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# Activist San Diego

non-profit organization for activism

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- [Monthly Community Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2026/03/16/monthly-community-summit/) - RSVP! Monday, March 16, 2026 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT Joyce Beers Community Center, 3900 VERMONT St, San Diego, CA 92103Zoom Join ASD's Monthly CommUnity Summit either virtually on Zoom or for our in-person potluck at the Joyce Beers Community Center. We will talk about the current state of Activist San Diego, the People's
- [Join the Greg Bovino Welcoming Committee on V-Day!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2026/02/10/join-the-greg-bovino-welcoming-committee-on-v-day/) - Individuals and Organizations from across the Southwest are meeting for a Noon Rally in El Centro, CA - to "welcome" Greg Bovino, as he returns, demoted, back to his border patrol post. As communities face violence, increased criminalization, detention, and dehumanization, choose love and solidarity by taking action. Immigrants deserve safety, dignity, and freedom. Refuse
- [Join City Heights Defense Committee!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/12/18/join-city-heights-defense-committee/) - ICE's reign of terror continues to plague our streets, and it's imperative that we don't let our city or mass media ignore this problem. Unmarked vehicles, plain-clothed agents who refuse to identify themselves, and home invasions without warrants scare us, and it should scare you. If you can't sit idly by while friends and families
- [Every Thursday - ICE out of SD rally](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/12/18/every-thursday-ice-out-of-sd-rally/) - Join concerned residents, activists, and organizers outside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in Downtown San Diego at 10:30am to demonstrate staunch opposition to ICE, the mistreatment of human beings in their custody, and the illegal detention of innocent people. 📍880 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92101
- [Every Sunday - Occupy Otay Gathering](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/12/18/every-sunday-occupy-otay-gathering/) - Take part in peaceful gatherings outside of Otay Mesa Detention Center from 2pm - 4pm with music, kite flying, and sharing messages of hope and love to our loved ones inside. 📍7488 Calzada de la Fuente, San Diego, CA 92154
- [Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026: NYE to NYD Gathering](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/12/18/goodbye-2025-hello-2026-nye-to-nyd-gathering/) - Save your spot at Activist San Diego's Garden of Healing: New Year's Eve Edition! The event starts midday in December 31st and ends midday January 1st. Yes, we will go all night. Sleep by the bonfire or keep jamming all night. As we get closer to the event, we will release a more detailed schedule
- [Fri, Dec 26 - Care Not Cages Rally](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/12/18/fri-dec-26-care-not-cages-rally/) - Join us in supporting Cheryl Canson and Treat MI Don't Mistreat MI—an organization helping families advocate for incarcerated loved ones with mental illness, who are denied the care they deserve. If you or someone in your life has been affected by the carceral system, we encourage you to join us and share your story. 📅
- [Sat, Dec 20 - Peace on Earth: Community Festival & Market](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/12/18/sat-dec-12-peace-on-earth-community-festival-market/) - Ho, Ho, Ho! Get a jump on the holiday festivities at the Columbus Club this Saturday at the Peace on Earth Community Festival & Market! Featuring a daytime market and a night market, outdoors, with food vendors, crafts people, and local merchants, we welcome you to hang out at long as you like crafting, talking
- [Kale Fest 2025 - Sat, Sept 20](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/09/11/kale-fest-2025-sat-sept-20/) - Calling on all lovers of leafy greens, sustainability, and peace! Mark your calendars for the 8th Annual Kale Festival, featuring delicious fresh foods, workshops, garden tours, musical performances, and more! This celebration is free for everybody, so be sure to invite friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, and peers. To volunteer, fill out the button below! 3850
- [Monthly CommUnity Summit - Mon, Sept 15](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/09/11/monthly-community-summit-mon-sept-15/) - Join us for our upcoming CommUnity Summit THIS MONDAY, September 15, to learn about non-cooperation tactics. As coalitions nationwide continue to strengthen the movement against fascism in the White House, there are strategies we can adopt in our lives to slow down and deter the threats to our neighbors and loved ones. Sharing lessons learned from
