Devon Peña: Oct 24
Devon Peña
"Environmental Justice and the State of Exception"
October 24, Thursday 6:30 pm
University of San Diego
Salomon Hall
Devon Pena is the National Association of
Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) scholar of the year in 2013 and is a strong
voice for environmental justice, Chicana and Chicano culture, food sovereignty,
and cultural recovery for Indigenous/Latino peoples.
Malalai Joya: Oct 22
Malalai Joya
October 22nd at 11:10 am
City College
Room V101
She is an Afghani woman's rights and anti-war activist who
was instrumental in advocating for women and opposing war and occupation before
she was driven into exile. She is now taking her campaign international.
For more info see:
Tell President Obama to remove the immigrant imprisonment quota
Dear Enrique,
News flash: President
Obama’s 2015 budget requests a wasteful and dangerous policy that
indiscriminately jams immigrants into private prisons.
Immigrants who have committed no
crimes or only minor crimes are being stuffed into prisons to meet an arbitrary
immigrant body count quota passed by the House of Representatives in 2006. That
means ICE has a sick incentive to rip immigrant families apart, profile
Latinos in border communities, and give billions of dollars away to private
prison corporations like GEO Group -- all for no good reason.1
President Obama could push back
against this policy. Instead, his budget request legitimizes it. It’s
one thing for GOP extremists to request a policy like this -- it’s another
thing entirely when a President who claims to support our communities does.
Some people call it the “bed
mandate.” We call it the immigrant imprisonment quota. Whatever
you call it, it’s bad news -- so why does President Obama seem to support it?
The immigrant imprisonment quota
is exactly what it sounds like: ICE is required to hold at least 34,000
immigrants each day in private detention centers. This quota is the main reason
so many immigrants who haven’t committed any crimes are arrested and detained
by ICE.
Putting someone in a private
detention center costs $160 each day, or $2 billion each year -- a huge
giveaway to private prison companies like GEO Group. Meanwhile,
alternatives to incarceration cost as little as $17 per day, are effective, and
they keep immigrant families together as they wait for due process.
Stopping Obama’s budget request is
an important first step in eliminating this policy for good. And now that 65
members of the House of Representatives have sent the president a letter
opposing it, there isn’t a better time to pressure Obama to do his part.2
Thanks and ¡adelante!
Arturo, Jesús, Erick, Erica and the rest of the Presente.org Team
Arturo, Jesús, Erick, Erica and the rest of the Presente.org Team
P.S. Can you donate $5 to support our work? We
rely on contributions from people like you to see campaigns like this through.
Sources:
1. Controversial quota drives immigration detention boom." Washington Post, Oct. 13 2013.
2. Letter to President Obama - End Immigrant Detention Bed Mandate."Project Vote Smart, Sept. 26, 2013.
1. Controversial quota drives immigration detention boom." Washington Post, Oct. 13 2013.
2. Letter to President Obama - End Immigrant Detention Bed Mandate."Project Vote Smart, Sept. 26, 2013.
National Day of Action: Oct 5
Facebook event: Oct5
Join thousands across the
country to tell Congress:
Just and fair immigration
reform is necessary
Communities demand
immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, protects workers' rights,
promotes family unity, and stops the militarization of border communities.
Take a stand and march with
your community...
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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Unase con miles por todo el país para exijirle al Congreso:
Una reforma migratoria justa y equitativa es necesaria
Comunidades exigen una reforma migratoria que contenga un camino hacía
la ciudadanía, que proteja a los derechos laborales, promueve la unidad
familiar, y pone un alto a la militarización de las comunidades fronterizas.
Unase al esfuerzo y marche con su comunidad...
EN LOS PROXIMOS DIAS SE LE AGREGARAN MAS DETALLES
For more information // Para más detalles:
oct5sd@gmail.com
Queer in Aztlán: Oct 3
Queer in
Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out
By Gibrán Güido
Thursday, October 3 from
12:45 – 2:10 p.m.
Room MS-162
A former
City College student, Gibrán Güido is a doctoral candidate in
the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. In
2010, he organized the Fifth Annual Queer People of Color Conference at San
Diego State University and co-organized the National Association for Chicana and
Chicano Studies Third Jotería Conference. He is a recipient of the Richard P.
Geyser Ethics Memorial Scholarship.
His book, Queer
in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out, is
an anthology explores issues of queer youth identity, sexuality, masculinity,
homophobia, sexism, and violence in Mexican and American culture.
The volume
gives readers the opportunity to value deeply personal narratives from queer
Chicanos/Mexicanos and makes it possible for them to understand and sympathize
with the stories’ protagonists.
Güido
co-edited the publication with San Diego State Chicano Studies professor
Adelaida Del Castillo.
Reyna Grande: Oct 2
Reyna Grande
8th Annual San Diego City College International Book Fair
Wednesday, October 02, 2013 11:10 am
Room V-101
Author of The Distance Between Us and Across a Hundred
Mountains.
She was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle
Award.
Update Struggle Ethnic Studies in AZ: Oct 2
Update on Struggle for Ethnic Studies in Arizona
Oct 2: 7 pm
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Directions
The House I Live In- Oct 1
Tuesday, Oct 1, 12:45 – 2:10 p.m.
