event, propose speakers for workshops, set up literature tables, or for any other information about the teach-in, email justinakers1@hotmail.com. To view or print flyer, click here see flyer. To view or print brochure, click here Brochure, part 1 and here Brochure, part 2

Peace Vigil,We invite all to join us at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Penasquitos Blvd. and Carmel Mountain Road (at the Stater Bros. shopping center.) It's a busy intersection and we can reach hundreds of cars in a relatively short time. Jon Daum, jdaum@daumweigle.com, 858-484-3111 Meet at the corner of Encinitas Boulevard and Coast Highway for ongoing protest held every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Right by Leucadia Pizza. Info: billheidler@bigfoot.com

George Bush will be in San Diego this Thursday, May 1st. There is speculation that he will give a "victory" speech while on board a ship returning to San Diego from Iraq.
WE MUST TURN OUT IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PRESIDENT AND HIS POLICIES WHICH THREATEN THE STABILITY OF THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!
Please join the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice in protest:
Thursday, May 1st @ 5:30pm
In front of the Star of India on Harbor Drive
Downtown San Diego
Please bring signs! Contact: info@sdcpj.org or 619-263-9301

April 29, 2003, Teach-in on the War Against Iraq (SDSU)

Silent Candlelight Vigil,We continue to meet at the corner of Fletcher and Navajo Boulevards in El Cajon Sunday evenings. Because of daylight savings time, it is too light at 7:00 P.M. for effective candle lighting. Therefore we are changing the time to 7:30 P.M. Please continue to bring your candle and help us provide a peace presence in East County. For additional information contact Ferne at fernetg@juno.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1-3 PM, "Mourning War--Embracing Peace"
Federal Building, Front & Broadway, downtown San Diego. Silent march to mourn all the victims of the war in Iraq. Wear black for mourning or white for peace.
Bring signs relating to the theme of this week's protest: the human cost of war. For more info contact: info@sdcpj.org

EVERY NIGHT: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, 7 P.M., FEDERAL BUILDING, FRONT AND BROADWAY (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO). BRING CANDLES!

EVERY SATURDAY:
Weekly protest in San Carlos at the corner Najavo Rd. and Jackson Dr. from noon to 1:30 with signs and bullhorn. All are invited. Info, Bob Simmons rls@sandiego.edu or Ken Scruggs, Klsklb@aol.com

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 4:30 to 8 PM and beyond: TAX DAY PROTEST!~ at the Post Office on Midway Dr. just east of Rosecrans. Money for Human Needs not for War! Californians will pay $10 billion in war taxes next year and not feel any safer. A new atrocity is coming on the wings of the Iraq war. President Bush has proposed $70 BILLION dollar in spending to fund the first few months of the invasion. The military occupation for the next (ten??) years will cost another $50-70 BILLION? Then rebuilding Iraq may cost yet another $100 BILLION in corporate welfare. Oil companies will do well, but the average American working person will pay the costs. Money for Schools not for War! Money for Health Care not for War! Money for Social Security not for War! Money for School Lunches not for War! Money for AIDS not for War! Money for International Development not for War! Money for PEACE not for War!
Thousands of disgruntled taxpayers line up to pay to mail their taxes wondering where the billions are going. Media and TV cameras will be on hand. You and the peace movement will be there to tell shape the story. Gather at the 2300 block of Midway Drive at the Post Office just south of Rosecrans in the Sports Arena area. SUGGESTION: Come in from the south on Pacific Highway and bare left as you pass the Naval Training Center on the left. Park and walk to Midway Drive. Note: coming in on I-8 or down Rosecranz may get you Very stuck in the same postal traffic we seek to communicate with. http://www.activistsandiego.org/what/taxday.html For info on where your tax dollars go see:
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm

SPECIAL CALL FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 12 - 1:00-3:00 PM

INTERNATIONAL CALL TO STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ: THE WORLD IS WITH US.
Join the worldwide protest!
Speakers and a march. Federal Building, Front and Broadway, downtown San Diego.
Please join us tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at the Federal Building. Speakers begin at 1:15 p.m. PRINCE MYSHKINS will perform at 1:30 p.m. March through the Gaslamp begins at 2:00 p.m. Al Howard returns to close the program at 2:45 p.m.
Info: San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice, info@sdcpj.org.
Print the flyer. (You need Adobe Acrobat® Reader®to view the flyer.)

SATURDAY, APRIL 12 , 12 NOON, HELP TO FORM A HUMAN PEACE SIGN In North County! To Join with Worldwide Peace Demonstrations HOLIDAY PARK, Carlsbad. Wear Light Color Clothing to Contrast with the Green Grass. To be photographed aerially by miniature helicopter. Poetry, Music, Picnic- Bring the Family. Directions: I - 5 to Carlsbad Village Drive, East to Pio Pico, Right (S) on Pio Pico to Pine & Holiday Park, Sponsored by North County Coalition for Peace northcountynowar@cox.net

SUNDAY, APRIL 6: 12 NOON TO 2:00 p.m. North County Coalition for Peace Demonstration continuing at Carlsbad Westfield Mall: Theme - Patriots for Peace. This is the demonstration that was targeted by Roger Hedgecock last Sunday. We will turn out in larger numbers to demonstrate that First Amendment Rights of free speech are alive and well in North County. Bring your signs and flags. Let's take back the symbols of patriotism. Contact: Marcia Patt at NorthCountyNoWar@cox.net

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 12 noon: Calling all activists! Another World is Possible! Forum for discussing the creation of alternatives to our current social problems. If you or your group would like to participate, please email me. We can have another world, if we create it! UCSD (Center 101), San Diego. Details to be announced. Participating Groups: International Socialist Organization, SD Coalition for Peace and Justice, The Debian Project, UCSD Peace and Justice coalition and more. Info: mbc@debian.org or 619-269-4693 or www.hyperpoem.net/another-world.jpg

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 12 noon-1:00 pm: North County Coalition for Peace. A Patriots for Peace Walk and sign-waving. Make signs with "Patriots for Peace" slogan or similar slogans to target the argument that peace protestors are not patriotic. Meet at Westfield Mall, Coco's parking lot, NE corner. Info: Marcia Patt, Director, North County Coalition for Peace, northcountynowar@cox.net.

March 27, 2003, San Diego Poets Speak Out!

THURSDAYS, 4:30-5:30 pm: Mannequin Protest at 11th and A St. intersection. Each person, if possible, should wear black and white mask and white gloves and bring a sign. We do have some extra masks, gloves, and signs. Info: stevebouscaren@mindspring.com

FRIDAYS, 4:30-5:30 pm:   Mannequin Protest at the onramp to the 94 freeway (16th and G St.) Info: stevebouscaren@mindspring.com

January 10th, 2003, INS Special Registration Vigil- A coalition of 21 local organizations initiated by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and joined by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice, sponsored an all-day vigil at the INS offices at the Federal Building in downtown San Diego. The vigil called for an end to the registration program, demanded fair treatment for those who did register, and monitored INS actions during the day. Efforts by the anti-registration/detention coalition seemed to be effective, as INS treatment of registrants was far less draconian than on December 16, the deadline for the previous registration group. The vigil began at 7:00 AM and continued throughout the day. By 4:30 PM, the crowd had grown to about 100. During a brief rally, George Khoury of ADC, Lilia Velasquez, a leading immigration attorney, Ben Prado of the Raza Rights Coalition, and Larry Christian of SDCPJ addressed the crowd.

January 6th, 2003, Deployment Protests - A small handful of coalition members went down to the entrance to the 32nd Street pier to protest "the largest deployment of troops since the gulf war". The navy ship deployment in SD coincided with a deployment in Baltimore, and massive troop movements. The small event was covered by Fox 6 news, NPR, USA Today, Noticias 17, KUSI, and Channel 8. Only Fox 6 broadcast their piece.

December 14th, 2002, La Posada - Friends from Tijuana and San Diego came together on either side of the border fence to celebrate Christmas with friendship, candles and song, and to commemorate those who have died trying to cross the border.
pictures

November 17th, 2002, Family March for Peace- Shari Blackman and the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice organized a march for peace oriented towards families and children. Over 500 people showed up to oppose the war on Iraq. Local television and news sources were present as well.
pictures

Ongoing, High School Leafletting- San Diegans to Stop the Violence Against Iraq, along with the SDCPJ have been leafletting high schools around San Diego to provide an alternatives to on campus recruiters. To date, thousands of leaflets have gone out. Read more in this articleat the COMDSD website.

November 1st, 2002, World Beat Center, Balboa Park- A small group of people gathered to celebrate Dia De Muertos and remember all the victims of US political, economic and military violence. Michael Cardenas presented a short speech and a number of bands played.
Michael's speech

October 27th, 2002, Newport Pier, Ocean Beach- Around 300 people gathered at Newport Pier in Ocean Bech to protest the war on Iraq. The protest was organized by OBGO and was supported by the SDCPJ. There were a number of speakers, including Carol Jahnkow from the SDCPJ. After the rally, there was a march through the OB neighborhood.
pictures and story

October 19th, 2002, Larsen Field- American Friends Service Committee, along with MECHA and Raza Rights organized a rally and a march to the border to protest Operation Gatekeeper, and the war on Iraq. Around 1,200 people were in attendance. At the rally, there were a number of bands. This event was supported by the SDCPJ. We provided a speaker and we flyered for it.
Lauren's speech

October 6th, 2002, Horton Plaza- Around 1,000 people had a peaceful demonstration in Horton Plaza to get the message out to the people and the government of San Diego that we will not let the war on Iraq happen. The rally had a number of speakers and concluded with a march to the pier, where Fleet Week was being held. This event was organized by the SDCPJ, with support from the ISO, OBGO, and Activist San Diego.
pictures
City Beat story
North County Times story
Union Tribune story

June 21, 2002, Somos

FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd 12:00 NOON

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31ST 4:30 PM

THE WORLD CAN'T WAIT!