- [Fall Garden of Healing - Sat, Sept 13](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/09/11/fall-garden-of-healing-sat-sept-13/) - Those on the front lines of social change movements are exhausted, burnt out and struggling to maintain hope that we shall actually overcome. Self-care is difficult, if not impossible, on our own. Healers, or people who have invested their time and energy studying restorative practices of a range of modalities, have chosen to give of
- [City Heights Food Distribution - Fri, Sept 12](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/09/11/city-heights-food-distribution-fri-sept-9/) - Are you free this Friday? Interested in helping San Diegans overcome food insecurity? Fill out this form to volunteer at this month's food distribution event in City Heights! Help will include set up and tear down, bagging, and distribution, and volunteers can also take home some of the donations! Friday, September 12 4455 Wightman St,
- [Labor Day Rally — Mon, Sept 1, 10am](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/08/27/labor-day-rally-mon-sept-1-10am/) - The billionaires continue to wage a cruel war on working people, with their cronies in the administration, ICE and law enforcement backing up their attacks. This Labor Day we will continue to stand strong, fighting for public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, shared prosperity over corporate politics. Join Activist San Diego and
- [August 2025 CommUnity Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/08/12/august-2025-community-summit/) - Monday August 18, 2025 Join us in Hillcrest starting at 5pm to meet other Activist San Diego members and enjoy a potluck. Bring a dish, dessert, or drink to share if you are able. The meeting and Zoom will begin at 6pm and run until 8pm. We'll be streaming LIVE on Instagram too! This month:
- [February CommUnity Summit: People & Power.](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/02/09/february-community-summit-people-power/) - Why does San Diego pay the highest utility rates in the country? What's with the rate spikes? Are we doing enough to address the climate crisis? This month, we do a deep dive with experts from Public Power SD and Protect Our Communities Foundation to answer your questions & discuss our energy future. Register here
- [FIRE SDGE! Rally & Press Conference](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/02/09/fire-sdge-rally-press-conference/) - All out for public power and an end to the SDGE monopoly! Bring all your friends and neighbors, tell everyone you know! Right now IS the time to mobilize – EVERYONE is pissed at the outrageous rates, price spikes and lack of accountability. Here's the Facebook event to share! See you there on the NEW
- [ASD's March Summit: Surviving American Trauma](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/03/14/asds-march-summit-surviving-american-trauma/) - Coping with injustice, state violence and generational trauma can be tough and it’s not talked about enough. We are changing that at ASD’s March CommUnity Summit: Surviving American Trauma with special guests Briana Leyva & Isabella Amansec from Breaking Down Barriers, a project of Jewish Family Services. Graphic Design by Erickson Multimedia (https://justinericksondesign.com) Register here.
- [April 24 CommUnity Summit: Youth Climate Action in California](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/04/24/april-24-community-summit-youth-climate-action-in-california/) - Activist San Diego welcomes youth climate action leaders from Youth v. Oil to share how things are going as they build a movement to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and climate injustice through education and outreach, public policy advocacy, and mobilizing people to take action. Register for the zoom link here.
- [March for Mifepristone Abortion Pill](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/06/09/march-for-mifepristone-abortion-pill/) - TEXAS JUDGE KACSMARYCK RULING REVOKED FDA’s APPROVAL OF THE ABORTION BAN. We MUST stand up for our healthcare! Come march in downtown San Diego. We are ALL born free and equal in dignity and rights. The Supreme Court of the U.S. and the United States Congress have failed in their obligation to protect, respect, and
- [Juneteenth 2023 ASD Hybrid CommUnity Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/06/09/juneteenth-2023-asd-hybrid-community-summit/) - Join us in person or on zoom for our June 19th CommUnity Summit celebrating Juneteenth with a presentation from Brother Yusef Miller on what the holiday is and why it is so significant and deserves to be honored by all. Special guests to be announced. Register here!
