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The Good News: The man who chanted “Lock Her Up” obsessively at rallies for Donald Trump is now officially charged with a federal crime.
ABC News Special Report: Michael Flynn promised “full cooperation to the Mueller team” and is prepared to testify that as a candidate, Donald Trump “directed him to make contact with the Russians.”
Via The Daily Beast,:
“At 10:22 a.m. ET on Friday, Flynn, wearing a gray suit, exited a black suburban and walked silently through a gauntlet of cameras into a Washington, D.C., courthouse as reporters shouted questions. A man—standing behind a group of reporters next to a woman in a pink knit hat with cat ears—shouted, “Hold on, Putin loves you!” in Russian at the disgraced former National Security Advisor. Flynn’s heckler, who declined to give his name, wore a cat-ear hat.
An hour or so later, Flynn put out a statement on the plea deal, saying, “I recognize that the actions I acknowledged in court today were wrong, and, through my faith in God, I am working to set things right.” Flynn said he made his “’agreement to cooperate” with Mueller’s investigation “in the best interests of my family and our country. I accept full responsibility for my actions.”
After more than an hour inside the courthouse, Flynn exited as silent and as quickly as he entered. But the small crowd that had gathered outside jeered at him, screaming “traitor!” and “lock him up” as his SUV pulled away.”
The Bad News: It appears the US Senate will pass some sort of budget. It still has to be reconciled with the House version of the bill, which is not a given because of the deficit hawks in the Freedom Caucus. Think about this: Republicans were ready to approve a tax bill that will affect our society for generations to be signed by an illegitimate President likely steps away from an indictment.
So, here is the News this morning. The Leader of the Free World is now completely unhinged, but we can’t do anything at all about it because he has rock solid support from racists, and all the very rich Republicans who badly need another tax cut
And now, the weather…
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) December 1, 2017
Three upcoming events you need to to be sure to notice: Save Affordable Housing – Planning Commision Meeting (December 7), Net Neutrality Protests at Verizon Stores (December 7), and Human Rights Day of Action (December 10)
Check out this week’s Progressive Calendar listings below. Following those listings are upcoming events of national importance, along with opportunities for organizational involvement.
Get your event listed: I try to list the next 10 days or so of mostly non-commercial events I think our readers might find of interest. I source my material from social media listings and press releases. Club meetings will be listed IF there are speakers and they are open to the public.
Democratic Candidates: I will list all non-fundraising events open to the general public. A listing does not imply endorsement. Events that are listed on Facebook as ‘private’ or sold-out are not listed. In cases where there are competing but similar events or campaigns of the progressive persuasion, I do my best to list everything.
December 1
World AIDS Day: Tree of Life Ceremony
Friday, December 1, 6pm
Village Hillcrest
3959 5th Avenue
For More Information
Hosted by Metropolitan Community Church
Each year we join Mama’s Kitchen and Village Hillcrest to commemorate World AIDS Day by recognizing and remembering those affected by AIDS, as well as the ongoing leadership efforts made to end the epidemic. It is an evening of special memories, singing and sharing, and a candle lighting to honor those affected by AIDS.
Barrio Logan Toy Drive Fundraiser
Breezin Band is Back with Us
Friday, December 1, 6pm
Don Diego VFW Post 7420
2100 Logan Avenue
For More Information
Our 26th Year. Breezin Band is back with us. Along with DJ Favorite Wicho keeping everyone dancing all night long. This is a 100% FREE EVENT we just ask you to bring a toy and if possible contribute a $5-$10 Donation that keeps Operation “No Smile Left Behind” Continuing all year long. This Toy Drive helps us get 300 kids toys that more than likely only see our toys for Christmas. It’s your toys and donations that put smiles on over 500 kids a year. Food Will be Served, Beer will be cold.