Room V-101
San Diego City College
Scholarships Fall 2013
San Diego City College Foundation
Scholarship Applications are available NOW!
Deadline: December 9, 2013
Scholarship opportunities are available exclusively for City
College students.
APPLYING IS AS EASY AS 1 - 2 - 3!
- Review available scholarships for eligibility. Applications and other important information available at: City Scholarships
- Complete scholarship application(s). Be sure to answer all of the questions and include all requested materials.
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Submit your application(s) on or before 12 Noon on December
9, 2013
Recipients will be selected by respective scholarship
committees in mid-March.
Questions? Visit http://www.sdcity.edu/scholarships/
Early Scholarships
Scholarships that will close early: visit
Day of Activism: Sept 16 and 17
Day of Activism
Service Learning Program
Monday, Sept 16, 11 am
Ollin Calli and Maquiladoras, Tijuana
CAFE
Tuesday, Sept 17, 11 am
Binational Conference on Border Issues
El Coyote Newspaper
MeCHA
Mixtec Cultural Exchange
San Diego City College
Room MS 462
Venta de Comida por Mujeres Kumiai en el Tijuana ArtWalk: Sept 14
Apoyemos a l@s primer@s poblador@s de estas tierras con la compra de
unos ricos frijolitos, tortillas de harina y una riquisima machacha. Apartir de
las 12pm el sabado 14 de Septiembre. Pasaje Gomez, Zona Centro.Entradas por la
Calle Madero y Ave. Revolucion.
Facebook event: Kumiai
Map on Avenida Revolución: Ollin Calli
Exploring Campus Services: Sept 3
Exploring Campus Services: A Panel
Discussion
Health Services, Mental Health
Counseling, Veteran & Military Resources, and EOPS
Tuesday, September 3
11:10 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. V
101
Dear ACLU supporter,
Using misinformation, deception, and coercion, Border Patrol and
immigration agents have pressured hundreds, if not thousands, of Mexican
nationals with deep roots here in the United States into forfeiting their right
to a fair hearing and a chance to live here lawfully. The ACLU challenged the
practice that we call "coerced expulsion" in federal court today.
Call our hotline (619.398.4189) or fill our our online form if you or anyone
you know has experienced the deceptive practice the government calls
"voluntary departure."
There is nothing voluntary about expelling people unjustly, and
the worst of it is, our tax dollars are being used to trick individuals
into signing away their rights and ripping families apart. This is
inconsistent with Americans' values.
Gerardo Hernandez-Contreras was recently pulled over by a San
Diego police officer for talking on his cell phone. Because Gerardo did not have
proper identification with him, the police officer called immigration agents,
who quickly handcuffed him and took him into custody. His wife Aide rushed to
the scene and had their lawyer on the phone, who warned under no
circumstances to sign anything.
But the agents threatened that if Gerardo refused to sign a
so-called "voluntary departure" form, he could be detained for months
before seeing an immigration judge. Gerardo was never told that he could be
released on his own recognizance or bond if he chose not to agree to
"voluntary departure." He was also never informed that once he signed
the expulsion form, he would not be able to reenter the United States for ten
years.
Terrified, Gerardo signed the form, believing, as the agents
told him, that he could "fix his papers" once he arrived in Mexico.
At 2 a.m., just hours after being stopped for talking on his cell phone, he was
left in Tijuana. Gerardo, who has lived in San Diego since he was 14 years old,
had no ties to Tijuana. Sadly, this is a common occurrence in San Diego.
"Our lives are broken now," said Gerardo's wife, Aide.
How can you help?
Call our hotline (619.398.4189) or fill our our online form if you or
anyone you know has experienced the deceptive practice the government
calls "voluntary departure."- Share this message on
- Watch and share Cuentame's "Rampant Border Patrol Abuse Exposed"
video (on YouTube), detailing the horrendous governmental practice of
deceiving Mexican nationals into signing away their right to a fair
hearing.
Thank you for your support,
Norma Chavez-PetersonAssociate Director
ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties
www.aclusandiego.org
Anastasio Rojas, Presente: May 31
Friday, May 31, 2013
6:30pm until 8:00pm
San Ysdro POE, by the old
pedestrian crossing
May 31, 2013 will be 3 years
since the murder of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas and to date, not a single Border
Patrol agent has been held accountable. Please join Maria Puga and her family
for a candlelight vigil and a call for justice and accountability.
En Mayo 31, 2013 van a ser 3 años desde el asesinato de Anastasio
Hernández Rojas y hasta la fecha, ni un solo agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza
ha tenido que rendir cuentas. Por favor únase a Maria Puga y su familia durante
una vigilia con velas y un llamado a la justicia y la rendición de cuentas.
If you would like to
support/endorse this event please inbox me so that I can add you to the list. Muchisimas gracias
a tod@s!
AFSC
Union del BarrioAbajo y a la Izquierda
San Diego Immigrant Youth Collective
Answer San Diego
ISO
Party for Socialism and Liberation
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