Jan. 31, on The Night of President Bush's
State of the Union Address

Bring the Noise!
Drown Out Bush's Lies!
Horton Plaza
Downtown San Diego

In large cities and small towns all across the country, citizens will rally one hour before Bush's address as we make our determination to “Drive Out the Bush Regime”, the political message of the day.

At 6:00 PM, just as Bush starts to speak, everywhere we will BRING THE NOISE. In a cacophony of sound, we will drown out his address with music: from drums to violins, from hip hop and classical; and with noise: banging pots and ringing church bells, sound car horns and lifting our voices.

We will begin to rally at 4:30 PM at the Horton Plaza fountain at 4th & Broadway, downtown San Diego.

Sponsored By THE WORLD CAN'T WAIT

WORLD CAN'T WAIT

The Mission of The World Can't Wait is organizing people living in the United States to take responsibility to stop the whole disastrous course led by the Bush administration. We seek to create a political situation where the Bush administration's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking U.S. society is reversed.

We seek to mobilize millions to express their outrage, to speak the truth, to act with urgency and form an organized political resistance. We welcome any individuals and groups who agree that the Bush Regime should be driven out, whatever their political party affiliation or lack thereof. We reach out to people who have been fooled by Bush, and to those who have been most seriously affected by the outrages inflicted by the Bush Regime. We drew our inspiration from...

NOT IN OUR NAME which we encourage you to read, add your name to, and distribute broadly.

Excerpts: “No election, whether fair or fraudulent, can legitimize criminal wars on foreign countries, torture, the wholesale violation of human rights, and the end of science and reason.”

"It is our responsibility to stop the Bush regime from carrying out this disastrous course. We believe history will judge us sharply should we fail to act decisively."

Saturday, DECEMBER 17/18, 14:30pm

Winter Solstice Gathering

Please join SD Puppet Insurgency for a
Winter Solstice Celebration and procession of light.

2 options: Come to one or both!
Saturday 17 Dec. at 4:30pm
at Ocean Beach Park- Ebers and Saratoga
and/or
Sunday 18 Dec. at 4:30 pm
at Trolley Barn Park-Adams Ave 1 block east of Park

Bring masks,candles, instruments and cozy clothing FREE for info call 619-546-6613

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 10:00-2:00

Cheap Art Sale & Puppet Shows To Benefit
The High School Leafletting Project!

Come celebrate and create peace with
THE SAN DIEGO PUPPET INSURGENCY
Sunday, December 4th from 10:00 to 4:00
1601 University Avenue in Hillcrest
Have fun and buy gifts while helping kids stay out of the military
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETTING PROJECT

Live Music
Affordable Art
Bigger Then Life Puppet Shows
Make Your Own Art Stations For ALL Ages!

Flyer: CHEAP ART SALE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 7:30 PM

Concert in the Spirit of the Season:
Peace on Earth
Dec 9th, 7:30 p.m.

Featuring internationally acclaimed Iraqi poetress Lamea Abbas Amara; Miguel Lopez, Latin harp; Farhad Bahrami and Persian ensemble Darvak; Moayed Shlemon, Iraqi singer & keyboardist Andy Simon; Heiwa with Reiko Obata-koto, Dave Millard-sax & cello, Akiko Urata-keyboard, and Patrick Armenta-percussion.

Sponsored by Words & Music in association with Peace Resource Center.

Friday, December 9, 2005 - 7:30 p.m. Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church 1675 Garnet Avenue $12 general; $10 students; children 12 and under free.

A portion of proceeds benefit Peace Resource Center

Info: 858-483-3499 or e-mail info@words-music.org. To print a flyer or to purchase tickets online visit
Words & Music

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 7:00 TO 9:30 PM

Please come help us celebrate the 50th Birthday of Fernando Suarez del Solar Saturday, Dec. 10, 7-9:30 pm
Santa Fe Room, Balboa Park Club Balboa Park, San Diego
Come and enjoy music, hors d'oeuvres, Mexican antojitos, and celebration!
Donations at the door: $50.00 $25.00 $10.00
Please make your check payable to: ASD/Guerrero Azteca Project

RSVP by 12/7/05 (760) 746-4568 or marciapatt@cox.net
Directions & Parking From North County - Take Hwy 163 south to Park Blvd, go left at the stop light then left onto President´s Way, which is the next stop light. Continue to the stop sign where you can go straight to park in the Pan American Plaza parking lot or make a right and park in the Organ Pavilion lot.

The Balboa Park Club is located in the South Palisades area of Balboa Park, just north of the Puppet Theatre.
MAP AND MORE INFORMATION

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 10:00-2:00

Cheap Art Sale & Puppet Shows To Benefit
The High School Leafletting Project!

Come celebrate and create peace with
THE SAN DIEGO PUPPET INSURGENCY
Sunday, December 4th from 10:00 to 4:00
1601 University Avenue in Hillcrest
Have fun and buy gifts while helping kids stay out of the military
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETTING PROJECT

Live Music
Affordable Art
Bigger Then Life Puppet Shows
Make Your Own Art Stations For ALL Ages!

Flyer: CHEAP ART SALE

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 2:00-5:00

BRING THEIR BUDDIES HOME
Bring Their Buddies Home Website
As we begin the holiday season, over 2,000 American military families and their extended families and friends will not be whole because they have lost a loved one in the war on Iraq. In North County, San Diego, 2,000 people will stand in silent testimony to their sacrifice with a single message: The best way to show them our gratitude is to bring their buddies home.
Friday, November 25, 2005 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Carlsbad Blvd. (Carlsbad's old Coast Hwy.) between Pine Ave. and Cannon Rd. with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop. (We will begin setting up at 2:00 PM and would like to have the completed living work of art ready for viewing and photos at 3:00 PM. If you cannot stand the entire time, please be certain that you are in place from 3:00 to 4:00 PM )

Join us on the day after Thanksgiving, as we stand in silent mourning for all who have died in Iraq. Please sign up now and we will send you details on how to dress, where to go and how to print out the Memorial Page for one of our fallen troops to wear pinned to your shirt.

Please sign up at:
Bring Their Buddies Home Signup Form |

Flyer: Bring Their Buddies Home

Saturday, September 24

Worldwide Call to Action - September 24, 2005

THANKS FOR A GREAT EVENT! MANY PEOPLE CAME TO THE PARK TO HELP SEND THIS MESSAGE TO GEORGE BUSH...

STOP THE IRAQ WAR!
Three Photos
Hold Bush & Congress accountable for the deaths, the destruction, the lies, and the toll on our communities! Three days of action for peace and justice in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-26. More info at United for Peace.

Local march and demonstration
6th & Laurel in Balboa Park
2:00 PM Saturday, September 24

Join A March To The Park
Two marches will converge at 6th & laurel at 2:00 NORTH COUNTY COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE MARCH
Santa Fe Train Station (Broadway & Kettner)
12:30 - March to the Park
North County Coalition for Peace & Justice AL-AWDA SAN DIEGO PROGRAM & MARCH
CITY COLLEGE (12TH & B)
11:30 - Pre-march Program
1:00 - March to the Park
Al-Awda San Diego
Check here or call for updates on march routes

Flyers: [2-up] [color 11"x14"]

Sunday, September 25

SEPT. 25 PEACE VIGIL FOR KATRINA, 9/11, IRAQ WAR VICTIMS

PEACE VIGIL

San Diego´s peace community with faith center connections will come together for a short gathering and candlelight vigil, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 pm at Balboa Park on Sixth Avenue at Nutmeg Street. According to spokesperson Craig Jones, the commemoration will be ecumenical and non-sectarian, and will mourn the deaths on 9-11-2001; deaths in the on-going war in Iraq; and those killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

"It´s been four years since the 9/11 attacks killed some 3000 innocent people. Since then, our government´s war policies have killed hundreds of thousands who had nothing to do with the attacks, and thereâ€™s no end in sight. It is now also clear that government delay and incompetence caused needless deaths in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, in opposition to supposed national preparedness after 2001. We want to show that all of these victims belong in our conscience, and in the conscience of the nation," he said. Jones added that Iraq "must continue to be in our minds. Even though overwhelming evidence shows that Iraq had no connection with the 9-11 attacks, President Bush has used those attacks to gain support for his war policy, and to divert precious resources from legitimate local safety and preparedness. Even now Bush uses the specter of the "war on terror" to attempt to justify the unjustifiable war, and to further reduce needed domestic safety."

The commemoration is sponsored by Communities of Conscience, and the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice.

This commemoration is one of several events in San Diego during the month of September which focus on the war and the on-going occupation of Iraq. This vigil is San Diego´s second day of weekend activities coinciding with the Washingon, D.C. rally on this same weekend. Picking up on the theme made prominent by Cindy Sheehan during her encampment in Crawford, Texas, Jones said, "There is no noble purpose and no reason in killing innocent people around the world, after innocent people were killed here. There is no noble purpose, but instead real harm to our nation in the diversion of money and manpower away from real needs, to the quagmire of Iraq. But there is nobility, responsibility and patriotism in demanding that this tragic death stop. There is a wide range of ways to make that demand, commemorative vigils, marches and rallies. We hope that everyone will find the forum and venue that is appropriate for them, and will lend their voices to the growing call."

For more information contact
Craig Jones, (858) 354-1785; or
Sally Kurzdorfer, (619) 445-6319

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH

CINDY SHEEHAN IN SAN DIEGO!

Gold Star Mother Cindy Sheehan is Coming to San Diego and AM 1360 Monday, Nov 7th! Join us on the KLSD Radio Plaza outside the AM 1360 studios as we welcome Cindy Sheehan to San Diego. The Stacy Taylor Show will broadcast live from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and the live on-air broadcast will feature remarks by Cindy Sheehan and others. The address is 9660 Granite Ridge Drive near I-15 and Aero Drive. We want your support!