December 2
Justice for Jonathon Coronel March and Rally
Saturday, December 2, 11am
567 West Vista Drive (Vista)
For More Information
Hosted by NAN San Diego & Imperial Counties</a
The National Action Network, Council on American Islamic Relations, Showing up for Racial Justice, California Latinas for reproductive justice and many other groups are planning a march in Vista, CA to remember Jonathan Coronel an unarmed Latino man who was killed by a San Diego County Sheriff in Vista, CA while surrendering. He was shot 22 times and hit 16 times by San Diego Sheriff Villenueva. Now many are gathering in Vista with an urgent call to action on his case and calling all from around the county to join in this march to send a thorough message to the authorities and powers that be that the fight for justice in Jonathan’s killing will continue with vigor and passion.
In the Coronel case, Officer Villanueva shot at Jonathan Coronel, an unarmed man 16 times, striking his body 15 times, and causing 22 gunshot wounds. Coronel ran from the deputy and went into the backyard of a house. As coronel was surrendering with a shirt over his head Villanueva intentionally fired his gun all over Coronel’s body. The coroner report describes 4 gun shots in his back, the rest all over his body, including his front chest, legs, arms, etc.
Second Annual Undocumented Youth Conference 2017
Saturday, December 2, 8:30am
Palomar College
1140 West Mission Road (San Marcos)
For More Information
The Second Annual Undocumented Youth Conference will have workshops to provide information and resources for the undocumented community. It will take place in the Student Union and Multidisciplinary Building of the Palomar College San Marcos campus (MD-203, 204, 205, 206).
Technology in Resistance – Training on Twitter & Hustle
Saturday, December 2, 10am
3503 Camino Del Rio South
For More Information (RSVP)
Technology has become a powerful tool in the Resistance! Public policies are actively discussed on Twitter every minute of the day. In addition to phone calls & faxes, we now have apps such as Hustle, ResistBot, Countable, etc that are all designed to help you communicate your message to Member of Congress.
You heard all about Twitter & Hustle, but yet know how to use them! Don’t worry about it, because we are setting up training to help you with it. We will be holding FREE training sessions all day from 10am-4pm. Each session will be one hour. RSVP, please.
Postcards on the Patio
Saturday, December 2, 10am-4pm
3505 Camino Del Rio South
For More Information
Please join us on the patio for a fun postcard writing party. You can reach out to Alabama voters to GOTV! Help us flip a senate seat blue AND diss a pediphile at the same time!!! This seat might be within our reach…in ALABAMA! I’m hoping for an early holiday surprise.
This event is organized in concert with twitter and hustle training sessions happening concurrently at the same location. Come to meet some great likeminded people and write some postcards. Stay to learn more about other resistance tools. Or vice versa. It’s your one stop resistance hub right here in San Diego!!
Defend the Dream for All Californians
Saturday, December 2, 1pm
Luz Duran Park
340 East Townsite Drive (Vista)
For More Information
Hosted by ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Join the ACLU on Saturday, December 2 to defend the Dream for all Californians. Join with us to tell Congressman Issa to pass a clean Dream Act now. 1pm: Canvass, Demonstrate – 3pm: March
Let’s bring the passion and the numbers to convince Congressman Darrell Issa to vote to pass a clean Dream Act without delay. Let’s demonstrate our solidarity with 800,000 undocumented youth across the country. It will be our greatest push for the Dream Act and we need 400 people to respond to this call to action. We have a few special activities planned to attract lots of attention to this important civil rights cause. Congressman Issa’s vote is critical to victory. Help us to encourage him to stand on the right side of history and in support of our undocumented youth and allies.
38th Annual OB Holiday Parade
Saturday, December 2, 5:05pm
Along Newport Avenue
For More Information
Our 2017 Parade Theme is “California Dreamin’ in the Season of Love.”
For nearly four decades, our quaint little surfing village of Ocean Beach has hosted one of the best Holiday Parades in SoCal. On Saturday, December 2nd, Newport Avenue is lined with colorful OBceans and visitors all eagerly awaiting the commencement of the 38th Annual OB Holiday Parade.
