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Note: Articles are divided in three sections – one on HAITI and on JULIAN ASSANGE.
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ARTICLES
A. They murdered Berta but they couldn’t silence her. David Castillo, guilty – July 7, 2021
They murdered Berta but they couldn’t silence her. David Castillo, guilty – SOA Watch
B. Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Will Not Get Job Back July 6, 2021
Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Will Not Get Job Back (insider.com)
C. Op-Ed: Trump started a war on journalism. Biden has yet to end it –July 6, 2021
Op-Ed: Trump started a war on journalism. Biden must end it – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
D. Nations With Nukes Told to Agree ‘A Nuclear War Cannot Be Won and Must Never Be Fought’ – July 6, 2021
E. Federal probe of American Indian boarding schools reflects dark chapter in U.S. history – July 4, 2021
F. The Horrifying Rise Of Total Mass Media Blackouts On Inconvenient News Stories – July 3, 2021
The Horrifying Rise Of Total Mass Media Blackouts On Inconvenient News Stories – Caitlin Johnstone
G. Erik Prince, the failson face of privatized war – July 2, 2021
Erik Prince, the failson face of privatized war – NationofChange
“Blackwater, the private military company Prince and a partner founded in 1997, was contracted by the U.S. State Department to protect diplomatic staff (and separately, CIA personnel) on the battlefields of Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan but soon became infamous, earning the former Navy SEAL officer a dubious reputation he has yet to escape.
In recent years, there’s been an explosion in the number of these mercenary armies, who are usually not subject to the somewhat low standards of military justice, far beyond the United States and its allies, including in rival nations like the Russian Federation…”
H. Garland imposes moratorium on federal executions – July 1, 2021
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/561255-garland-imposes-moratorium-on-federal-executions
See Action # 1
I. Human Rights and Land Rights Defenders Under Threat in Ecuador – July 1, 2021
AMAZON WATCH » Human Rights and Land Rights Defenders Under Threat in Ecuador
J. As US Pivots from Afghanistan to Yemen, Al-Mahrah Copes with Increasing Military Presence – June 30, 2021
K. 182 unmarked graves discovered near residential school in B.C.’s Interior, First Nation says – June 30, 2021
On July 4th, the total graves found is 1,505
– 215 Kamloops, BC
– 104 Brandon, MB
– 38 Regina SK
– 35 Lesstock, SK
– 180 Carlisle, SK
– 751 Marieval, SK
– 182 Cranbrook, BC
L. Sen. Ron Johnson with families on adverse reactions to COVID vaccine – June 28, 2021
Sen. Ron Johnson with families on adverse reactions to COVID vaccine | FOX6 News Milwaukee – YouTube
Please listen to the panelist who volunteered for the test trials of the ‘vaccine’. We were told by the CDC, NIH etc. that there were no severe reactions.
The VAERS charts are also included with documented stats.
M. A broad, historic revolt in Myanmar against a ruthless military
N. How Far did the Black Rain Fall
How Far did the Black Rain Fall – YouTube
ARTICLES on HAITI – Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
See Event # 3
A. On Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse: Black Alliance for Peace Smells a Rat – July 7, 2021
B. Jovenel Moïse Dead: Haitian President Assassinated, Plunging Country into New Political Crisis – July 7, 2021
C. What to know about Haiti, where President Jovenel Moïse was just assassinated – July 7, 2021
What to know about Haiti, where President Jovenel Moïse was just assassinated (msn.com)
ARTICLES / VIDEOS on JULIAN ASSANGE
A. UK High Court Allows US to Appeal Ban on Assange Extradition – July 7, 2021
B. Doctors Tell Biden: Let Assange Go – July 7, 2021
Doctors Tell Biden: Let Assange Go – Consortiumnews
C. Julian Assange UPDATE: Brother Says Wikileaks Founder ENDURING ‘Slow Motion Murder’ – July 6, 2021
Julian Assange UPDATE: Brother Says Wikileaks Founder ENDURING ‘Slow Motion Murder’ – YouTube (6 min long)
D. Glenn Greenwald: Corporate Media IGNORES Julian Assange Due To Professional Resentment, Jealousy – July 6, 2021
Glenn Greenwald: Corporate Media IGNORES Julian Assange Due To Professional Resentment, Jealousy – YouTube (14 min long)
E. Julian Assange 50th Birthday (Videos from around the world)
Collection of videos from some of the actions from around the world to mark Julian Assange’s 50th birthday.
