Here's the current South Bay Indigenous Solidarity newsletter that was sent to the 598 folks on our mailing list earlier.? Hope the term 'partnered' with SVYCS wasn't too presumptuous (seemed to be the only word that really fit).? We didn't say the Tribe partnered, since it is technically individual Members of the Tribe who are taking part.? Hope other allied groups in the Protect Juristac coalition plug the YCS events, too!
--Lou Chiaramonte, Jr.
The proper newsletter link for the Condor and Eagle movie is .? Unfortunately, we didn't find that out until after the newsletter was sent.
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South Bay Indigenous Solidarity is a multi-ethnic group that supports Indigenous-led, grassroots efforts to promote human rights, restore Indigenous land stewardship and preserve threatened cultural, burial, and sacred sites. Our current focus is supporting the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band’s effort to protect Juristac, an area of immense cultural, historical, environmental, and spiritual importance.
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Join us?via Zoom!?7:00 PM - 8:30 PM every 1st and 3rd Thursday!?Extra meeting this month, on April 30th.?For login info, email ?indigenoussolidarity@.... Are you an educator? Or do you know one??Juristac can easily fit into a course curriculum!?Contact us for educational resources.?And let us know if you would like to help develop new resources.
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?Upcoming Events & Actions
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Join California Youth Climate Strike and??on April 22-24 for three days of action! Details at?.
South Bay Indigenous Solidarity partnered with SVYCS on two exciting live stream events: - Thursday 4/23,?12:00 - 1:00 PM:?Capitalism and the Climate Crisis:?This teach-in?will feature Juristac and the role?Indigenous Peoples are taking in?re-framing?the priorities of our economic system.?.
- Friday 4/24,?1:30 - 2:30 PM:?Teach-in and Q&A with Amah Mutsun Tribal Youth?Alexii Sigona and Steven Pratt!?This teach-in?will focus on climate crisis, its disproportionate effects on Indigenous Peoples, and the leadership role?Indigenous Peoples can play in solving the root causes of the crisis.?Specific focus will be given to efforts undertaken by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Don't miss it!?.
Other Earth Week events include live streams, mass email campaigns with ?, social media campaigns,?fireside chats, Q&A's, teach-ins on climate justice, and a? ?hosted by the Peninsula Peace & Justice Center. Follow?@svclimatestrike on social media to stay up to date on future events, and email ?svyouthclimatestrike@...?with any questions.
And stay tuned...?On the week of April 27th, South Bay Indigenous Solidarity and Silicon Valley Youth Climate Strike are proud to co-sponsor an hour-long nationwide live stream event, focused on Juristac and featuring presentations by Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Members!?We'll send out details later this week.
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?for this Virtual Earth Day cohosted by Green Foothills, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the office of Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Silicon Valley Youth Climate Strike,?South Bay Indigenous Solidarity, Mothers Out Front, Calpulli Tonalehqueh, and Friends of Juristac.
Let’s gather as a community, celebrate how far we have come, what we are accomplishing together, and ground our community in the work ahead. Hear from:?
- Co-founder of Earth Day and former Congressman Pete McCloskey and his wife Helen on the story behind the first Earth Day in 1970 and how activism changed U.S. policies
- Assemblymember Ash Kalra, our event emcee, about organizing the growing green movement
- Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman Valentin Lopez on the campaign to save and steward sacred lands
- Jamie Minden and Helen Deng of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Strike on the need to protect Coyote Valley?
- Green Foothills Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman about the fight to protect wetlands along the Bay
Don't miss the chance to ask questions from this first-rate panel of speakers during the Q&A. Also look forward to an inspirational performance by Chris Reed of Sunny State.
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Close out Earth Day 2020 with an award-winning documentary that showcases a truly inclusive movement led by the most impacted.
?for this screening and discussion of?The Condor and the Eagle,?Wednesday April 22 6-8pm Pacific Time.
Screening is free, with suggested sliding scale donation to support the work of the independent media makers in the film.
Join the discussion afterward with Ponca Elder and film protagonist Casey Camp-Hornek, Lakota Elder Unci Lula, International Initiative for Transformative Collaboration Director Johnnie A., Aly Tharp of UUMinistry for Earth, film protagonist & Houston Organizer Bryan Parras, & Impact Producer & Film Co-Director?Clement Guerra.
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| South Bay Indigenous Solidarity holds virtual organizing meetings the first and third Thursday of each month.
Our upcoming meetings are:
- Thursday, April 30th 7:00 - 8:30 PM
- Thursday, May 7th?7:00 - 8:30 PM (Joint Meeting with Friends of Juristac)
- Thursday, May 21st 7:00 - 8:30 PM
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We are allies of the Indigenous people of the Bay Area.?To be?added to this mailing list you either attended an organizing meeting with us or signed a petition to protect Juristac and checked the "yes, keep me updated" box.
We will never share your information, and you are welcome to unsubscribe, or invite your friends to join us. We welcome affinity groups and new volunteers to join our organizing efforts.?Help us protect Juristac.?
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