1st Saturdays – Help the Homeless December
Saturday, December 2, Noon
339 West A Street (Downtown)
For More Information
We will be organizing at 12:00 pm in the small parking lot on the northeast corner of State St. and A St. (ACROSS THE STREET from 339 W A St. address shown on the event). Please park on the street because we will need all the space in the lot. (Carpooling is a great idea if you can. Plan on spending some $ for parking at the park.)
***We were unable to order socks for this month. PLEASE bring a six pack or two of new socks for our address-less friends.***
We will sort clothes and build care packs in the parking lot. Once completed, we’ll circle up for a quick meeting, then move to the Children’s Park (on Island St., between 1st & Front St.) and distribute all of our goodies at about 1:00 pm.
December 3
San Diego Indivisible Downtown December Meeting
Sunday, December 3, 1:30pm
Border X Brewing
2181 Logan Avenue (Barrio Logan)
For More Information
New members are invited to arrive at 1:30pm, and our meeting will start at 2:00. The meeting should wrap up around 3:30 – please stay after and join us for our 2nd Activism Rocks party! We’ll be painting rocks to leave around San Diego with positive messages and some Indivisible info.
Refugee Renaissance
Sunday, December 3, 6pm
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado (Balboa Park)
For More Information (Tickets)
Hosted by Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans – PANA
Join us in raising awareness for refugees through art, poetry, and stories. The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) with the support of The Mingei International Museum will be hosting an event to show the plight of refugees. The experience of being a refugee, their journey, their life, their people’s history. To give a platform to the voices rarely heard, so we can better understand what it means to be a refugee. Sharing their experience through poetry, oral stories, photography, paintings, and other creative/artistic mediums. Come join us for a special night of solidarity, and reflection
2018 Women’s March San Diego Volunteer Event | Join Our Team
Sunday, December 3, 1pm
Serra Mesa-Kearney Mesa Library
9005 Aero Drive
For More Information
Hosted by Women’s March San Diego
Make your voice AND your vote heard by volunteering with the 2018 Women’s March San Diego. Dec 3rd is your chance to find out how. Join us for a volunteer information open house. If you can’t attend our event but would like to get involved, please fill out our volunteer application here. To donate to our efforts, find out more here.
San Diego Muslim Democrats December Meeting
Sunday, December 3, 11am
4089 Fairmont Avenue (City Heights)
For More Information
Please join the San Diego Muslim Democrats for our December meeting. We will have the pleasure of hearing from Emiliana Sparaco an organizer from SEIU and Flip the 49th to bring accountability to the county Board of Supervisors by working to get The Full Voter Participation Initiative onto the ballot. The Fuller Voter Participation Initiative, similar to Measure K (which San Diego voters passed last year), would provide a vehicle to strengthen our voice and elected representation by ensuring that all county elections (Board of Supervisors, Sheriff, DA,) are decided in November when the most voters participate. The goal is to collect 70,000 valid signatures to bring this proposal to voters county-wide in November of 2018.
Animal Protection Advocate Judy Ki will also talk about the Prevent Cruelty CA campaign. Be sure to join us and sign the petitions
Ocean Protector Training #1
Sunday, December 3, 3pm
Trilogy Sanctuary
7650 Girard Avenue (La Jolla)
For More Information
Hosted by Oceana Southern California and Trilogy Sanctuary
15 coastal cities and counties have now formally opposed new offshore drilling and many more are to come. With your help, yours will be next!
Take your advocacy and activism to the next level. If you are already a pro, come share your ideas. This is a great way to meet people in your area as well. This is just the beginning of a winning campaign to #ProtectOurCoast from new offshore oil drilling. We’re SO excited for you to be a part of it!
Come learn about the issue, hone your activist skills, and take on a mission for the #ProtectOurCoast campaign or use these skills for good elsewhere.
Neighbors in Action Canvassing! Oceanside
Sunday, December 3, 11am-3pm
789 Aldea Drive (Oceanside)
For More Information (RSVP Required)
Hosted by Flip the 49th Neighbors in Action
Join us to talk to voters about issues that matter to all of us and the future of our country!