- [Overcoming the Homelessness Industrial Complex: ASD's July CommUnity Summit.](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/07/14/overcoming-the-homelessness-industrial-complex-asds-july-community-summit/) - Special guest, Ellis Rose joins us to deepen our understanding of the history, myths and realities of homelessness in San Diego. Join us to learn what we can do to end the cruelty of our current system, care for our unhoused neighbors and help create more successful outcomes for the future. Register to join us
- [Families United for Justice - Fighting the Jail Crisis: ASD's August Meeting](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/08/16/families-united-for-justice-fighting-the-jail-crisis/) - This month our CommUnity Summit will feature families who have lost loved ones in custody and who have united in their commitment to organize for justice and to prevent others from experiencing the same loss and pain they have endured. We will learn about their work and the Saving Lives in Custody campaign working to
- [Kale Festival: Saturday, Sept 23!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/08/29/kale-festival-saturday-sept-23/) - The 6th Annual Kale Festival is almost here! Join us to celebrate the versatile leafy green while building healthy community on Saturday, September 23rd at The Peace Campus of the Church of the Brethren and SD Friends Meeting. There will be kale-related workshops, music, booths and tours of the Peace Garden. We are aiming for
- [Weelaunee Worldwide Tour: Mass Action Speaking Tour to Drop Cop City](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/10/09/weelaunee-worldwide-tour-mass-action-speaking-tour-to-drop-cop-city/) - ORGANIZERS DEFENDING THE ATLANTA FOREST ON TOUR Activists will also be visiting over 70 cities around the continent in an expansive speaking tour, with the goal of preparing hundreds of affinity groups for the action. The tour will provide updates from ground zero, share strategic intelligence on the pivot towards mass action and invite folks
- [In Pursuit of Public Power: ASD's Nov 20th CommUnity Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/11/17/in-pursuit-of-public-power-asds-nov-20th-community-summit/) - Special guests from Power San Diego, the ballot measure campaign aiming to replace SDG&E with a non-profit, public-owned utility, will join us to explain the referendum and share next steps for its success. Doors open for in-person attendees at the Joyce Beers Center in Hillcrest at 5:30pm, and we begin with an hour of networking
- [ASD & KNSJ Holiday Celebration Potluck](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/12/03/asd-knsj-holiday-celebration-potluck/) - All are invited to join us for Activist San Diego & KNSJ Radio's Annual Holiday Celebration recognizing all of the traditions embraced by our community. In person, doors will open at 5:45pm at the Joyce Beers Community Center (3900 Vermont St. SD, CA 92103) and we invite you to bring a potluck dish or a
- [[Video] San Diego Organizing for Palestinian Lives](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/04/13/video-san-diego-organizing-for-palestinian-lives/) - Activist San Diego's March 2024 CommUnity Summit featured several local organizations working towards a Ceasefire and safety, security, and liberation for Palestinian lives. Code Pink's Jodie Evans joins us with a report from Washington DC and a powerful message for organizers.
- [ASD's 25th Birthday Celebration!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/04/13/asds-25th-birthday-celebration/) - Join us Monday, April 15, 2024, 6PM-9PM at the Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest for Activist San Diego's birthday party potluck! If you can, bring a dish, dessert or drink to share, and invite your friends! Bring a poem or a game if you have one you'd like to share. It will be a
- [Bid in ASD's Silent Auction!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/11/26/bid-in-asds-silent-auction/) - Win or lose, every bid you make helps raise funds to support our continued work, and there are many incredibly great deals on vintage items, rare art, unique experiences, gift cards, and more! Bidding is open through 8:00PM PST on Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024. We hope you will enjoy looking through the items and bidding. Please share
- [CalCare Day of Action on Saturday, January 8th!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/12/11/calcare-day-of-action-on-saturday-january-8th/) - The California Nurses Association is organizing a CalCare Day of Action on Saturday, January 8th, to push for the passage of AB 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act. CNA will host a large car rally in Sacramento, followed by a car caravan to the Capitol. Additional car caravans will be hosted by
- [CommUNITY Meeting MLK Day](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/01/17/community-meeting-mlk-day/) - 7pm Monday, January 17
- [CA Poor People's Campaign ~ Sunday March 13, 2022 ~ 3pm PT](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/02/20/ca-poor-peoples-campaign-sunday-march-13-2022-3pm-pt/)