After over a decade of illegal imprisonment, the protestors hope send a message that they will never give up fighting for his release.
England, Germany, Berlin, Sweden, Switzerland, Moscow, USA,
F. Free Assange – San Francisco gatherings by Peter Menchini
Free Assange on His Birthday – 4K – YouTube
ACTIONS / PETITIONS
1. Urge President Biden to commute federal death row
SIGN: Add your name: Urge President Biden to commute federal death row (dailykos.com)
2. Congress: Ban privately funded military forces!
SIGN: Congress: Ban privately funded military forces! | Win Without War
3. Tell BGR Group to Drop the National Council of Resistance of Iran!
SIGN: Tell BGR Group to Drop the National Council of Resistance of Iran! – CODEPINK – Women for Peace
4. Save the Life of Alex Saab!
SIGN: Save the Life of Alex Saab! | International Action Center Powerbase (ourpowerbase.net)
· Alex Saab was on a humanitarian mission to Iran at the time of his seizure to arrange emergency shipments of food, medicine, and essential supplies for Venezuela. Venezuela is facing hunger and extreme shortages based on U.S. sanctions.
· The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Cabo Verde to immediately release Alex Saab.
· The U.S. charged Saab with “money laundering” for his diplomatic role purchasing essential supplies for Venezuela. In March, however, after a two-year investigation, Swiss prosecutors found no evidence Saab committed any irregularities.
5. Demand Big Oil stay out of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge!
SIGN: FOE: Take Action
6. Speak Up for Diablo Canyon
SIGN: Speak Up for Diablo Canyon (biologicaldiversity.org)
7. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
SIGN: California communities need pesticide spray notification | Pesticide Action Network (panna.org)
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28th Annual LaborFest Events (July 1, – July 31) Info: LaborFest | LaborFest
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EVENTS
Wednesday, July 7 – Sunday, July 11
Wednesday, July 7
1. Wednesday 3:00pm, Food Not Bombs – Mission Food Share (Weekly)
Food Not Bombs in the Mission is open to volunteers from 3PM to 7PM every Wednesday at St. John the Episcopal Church, 110 Julian Avenue (at 15th))! Please email beforehand so we can make sure there is someone to welcome you and arrive with a mask over your nose and mouth. We maintain 6 feet of distance distance among us and have windows and doors open. See you soon!
For information or to volunteer: send email to sffnbvolunteers@riseup.net .
Cookhouse: St. John The Evangelist Church, 110 Julian Avenue (at 15th).
Food Pickups: 110 Julian Avenue-3:00PM to 4:00PM–Help Needed!
Cooking: 110 Julian Avenue–4:00 PM to 6:30 PM–Help Needed!
Sharing: 16th and Mission BART Plaza–6:30 PM–Help Needed!
Cleaning Up: 110 Julian Avenue–after Cooking–6:30 PM – 7:30 PM–Help Needed
2. Wednesday, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Corporate Media Independent Media & Investigative Journalism
Online register: LaborFest | Corporate Media Independent Media & Investigative Journalism
This panel will look at how independent media is fighting to cover stories that corporate media in San Francisco and the US have covered up. This includes the privatization of public resources, the contamination of workers and the community at Hunters Point/Treasure Island and the attacks on journalists and their rights in San Francisco and around the world including Julian Assange.
Speakers:
Tim Redmond, 48 Hills
Malik Washington, San Francisco Bay View
Dr. Derek Kerr, journalist for West Side Observer
Carol Harvey, journalist covering Treasure Island
Steve Zeltzer, WorkWeek KPOO
Sponsored by 48 Hills, WorkWeek & SF Bay View
Info: Corporate Media Independent Media & Investigative Journalism : Indybay
Thursday, July 8
3. Thursday, 9:00am (PT); 12pm (ET), Haiti, The Continuing Struggle for Liberation
Online register: Webinar Registration – Zoom
The analysis to be shared at this event tomorrow is even more critical now that Haiti’s President Moise has been assassinated !