Flipping the 49th depends on communities in Oceanside. We just need 2000 more voters to get to the polls next year to say NO to Issa. YOU can help make that happen!No experience needed! We provide training, scripts, walk lists, breakfast food & snacks. Wear walking shoes, hats (or sunscreen) and sunglasses, and get ready to take some direct action and talk to voters.
December 4
A CA49 Townhall with Congressman Jimmy Gomez
Monday, December 4, 5:30pm
UCSD
For More Information (Tickets)
Hosted by SoCal Health Care Coalition and UCSD College Democrats
Only Eventbrite RSVP’d guests will be allowed.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, newly elected to replace Xavier Becerra’s vacated seat, represents CA 34. He is a working-class progressive fighting to lift working families, defend our environment, and protect and expand access to high quality, affordable health care.
He’ll be in Darrell Issa’s district on December 4 to call upon Rep. Issa to oppose any legislation that guts health care services to provide billionaires with tax cuts. He’ll also answer questions and respond to the current Republican plan to take away everyday people’s access to Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance through the ACA.
December 5
5th Anniversary Party for Bike San Diego
Tuesday, December 5, 6pm
North Park Beer Company
3038 University Avenue
For More Information (RSVP)
Bike San Diego is 5 years old! Please help us to celebrate 5 year of community and progress toward making San Diego a world-class city for biking.
The brewery has great beers brewed on site, as well as a great selection of wine, cider, and non-alcoholic drinks. There is also a full kitchen so please bring your appetite.
Schedule details – doors and event space upstairs open at 6, we’ll have a short program at 7, and formal event ends at 9. NPBC is open until 10 for anyone that would like to stay and chat. Board members will be available to talk with and we hope to hear from the whole San Diego community about how to best move forward and what issues are important to address.
Weekly Issa Resistance Rally
Tuesday, December 5, 10am
1800 Thibodo Road (Vista)
Come Join the USA’s Longest Running Weekly Resistance Protest!
Support Mission Bay Gateway at
Critical Meeting of Mission Bay Park Committee
Tuesday, December 5, 6pm
Mission Bay Senior High
2475 Grand Avenue
For More Information
City consultant will present their inadequate plans and community feedback received. This is the critical meeting to attend if you want the city to integrate the MBG plan. Come and show up – speak up in public comment or just show your support.
If we don’t show our leaders now there is a better way for all San Diegans – they may go forward with the city consultant’s plan with all of its drawbacks and missed opportunities.
Community forum held in Auditorium (west side of campus near parking lot
December 6
Reproductive Justice 101
Wednesday, December 6, Noon
Women’s Resource Center at SDSU
5500 Campanile Drive
For More Information
Join the Women’s Resource Center for our last Feminist U event of the semester. RJ 101 will explore the difference between reproductive rights and justice and introduce you to current RJ issues and policies regarding immigration, environmental justice, incarceration and queer issues.
Professors and Students: Chicano Art, Literature, Film
Wednesday, December 6, 6pm
Logan Heights Library
567 South 28th Street
For More Information
This discussion will be moderated by David Avalos, Professor of Art CSUM. Presenters include Chicana Writers: Professor Emerita Marta Sanchez and novelist Patricia Santana as well as Chicano professor and author William Nericcio. The program will also feature documentary filmmaker Paul Espinosa. Light refreshments will be served.
Stronger Together: Women Waging Peace
Wednesday, December 6, 6pm
Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
For More Information
The event is the launch of the Women Waging Peace Network at the Kroc IPJ, a network of more than 1,000 women peacemakers from around the world who are called upon to serve as negotiators, experts, advocate, policymakers, and in so many other roles crucially needed in peace processes.
The Women Waging Peace Network was founded by U.S. Ambassador Swanee Hunt — who will emcee the event — and developed into a preeminent global network of women leaders that it is today by Hunt Alternatives and the Institute for Inclusive Security.
Members of the network as well as Women PeaceMaker alumnae will join Ambassador Hunt in a dialogue on the most pressing issues related to women’s rights and peacebuilding across the world.