- [CommUNITY Summit: HOW DOES PEACE PREVAIL?](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/03/19/community-summit-how-does-peace-prevail/) - MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022 AT 6 PM – 8 PM PT via Zoom This month, we will center our meeting on the state of the global movement for peace, planet and the current situation in Ukraine, with special guests: Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director of Western States Legal Foundation, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action
- [Monday, May 16th! Caravan to LA with the CA Poor People's Campaign!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/04/28/monday-may-16th-caravan-to-la-with-the-ca-poor-peoples-campaign/) - The San Diego Region of the California Poor People’s Campaign invites you to come to Los Angeles on Monday, May 16th as the national Poor People’s Campaign Mobilization Tour comes to the West. This is the only tour stop in the western U.S. and is an opportunity to shine a light on the interlocking injustices
- [Do you agree, we CAN'T let Japan release TOXIC water into the Pacific?](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/06/11/do-you-agree-we-cant-let-japan-release-toxic-water-into-the-pacific/) - Sign up HERE
- [Sunday, let's hang out at the Beach!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/07/29/sunday-lets-hang-out-at-the-beach/) - It's Beach Season and time for another ASD social gathering. We are planning a casual day at the beach to create some space to get to know each other and enjoy some time with the ocean. We will have signs and petitions for our Stop TEPCO campaign, which has been very popular with beachgoers, so
- [ASD's August CommUnity Summit - Freedom: The Right to Life!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/08/05/freedom-the-right-to-life/) - You might be perplexed by the contradictions in our political and social discourse: Some see reproductive autonomy as an infringement on their freedom & forced births as a manifestation of small government and an embodiment of freedom. Some who fight for the “right to life” before birth, fight against the “right to a living” after
- ["The Friends Show" at Chollas Lake Amphitheater](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/09/16/the-friends-show-at-chollas-lake-amphitheater/) - Friends of the Malcolm X Library Annual Fundraiser - Saturday, September 17, 10 AM - 5 PM @ Chollas Lake Amphitheater Fun For the entire family! New and Used Book Sales, Raffles Activities for Children, Free children's books, face painting, Spoken Word Contest All Proceeds go to the Malcolm X Library Confirmed speakers and performers
- [Oct 17 Summit: A Conversation on Reparations, Cannabis Social Equity & Justice with Rise Up SD](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/10/13/oct-17-summit-a-conversation-on-reparations-cannabis-social-equity-justice-with-rise-up-sd/) - What if prescriptions for racial healing and repair were preceded by deep analysis and acknowledgement of anti-Black violence and the truth of Black suffering? What if the City of San Diego's cannabis social equity program was preceded by deep analysis and acknowledgement of what Black communities and individuals have endured as a result of the
- [ASD's 2023 MLK Day CommUnity Summit: Ending Poverty in America](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/01/13/asds-2023-mlk-day-community-summit-ending-poverty-in-america/) - with the California Poor People's Campaign Monday, January 16th 6pm - 8pm, virtual doors open at 5:45pm Register Here
- [SOTU 2023 & STOP COP CITY!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/02/06/sotu-2023-stop-cop-city/) - A casual community watch party where we can listen to and evaluate President Biden's speech and discuss the state of our nation from the grassroots perspective. One important area of the country we will focus attention on is Atlanta, Georgia, where organizers are being brutally repressed as they oppose the destruction of a forest and
- [Activist Bonfire & CommUNITY-Building Event for Social Justice](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/08/13/activist-bonfire-community-building-event-for-social-justice/) - Save the Date: SAT. Aug. 28, 2021~ 5 to 10pm- relax, share and socialize... Sponsored by Activist San Diego and Community Radio KNSJ 89.1 FM ~ EVERY PEACE-LOVING PERSON WELCOME Share food, drink (no glass), a guitar, a drum, song, some wood and stories. A time to relax, meet and socialize with like-minded ASD, KNSJ,
- [Racial Justice Coalition meeting](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/08/18/racial-justice-coalition-meeting/) - Sunday, September 26 ⋅ 2:00 – 4:00pm. Monthly on the fourth Sunday. The Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego County provides a unified front for advocacy and action against all forms of discrimination and unequal treatment, particularly in our underrepresented and underserved communities. We specifically strive to challenge and transform the abusive law enforcement practices
- [SURJ NCSD Monthly Meeting](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/08/19/surj-ncsd-monthly-meeting/) - Tuesday, September 21⋅7:00 – 8:30pm. Monthly on the third Tuesday. Join our SURJ NCSD monthly meeting. EVERYONE welcome! Zoom invitations will be sent out at 5:00 pm on the day of the meeting. If you are not already a member, please sign up for our updates and receive our link.
