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Targets of ICE deportation- request for emergency funds

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June 13, 2017 Please use the corrected link to donate online: https://sanctuary-sc.net/donate/?lang=en Dear Sanctuary Santa Cruz supporters, The raids that took place last week left six families without their breadwinners. Sanctuary has received a request for emergency help. If the people targeted have an opportunity to be bailed out and present their situation to a judge, the …

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Remembering Joan Marsh…

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REMEMBERING Joan Marsh… Sadly, longtime RCNV volunteer Joan Marsh died on March 31st, 2017. We miss her!! Joan drove every week from Carmel to volunteer with RCNV for many years. Joan was extremely patient, compassionate and had a great sense of humor. She served on RCNV’s Personnel Committee, led Engage Nonviolence trainings and volunteered in the office and at …

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George Lakey in Waging Nonviolence: 10-point plan to make gains in justice and equality

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A 10-point plan to stop Trump and make gains in justice and equality George Lakey January 23, 2017 I was among the 100,000 who marched in San Francisco’s Women’s March the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. While enthusiasm for the struggle seemed high, an important question was looming: What’s the strategic plan, as we head …

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Erica Chenoweth on the Women’s March and the Promise of Civil Resistance

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Many people across the United States are despondent about the new president – and the threat to democracy his rise could represent. But they shouldn’t be. At no time in recorded history have people been more equipped to effectively resist injustice using civil resistance. Today, those seeking knowledge about the theory and practice of civil resistance can …

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Alicia Garza: Collaborate to Build a Movement

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Our cynicism will not build a movement. Collaboration will. By Alicia Garza January 26, 2017 GET MIC DAILY: One-click sign up IN COLLABORATION WITH Mic invites contributors and staff writers to offer commentary and context about news and timely issues. I’ve been grappling with how to challenge cynicism in a moment that requires all of us …

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Get in trouble- Good trouble, with Nonviolence! Check it out: interviews with Congressman John Lewis

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Get in Trouble- Good Trouble, with Nonviolence…!  Interviews with Rep. John Lewis 9/1/16: Congressman John Lewis interviewed by Stephen Colbert on Get in Trouble- Good Trouble, with Nonviolence…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ATwisIrtfg Excerpts below or click links to see the full Comedy Central videos from the August 8, 2016, Trevor Noah interview with Rep. John Lewis, GA,  on nonviolence. …

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Buy tickets to John McCutcheon in Concert: Tuesday, January 17

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Don’t miss Legendary Folksinger, songwriter, instrumentalist  John McCutcheon TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 CONCERT. AT RCNV, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA.  Time: 7:30PM NO more tickets via Paypal. Come to the concert to pay at the door. There may be a few tickets still available. Ticket info: Advance Tickets sliding scale $18-35.  Door: $20-35.     Bring in the New Year with …

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel Night, January 14

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The NAACP, Santa Cruz Branch, hosts its annual Gospel Music Night, with recording artist Tammi Brown, and more gospel choirs and soloists, Saturday night, 7 pm, at RCNV. Tickets $20. Feed your soul and celebrate King’s actions: “true peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice.”

Nonviolent Direct Action Trainings Jan. 12 and 15, 6:30-8:30

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All are welcome to join in the 2nd and 3rd sessions of Nonviolent Action Training led by Drew, Sarah, and Peter. Preparing for January 20 and beyond, the trainings are helping community members organize one action and prepare for more actions to resist the regime of injustice and aggression against many people. 40 people attended …

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