Update on current events in Haiti: Exploring Haiti’s past and present anti-colonial
Speakers:
Pierre Labossier: Human Rights and Justice Advocate @Haiti Action Committee
Pierre has worked tirelessly his entire adult life to advance human rights and justice. His primary work has been to support the grassroots Lavalas movement in Haiti. He is the co-founder and leader of the Haiti Action Committee, which has worked for almost 20 years to bring dignity to and improve the lives of the vast majority of Haitians. He fights military repression and supports grassroots activists and political prisoners every way he can. He has been a union activist (ILWU) and a supporter of people’s struggles for justice and dignity throughout the world.
Joel Edouard Vorbe: Activist, Organizer @Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas
Joel Edouard Vorbe also known as Pacha Vorbe is a long term well-known activist, organizer and member of the Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas. In 2002 Pacha was shot and paralyzed (quadriplegia) by two gunmen. He is a member of the National Council for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (CONARHAN), an entity which reflects on the problem of people living with disabilities in order to make proposals for public policies to improve their living conditions.
Margaret Prescod: Activist, Author, Journalist and radio host @The Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders and of Black Women for Wages for Housework
Margaret Prescod is an activist, author, journalist and radio host. She was a founder of The Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders and of Black Women for Wages for Housework. She is presently the host and executive producer of the Sojourner Truth radio show which is broadcast by KPFK and syndicated by radio stations WPFW (Washington DC) and WBAI in New York City.
Dr. Maryse Narcisse: Physician, Public health Specialist, @UNIFA Board of Trustees member
Woman, Mother and Haitian citizen Physician, Public health Specialist, UNIFA Board of Trustees member Dedicated activist for the rights of the most impoverished, National Coordinator of the Political Organization Fanmi Lavalas, Candidate of Fanmi Lavalas in the last 2015-2016 presidential elections in Haïti
Walter Turner (Moderator): Professor of History and Chairperson @Social Sciences Department of the College of Marin
Professor of History and Chairperson of the Social Sciences Department of the College of Marin. President of the Board of Directors of Global Exchange. President of the Board of Directors of Freedom Archives. Host of the weekly radio program “Africa Today” on KPFA Radio.
Host: Africans Rising
4. Thursday, 1:00pm – 4:30pm, Speak Up at the Medicare4All Commission
Online register: Meeting Registration – Zoom
Hear the commission discuss Vermont’s lessons for enacting single payer, and also how a unified financing system could work.
Agenda: Healthy CA for All Commission Meeting July 8 2021 Agenda
Talking points: Talking Points 7-8 HCAC Edited.docx (healthyca.org)
Host: Healthy California For All
5. Thursday 5:00pm (PT); 8:00pm (ET), Week of Art Actions to Defund Line 3 – Art Deployment training
Online event register: Webinar Registration – Zoom
Sign up here to join us for an arts based learning session. Hear from artists David Solnit and Cy Wagoner on how to use the newspaper posters and use other art based tactics such as street murals, banner drops, street theater and more! Then join us for our session on the power of song in the movement with special musical guests The Peace Poets
Hosts: Stop the Money Pipeline and The Peace Poets
Info: Week of Art Actions to Defund Line 3 – Art Deployment training | Facebook
6. Thursday, 5:00pm, Autonomous Collective Meeting
Meet at:
Entrance to Golden Gate Park
Haight St / Stanyan (across from Whole Foods)
SF
Look for signage “Autonomous Collective”
In the early 2000s many left-libertarians joined together to find an autonomous space outside of capitalist control. The Autonomous Collective engaged in mutual aid, squatting, food programs, freeganism, and other off grid activities through mutual aid, support and organizing. I was the founder of this collective, Michael McCarron aka ‘Salim’, and have recently returned to SF and am organizing along these lines again. If there are poor people, kind people, or all sincerely interested in resisting the poverty of our system, then meet every Thursday at the traditional Food Not Bombs serving place at the entrance to Golden Gate Park
The Autonomous Collective seeks to establish social programs based on the values of anti-capitalist anti-capitalism. We are currently directly invovled in housing issues, such as squatting, with Homes Not Jails. We work with many different groups and our members are involved in Gayshame, Food Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, Reclaim the Streets and others.
For more info: Autonomous Collective Meeting : Indybay
Friday, July 9
7. Friday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Shut Down The Police Officers Association
In person
San Francisco Police Officers Association
800 Bryant St. (@ 6th St.)
SF
Masks / social distancing
RESIST with “Mothers On The March”, “Black and Brown for Justice and Equality”, Family’s whose love ones have been killed by cops from SFPD, and the Community.