- [Activist Elections ~ Meet & VOTE for YOUR organizational leadership!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/08/21/activist-elections-meet-vote-for-your-organizational-leadership-activist-community-meeting/) - Start: 09/20/2021 - 7:00pm End: 09/20/2021 - 9:00pm Participate to help ASD towards our goal to create an information, communications, education and mobilization hub in San Diego. Join Now so you can vote and be a Member, starting at just $24 a year. Why not $5-$25 a month for the best in community activism?! Activist
- [JOIN EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE AT OUR PARTY IN PARADISE AND COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS AWARDS SEPT. 25](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/09/22/join-east-county-magazine-at-our-party-in-paradise-and-community-champions-awards-sept-25/) - https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/tickets-now-sale-our-party-paradise-and-community-champions-awards-sept-25
- [Join Activist San Diego & KNSJ at the Women’s March!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/09/26/join-activist-san-diego-knsj-at-the-womens-march/) - ASD & KNSJ will have information tables and will conduct live interviews ~ Saturday, Oct 2, 10am ~ Waterfront Park ~ MARCH FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
- [Desfile y Festival Internacional](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/10/09/desfile-y-festival-internacional/) - Domingo, Octubre 10, 11am-5pm
- [National Day Against Police Brutality Rally & March](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/10/11/national-day-against-police-brutality-rally-march/) - Sat, October 23, 11am - 1pm ~ starts at Southeast Police Dept. Skyline ~ 7222 Skyline Dr. ~ ends at MLK Park ~ Masks & Social Distancing required
- [Congratulations Yusef and the Racial Justice Coalition](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/11/18/congratulations-yusef-and-the-racial-justice-coalition/) - See Activist San Diego's Executive Director, Yusef Miller, at the Deaths in Custody Press Conference/Demonstration! Family of woman who died in custody calls for changes in San Diego jail system. Please plug into RJC, Riseup San Diego, NCEJ and Activist San Diego to build this campaign.
- [Grassroots Global Justice Alliance: The People's Care Agenda - Thu, June 12, 12PM](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/grassroots-global-justice-alliance-the-peoples-care-agenda-thu-june-12-12pm/) - Join the final session of the GGJ's campaign launch of The People's Care Agenda: Getting into Shared Practice on Thursday, June 12 from 12PM to 2PM. Learn more about the campaign, how members are taking it up, and how you and your organizations can also contribute to the ongoing fight against authoritarianism. Register for the
- [Black Girl Bloom - Fri, June 6 through Sun, June 8](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/black-girl-bloom-fri-june-6-through-sun-june-8/) - "Through movement, poetry, and soul-stirring storytelling, Black Girl Bloom traces the journey from survival to self-celebration." Don't miss the opportunity to watch a powerful fusion of dance, spoken word, and visual art that uplifts and celebrates the stories of Black women. Produced and directed by Keomi Tarver, alongside a radiant ensemble of Black women performers,
- [Veterans Protest for Democracy & Rights - Fri, June 6th, 5PM](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/veterans-protest-for-democracy-rights/) - Join a national Veteran's led protest against the Trump Administration’s cuts to the Department of Veteran Affairs! Around 9 million Americans rely on the medical services of the VA and risk losing vital care due to proposed federal cuts to staffing and programs. This dangerous move to undermine the agency’s healthcare system makes it clear
- [Summer 2025 Garden of Healing - Sat, June 14, 2PM](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/summer-2025-garden-of-healing-sat-june-14-2pm/) - The Garden of Healing is an experiment in radical community care. Are you feeling stress and anxiety over the state of American and global politics? Struggling with burnout from organizing, advocating, and protesting for social change? Connect with other change-makers and locals healers of all types at The Summer Garden of Healing to decompress, share
- [Kumeyaay Juncus Basketry Workshop - Sat, June 28, 10AM](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/kumeyaay-juncus-basketry-workshop-sat-june-28-10am/) - For centuries, native Baja Californians have woven beautiful baskets using the leaves of native juncus plants, making it one of the most ancient and iconic traditions of our region. This hands-on, one-day workshop is a rare opportunity to learn the whole process of traditional basket weaving directly from Kumeyaay master weavers, including gathering and preparing
- [June 2025 CommUnity Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/12/june-2025-community-summit/) - As the federal government sends ICE to abduct and terrorize our community members, and Trump unlawfully deploys the National Guard and Marines to quell peaceful protests, it's crucial to know how to defend one another. .Join us in Hillcrest at the Joyce Beers Community Center on Monday, June 16, starting at 5pm for a potluck.