CINDY SHEEHAN will speak at Monday night's meeting of the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice!
YOU are invited to hear Cindy speak at SDCPJ's general meeting on Monday, Nov. 7th at 7pm, 3850 Westgate Place. Cindy Sheehan's presentation will be followed by time for questions and answers and open discussion with Cindy. PLEASE NOTE: The final portion of the evening will include some time devoted to the general business of SDCPJ for more information: info@sdcpj.org (619) 263-9301

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH HORTON PLAZA VIGIL

National Call to Action

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL in San Diego to honor and mourn the 2,000 U.S. servicepeople who have died in the current war in Iraq.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2005
4:00 TO 7:30pm
Horton Plaza, Downtown San Diego
Join hundreds of peace and justice groups throughout the country as we tell the President, Congress and the world that 2,000 U.S. deaths in Iraq is 2,000 too many. WE the PEOPLE, in one unified voice, can STOP this WAR!

Worldwide Call to Action - September 24, 2005

THANKS FOR A GREAT EVENT! MANY PEOPLE CAME TO THE PARK TO HELP SEND THIS MESSAGE TO GEORGE BUSH...

STOP THE IRAQ WAR!
Three Photos
Hold Bush & Congress accountable for the deaths, the destruction, the lies, and the toll on our communities! Three days of action for peace and justice in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-26. More info at United for Peace.

Local march and demonstration
6th & Laurel in Balboa Park
2:00 PM Saturday, September 24

Join A March To The Park
Two marches will converge at 6th & laurel at 2:00 NORTH COUNTY COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE MARCH
Santa Fe Train Station (Broadway & Kettner)
12:30 - March to the Park
North County Coalition for Peace & Justice AL-AWDA SAN DIEGO PROGRAM & MARCH
CITY COLLEGE (12TH & B)
11:30 - Pre-march Program
1:00 - March to the Park
Al-Awda San Diego
Check here or call for updates on march routes

Flyers: [2-up] [color 11"x14"]

Sunday, September 25

Sunday, September 25

SEPT. 25 PEACE VIGIL FOR KATRINA, 9/11, IRAQ WAR VICTIMS

PEACE VIGIL

San Diego´s peace community with faith center connections will come together for a short gathering and candlelight vigil, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 pm at Balboa Park on Sixth Avenue at Nutmeg Street. According to spokesperson Craig Jones, the commemoration will be ecumenical and non-sectarian, and will mourn the deaths on 9-11-2001; deaths in the on-going war in Iraq; and those killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

"It´s been four years since the 9/11 attacks killed some 3000 innocent people. Since then, our government´s war policies have killed hundreds of thousands who had nothing to do with the attacks, and thereâ€™s no end in sight. It is now also clear that government delay and incompetence caused needless deaths in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, in opposition to supposed national preparedness after 2001. We want to show that all of these victims belong in our conscience, and in the conscience of the nation," he said. Jones added that Iraq "must continue to be in our minds. Even though overwhelming evidence shows that Iraq had no connection with the 9-11 attacks, President Bush has used those attacks to gain support for his war policy, and to divert precious resources from legitimate local safety and preparedness. Even now Bush uses the specter of the "war on terror" to attempt to justify the unjustifiable war, and to further reduce needed domestic safety."

The commemoration is sponsored by Communities of Conscience, and the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice.

This commemoration is one of several events in San Diego during the month of September which focus on the war and the on-going occupation of Iraq. This vigil is San Diego´s second day of weekend activities coinciding with the Washingon, D.C. rally on this same weekend. Picking up on the theme made prominent by Cindy Sheehan during her encampment in Crawford, Texas, Jones said, "There is no noble purpose and no reason in killing innocent people around the world, after innocent people were killed here. There is no noble purpose, but instead real harm to our nation in the diversion of money and manpower away from real needs, to the quagmire of Iraq. But there is nobility, responsibility and patriotism in demanding that this tragic death stop. There is a wide range of ways to make that demand, commemorative vigils, marches and rallies. We hope that everyone will find the forum and venue that is appropriate for them, and will lend their voices to the growing call."

For more information contact
Craig Jones, (858) 354-1785; or
Sally Kurzdorfer, (619) 445-6319

Sunset, 1st Sunday of Each Month

Monthly Vigil for the Fallen

Remember the casualties of war. Help read the names of U.S. troops lost. Light a candle in honor of the dead. A visual memorial of U.S. and Iraqi lives lost.

Corner of 6th and Laurel in Balboa Park. Upcoming vigil dates (all at sunset on Sunday): Nov. 7th, December 5th, January 2nd, February 6th.

Sponsored by Military Families Speak Out - San Deigo.

September 24 - 26

National Mobilization to End the War on Iraq

Save the date! In conjunction with a national mobilization to Washington, D.C. called by United for Peace, we will hold a large-scale solidarity protest here in San Diego.

From the UFPJ web site:

More than two years after the illegal and immoral U.S. invasion of Iraq, the nightmare continues. A majority of Americans believe that this war never should have happened, but our elected representatives in Washington continue to rubber-stamp the Bush Administration's disastrous policies. It's time to hold all pro-war politicians accountable for the deaths, the destruction, the lies, and the toll on our communities! Our mobilization will coincide with the meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, whose economic policies place corporate profits ahead of basic human needs worldwide.

Consider attending the Washington, D.C. event. Otherwise, check back here for updates on the local event.

Mondays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Attend San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice Meetings

First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place. Meetings are generally the first and third Monday of each month. If unsure, or for more information, call 619-263-9301 or email info@sdcpj.org.

[map] [directions]

Alternative Independence Day and Activists' Fair

The fair starts at 12:00 noon with the feature event at 6:00 p.m. at the Palomar UU Fellowship, 1600 Buena Vista Drive, Vista.

Feature event at 6:00 p.m. will honor those North County people who have resisted the war makers and their agenda of perpetual war. Among other things, Fernando Suarez del Solar and the Guerrero Azteca Project will unveil a new strategy for peace and make a special presentation.

At 4:30, Project YANO will conduct a program on military recruiters and the prospects for a new draft. This presentation will be aimed at young people and their parents, but will contain important information for everyone. Military recruitment is suddenly a concern for millions, and counter-recruitment efforts have sprung up all over the country. One of the oldest and most respected groups in the country, Project YANO has been instrumental in advising and helping organize these efforts.

Stay tuned for updated information on speakers. More information is available at the North County Forum web site.

Saturday, June 18, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

"Just War" Theory

What is a Â“justÂ” war? Is there such a thing? Is war moral? Who decides?

Faith centers have a responsibility to be sounding-boards of truth and morality. In this role, debate about the Iraq war cannot be avoided. Come hear what different religious traditions have to say; come and add your voice!

Saturday, June 18, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
St. PaulÂ’s Episcopal Cathedral
2728 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 948-2462

Flyer: [Adobe PDF] [Word DOC]

Download the Communities of Conscience Statement of Conscience Among Followers of Faith: [Adobe PDF] [Word DOC]

Wednesday, May 11 - Friday, May 13

Pablo Peredes Court Martial
Three Days of Protest at the court martial of Iraq War Resister Pablo Paredes, including these events:

Voices of Resistance
Tuesday, May 10, 7:00 p.m.
MLK Center / 6134 Benson Avenue
War resisters Pablo Paredes, Camilo Mejia and Aiden Delgado with surprise guest!

Put the War on Trial
May 11th @ 7:30pm
MLK Center / 6134 Benson Avenue
Author Naomi Klein, international law expert Marjorie Cohn and Pablo Paredes.

Updated Flyer! [PDF] [JPG]
The venue of the events changed. The new flyers have the correct venue of Aswan Hall in National City.

Saturday, March 19, 2005

March 19: The World Says End the War!

SATURDAY, MARCH 19: GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR

End the War

Bring the Troops Home Now

Rebuild Our Communities

Rally and March
2:00 p.m., 6th and Laurel, Balboa Park. Speakers, music, poetry.
March 19-20 marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq. After all of the death and destruction, and with the Bush administration claiming a mandate to continue their war, there's a new urgency and a stronger determination within the global antiwar movement to bring the troops home now.

The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is holding a local protest in conjunction with events around the U.S. and world-wide. Join us at 6th & Laurel in Balboa Park at 2:00 p.m. for speakers, music, poetry, and a march.

[Flyer] [Flyer 2] [Flyer 2 - Half Sheet]

Feeder Marches

CODE PINK Oceanside to San Deigo 3-Day Feeder March

THURSDAY March 17, 12 noon: Code Pink march begins at Oceanside Pier
FRIDAY March 18 10:30 am, Leave Lomas Santa Fe Drive Coaster Station
SATURDAY MARCH 19 1 p.m. Leave Old Town Trolley Station to march to Balboa Park

North County Coalition for Peace and Justice

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, Leave Oceanside on Coaster at 11:52 a.m.; stops in Carlsbad (2), Encinitas and Solana Beach. Arrive downtown San Diego; 1 p.m. gather in front of train station on the patio facing Broadway; join with others there and march up Broadway to Balboa Park.

SOUTH BAY ANTI-WAR MARCH!

SATURDAY, MARCH 19
7:00am Meet in National City at the corner of 8th and National City Blvd. Sunrise March to end the Occupations! Blessing our communities.
11:00am Art Exhibit at Chicano Park. Commemorating lost lives.
12:00 Noon Leave Chicano Park March from Aztlan!
1:20 PM Rally and Drumming at City College/Park Blvd. Books not Combat!!
1:30 PM Leave City College/Park Blvd Books not Combat March!
1:40 PM Leave Space Museum Fountain to the Antiwar Rally March for a Peaceful Community!
Info: Resistencia Estudiantil, Nohelia Ramos xicanista_nr@yahoo.com

January 20, 2005, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Horton Plaza

Protest the Inauguration!

Rally with SDCPJ in a festival of opposition as San Diego turns its back on Bush. Music, speakers, poetry, and a march.

