KGTV 10News Labor Boycott ends! Workers Win!

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SAME members and Friends,

When SAME learned of the boycott on 10News back in early '09, our
organization honored and respected it in solidarity with workers.
First informally, then as official policy voted on by the full
membership in autumn '09.

 SAME is pleased to report that "NABET-CWA Local 54" announced on their
Facebook site on Dec 30th 2011, that the sale of KGTV Channel 10 to
from "McGraw-Hill" to "Scripps Media" is complete, and the new
ownership begins on Jan 1st, thus ending "McGraw-Hill's" union-busting
campaign.

Here is the official announcement of the new ownership at --->
http://10newsunfair.com/

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Roe v Wade Anniversary Reproductive Rights Rally, March, & Speakout

Date/Time: 
01/22/2012 - 1:00pm

Roe v Wade

Join us to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which established the right of women to a safe and legal abortion at Occupy San Diego's Freedom Square (3rd Ave & B St, Downtown San Diego) Sunday Jan 22, 2012, from 1pm-3pm.

Unfortunately, since the histori.c Roe ruling, access to abortion has been steadily chipped away by the congress and state legislatures who cut funding and create restrictions for young women or certain procedures.

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It Didn't All Start at Stonewall! Meet Two of the REAL Pioneers of Gay Liberation!

Date/Time: 
01/16/2012 - 7:00pm

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Come to a discussion led by Leo Laurence and Pat Brown, founding members of the Gay Liberation Front at Pleasures & Treasures Store, 2525 University Ave, North Park area of SD (across the street from University Ave and Arizona St)

Three months before the Stonewall Inn riots in New York city in June 1969 which are commonly(but wrongly) thought to be the start of the Gay liberation movement, a group of Gay activists in San Francisco started the nation’s first Gay Liberation Front. After one of their members was fired from his job for being Gay and “outing” himself via a photo in the Bay Area’s legendary underground newspaper, the Berkeley Barb, the San Francisco Gay Liberation Front mounted the first Gay-rights demonstration against a private employer in U.S. history in March 1969.

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Jury Trial Date Set for Equality 9! March 28th, 2012 Civil Rights Heroes in Court

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SAME Holiday Social/2011 Retrospective & Fund-Raiser - Dec 9th at the Bamboo Lounge!

Date/Time: 
12/09/2011 - 7:30pm

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MOVIE & DISCUSSION on "Brother Outsider" The Bayard Rustin Story!

Date/Time: 
12/13/2011 - 6:30pm

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SAME & the Peace Resource Center are hosting a special meeting on Tues Dec 13th at the Peace Resource Center/Church Of The Brethren. (3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA. 92105)  

We will be a screening of the film "Brother Outsider" (The story of Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin) beginning at 6:30pm, followed by a 30-minute discussion from 8:00-8:30pm.

 Bayard Rustin was a leading strategist of the civil rights movement from 1955–1968, and he was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. He was a promoter of non-violent civil resistance, and an openly gay man who also fought for justice and equality of LGBT people.

Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: 'The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.'"

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Rally for Bradley Manning on his 24th Birthday!

Date/Time: 
12/17/2011 - 3:00pm

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SAME (and other allied groups) is a signatory to an open letter calling for Bradley Manning to either receive an open, fair and speedy trial or to be released. Whistle-blowing on war crimes is not a crime!

Supporters will meet at the San Diego Civic Center AKA Occupy SD's Freedom Square (at 3rd ave and B street) at 3pm and march 6 blocks North to the 3rd Ave bridge over the I5 to place a banner for freeway traffic to see. We will then march back to Occupy San Diego to hold a rally and speak out.

On the 17th of December - his 24th birthday - Bradley Manning will have been incarcerated for 571 days.

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LGBT and Labor History Teach-In at Occupy SD Sunday Nov 13th!

Date/Time: 
11/13/2011 - 4:30pm

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SAME comes to Pride @ The Beach 2011!

Date/Time: 
10/08/2011 - 11:00am

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Yes, It's happening, SAME will have an information booth again at "Pride @ The Beach 2011!"

The festival will happen on Sat, Oct 8th, 2011. 11am - 6pm at  "Betty's Lot" -238 N The Strand, Oceanside, CA 92054.

Laura Jane of "The Tighten Ups" will be the Emcee. SAME Member Joshua Napier will be performing this year!Other acts include "The Rompercorazones", "The San Diego Women's Chorus" and Tronada Dee.

Each year, the "Pride @ The Beach!" event funds the NC LGBT Coalition's Annual GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance) Awards. These awards go directly to North County Gay/Straight Alliance clubs in the middle schools and high schools. These clubs promote respect for diversity in their schools, play a critical role in stopping and prevent harassment and discrimination against LGBTQ students, and help ensure that schools are safe for everybody. Our youth need our support. This is a great way to give back to our community. See you there! 

For more information, the official site is at http://www.northcountypride.com/

(Image by: "North County LGBT Coalition".)

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Action Alert

Support Free Speech and Marriage Equality! Sign the petition to have the charges dropped against the Equality 9.