- [Press Conference: Don't Turn Our Streets into a Warzone](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/17/press-conference-dont-turn-our-streets-into-a-warzone/) - With President Trump's unconstitutional federalizing of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, Californian's are furious. Where does his blatant overreach end? Join local organizations tomorrow, Wednesday, June 18 at 1pm for a press conference to demand President Trump stop sending troops into our communities. Speakers will include representatives from Veterans for Peace, codePINK,
- [US Military Stand Down! - Fri, July 4, 12:30pm](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/07/03/us-military-stand-down-fri-july-4-1230pm/) - Calling on all service members, veterans and people of conscience to reject the use of military force against our own communities and the escalation of war in Iran! While Trump continues to keep our National Guard federalized in California, the ruling class is simultaneously escalating with Iran, threatening another senseless war that will result in
- [Good Trouble Lives On Protest - Thu, July 17, 5pm](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/07/15/good-trouble-lives-on-protest-thu-july-17-5pm/) - Were you one of the 60,000 protestors who showed up to the No Kings Protest at Waterfront Park? Eager for more? Join the next chapter of the No Kings Movement with Good Trouble Lives On in San Diego! Led by SD’s youth, with the support of 50501 San Diego and Activist San Diego, this is
- [July 2025 CommUnity Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/07/15/july-2025-community-summit/) - Activist San Diego's July CommUnity Summit will include discussion about Project 2025 and Project Esther – the plans written by the Heritage Foundation which the Trump Administration has been been using as it's playbook. Join us in Hillcrest starting at 5pm to meet other Activist San Diego members and enjoy a potluck. Bring a dish, dessert,
- [No Kings, No Clowns Protest - Sat, June 14, 10AM](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/no-kings-no-clowns-protest-sat-june-14-10am/) - In America, we don't put up with would-be kings. Mobilize with communities across the United States to tell our president that we wont watch quietly as he turns our country into a fascist regime. His administration has cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, deported thousands of people without due process,
- [Nov 21 Monthly Community Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/11/17/nov-21-monthly-community-summit/) - This month we welcome a very special presentation by Ami Admire, a Native youth advocate, who is Payomkawichum from the Rincon Indian Reservation in what is now known as Northern San Diego County. Her presentation is titled: Choo'onum Noneshkinum, All My Relations: An Introduction to San Diego County Tribes. Ami has been teaching language, culture,
- [Mon, Dec 26 - You are invited to ASD's Annual CommUnity Holiday Party!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/12/19/mon-dec-26-you-are-invited-to-asds-annual-community-holiday-party/) - Activist San Diego & KNSJ will host our Annual CommUnity Holiday Party on Monday, December 26, from 3pm to 9pm, outdoors at Mujeres Brewhouse in Barrio Logan! Mujeres Brewhouse, 1983 Julian Ave, SD, CA 92113 All ages. Free event, with free food and beer for sale at the bar. Handicap Accessible. Dog-friendly. This will be
- [Unite for Climate - Sat, May 3rd, 11am](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/04/29/unite-for-climate-sat-may-3rd-11am/) - Fight for our Future at the UNITE FOR CLIMATE March on Saturday, May 3rd at 11 AM at Waterfront Park, San Diego, CA. Thousands of San Diegans will rally together, march in unity, and enjoy live music, organization booths, inspiring speakers, face painting and more! From scorching wildfires to devastating floods, climate disasters are no
- [Why Are US Police Being Trained in Israel?, Sunday, October 17, 4:00 pm](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/10/10/why-are-us-police-being-trained-in-israel-sunday-october-17-400-pm/) - Join the Racial Justice Coalition, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and Palestine-Israel Justice Team of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego for an online panel discussion titled "Why are US police being trained in Israel?" to take place Sunday, October 17th, at 4 pm Pacific Time. Registration for the event is available here. Did you know that
- [San Diego's Mental Health Crisis: How Did We Get Here?](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/02/23/san-diegos-mental-health-crisis-how-did-we-get-here/) - Special Guests Cheryl Canson and Gina Burns of #MomsAgainstTorture and Treat M.I. Don't Mistreat M.I. join us to discuss mental health in San Diego, how things have evolved over the decades, and the advocacy being done to improve conditions and treatment for individuals struggling with mental health challenges.