[Flyer] [2-up Flyer]

Friday, June 25

Michael Moore's new movie exposing some of the scandalous conduct of the Bush administration opens in theaters nationwide.

[Flyer]

Padres Home Game Nights, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., 10th & "A"

Highly Visible Intersection Bannering

Play Baseball, Not Empire! We will be holding banners at 10th Avenue & "A" Street during the game traffic.

Other organizations are encouraged to banner at other corners on the same days - please let us know where and when you will be bannering.

The next vigil will be September 24.

Saturday, October 2, 2004, 12:00 noon

March Against Operation Gatekeeper

American Friends Service Committee and Raza Rights Coalition are sponsoring a march against Operation Gatekeeper. Howard Lane Park, Dairy Mart & Beyer Blvd. , San Ysidro. SDCPJ urges everyone to participate.

[Flyer] [Website]

Thursday, September 9, 2004, 8:00 p.m.

Nationwide, a Thousand Vigils for a Thousand Fallen Soldiers

To mark the grim milestone of 1,000 U.S. military men and women killed in the Iraq war, United for Peace and other organizations have called for candlelight vigils. So far nearly 1,000 have been scheduled across the country. San Diegans are gathering at the following places, all at 8:00 p.m.:

Foot of Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach - Take I-8 all the way west to Sunset Cliffs Blvd., to Newport Ave. Go west 3 blocks to the beach.

3rd Avenue Park, Chula Vista. Take I-5 to "E" Street, right on 3rd Avenue, 3 blocks on right-hand side.

Greyling Drive & Sandrock Rd, Serra Mesa

Old Trolley Barn on Adams Avenue between Alabame & Georgia Streets, San Diego

Oceanside Library, Pacific Coast Highway, Oceanside

6th & Laurel, Balboa Park, San Diego

Baron's Market Place, 4001 Point Loma Blvd. (just west of Midway), San Diego

Bird Park, 28th & Thorne, San Diego

Please see the United for Peace article for further information, including vigils in other areas of the country.

From the UFPJ website: "Our vigils will be simple and dignified. We'll gather at 8:00 P.M., and stand in a circle, silently, for 45 minutes or so, holding candles -- safely away from anything that could catch fire.

"Together, we'll acknowledge the sacrifice made by the 1,000 brave American men and women who have given their lives in Iraq. It is a time to silently honor our fallen soldiers, and to reflect on the situation in Iraq where 114,000 American troops are now serving, and the events and decisions that led to them being stationed there.

"This is not a rally. Although we may be moved emotionally by our shared reflection and acknowledgement, this is not the place for speeches or announcements.

"These ground rules are important. We ask that you only attend the event if you agree to abide by them."

[Statement]

Sunday, August 29, 2004, 1:00 p.m.

The World Says No To War!

Demonstration and March, Park Blvd. & Presidents Way, Balboa Park

Make your voice heard! On Sunday, United for Peace will holding a massive protest at the Republican Convention in New York City. The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is staging a solidarity protest with speakers, music, and a march. Don't miss this big event!

Special guest Ivan Medina, a veteran whose identical twin also served in Iraq and was killed last year, will share his experiences and thoughts. Representatives of several prominent local peace and justice groups will also speak.

[Flyer] [Newsletter]

Saturday, July 31, 2004

Gay Pride Parade - SDCPJ Contingent

The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice will be marching in the Pride Parade, Saturday, July 31~~~SDCPJ is number 77 in the parade - which is about half-way - with about 160 contingents in the parade.

August 29, 2004 - Save the Date!

The World Says No to the Bush Agenda

Join United for Peace and Justice in New York City for a massive demonstration on Sunday, August 29th Â— a curtain-raiser for the Republican National Convention, which begins the following day. Solidarity protests at U.S. embassies around the world. Check back for information on San Diego events.

Monday, July 5, 1:00 p.m.

3rd Annual Alternative Independence Day and Activists Fair

Palomar UU Fellowship in Vista, 1600 Buena Vista Drive, Vista. Food, booths, information tables, and activities. The keynote speaker will be Chalmers Johnson, who will speak at 7:00 p.m. after the fair.

Saturday, June 26, 1:00 p.m., Downtown

Bring Them Home Now!

Rally-Protest at Federal Building

What will happen in Iraq after June 30?

If this is supposed to be a "handover of power", why did General John Abizaid, Head of U.S. Central Command, say (Reuters, May 19), "I would predict ... that the situation will become more violent ... so it's possible that we might need more forces."

Military families, veterans, active-duty military, and concerned citizens will all stand up on June 26 for the prompt return of our loved ones from their over-extended stay in Iraq.

Join Military Families Speak Out! and other local groups at the Federal Building at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 26. There will be a program with speakers from military families, veterans, and active-duty personnel.

[Flyer]

Monday, June 7, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Midway Carrier Museum

TEACH PEACE, NOT WAR!!

On June 7th, the Midway Museum, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked in San Diego Harbor, will officially open. Please join us in protesting the glorification of war and the militarization of our youth.

This floating "museum" is not just a passive tribute to the U.S.'s warfighting past. In addition to attracting thousands of tourists, museum staff are already working aggressively with local school districts to bring the young people of San Diego city and county to the museum for programs which will include a curriculum written by museum staff and playing video games simulating war and battle scenarios.

[Map] [Flyer]

Sunday June 6, 2004, 2:00 PM, Balboa Park

End the Israeli Occupation and Destruction of Palestine!

On June 5, 1967, Israeli forces captured the rest of Palestine, which consisted of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. 37 years later, the brutal and illegal occupation continues.

Mark the anniversary with Al-Awda San Diego, International Socialist Organization, San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and all Concerned Citizens for a protest at 6th & Laurel in Balboa Park.

[Updated flyer]

Wednesday, May 26, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Mission Valley

Who Is Responsible for Iraqi Torture?

CACI International, Inc. was the company most implicated in the Iraq torture report. Come protest torture, rape, murder, war, and corporate mercenaries at their San Diego offices at 1011 Camino Del Rio South. This follows our protest at Titan two weeks ago.

[Press release] [Pictures]

Friday, May 21, 7:30 p.m., First Church of the Brethren

The Baghdad Project

One Hundred Voices. One Hundred Faces. A Story About War.

The Baghdad Project is a multimedia presentation of 100 photographs and personal stories of Iraqi citizens, told in their own words. The visual and audio portraits of the Iraqi people explore what they think about the Americans, their dreams for themselves, and their hopes for the future.

[Press Release] [www.baghdadproject.com]

Thursday, May 6, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., La Jolla

Protest the Shocking Abuses!

San Diego's own Titan Corporation was one of two U.S. paramilitary companies named by the Army report of "sadistic, blatant, and wanton criminal abuses" of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison.

In conjunction with Activist San Diego, we are having a protest and press conference at Titan's headquarters at 3033 Science Park Road in La Jolla.

Be aware that parking may be difficult.

[Press release] [Pictures]

Sunday, April 25, 2004, Balboa Park

EarthFair 2004

Annual Balboa Park Earth Day event - hundreds of tables and displays of conservation information, science, crafts, and more. Look for the SDCPJ table on Presidents Way.

Saturday, May 1, 2004, Oceanside

North County Coalition for Peace and Justice Protest

Oceanside, California, details TBA. Also see the NCCPJ web site.

May 1st is fast approaching. While the rest of the world celebrates Labor Day, Americans have Bush's notorious "Mission Accomplished" stunt to look back on. On May 1, 2003, the President ordered a San Diego-bound aircraft carrier held just off the coast until he could arrive in a fighter plane to announce the "end to significant fighting in Iraq". It was the height of hubris -- and one year later, Bush and his administration seem no wiser.

Recent weeks have seen a dramatic escalation in death and destruction more than one year after the beginning of the U.S.-led war. Increasingly oppressive occupation tactics have led to escalating displays of violence on both sides. Fighting has spread in cities throughout Iraq, overwhelming already strapped hospitals. The U.S.-led coalition has fired rockets and deployed 500-pound bombs on civilian populations. By April 13th, local clinics reported more than 600 Iraqi civilian deaths in Fallujah alone; 40 died in a single attack on a mosque. U.S. casualties are also mounting. In the first 22 days in April, 105 U.S. service members lost their lives. This is double the number from all of March and more than any month so far. San Diego has been hit hard: more than 100 local service members have died in Iraq so far.

[Full SDCPJ Statement on the Escalation]

Emergency Response!
In response to the deteriorating situation in Iraq, there has been a call for Emergency Protests this weekend. In San Diego county, four events are planned (at the moment)....We urge you to take part in as many as you can. This goal is to be as visible EVERYWHERE as we can. Can't come? Hold a vigil in your community; hold banners at key intersections. Get out there!

Saturday 4/10/04, 4-6 p.m. San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice: Join us for a Vigil at 10th and A, downtown San Diego (may go longer). Thousands of people will be pouring into downtown San Diego for the 7 p.m. Baseball game--Join us to hold banners at this major "feeder" intersection. Info: 619-263-9301 or http://www.sdcpj.org

Friday (4/9/04) 7:00 p.m. North County Coalition for Peace and Justice: Candlelight vigil on Coast Highway/Pier View in front of the Oceanside library at 7:00 pm. Info: carablaze@yahoo.com or http://www.grassrootsusa.com

Saturday (4/10/04) noon-2:00 p.m. ANSWER San Diego protest, 4th and Broadway in front of Horton Plaza. For more information, call 619-692-4422.

Saturday (4/10/04) 3:00-5:00 p.m. North County Coalition for Peace and Justice: Protest in Carlsbad on Carlsbad Village Rd. at I-5, from . Info: carablaze@yahoo.com or http://www.grassrootsusa.com

Download PDFs of:

[Press Release] [SDCPJ Statement on the Escalation] [Both]

MARCH 20 Global Day of Action

Saturday 12:00 p.m. - Federal Building - Front and Broadway
2:00 p.m. - Balboa Park - 6th and Laurel

The World Still Says No To War

Multiple marches converge at the protest site

Program of speakers, music, etc., TBA.