– Demand the San Francisco Police Officers Association be Shut Down!
– The SF Police Officers Association Be Declared a Non Grata Organization
– Call for the abolishment of the ‘Officers Bill of Rights’
– Jail Killer Cops – demand killer cops be charged with murder.
– Abolish the Police
The POA has supported and defended officers who have executed people in our communities
Saturday, July 10
8. Saturday, 10:00am (PT); 1:00pm (ET), The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba (“catastrophe”) Settler Colonialism and Land Confiscation in the West Bank including East Jerusalem
Online
Advanced registration required:
This month, we will look at the larger picture of Israel’s colonial settler enterprise and the systematic confiscation of Palestinian land throughout the West Bank including East Jerusalem. This colonial theft is a key element of the Nakba, the catastrophe: the continuing crime of ethnic cleansing that the Palestinian people have endured since the Zionist project began in Palestine over a century ago.
Our special guest speaker will be Dr. Hatem Bazian, the renowned educator, community organizer, social justice activist, and prolific author, including the book “Palestine…it is something colonial.” Dr. Bazian is co-founder and professor of Islamic law and theology at Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the U.S. He is also co-founder and National Chair of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), lecturer on Near Eastern Studies and Asian American Studies at UC Berkeley, and Executive Director of the Islamophobia Studies Center and Editor of the Islamophobia Studies Journal.
Ata Manasra, Coordinator of Narjes Community Development Committee in the West Bank village of Wadi Foquin will also join us to provide an update on land confiscation in the village and current efforts to stop this annexation. Manasra is the liaison from the village to the Friends of Wadi Foquin and is also a professional tour guide.
Join us on July 10th, at 10:00 am (PT) / 1:00pm (ET) for this highly informative macro and micro look at the Israeli settlements enterprise, the keystone of the Israeli occupation.
Co-Sponsors: United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR); Western Methodist Justice Movement (WMJM); California Nevada United Methodist Israel-Palestine Task Force; CalPac United Methodist Holy Land Task Force
Host: Friends of Wadi Foquin
9. Saturday, 1:30pm, Rally to Recall the Workers!
740 Valencia St. (between 18th & 19th Sts)
SF
Rally at Dandelion Chocolate to protest the lay off of 9 members of the Dandelion Union Organizing Committee, and the continued refusal by management to commit to recalling them!
Hosts: Warehouse Union Local 6, ILWU, Democrats Socialist of American – SF
Info: (1) Rally to Recall the Workers! | Facebook
Sunday, July 11
10. Sunday, 12Noon (PT); 3:00pm (ET), Gaza Fights for Freedom (Film)
Online register: Meeting Registration – Zoom
– Once you register, you will get a confirmation email with
- a link to watch the film, AND
- a personal link to use to join the webinar discussion on Zoom.
- Be sure to save that confirmation email to make it easy to join us on July 11!
Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: “Gaza Fights for Freedom” – 7/11/21
Voices from the Holy Land, in conjunction with the American Friends Service Committee, invites you to our fifteenth monthly Online Film Salon. Participants will discuss the award winning documentary “Gaza Fights for Freedom”. Please watch the film at your convenience and then join us for the online Q&A discussion.
Filmed during the height of the Great March of Return, this documentary features riveting, exclusive footage of the protests. A collaboration of Gaza journalists worked remotely with the American director to produce the film, as Israel had blocked her entry into Gaza. The documentary tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footage that explains the history never acknowledged by mass media. Heard on the film are the victims of the ongoing conflict, including journalists, medics and the family of internationally-acclaimed paramedic, Razan al-Najjar. At its core, Gaza Fights For Freedom is a thorough indictment of the Israeli military for war crimes, and a stunning cinematic portrayal of Palestinian resistance.
Film director, journalist Abby Martin, and Issam Adwan, Gaza Project Manager of We Are Not Numbers, will participate in a Q&A panel discussion. Jehad Abusalim, Education and Policy Associate for the American Friends Service Committee, will moderate the Q&A discussion.
Info: Q&A Discussion of film Gaza Fights for Freedom : Indybay
11. Sunday, 3:00pm – 4:00pm, Protest Tokyo Olympic Madness Threatening To Expand The Global Covid Pandemic
In-person
San Francisco Japanese Consulate
275 Battery St. (nr. California)
SF
Masks / physical distancing
No Nukes Action asks you to join us and speak out to demand the cancellation of the Olympics, the halt to re-opening Japan’s nuclear plants and defense of the Fukushima people. We oppose as well the militarization of Asia supported by the US and Biden along with Congressional leader Nancy Pelosi. Thiis includes the building of the new Haneko base in Okinawa.