- [A Brief History of Protest in San Diego](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/03/08/a-brief-history-of-protest-in-san-diego/) - Monday, March 17, 2025 - We will examine past protests of all types in San Diego as we seek to learn lessons of what has worked and what hasn't, to increase our odds of building a successful movement this go round. Register to attend in person for potluck or online: bit.ly/March2025ASD
- [March with us on May Day!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/04/29/march-with-us-on-may-day/) - There are a lot of actions planned across San Diego on Thursday, May 1 in honor of May Day, celebrating workers and lifting up the popular struggle. Activist San Diego invites you to join us at 4:30pm in Chicano Park for a Rally and March around 5:15pm. Look for our table and banner. Visit maydaystrong.org
- [ASD's July CommUnity Summit - Freedom: Is it black and white?](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/07/14/freedom-is-it-black-and-white/) - Register here! You are invited to join the conversation at our July Virtual CommUnity Summit Let's face it, America is at an impasse. Our very survival as a democracy depends on us being able to understand our comprehensive history, and figure out how to bridge the divides which have been growing over the years. This month, Setche Kwamu-Nana, Activist San Diego's
- [Real Word Speakers Panel ~ Wed. Oct. 20, 6pm](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/10/11/real-word-speakers-panel/) - The Real Word is a panel comprised of courageous individuals who currently live or have lived in foster care, and who now speak both locally and nationally about life in the dependency system. At their presentations, Real Word panelists are open and forthright about their experiences. They share what it’s like to move from home
- [Voices For Children CASA Volunteer Information Session: 10/16/2021, 10am-11.30am & 10/27/21, 6pm](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/10/09/example-post-3/) - Our foster youth strive to do their best in school but with the average youth moving 4 times within the span of three years, that can be difficult. Voices for Children trains volunteer advocates, or CASAs, who collaborate with professionals to ensure each youth in foster care has access to the resources they need to
- [Activist Youth Summit: Mon, Nov 15, 6pm](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/11/15/activist-youth-summit-mon-nov-15-6pm/) - Speaking out on organizing issues for the next generation MONDAY, NOV. 15 at 6-8 pmTopic:November's Activist CommUNITY meeting will be a Youth Summit, speaking out on the organizing issues for the next generation.This virtual event on Zoom will focus on youth voices to inform each other and elder allies about the tasks ahead. 1) WHICH
- [Surveilling surveillance: A CommUnity Discussion & Listening Session](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2023/05/04/surveilling-surveillance-a-community-discussion-listening-session/) - The Privacy Advocacy Board - which we, along with our TRUST SD coalition, successfully pushed the San Diego City Council to create, is considering the Police Department's request for hundreds of AI-equipped so-called "Smart Streetlights" which gather an enormous amount of data, including license plate tracking and 24 hour video recording. The Privacy Advocacy Board
- [CommUNITY Meeting ~ Feb 21st, Monday 6pm PT via Zoom](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/02/20/community-meeting-feb-21st-monday-6pm-pt-via-zoom/) - A Black History Month Presentation PRESENTER Dhalia Balmir Rob Jenkins Dario Miller TOPIC Black Inventors NAACP Anniversary Revolutionary Youth
- [Tell SANDAG Board of Directors to approve the 2021 Regional Plan on December 10](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/12/11/tell-sandag-board-of-directors-to-approve-the-2021-regional-plan-on-december-10/) - On December 10th, 2021 the SANDAG Board of Directors will vote to approve the 2021 Regional Plan. The San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group (SDTEWG) has been advocating for the 10 Transit Lifelines to be written into the 2021 Regional Plan. Now, we need SANDAG Board of Directors to approve the 2021 Region Plan as
- [7th Annual San Diego Kale Festival -- Peace Week](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/09/18/7th-annual-san-diego-kale-festival-peace-week/)
- [NOT ON OUR WATCH: 50501 Rally & March](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/04/17/not-on-our-watch-50501-rally-march/) - Activist San Diego invites you to join the 50501 San Diego movement for a demonstration demanding respect for constitutional protections and due process rights. Event Details:Gather at 10:00 AM at Waterfront Park (1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101) for:Speakers addressing constitutional concernsOpen mic for community voicesLive performance by the legendary reg e. gaines with
- [Activist Holiday Party & POTLUCK ~ ASD & KNSJ ~ MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021 at 6pm PST](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/12/11/activist-holiday-party-asd-knsj-monday-december-20-2021-at/) - Annual Activist Holiday Party and Potluck fundraising festivities, our 1st in-person event since COVID. Join us for Fun, Food, Culture, Raffle and a look from our past towards our future! NOTE: Vaccination or negative COVID test needed. Thanks LOCATION: Joyce Beers Community Center, 3900 Vermont St, San Diego, CA 92103HYBRID/VIRTUAL: Facebook Live, Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83093309924Bring Potluck
- [Israel, Palestine & Dr. King: A Panel Discussion](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/01/04/israel-palestine-dr-king-a-panel-discussion/) - Activist San Diego's January CommUnity Summit will be held in person at the Joyce Beers Community Center (3900 Vermont Street in Hillcrest). Doors will open at 5:30pm, and the program will run from 6pm to 8pm. Bring a dish, drink or dessert to share in our potluck. Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/ASDJan2024 We plan
- [Teen Poetry Program at Malcolm X Library, Tuesdays,  In the Teen Center, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Jim Moreno Hosts, Free](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/03/19/teen-poetry-program-at-malcolm-x-library-tuesdays-in-the-teen-center-400-pm-to-500-pm-jim-moreno-hosts-free/) - This program features 4 assistant teachers to help your teen with writing poetry, microphone skills, and performance skills.