Participate in a unified, worldwide protest against the Iraq war and the culture of war

Organized by the M20 Coalition of over 30 local groups

Join SDCPJ at noon at the Federal Building, Front Street and Broadway, for a mini-program and a 1:00 p.m. march to the park; or at noon at City College at Park Boulevard and "C" Street. for a 1:00 p.m march. The marches will arrive together at 6th & Laurel in time for the 2:00 p.m. main event.

For a shorter 1:30 p.m. march, gather at the fountain by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 1:00.

Maps: [Protest Site]

Flyers: [B&W, 200k] [Color, 200k]

Web sites: [M20 Coalition] [United for Peace M20 Page]

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:00 p.m.
A Public Meeting With Fernando Suarez
The father of fallen Marine Jesus Suarez del Solar will speak on his recent peace mission to Iraq.
First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego
[View or print flyer]

Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 9:30 a.m.
Join the SDCPJ contingent in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Assemble at the parking lot of the County Administration Building near Pacific Highway and Grape St. (Look for peace flags, banners and signs.)
To view or print flyer, click here.
[Event report, pictures]

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Living With War: A Follow-Up Community Meeting for Military Families and Friends and All Those Concerned About Our Troops
San Diego Downtown Central Library, 820 "E" Street, 2nd Floor Meeting Room. Bilingual.
View or print flyer

On January 5th, over 40 people representing 18 organizations came together to form a working committee to plan for the San Diego component of the March 20 global day of action against the war and occupation in Iraq. This represents a big step forward for the San Diego Peace movement as we take strides together to end the occupation. All interested in building for March 20th should join us! (For more info on March 20th see the website of United For Peace and Justice at www.unitedforpeace.org.)

Participating Groups: San Diego Coalition For Peace and Justice (SDCPJ), Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization (OB-GO) San Diego County Green Party, Al-Awda San Diego Chapter, National Lawyer's Guild, International Action Center (IAC), MESIC, UCSD Peace Coalition, International Socialist Organization (ISO), Actvist San Diego, Peace Resource Center, California Coalition Against Poverty (CCAP), ANSWER, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Peace and Freedom Party, SNAFU, Imam Jamil Coalition and more...

[Full text]

Monday, December 22, 2003, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Second Annual Candlelight Solstice Peace Vigil, Balboa Park
Sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice and supported by Activist San Diego.
4:30-5:30 Gather at the R.H. Fleet fountain near Park Blvd. to greet the longest night of the year, light our candles and hear from several speakers.
5:30 We will proceed on Laurel Ave. (by twos) with candles and percussion instruments to the SE corner of 6th and Laurel.
6:00 We will create a circle on the grass at the SE corner of 6th and Laurel and invite people to come to the microphone to share inspiring, thoughtful, peaceful words or song for up to 1 minute each. After our closing speaker (at about 6:30) we will be escorted back to our cars by peacekeepers.
DRESS VERY WARMLY AND BRING A CANDLE IN A CUP AND A DRUM OR OTHER PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT!

National Day of Protest - Saturday, October 25, 2003
Federal Building, Front & Broadway
MARCH & RALLY at 1:00 p.m.
For more information, call (619) 263-9301 or email info@sdcpj.org.

Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 7:00 p.m.
Federal Building, Front & Broadway
PEACE VIGIL
Please join us in a Candlelight Vigil with speakers, poetry, and music by Peggy Watson ...
September 11, 2001 - 3,030 civilian deaths
War against Afghanistan - 3,500 civilian deaths (minimum)
War against Iraq - 6,118 civilian deaths (minimum)
Bring candles!
For more information, call (619) 263-9301 or email info@sdcpj.org.

Thursday, August 14 - 4:00-7:30 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center:
PROTEST PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO SAN DIEGO!
Please join us in saying "NO" to Bush's foreign and domestic policies!
Stop the Lies!
Bring the Troops Home Now!

Come join the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice's protest at Bush's campaign fundraiser on Thursday, August 14 at the San Diego Convention Center. Please note we have changed the time to the following:
WE WILL BEGIN OUR PRESENCE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AT 4 P.M. SO THAT PEOPLE COMING TO THE EVENT WILL SEE US! THE PROTEST WILL BE CONTINUOUS FROM 4 P.M. UNTIL 7:30! COME AS EARLY AS YOU CAN/OR WHENEVER YOU CAN DURING OUR TIMEFRAME! WE NEED EVERYBODY THERE!
We will be on the east side of Harbor Drive between 1st and 5th, in the grassy strip between the street curb and the trolley fence. Parking will be tight. If you take the trolley, you can get off at either 1st (Convention Center West stop) or 5th (Gaslamp/Convention Center stop).

Monday, August 18th, 7:00-9:00 p.m. - SDCPJ Educational Meeting at First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego. Topic will be: "Corporate America & War Profiteering in Iraq." Featured speaker: Gopal Dayaneni.

The following list of events is provided as a community service:
-Commemorating all the victims of the nuclear age
-Calling for an end to all weapons of mass destruction
-Calling for an end to the Bush Administration lies
-Calling to bring our troops home now
For more information, call (619) 263-9301 or email info@sdcpj.org.
To view or print flyer, click here.

Come to our general meetings!

THE SAN DIEGO COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE meets the FIRST and THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 7 P.M. Meetings are held at the First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego. The first Monday is a working meeting and the third Monday is an educational meeting. For more information, call (619) 263-9301 or email info@sdcpj.org.
For directions, click here.

Monday, June 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m.:
PALESTINE AND THE PEACE MOVEMENT: An Essential and Timely Educational Forum
Hosted by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Where: First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego
- Why is the Palestine-Israel issue important to the peace movement, in the U.S. and worldwide?
- What challenges does it present to the peace movement?
- What do you need to know to make informed choices?
Panelists:
- Yousef Abudayyeh, Middle East Cultural and Information Center
- Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- Carol Jahnkow, Peace Resource Center
For more information, call (619) 263-9301 or email info@sdcpj.org.
For directions, click here.
Please print this flyer and distribute. To view or print flyer, click here see flyer

SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 8:00pm

Saturday, July 8th & Sunday, July 9th, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM

"No SLACK TILL THEY'RE ALL BACK"
Peace and Anti-war Art exhibition
along with
"BRING THEIR BUDDIES HOME"
Paul Vauchelet's Memorial Tribute to America's heroes

FREE - OPEN TO ALL
Saturday July 8th & Sunday July 9th Hours: 10AM-4PM
SDVAG Fine Arts Gallery 1098 Ninth Ave, San Diego 92101 (Ninth Ave & C St downtown)
RECEPTION: Saturday July 8th , 1PM-3PM
Entertainment: In-Material Uprising, Music, Ahote' vocal & drums.

Carlos and Melinda Arredondo (Gold Star Family for Peace)
will speak on Saturday July 8th 11AM (limited seating Please RSVP)

The Arredondo's, Jeeni Criscenzo & Enrique Morones
will speak at Joyce Beer's Center in Hillcrest
Saturday July 8th 4-7PM
Info & RSVP (858)342-2814
ininfinitearts@yahoo.com
CLICK HERE FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FLYER
CLICK HERE FOR SATURDAY JOYCE BEERS EVENT FLYER

TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 12:00 NOON

TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 12:00 NOON
FEDERAL BUILDING, DOWNTOWN

URGENT CALL!
SUPPORT LT. WATADA

On June 7th, 2006, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada became the first commissioned officer to publicly announce his opposition to the Iraq war and his intent to refuse to deploy with his unit to Iraq.
Join the National Lawyers Guild, Friends of Lt. Watada, and others in a rally to Support Lt. Watada on Tues., June 27th, 12:00 noon, Federal Building, 880 Front Street, downtown San Diego.
Speakers include Professor of Law Majorie Cohn who met with Lt. Watada earlier this month, Jon Monday of Veterans for Peace; and others. Lt. Watada has been put under confinement and a complete gag order without charge.

For more info., call 858-483-6018
LT. WATATDA'S WEBSITE www.thankyoult.org
CLICK FOR FLYER

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

THURSDAY, JUNE 22
6:30 PM
IBEW Local 569
(Electrical Workers) Union Hall
4545 Viewridge Ave. 92123
(Directions Below)

SAN DIEGO PREMIERE
FILM SHOWING
Meeting Face to Face
The Iraq-US Labor Solidarity Tour

Hear those most affected by the Iraq war:
Iraqi workers
Meeting Face to Face follows six senior Iraqi labor leaders through 25 U.S. cities during the June 2005 Iraq-U.S.Labor Solidarity Tour, sponsored by U.S. Labor Against the War. Speaking to American audiences for the first time, Iraqis explain why the primary condition for a peaceful resolution in Iraq is ending the U.S. occupation, and why an independent labor movement is crucial in creating a democratic society.
DIRECTIONS:
I-15 Balboa Ave. exit,
go west on Balboa 1.0 mile,
turn right on Viewridge Avenue,
go 0.1 mile.
Suggested donation: $5 Flyer to download

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 at 7:00 PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 2
7:00 PM
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW

Independent Journalists
DAHR JAMAIL
and
MARK MANNING
Independent journalists discuss the realities of Iraq and present "Caught in the Crossfire", a short film about Falluja, followed by questions from the audience

Sponsored by
The National Lawyers Guild
The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice
Global Voices for Justice, and
AWARE
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
2120 San Diego Avenue
Room 200
San Diego, CA 92110
For more information,
please contact Marjorie Cohn at 619-374-6923
or email to
marjorie@tjsl.edu
Flyer for Jamail & Manning

SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD

SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD

Different Paths to a Common Goal : PEACE

Jewish, Christian, & Muslim speakers share how

their passionate peacemaking is rooted in faith, with guest speakers...
Congressman Bob Filner
Azim Khamisa
Linda K.Williams/Sylvia Boaz Leighton

WHERE: First Church of the Brethren of San Diego
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego CA 92105

WHEN: Saturday, June 3, 2006
6:30-7:00 pm Fair Trade coffee/tea, goodies, book signing, tabling, fellowship,
music by guitarist " KEV" (Kevin Rones)
7:00-8:00 pm: Speakers
8:00-8:30 pm: Questions & Answers
8:30-9:00 pm: Book Signing

SPONSORED BY: First Church of the Brethren (an historic peace church)
and the Communities of Conscience.