The FBI War on Black America
Wednesday, December 6, 6:30pm
San Diego Justice Center
4410 Glacier Avenue #101
For More Information
Hosted by San Diego PSL
Join us for this discussion on the FBI and how it continues to target Black Activism in America with labels like “Black Identity Extremist”. With the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the state is on the offensive and seeks to undermine the efforts of those organizing in the community. Hear from our two guest speakers Tau Baraka and Kay Black who will talk more about their experience organizing and what can be done to combat racist state targeting and suppression.
Single-Payer, Guaranteed Healthcare Coffee Klatch
Wednesday, December 6, 7pm
Eclipse Chocolate
2145 Fern Street (South Park)
For More Information
Hosted by Health Care for All San Diego Chapter
Our monthly coffee date brings together like-minded citizens to receive updates and ask questions about universal healthcare and SB 562, find volunteer opportunities that fit your skills and schedule, and brainstorm new ideas to get the word out. Whether you’re just learning about the bill or are a seasoned expert, everyone is welcome!
Ocean Protector Training #2
Wednesday, December 6, 6:30pm
Greenpeace San Diego
3320 Kemper Street #206
For More Information
Hosted by Oceana Southern California and Greenpeace San Diego
15 coastal cities and counties have now formally opposed new offshore drilling and many more are to come. With your help, yours will be next!
Take your advocacy and activism to the next level. If you are already a pro, come share your ideas. This is a great way to meet people in your area as well. This is just the beginning of a winning campaign to #ProtectOurCoastfrom new offshore oil drilling. We’re SO excited for you to be a part of it!
Come learn about the issue, hone your activist skills, and take on a mission for the #ProtectOurCoast campaign or use these skills for good elsewhere.
December 7
Planning Commission Meeting – Save Affordable Housing
Thursday, December 7, 8am
San Diego City Hall
202 C Street
For More Information
Hosted by AAPI Progressive Alliance – San Diego
About 900 Rancho Penasquitos residents will lose their homes as 332 units are replaced by expensive townhomes and luxury apartments. San Diego County has been experiencing a crisis of homelessness and affordable housing since 2013. This is the worst time to lose affordable homes in our neighborhood. We believe our City Council and Community Planning Boards require an increase of affordable housing development – not a decrease
On Thursday, December 7th, 9:00am at the City Council Chambers in Downtown, the Planning Commission Meeting will join together to decide whether or not to approve the development of PQ village. As the development has NOT been approved, we still have a fighting chance to take action by letting our voices be heard AGAINST the development over our fellow community members.
There will be a press conference at 8:00am, so please account for traffic and remember to arrive early. The meeting will take place in the City Council Chambers on the 12th floor. Please try to carpool, as there is a fee to pay for parking. “If” the development is indeed approved, it will go to the city council for their approval.
National Protest to Save Net Neutrality
Thursday, December 7, 4pm
Verizon Store
3505 Sports Arena Boulevard
For More Information
The internet as we know it is in jeopardy. On December 14th, the FCC will be voting to eliminate net neutrality. This will allow internet service providers to restrict your access to the internet. Browsing speeds for websites that aren’t supported by your cable company will be reduced. You’ll be required to pay additional fees for websites that aren’t preselected for high-speed access. It’s entirely possible the ISPs can make it free to access Fox News, Breitbart, and Infowars, but place an additional cost for visiting CNN or BBC.com. This motion will also allow ISPs to increasingly monetize the high-speed services that have become a standard in our lives
Help keep the internet free. We will be joining a national protest that begins on December 7th. People from across the country will be protesting at Verizon stores in order to demand concessions from the FCC. We need to converge against this injustice with our collective willpower. Let’s all do what we must to make the necessary difference together
National Protest to Save Net Neutrality – North County SD
Thursday, December 7, 4pm
Verizon Store
Camino Village Plaza
258 North Camino Real (Encinitas)
For More Information
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Climate Chat: Holding Fossil Fuels Companies Accountable
Thursday, December 7, 6:30pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church
4190 Front Street (Hillcrest)
For More Information (RSVP)
Hosted by SanDiego350
California communities are fighting back and demanding answers from oil and gas companies who’ve known since the early 1960s that the consequences of burning fossil fuels would be global warming and rising sea levels.
