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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

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

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)

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

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

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"

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A CAPPED VOLCANO OF SUFFERING (January 29th, 2009)

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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):
TICKETS-TICS-TICKETS ~ BUY Tickets HERE

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:

**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)

www.prcsd.org
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"

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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

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

Bill McDannell (and grandson)

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.

Click for some photos of the event

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

Click here for full article:
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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

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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

"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

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.

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!
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"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

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

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

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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

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.

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

Saturday, December 11, 2010 THE ANNUAL PEACE ON EARTHHOLIDAY 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!

THE ANNUAL PEACE ON EARTHHOLIDAY 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!

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

Annual Work-A-Thon For Peace & Justice CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

Saturday March 20th, 20107th 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).

Drones: Made Locally, Killing Globally

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).

MARCHA MIGRANTE V FEBRUARY 2 - 5, 2010

Thursday, January 28th, 7-9:00 PM

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

East Price Center BallroomUCSD

Saturday, December 16th 10:00-2:00

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

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 JUNKERwith Banjo singing old Union Organizing Songs

No More War on Afghanistan Troops Out Now

Healthcare, Jobs and EducationNo to War and Occupation

DemonstrateFriday October 16, 2009 4-6pm Federal BuildingFront St. and BroadwayDowntown 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:

End the Occupations: Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine Healthcare, Jobs and Education, No to War and Occupation

Be there on October 16.

Help Take 500 Trucks of Medical Aid into Gaza

Friday, June 5th, 2009

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDSGAY MARRIAGE BAN Protests Around the Country Tuesday Night

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.

SATURDAY MARCH, 21, 2009 1:00 PMSAVE THE DATE!MARCH AND RALLY FROM HILLCREST TO THEWAR MEMORIAL BUILDING IN BALBOA PARK THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OFTHE WAR IN IRAQ

THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OFTHE WAR IN IRAQ

END THE WARS INIRAQ AND AFGHANISTANMONEY FOR JOBS, HOUSING, HEALTH CAREEDUCATION AND PENSIONSNOT FOR WARS AND OCCUPATIONSEND U.S. SUPPORT FOR THEOCCUPATION OF PALESTINEPROMOTE PEACE & JUSTICE FOR ALLIN THE MIDDLE EAST

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

FEATURED SPEAKERCINDY SHEEHANMUSIC BYDANIELLE LO PRESTIA READING FROM"MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE"

Stop Blackwater Protest Rally at Southwestern CollegeWednesday 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 EARTHHOLIDAY BAZAAR

THE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER ANNUAL PEACE ON EARTHHOLIDAY BAZAAR

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

www.prcsd.org Email to: The Peace Resource Center Click for Flyer

Saturday October 11, 2008

WARS, ELECTIONS & EMPIREAT THE CROSSROADS

Attend a comprehensive San Diego symposiumaddressing vital and timely issues.Participate in workshop sessions of your choosing

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

SCHEDULE OF PLENARY SPEAKERS

Saturday, September 13th 3:00 - 5:00 PM7685 Siempre Viva RoadOtay 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

STOP BLACKWATER PROTEST

REMEMBER THE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF NISOUR SQUARE IN IRAQ

Please join us onWednesday, 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 Museumon Harbor Drive (one block south of Broadway).

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2008

CHRIS HEDGES America's War Against Iraqi Citizens

Tuesday, June 17, 10 a.m.

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

California Wildfires Expose Pitfalls Of Iraq War

Sam Stein The Huffington Post

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

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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

Annual Work-A-Thon
For Peace & Justice
CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

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).

MARCHA MIGRANTE V
FEBRUARY 2 - 5, 2010

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)

www.prcsd.org
Email to: The Peace Resource Center
Click for Flyer

WARS, ELECTIONS & EMPIRE
AT THE CROSSROADS

Attend a comprehensive San Diego symposium
addressing vital and timely issues.
Participate in workshop sessions of your choosing

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)

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

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).

CHRIS HEDGES
America's War Against Iraqi Citizens

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

Sam Stein
The Huffington Post

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

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

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

MISTRIAL DECLARED
IN WAR OBJECTOR
COURT-MARTIAL!

TELL CONGRESS AND THE
UN SECURITY COUNCIL:

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

IRAQ MORIATORIUM
(www.IraqMoratorium.org)

STOP the War
Bring the Troops Home

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

ART FOR PEACE

puppetinsurgency@yahoo.com
Click for Flyer

Sam Stein
The Huffington Post

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:

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)

"Cowboy Republic"
Marjorie Cohn Book Signing

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."

Speakers include representatives from
the Network of Spiritual Progressives and Veterans for Peace.

Music by Peggy Watson

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.

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

SAY NO TO TO BLACKWATER USA'S PLAN TO BUILD A MERCENARY TRAINING FACILITY
"BLACKWATER WEST" -- IN POTRERO!!

"Brian Willson is the MOST moving speaker
I have ever heard"
Lifetime activist Frank Dorrel

SUPPORT FERNANDO'S FAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT 9:00PM TO MIDNIGHT!