ENDORSED BY:
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
Peace Resource Center
Restorative Justice Mediation Program
Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Global Village Foundation

Click to Download
Different paths

TUESDAY, MAY 23RD

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006 9:30AM

DICK CHENEY COMING TO SAN DIEGO!
JOIN THE PROTEST

Dick Cheney is in town to support Brian Bilbray at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

Event doors open at 10:15 am; protest outside hotel; some people will be there at 9:30 a.m.
Please bring your signs of protest!
Public parking is limited on Harbor Island; come early.
Paid parking is available at the airport, you can then walk across Harbor Drive directly to Harbor Island Drive.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

Wednesday, May 17

NATIONAL CALL-IN
Protest the warrantless wiretapping

Sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild

From Guild President Michael Avery:
Dear Friends,
It's time to register our outrage that the President broke the law by permitting the wiretapping of Americans without warrants!

On Wednesday, May 17, join the Bill of Rights Defense Committee in a National Call-in to let your members of Congress know that it is their job to hold the President accountable. We need to tell Congress to protect us from unreasonable searches and seizures and find out how many Americans are being wiretapped, in violation of the law. (Visit our resources page for more information about warrantless wiretapping.)

Mark your calendar, and tell your friends. We will send you more information, including talking points, by May 15. To ensure this effort's success, the BORDC has teamed up with other organizations including the ACLU and People For the American Way, each of which will take responsibility for a day the week of May 15.

Help us by calling Congress and saying, "Investigate, don't legislate."

On Wednesday, May 17, call the Capitol switchboard, 202-224-3121, and ask the operator to connect you (24 hours a day) or call your legislators directly (find their Washington office phone numbers at www.visi.com/juan/congress). Tell Congress that we want to know how many Americans have had their phone calls or emails eavesdropped on by the NSA without any check. No more secrecy. No more law-breaking. We want to know, and we want to know now.

Thanks for all you do!

The Bill of Rights Defense Committee

MAY 12TH 5:00 PM

MAY 12TH 5:00 PM

PROTEST AGAINST PLANS FOR AN
ATTACK ON IRAN!

LEAFLET WITH US IN HILLCREST

Friday May 12th, 5:00 PM
6th & University
Your government is now gearing up for an attack on Iran, with covert operations already underway, plans being drawn up that include the use of nuclear weapons, and a campaign of lies pumped out by government officials that we heard 3 years ago. On May 12th we will be on the corners of 6th and University in Hillcrest at 5p.m. during rush hour with this new poster and others. Join us-email or call if you plan to be there-or just come. We will fill the four corners of that intersection, and expand to other intersections, passing out leaflets, and urging people to get involved. We will also pass out leaflets and inform people of the October 5, 2006- the day to let the whole country know there is a Force in this Country Determined to Drive Out the Bush Regime.
Call 619-944-6786
or email to: World Can't Wait

UFP&J STATEMENT ON IRAN

SATURDAY, MAY 6TH 12:00 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 6TH 12:00 PM

PEACE DEMONSTRATION ON SATURDAY
MAY 6TH AT 12 PM
THE FEDERAL BUILDING, DOWNTOWN

COME AND JOIN THIS PEACE DEMONSTRATION AND BE HEARD

HELP STOP THE WAR BEFORE IT STARTS
NO WAR OR SANCTIONS ON IRAN President Bush has refused to rule out a U.S. nuclear attack on Iran if Iran doesn't halt its uranium enrichment activities, declaring on April 18th: "All options are on the table."
With the majority of the people in this country now opposing the war in Iraq, it's almost inconceivable that the Bush Administration could be planning to launch another illegal, immoral war .
DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2006 FROM 12:00-2:00 PM
LOCATION: 880 FRONT STREET, SAN DIEGO 92101
CONTACT: ALI GOLCHIN: 619-827-8777
SPONSORED BY:

CASMII
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran,
PEACE RESOURCE CENTER
Peace Resource Center of San Diego
and the SDCPJ
San Diego Coalition For Peace And Justice
Albert Einstein: The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.^st

MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006 ALL DAY!

MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006 ALL DAY!

THE MAY 1^st
National Boycott

Don't buy ANYTHING, not even a piece of gum.
Stand for International Labor Day!
Show them the power of our numbers
and our economic power.

San Diego May 1, 2006 EVENTS!!

1. 8 a.m., Escondido, Prayer service, march and rally, Iglesia Monte de los Olivos, 331 W. Fourth Ave. to Escondido City Hall. Info: 760-443-6443

2. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., San Marcos: Rally at California State University San Marcos, Kellogg Library Plaza, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road. Info: 760-484-8570

3. Noon, San Ysidro: March (2.8 miles) from Larson Park (a.k.a the Cesar Chavez Community Center) 455 Sycamore Rd. in San Ysidro at 12:00 PM; speeches, music, voter registration, cultural presentations and much, much more! We will then go on a triangular route march, first to the San Ysidro border crossing where we will meet the Mexico contingency, and then return to Larson Park for closing speeches, music, and voter registration. Info: may1stop@yahoo.com or 619-274-0894

4. Noon, Tijuana: March to the U.S. Consulate from Centro Comercial Las Brisas in the La Mesa District; Info: 619-216-0095

5. 5:30-7:30 p.m., San Diego: Rally & Candlelight Vigil, Balboa Park, corner of 6th and Laurel; speakers, voter registration. Info: 619-644-5700

6. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Escondido: Rally, vigil, speakers, voter registration. Grape Day Park, 321 N. Broadway. Info: 760-672-7419.
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Prof. Elva Salinas/619-962-2132
Jazmin Morelos/619-274-0894
"Bi-National Great American Boycott of 2006"
"El Gran Paro Bi-Nacional Americano 2006"
"A day without an immigrant"
"Un dia sin immigrante"

WHEN: San Diego May 1, 2006: Call to Action!

WHERE: The United States side will march from Larsen Park starting at noon, then to the San Ysidro border crossing where we will meet the Mexico contingency. We will then return to the starting point for speeches, music, voter registration, cultural presentations and much, much more!

WHO: "March 25th Coalition against HR4437 San Diego" will join the "March 25th Coalition against HR4437 Los Angeles," the organizers of the mega march of almost 2 million on March 25th, in their efforts toward "El Gran Paro Americano 2006."

Nationwide Immigrant General Strike Wear White T-Shirt on May 1st!

More Info: On May 1, we are calling for No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying, and also to have rallies around symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges, anti-immigrant corporations, etc.) to protest the anti-immigrant movements across the country.

On May 1, we will wear "white" a T-Shirt and/or white arm bands, we can paint and write our political demands (and creative arts) at the T-shirt go to rally, protest, strike, vigil, work or school--we will have a ocean of white T-shirts with our political demands from east coast to west coast, at the street, work place, school, bus station & store... and our voice will be LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT BE SILENT FOR EVER!

We will settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the U.S. We believe that increased enforcement is a step in the wrong direction and will only serve to facilitate more tragedies along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and family separation.

Immigrants contribute 7 billion in social security per year. they earn 240 billion, report 90 billion, and only are reimbursed 5 billion, "where are the 85 billion?" They also contribute to the U.S. economy 25 billion more than they receive in healthcare, etc., etc., etc.

According to the anti-immigrant politicians and hate-mongers, "immigrants are a drain on society." If this is true, then on May 1st the stock market will surge, and the economy will boom. If not, we prove them wrong once and for all. We know what will happen because we know the truth!

Rally & Evening vigil
Sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Conprehensive Immigration Reform
Balboa Park corner of 6th & Laurel St.
5:30-7:30 Rally and Education/Information booth (i.e. voter reg., call-in station, letter writing station, citizenship information, school curriculum information)
7:30pm - Candlelight Vigil & walk
Bring: the family, signs, water, wear white, flags, candles.

SEE EVERYONE AT 1PM AND LATER ON AT 5:30PM!
Keep checking this website for updated details.
CLICK HERE FOR HANDOUTS

MONDAY, APRIL 17TH 6:30 to 11:00 or later

Monday, April 17th 6:30 to 11:00 or later

WAR TAX PROTEST

There will be a Tax Protest in front of the Midway Post Office where lines of cars will be waiting to drop off their tax return forms.
Protesters will be in front, handing out flyers and carrying signs.
The Libertarian Party will bring Pizza at 7:30.

Remember, your taxes are war taxes.
6:30 p.m. to 11:00pm or later
Contact Jesse at 619-754-5979 cell or office at 619 795-0669
SD Libertarian Party

TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH

Tuesday, April 18th:

Brewed Awakening

Fair trade coffee, tea and speakers that stir the social conscience
Featuring
RABBI MICHAEL LERNER
Author of
THE LEFT HAND OF GOD
Taking Back Our Country From the Religious Right
7:00-8:30 pm
Brown Chapel

Point Loma Nazarene University
Sponsored by The Center for Justice and Reconciliation of
Point Loma Nazarene University
and
The San Diego Network of Spiritual Progressives
For more information contact:
Network for Spiritual Progressives
For directions to the University call
619-819-2200 or go to: Campus Directions

SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH

Saturday, April 8:
March from Chicano Park
to Pantoja Park

Begins 1 p.m. at Chicano Park
Organized by American Friends Service Committee, 619-233-4114

SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH

IMMIGRANTS ARE AMERICA

March for Dignity, Respect and Hope

MARCH WITH US ON SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH
BALBOA PARK (6TH & LAUREL)
MEET AT 1PM AND MARCH AT 2PM
America is a nation of immigrants! Our nation was founded on the basis of
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY
We March for Justice!
We march to say
NO to the criminalization of immigrants and
NO to the creation of an immigrant underclass!
Call for more information:
San Diego & South Bay: 619-255-6986
North County: Arnoldo Marin 760-672-7419
East County: Eva Pacheco 619-401-4150
UNITED WE STAND
Nothing Less Than Amnesty!