Join Serge Dedina, Mayor of Imperial Beach Mayor and Executive Director of WILDCOAST and Peter Zahn, Councilmember, Solana Beach for a lively discussion of how we can hold the fossil fuel industry accountable and advance climate solutions.
Encinitas Unity: Darrell Issa Street-Corner Protest
Thursday, December 7, 4pm
Corner of Encinitas Boulevard & El Camino Real
Please join us every Thursday to protest Darrell Issa! He was the deciding vote in the house to approve the AHCA. He is a strong ally and backer of Trump. He is the richest representative in Congress and votes party over country again and again.
We have had enough of Darrell Issa and we will vote Issa out in the coming mid-term elections next year. Please come join us with your signs, friends, neighbors and family members.
This is a friendly non-violent protest exercising our first amendment rights. Parking is available in the shopping center next to the Chase Bank and Discount Tires
December 8
Join the Light brigade to Dump Darell Issa
Friday, December 8, 5pm
La Jolla Whole Foods Market
8825 Villa La Jolla Drive
For More Information
Hosted by Our Revolution San Diego
We will meet behind Whole Foods and walk the short distance to the Nobel overpass. We will have lighted letters reading Dump Darrell Issa. We need volunteers to join us and have each of you hold one of these letters. Help us get our message across!
After we hold the lights up for 1 hour, we will celebrate with beer and pizza. Bring your goodwill and outrage. Now if you can’t make it this Friday join us every 2 weeks as we take the message to every overpass up the 5 right into Orange County…We will not stop until Darrell is gone.
DACA NOW
Friday, December 8, 7pm
Camino De La Plaza (San Ysidro)
For More Information
Hosted by Dreams Without Borders/Suenos Sin Fronteras
Dreams Without Borders will begin a series of events at different high transit bridges throughout the San Diego County to advocate solidarity with DREAMers, AB540 Recipients, and the community at large that will benefit from an Immigration Reform.
December 9
San Diego Scrooge (Three Ghosts and a Mayor)
Saturday, December 9, 1pm
Grassroots Oasis
3130 Moore Street
For More Information
San Diego Housing Emergency Alliance proudly presents a short Play called “Three Ghosts and a Mayor,” written & directed by Suzanne Morse, which is a satire about the San Diego Mayor and his current inaction regarding the Homeless crisis. It is loosely associated with the well-known tale, “Christmas Carol.”
The San Diego Mayor encounters 3 Ghosts that warn him of his ways, but will the Mayor wake up in time? Come and find out. Black humor.
This Event and Performance is being held as a fundraiser for the San Diego Housing Emergency Alliance.
Tony – The Movie (Homelessness in San Diego)
Saturday, December 9, 4pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
3030 Thorn Street
For More Information
Learn about the challenges of homelessness and how the region of San Diego can address the issue. Meet the Dennis Stein, the filmmaker, and the Tony Rodriguez, featured in the film, during a Q&A following the film.
August 2017 – Learn about how to solve homelessness in San Diego. – Film Synopsis – When Tony ends up homeless after losing his job as a waiter in San Diego, he is faced with the daily struggles of life on the streets. His search for housing begins, but then turns into a quest for solutions to homelessness, not just for himself, but for thousands people living on the streets across the county. The investigation takes him to the top levels of government locally, but also to regions across the country where progress is being made. What do communities do to significantly reduce homelessness? What is happening in San Diego? And does Tony find housing?
Home for the Holidays!
Saturday, December 9, 5pm
San Diego LGBT Community Center
3909 Centre Street (Hillcrest)
For More Information
Join us as we gather to celebrate the diverse cultures & traditions within the San Diego LGBT Community! Family friendly and free to all. Come to dance, learn something new, and meet your community!