The Japanese government supported by the International Organizing Commiittee IOC, the Biden administration and the G7 is moving ahead with the holding of the Tokyo Olympics in the middle of a world pandemic which is now engulfiing Japan.
The Delta virus has hit the country and less than 5% of the people are even vaccinated. This means that thousands could die and the hospitals staff are already at the breaking point.
The government controlled corporate media is also suppressing the growing protests against the Olympics and the massive corruption of the government.
At the same time over 80% of the people oppose having the Olympics in the midst of a full scale pandemics but the profits for NBC and the media companies come first for the IOC and the Japanese government.
The people of the world need to demand that the Olympics be cancelled and these politicians, governments and the IOC be held accountable
The Suga Japanese government is also planning to restart more nuclear plants and also release over a million tons of radioactive water from Fukushima where the burned nuclear reactor plants continue to leak radioactive material more than ten years after the melt-downs.
Nuclear clean-up workers including workers from overseas and other workers continue to get contaminated with no proper health and safety education and tens of thousands of bags of radioactive waste continue to remain scattered throughout the prefecture with no place to go. The government is also seeking to spread the contaminated waste throughout Japan in road construction and other projects.
Info: Protest Tokyo Olympic Madness Threatening To Expand The Global Covid Pandemic : Indybay
ADDITIONAL EVENTS FOR JULY
Tuesday, July 13
Tuesday, 10:30am, Care Is Essential (Oakland event)
Oscar Grant Plaza ( Oakland City Hall)
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland
Simultaneous event in Los Angeles
SEIU Local 2015 and its partners and allies will host simultaneous “Care is Essential” events in Los Angeles and Oakland in support of the $400 billion federal investment in caregiving proposed by President Joe Biden. These twin events will lift up the voices and importance of America’s human infrastructure, and provide a joyous opportunity for caregivers and their allies to come together in person and to mark a turning point in the pandemic.
Nearly 200,000 Los Angeles County and Alameda County public sector homecare workers prepare to negotiate their first post-pandemic contract. California’s caregivers are calling for immediate investment to improve care, working conditions and to put caregivers on the path to a $20 an hour wage and the middle class.
Together, we will demand that the America which emerges after COVID-19 is one that invests in its most essential workers, building back a better nation than we were before
Info: Care is Essential_LA_OAK Fliers_ English (mcusercontent.com) and SEIU Local 2015 | Facebook
Wednesday, July 21
Wednesday, 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Bayview Hunters Point Environmental Justice Response Task Force Meeting
Online
Please read below for the instructions on how to attend and access the Zoom meeting:
If you have access to a computer, but are not registered with a Zoom account:
- click on this link:MEETING LINK
- in the new window in your browser, click “Open Zoom Meeting” button
- enter in the meeting ID: 820 3710 5590
- if the link does not work, go to: www.zoom.com and click in the top right “Join a Meeting,” and then entire the meeting ID (above)
If you would like to download the Zoom app on your computer or smartphone to make a free account (for meetings):
- go to the App store or Google Play store, search for “Zoom,” and click “download” – the app should now be on your home screen
- open the app, click “join” on Zoom’s home screen, and enter the meeting ID:820 3710 5590 OR follow steps 1-3 above, and your app should automatically open
If you have a smartphone and would like to listen to the meeting over the phone (“Dial-in”):
- dial the #: +1 (408) 638-0968 and when prompted, dial the meeting ID on your keypad: 820 3710 5590
Wednesday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Monthly gathering: Remembering Alex with Refugio and Elvira Nieto
Alex Nieto’s Altar
Bernal Hill
SF
On the monthly anniversary of Alex’s murder by SFPD on the 21st day of each month, gather with Alex’s parents Refugio and Elvira Nieto at Alex’s Altar.
If you can’t attend light a candle on this evening for Justice for Alex and ALL the lives of people that have been taken by the police.