AMNESTY RALLY AND FEEDER MARCH
10 AM AT CITY COLLEGE
ACROSS FROM McDONALD'S

Rally 10 AM to 12 PM, March to the Park to join the
IMMIGRANTS ARE AMERICA march

MONDAY, APRIL 10TH

Monday, April 10:
National Day of Action on Immigration
Anti-immigrant forces are mounting a fierce battle in Congress to push through heavy-handed measures that would violate fundamental rights and freedoms and break up immigrant families. The House has already passed the unrealistic and punitive "enforcement only" bill that would turn hundreds of thousands of immigrants into criminals. Now the Senate is debating its own bill.
On Monday April 10, 2006, immigrants and their allies are organizing a National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights. We are urging you to take the opportunity to join immigrant groups, unions, faith-based groups, civil rights organizations, and others to press our elected officials to protect the rights of all members of our communities by supporting real, comprehensive immigration reform.

April 10 will continue the historic mobilizations recently organized in Los Angeles, Chicago, Milwaukee, DC, and other cities. Groups in more than 45 localities have already planned events.

We in the peace movement must stand together with all who suffer from injustice. The right-wing has targeted immigrants in its so-called "war on terror." It's time for the war abroad and the racial profiling and religious intolerance at home to end.

Details Pending

SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH 1:00 PM

The 3rd Anniversary of
the Iraq War

ANTI-WAR RALLY
AND
PEACE FESTIVAL

6TH & LAUREL
BALBOA PARK SAN DIEGO
PEACE FESTIVAL 1:00 - 5:00
ANTI-WAR RALLY 2:00 - 4:00
The week surrounding March 18th will mark the third anniversary of a war that never should have happened -- a war based on lies that continues to devastate the lives of thousands, both in Iraq and the United States.
The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice joins our partners in the global antiwar movement in calling for a massive outpouring of opposition to the war in Iraq. We are urging opponents of the war to rally in the park to show outrage for the lies and deception our leaders have inflicted upon the United States and the rest of the world.

The North County Coalition for Peace & Justice will be organizing a "Peace Train" on the Coaster that will arrive at the Santa Fe train station at 1:00. People are encouraged to meet them and march to the park. Please check the NCCP&J website, nccpj.org , for more information.

There will be a rally and march starting at 11:30 am at San Diego City College. There will be a march to the park at approximately 1:00. This action is endorsed by San Diego Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, National Council of Arab Americans, Free Palestine Alliance, International Action Center, among other organizations (complete list will be posted at http://al-awdasandiego.org ). For further information and group participation, please contact: Al-Awda San Diego, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, PO Box 131352, Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA Tel: 760-685-3243;Fax: 360-933-3568 E-mail: info@al-awadasandiego.org or www.al-awdasandiego.org

Please download our flyers and pass them on to friends, relatives, and even STRANGERS so that they will know about this important event in San Diego.

CLICK HERE (pdf file): Flyers#1/2,2up
CLICK HERE (pdf file): En Español,2up
CLICK HERE (pdf file): "FREE CHOCOLATE",2up

SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY MARCH 12, 13, 14

EVENT: GUERRERO AZTECA WALK FOR PEACE
San Diego County Phase
Sunday, March 12 through Tuesday, March 14, 2006
CONTACT NUMBERS: Media Liaison: Bob Fitch (831) 419−5832 − general information and updated arrival times at stops along march route Well known peace activists participating in the march: Fernando Suarez Del Solar, Father of Jesus, killed March 23, 2003 in Iraq ( 858) 774−0172 Pablo Paredes (619) 857−4947 Refused Navy assignment to Iraq Martin Eder GAPP and Director, Activist San Diego (619) 871−9354
OBJECTIVE: A 241 mile March for Peace and Against the War in Iraq will begin Sunday, March 12 in Tiajuana, Mexico , continue north through San Diego County, stopping in Barrio Logan, Chicano Park; March 13 in Escondido to visit the grave of Fernando Suarez Marine son killed early in the Iraq War; at San Marcos City Hall and in Vista at a military recruiting office; and on March 14, in Oceanside at the Navy Recruiting office, culminating in a vigil at the entrance to Camp Pendleton. (A detailed schedule of the highlights and approximate times will follow.)

After San Diego County, the march will continue on to the Cesar Chavez burial site in La Paz, CA. arriving on March 22, culminating in the Mission District of San Francisco with a memorial ceremony and blood drive from March 26 to March 27. March 23 will mark the third anniversary of the death of Fernando's son Jesus in Iraq.

There will be several stops daily; with press conferences, rallies at recruitment offices, military bases, high schools, evening events, churches at night, etc.

WHY: Latinos represent nearly 15% of the US population and 11% of the US military, with many serving in combat or hazardous duty occupations. In addition, an estimated 20% of the fallen service members in the early months of the invasion were Latino. With the continued growth of the Latino population and its vital importance to the future of this country, it is time the Latino community became an active and vocal part of the 60%+ of US citizens that oppose this War. It is also time to show the Latino community that they have a voice and a right to fight for peace and stability. Fernando Suarez Del Solar is committed to self−sacrifice. At 50 years of age he cares more about ending this war then even his own health. This march will make a call not only to the Latino population but to all those who agree with our message "No more bloodshed in Iraq.

GUERRERO AZTECA WALK FOR PEACE DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

DAY ONE: Sunday, March 12, 2006 Tiajuana, Mexico & Barrio Logan
6:30 a.m. Public School #44 − corner Cajeme St. & Nacori Street (3 blocks north of Diaz Ordaz Blvd.)
9:00 a.m. CECUT − Tiajuana's Cultural Center − Press Conference
11:30 a.m. Border Crossing San Ysidro via Palacio Municipal Bridge
Memorial High School, Barrio Logan
5:00 − 6:00 Chicano Park Vigil

DAY TWO: Monday, March 13, 2006 Escondido & San Marcos 8:00−8:30 a.m. Begin march at I −15 at Via Rancho Parkway
9:30 a.m. Kit Carson Park − pay respects at "Tree of Peace" planted by Fernando in honor of his son
11:00 a.m. Oak Hill Memorial Park, 2640 Glenridge Rd, Escondido â€“ pay respects at gravesite of Fernando's son, Jesus
1:30 p.m. Military Recruiting Offices − 728 Valley Parkway, Escondido
Escondido City Hall
San Marcos City Hall − Mission Street
Overnight at San Marcos United Methodist Church 800 West Mission Rd, San Marcos − HIGHLIGHTS OF MARCH

DAY THREE: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad
7:30 a.m. March begins Palomar College
8:00a.m. City Hall, East Vista Way Recruiting Station, 1688 So. Melrose Drive, # 207, Vista
12:30−1:00 U. S. Navy Recruiting Center, 2216 So. El Camino Real, Oceanside
2:00 p.m. Commence march to Camp Pendleton from Park & Ride at I−5 & Hwy 78, West on Vista Way to Coast Hwy. North
4:00 p.m. Vigil at Camp Pendleton
6:00 − 6:30 March returns to Park & Ride
7:30− 8:00 Overnight at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Street, Carlsbad

NOTE: Please contact Media Liaison Bob Fitch at (831) 419−5832 for updated times of arrival.

FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD, 7:00pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD, 7:00pm

AN ESSENTIAL DISCUSSION...

dispelling the last Myth

Opening our eyes to the consequences and costs of "Staying the Course" in Iraq

With Cindy Sheehan

Col. Ann Wright, resigned in protest of the Iraq War

David Swanson, After Downing Street

Mark Manning, filmmaker

Caught in the Crossfire on Falluja post-11/04

John Amato, Crooks and Liars blog

with special guest: Marine turned War Resister

MC: KLSD Radio's Scott "Scooter" Tempesta

PRICE CENTER THEATRE - UCSD

PARKING AVAILABLE IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE
OFF LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR.

SUGGESTED DONATION: $10

STUDENTS: FREE

for more Information, contact event sponsors:

UCSD DEMS

ucsddems@ucsd.edu

San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice

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

San Diego Military Counseling Project

www.sdmcp.org info@sdmcp.org 619-280-3586

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

MAY 1: International Workers' Day

MAY 2: Jeremy Scahill in San Diego

7-9 pm, Hoover High School Auditorium

4474 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego

His new book, Dirty Wars, will be available for sale.

Admission free - donations welcome

Click here for more info.

Jeremy Scahill will be speaking in San Diego on Thursday, May 2

7-9 pm, Hoover High School Auditorium

4474 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA

His new book, Dirty Wars, will be released April 23, 2013 and will be available for sale at the program.

Admission free - donations welcome

More info: email nodrones@prcsd.org

National Anti-Drone Days of Action

San Diego CA, April 4-7, 2013

Follow us on Twitter @sdcpj #dronediego or Facebook

April 4 - Thursday

April 5 - Friday

April 6 - Saturday

April 7 - Sunday (ending by 3 p.m.)

Participant Guidelines - from the Drone Diego Coordinating Committee (host committee)

National Call

Housing Available for Out-of-Town Activists! Make your plans to come to Drone Diego and local activists will welcome you into our homes. Don't delay! For housing info, contact Lynn: dissential@gmail.com

To download a printable version of the call, click here. To download the Drone Diego Coordinating Committee Mission Statement, click here. To download printable flyer, click here.