Racism: A Root Cause for Social Inequities in our Food System
Saturday, December 9, 5:30pm
Educational Cultural Complex
4343 Oceanview Blvd
For More Information (Tickets/Admission)
Hosted by The People’s Produce Project – San Diego
Building alternative neighborhood-based food systems require a social commitment to racial equity and a fearless commitment to social justice. The intent of the PNV Food Justice Legacy Lecture Series is to convene opportunities for shared experiences and provide intellectual inspiration to communities most impacted by inequitable practices.
We have asked Dr. Maulana Karenga, an accomplished activist scholar, the creator of Kwanzaa, an African America cultural holiday, and published author, to deliver the keynote address on “Racism as a Root Cause for Inequities within the US Food System and Society as a Whole”.
Following the lecture, there will be a response panel and conversation with the audience. Confirmed panelists so far (11/13), Lianne Urada, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University School of Social Work & University of California San Diego, Center on Gender Equity and Health, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Department of Medicine. The program also includes dinner at 5:30pm and cultural performances.
Free All Political Prisoners Forum
Saturday, December 9, 4pm
The Brown Building
4133 Poplar Street
For More Information
Hosted by Workers World Party – San Diego
Ever wonder what people mean when they refer to someone as a ‘political prisoner’? Curious about who is currently in prison on political charges? Join us for discussion about multiple political prisoners, including Mumia-Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier, and Russel ‘Maroon’ Shoatz. We will also be discussing local victims of police brutality like Sagon Penn and how their struggles are interrelated.
December 10
Protest Sea World San Diego – Corky; 48 Years a Slave
Sunday, December 10, 10am
Sea World San Diego
For More Information
December 11 marks the day that Corky was captured in 1969 and taken from her family the A5 POD. She has been locked up as a slave for 48 years. She was 4 years old when she was brutally captured.
We will bring awareness on this day for Corky and all the other animals that are wrongfully enslaved at Sea World. We will have the Corky banner for this event.
Human Rights Day of Action 2017
Sunday, December 10, 3:30pm
San Diego County Administration Center
1600 Pacific Highway
For More Information
On Sunday, December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, UNA-USA San Diego, Climate Action Campaign, CAIR San Diego, the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, Islamic Center of San Diego, Muslim American Society-San Diego, SDIRC, Unite Here Local 30, United Domestic Workers, IWJ San Diego County and countless others are calling for a large scale rally to demonstrate our commitment to fighting for the ideals that those before us inspired: fairness, equity, dignity, humanity, and welcome for all.
San Diego County is a multi-national , multicultural region with vibrant immigrant and refugee populations. With the erosion of public trust in government and increasingly uncivil public discourse, we call on local lawmakers to stand up for all San Diegans and to ensure the region’s newcomer, immigrant, and Muslim families are safe, valued and included members of our shared community. So that every San Diegan may feel safe, valued and included, our region must address the key sustainability issues of access to housing, transparent democracy, and constitutional rights to privacy and free practice of religion.
On December 10th, as we observe International Human Rights Day of Action, we will gather as a chorus of voices standing up against hateful rhetoric and discriminatory legislation. We call on our public elected representatives—and on each other—to take responsible action to welcome and protect the rights of our newcomer and immigrant families.
5th Annual Vigil in Remembrance of the Victims of Gun Violence
Sunday, December 10, 4:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito
1036 Solana Drive (Solana Beach)
For More Information
Special guest will be Sandy Anglican-Phillips, the co-founder of Jessie’s Message along with her husband Lonnie who founded this group to honor the memory of their daughter, Jessica Ghawi, a news reporter killed in the Aurora Theater on July 20, 2012.
Please join us again as we pay tribute to the effort of people who want to end gun violence and the memory of those we have lost.
I’m seeing a massive difference in crowd size at the Christmas tree lighting.
Top: Trump
Bottom: Obama pic.twitter.com/BYYivUdUNd— Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 1, 2017
Save the Date
Hear Our Vote | Anniversary Women’s March
Saturday, January 20, Noon
Waterfront Park, Embarcadero
San Diego Handmaids March
Sunday, January 21, 11am
Planned Parenthood
2017 First Ave
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