On March 21, 2014, Alejandro “Alex” Nieto, 28 years old, was killed when he was struck by 14 – 15 bullets (of a total of 59 shots) fired by four San Francisco Police Department officers on Bernal Hill Park, without justification. The officers who killed Ales are: Sgt. Jason Sawyer (then lieutenant. He is also the killer of John Smart in 1998). Officer Roger Morse, Officer Richard Schiff and Officer Nathan Chew.
Friday, July 23
Friday, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Fukushima, The Pandemic & Olympics On The Opening Of the Olympics
Online register: 07/23 : Fukushima, The Pandemic and Olympics (google.com)
FREE
The plans by the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese Suga government to go ahead with the Olympics in the middle of a pandemic could create a new virus according to Japanese scientists. It also takes place with the government threatening to release over 1 million tons of radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean and the failure to remove the melted nuclear rods from the reactor 10 years after the meltdown.
This panel and discussion will look at the business and corruption of the Olympics, and how it now could lead to a health-care disaster as Japanese hospitals are already overloaded with Covid patients. Even the health-care and doctors union is demanding that the Olympics be canceled.
Speakers:
Professor Geoge Wright, An expert on the history of the Olympics
Tsukuru Fors, Pacific Asian Nuclear-Free Peace Alliance
Seto Tadashi, International Secretary/Doro Chiba Support International Committee
Chizu Hamada, NoNukes Action Committee
Louis Carlet, Tokyo General Union Founder of TOZEN & Teacher
and others
Part of LaborFest series
Info: Fukushima, The Pandemic & Olympics On The Opening Of the Olympics : Indybay
Saturday, July 24
Saturday, 3:00pm – 5:00pm, Poetry For Haiti Benefit – benefit for Haiti Emergency Relief Fund
Online register: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (mobilecause.com)
Suggested donation $10 – $50
Join Haiti Action Committee for a spectacular afternoon of poetry with SF former poet laureate Devorah Major,
SF current poet laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin and
Poet Shanga Labossier
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund gives concrete aid to Haiti’s democratic movement and grassroots community groups organizing to meet Haitians’ needs directly.
Hosts: Haiti Action Committee, Ecumenical Peace Institute, St. John’s Presbyterian
Info: Poetry for Haiti Benefit – Haiti Action Committee (haitisolidarity.net)
Saturday, July 31
Saturday, 11:00am – 4:00pm, Protest & Resistance Virtual Tule Lake Pilgrimage 2021
Online registration: Protest & Resistance Virtual Tule Lake Pilgrimage 2021 Tickets, Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
Join us Saturday, July 31 for a deep dive into the story of Tule Lake, unique among the 10 War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camps as the only maximum-security Segregation Center used to punish and deport Nikkei dissidents.
During WWII, the U.S. government viewed Japanese American dissenters as anti-American and disloyal. At Tule Lake, more than 12,000 Nikkei were segregated and punished for peacefully protesting the unjust forced removal and incarceration. In recent years, the dissidents segregated at Tule Lake are finally being recognized as the long-missing story of Japanese American civil rights resistance during incarceration.
For most of the past 75 years, the stories of Tule Lake’s activists were erased, the survivors shamed and silenced. The JACL considered civil rights protesters as “troublemakers” and “pro-Japan fanatics,” dismissing the moral and political courage at the core of resisting government abuses of power.
A new generation of Nikkei activists sees the connection between the unjust incarceration and the need to use our community’s moral authority to challenge similar injustices. Inspired by the courageous protesters at Tule Lake, a nationwide movement has grown to oppose the detention of children and families, and to advocate for redress and reparations to Black Americans for the harm of slavery, America’s original sin.
10:45 AM (Pacific) – Join early, meet and greet with friends
11:00 AM – Welcome
– Tribute to Hiroshi Kashiwagi: Remembering Tule Lake’s beloved poet laureate, Nisei actor, poet, writer and playwright.
– Tule Lake, The Big Lie by Emiko Omori: The government’s attempt to justify, rectify and perpetuate the lie of “Military Necessity.” Excerpts from Omori’s 1999 film, Rabbit in the Moon.
– Tule Lake 101: Righteous Protest at Tule Lake and the Demonization of Japanese American Civil Rights Advocacy.
12:30 PM – Lunch Break
2 to 4 PM – “Healing Circles” facilitated by Tsuru for Solidarity. A rare experience with limited spaces available, please register early and be sure to save your seat when you register. We anticipate a sellout.
For information on Healing Circles: https://tsuruforsolidarity.org/healing-circles/