October 20, 2012

Drone Warfare:

Killing by remote control Presentation and book signing by

Medea Benajmin

Saturday, October 20, 2012, 3-5 pm

Peace Resource Center of San Diego 3850 Westgate Place San Diego 92105

October 7, 2012

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 on 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.

Sunday, October 7

Assemble at Freedom Plaza (Civic Center) (3rd and B, Downtown San Diego)

10-11 am - join with Occupy San Diego, Veterans for Peace, San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice 11 am - prepare to march 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!

Download Oct. 7 flyers20121007 black-and-white flyer 20121007 color flyer

Protest the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)

More information on the TPP is available from Public Citizen

Monday, July 2, 12 noon, Hilton Bayfront (next to the Convention Center) Join with the San Diego Imperial Central Labor Council

Join with the

for a press conference/protest rally,

Saturday, July 7, 10:30 am, Asemble at Freedom Plaza (Civic Center)

11 am - March to the Hilton Bayfront for 12 noon rally

More information at

May 1, 2012

HUNGER STRIKE!SUPPORT JULIE KRAMER!

Tuesday, January 107:00pm until 10:00pm

BDS: Challenging US Complicity in IsraeliOccupation and Apartheid

Keynote Speakers:

Omar Barghouti Independent Palestinian commentator and human rights activist. Founding member of Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

Phyllis Bennis Director of the New Internationalism Project at Institute for Policy Studies. Fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. co-founder of U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation.

4 Points Sheraton 8110 Aero Drive, San Diego, California

MONDAY OCTOBER, 24th Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now! speaks about News for All the People The Epic Story of Race and the American Media

Stop the Cuts!End the Wars!Tax the Rich!

Stop the Cuts!End the Wars!Tax the Rich!

Join with theSan Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and Education for All

Saturday, October 15, 11am 6th Avenue and Grape St (Balboa Park) San Diego CA

Bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, and fellow students Bring your signs and banners Bring your enthusiasm - a better world is possible!

International Day of Action Against Austerity 10th Anniversary - US invasion of Afghanistan

Friday, October 7th - to ?

OccupySanDiego joins The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice and Education for All

Join "Occupy Wall Street"at Civic Center Plaza, San Diego "Occupy San Diego" Seeks Economic and Social Justice

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 4:00-7:00 PM

REVOLUTION IN THE ARAB WORLD Past, Present, Future

MARCH 19th, 2011

END THE WARS! END THE WARS!

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

LET GAZA LIVE DEMO & VIGIL!

To Mark the 2nd Anniversary of the Gaza Massacre End The Siege and Attacks on Gaza Now! Sunday January 9, 2011 at 3 PM @ the Fountain in Balboa Park

4011 Ohio Street, North Park Our Savior's Luthern Church (Corner of Ohio & Lincoln) 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM BUY YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS AND SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE AND ACTIVIST GROUPS AT THE SAME TIME!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH

PROTEST THE FBI RAIDS ON PEACE ACTIVISTS!

FEDERAL BUILDINGDOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM

TUESDAY, MAY 18TH WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH

GROUND THE DRONES

Tuesday, May 18: 7:00 P.M. "Forum on Drones/UAV's: Made Locally, Killing Globally,"First Church of the Brethren3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105.Speakers include: Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild;Jim Haber, Nevada Desert Experience;Code Pink and more

Wednesday, May 19, 8:00-10:00 A.M.Demonstration atGeneral Atomics Headquarters(Makers of the Predator & Reaper Drones) 3550 General Atomics Ct. San Diego, 92121

Saturday, May 22nd

Follow us on Twitter @sdcpj #dronediego
or Facebook

Housing Available for Out-of-Town Activists!

Make your plans to come to Drone Diego and local activists will welcome you into our homes.

Don't delay! For housing info, contact Lynn: dissential@gmail.com

To download a printable version of the call, click here.

To download the Drone Diego Coordinating Committee Mission Statement, click here.

To download printable flyer, click here.

Killing by remote control

Presentation and book signing by

Peace Resource Center of San Diego
3850 Westgate Place
San Diego 92105

End the Wars at Home!
End the Wars Abroad!

Assemble at Freedom Plaza (Civic Center)
(3rd and B, Downtown San Diego)

10-11 am - join with Occupy San Diego, Veterans for Peace, San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
11 am - prepare to march
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!

Download Oct. 7 flyers
20121007 black-and-white flyer
20121007 color flyer

Monday, July 2, 12 noon,
Hilton Bayfront (next to the Convention Center)

Join with the
San Diego Imperial Central Labor Council

Saturday, July 7, 10:30 am,
Asemble at Freedom Plaza (Civic Center)

HUNGER STRIKE!
SUPPORT JULIE KRAMER!

Tuesday, January 10
7:00pm until 10:00pm

BDS: Challenging US Complicity in Israeli
Occupation and Apartheid

Omar Barghouti
Independent Palestinian commentator and human rights activist. Founding member of Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

Phyllis Bennis
Director of the New Internationalism Project at Institute for Policy Studies. Fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. co-founder of U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation.

4 Points Sheraton
8110 Aero Drive, San Diego, California

Stop the Cuts!

End the Wars!

Tax the Rich!

Stop the Cuts!

End the Wars!

Tax the Rich!

Join with the
San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
and Education for All

Saturday, October 15, 11am

6th Avenue and Grape St (Balboa Park) San Diego CA

Bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, and fellow students

Bring your signs and banners

Bring your enthusiasm - a better world is possible!

International Day of Action Against Austerity

10th Anniversary - US invasion of Afghanistan

OccupySanDiego joins
The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice and
Education for All

Join "Occupy Wall Street"
at Civic Center Plaza, San Diego
"Occupy San Diego" Seeks Economic and Social Justice

REVOLUTION IN THE ARAB WORLD
Past, Present, Future

END THE WARS!

END THE WARS!

To Mark the 2nd Anniversary of the Gaza Massacre
End The Siege and Attacks on Gaza Now!
Sunday January 9, 2011 at 3 PM @ the Fountain in Balboa Park

4011 Ohio Street, North Park
Our Savior's Luthern Church
(Corner of Ohio & Lincoln)
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

BUY YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS AND SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE AND ACTIVIST GROUPS AT THE SAME TIME!

FEDERAL BUILDING
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM

TUESDAY, MAY 18TH
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH

Tuesday, May 18: 7:00 P.M.
"Forum on Drones/UAV's: Made Locally, Killing Globally,"
First Church of the Brethren
3850 Westgate Place, SD 92105.
Speakers include:
Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild;
Jim Haber, Nevada Desert Experience;
Code Pink and more

Wednesday, May 19, 8:00-10:00 A.M.
Demonstration at
General Atomics Headquarters
(Makers of the Predator & Reaper Drones)
3550 General Atomics Ct. San Diego, 92121

Saturday March 20th, 2010
7th Anniversary of the War in Iraq
9 years of War in Afghanistan

Almost $400,000,000 per DAY
spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan!

MAJOR CAR CARAVAN THROUGH THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO!!
SHOW SAN DIEGO THAT WE OPPOSE WARS AND OCCUPATIONS!!

March 20th, 2010

Join us Tuesday, March 2 4 to 6 p.m
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (Harbor Island)
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (at Harbor Drive and Harbor Island Drive across from the airport).

Join us Tuesday, March 2 4 to 6 p.m
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (Harbor Island)
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (at Harbor Drive and Harbor Island Drive across from the airport).

By Any Means Necessary:
America's Tactics in the War on Terror

East Price Center Ballroom
UCSD

The Peace Resource Center
Holiday Bazaar

Sunday, December 6th 10:00 - 3:00

ART FOR PEACE

Benefiting THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETTING PROGRAM
Educating High School Students about alternatives to the military
1601 University Avenue
Hillcrest, 2 blocks West of Park Blvd

Benefiting THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAFLETTING PROGRAM
Educating High School Students about alternatives to the military

1601 University Avenue
Hillcrest, 2 blocks West of Park Blvd

FREE MUSIC
GREGORY PAGE
SKAVOLUTIONARY ORCHESTRA

MATT JUNKER
with Banjo singing old Union Organizing Songs

No More War on Afghanistan
Troops Out Now

Healthcare, Jobs and Education
No to War and Occupation

Demonstrate
Friday October 16, 2009 4-6pm
Federal Building
Front St. and Broadway
Downtown San Diego

Join with the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and others around the country to oppose the war and occupation in Afghanistan

The SDCPJ is calling for:

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
GAY MARRIAGE BAN

Protests Around the Country Tuesday Night

SATURDAY MARCH, 21, 2009 1:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE!
MARCH AND RALLY FROM HILLCREST TO THE
WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING IN BALBOA PARK

THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE WAR IN IRAQ

THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE WAR IN IRAQ

END THE WARS IN
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

MONEY FOR JOBS, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE
EDUCATION AND PENSIONS
NOT FOR WARS AND OCCUPATIONS

END U.S. SUPPORT FOR THE
OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE

PROMOTE PEACE & JUSTICE FOR ALL
IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Gather at 5th & University in Hillcrest at 1:00 PM and march to the
War Memorial Building on Park Blvd near Upas Street

FEATURED SPEAKER
CINDY SHEEHAN
MUSIC BY
DANIELLE LO PRESTI

A READING FROM
"MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE"

Stop Blackwater Protest Rally at Southwestern College
Wednesday March 11th, 6:30pm

IT'S TIME FOR
THE PEOPLE'S BAILOUT!

Friday, February 6th, 11:30 am

THE APOLOGY PROJECT

Saturday, December 13th
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER ANNUAL
PEACE ON EARTH
HOLIDAY BAZAAR

THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER ANNUAL
PEACE ON EARTH
HOLIDAY BAZAAR

4011 OHIO STREET
(Corner of Lincoln & Ohio in NORTH PARK)

WARS, ELECTIONS & EMPIRE
AT THE CROSSROADS