- [Community New Year's Eve Celebration!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/12/27/community-new-years-eve-celebration/) - You are invited to close out 2024 and bring in 2025 with a celebration like none before! Join Activist San Diego, KNSJ, and friends for a community bonfire with food, drinks, healing sessions including Hatha Yoga, Singing Bowl Healing Sound Bath, Tarot & Astrology, a grief circle and an interactive talk "Decolonizing and de-stigmatizing Mental
- [Golden Rule Project](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2022/01/09/golden-rule-project/) - Money for Human Needs, Not Nuclear Madness and WarGolden Rule Peace Boat Sails to San Diego County Palomar Unitarian Universalist Church1600 Buena Vista Drive, Vista, CA 92081 Saturday, January 15, 2022, 1 pm – 3 pm The world-renowned Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat is visiting San Diego County with an urgent call to eliminate nuclear weapons
- [ASD's 25th Anniversary PARTY!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2024/10/17/asds-25th-anniversary-party/) - Get your Tickets NOW! --- We're celebrating a quarter of a century of Activist San Diego's networking for social justice with a rooftop party at City College on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The Red Carpet Reception kicks off at 4pm with appetizers and organizational networking. Speakers will begin around 6pm and feature Anti-Oppression Coach &
- [Salaam](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2021/10/10/salaam/) - Real Friends, Real Community ~ Friendship Dinner ~ Friday October 15, 6pm ~ All Souls' Episcopal Church (Pt. Loma) ~ RSVP here
- [50501 Community Night & Fundraiser - Sat, June 7th, 6PM](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/06/04/50501-community-night-fundraiser-sat-june-7th-6pm/) - Looking for a fun way to spend your Saturday night? Stop by Gossip Grill in Hillcrest for 50501 San Diego's community fundraising event for an evening full of mingling, $2 jello shots, and raffle prizes. What's 50501, you might ask? It's the decentralized, grassroots nation-wide movement organizing mass opposition to the Trump Administration's unconstitutional power
- [MOVEMENT Security: Keeping Yourself & Others Safe - ASD's April 2025 Monthly CommUnity Summit](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/04/17/movement-security-keeping-yourself-others-safe-asds-april-2025-monthly-community-summit/) - 🧷 MOVEMENT SECURITY: Best Practices to Protect Yourself & Others Against F@scist Forces Monday, April 21, 2025 - Activist San Diego’s Monthly CommUnity Summit 4PM - Doors Open for 1-ON-1Support & Potluck at the JOYCE BEERS COMMUNITY CENTER. 6PM-8PM: Program on Zoom RSVP: bit.ly/April21ASD Bring your laptop, phone, chargers and security related questions. If you’re
- [Feb 2025 ASD Meeting - Black History: Long Road Past; Long Road Ahead.](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/02/17/feb-2025-asd-meeting-black-history-long-road-past-long-road-ahead/) - Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with special guests: Keomi Tarver is a dynamic performer, Artistic Holistic Healer, and Divine and spiritualist mover. Her work is rooted in welcoming vulnerability and connection. Since 2010, She has created and performed, shows and productions, infused with dance, poetry, and storytelling. Each performance shows the power of choice
- [2025 San Diego People's March!](https://www.activistsandiego.org/2025/01/13/2025-san-diego-peoples-march/) - Our Mission: On Saturday the 18th at 12PM, we will unite in a feminist-led day of action. (11:30AM Pre-Rally show with The Resizters – San Diego's premier resistance cover band!) We will demand and defend our freedoms against fascism. We will demonstrate our collective strength, sending a clear message: Our freedoms are inalienable, and we

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