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Immigration
Hosted by Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, the rally featured several community organizations helping on the ground, including Haitian Bridge Alliance, City Heights Defense Committee, Detention Resistance, the Employee Rights Center and a Haitian church gathering supplies to support families. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp After Immigration
Immigration
Last November, San Diego police helped Homeland Security Investigations agents detain a U.S. citizen in a situation the agents escalated with violence at the 47th Street Trolley Station. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Around 11 a.m. on a Tuesday in November last year, San
Arts & Culture
At a RISE San Diego talk, a panel of art leaders and advocates said the San Diego arts community is still grappling with trauma after the city nearly eliminated arts funding. Written by Rami Alarian, Edited by Kate Morrissey San Diego artists and art lovers are still reeling from the
San Diego Pride
Joe Fejeran received the Community Service Award at the Spirit of Stonewall Rally during this year’s Pride celebrations following years of professional and volunteer work with the local LGBTQ+ community.
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Plus, a chance to learn about your rights when dealing with immigration operations. Greetings everyone, buenas and bom dia, Friendship Park is celebrating its 55-year anniversary this weekend. In 1971, then-First Lady Pat Nixon envisioned the binational park, situated at the edge of Border Field State Park where
Activism
Mundo Gardens and Citythinkers gathered community feedback last week at Southcrest Park for redesigning 57 acres of freeway land near a National City and Southeast San Diego interchange. Written by Rami Alarian, Edited by Kate Morrissey Nearly 60 years after the San Diego Black Federation successfully stopped the construction of
Education
EJE Academies parents, teachers and community members demand Spanish resources and changes to protect staff from terminations. Written by Jenna Ramiscal, Edited by Kate Morrissey More than 100 community members packed into a recent EJE Academies Charter School board meeting, where parents yelled at school administrators in the middle of
Faith & Religion
About a month after two teenagers fatally shot three Muslims at the Islamic Center of San Diego, leaders there are teaching the community about what recovery can look like through activism, mental health and resilience. Written by Rami Alarian, Edited by Kate Morrissey The Islamic Center of San Diego gathered
Activism
The market donated a portion of its proceeds to Human Rights Council of Oceanside and Detention Resistance, two organizations that advocate for immigrant rights. Written by Jenna Ramiscal, Edited by Kate Morrissey Jewellers, crafters, spiritualists, musicians and community members gathered together at a market alongside Oceanside’s busy South Coast
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Plus, the local Muslim community criticizes city government following Islamic Center shooting San Diego’s LGBTQ+ liberation movement dates back to Spanish colonization of California when Spanish Catholic explorers and missionaries observed Native Americans who were proudly Two-Spirit, homosexual and cross-dressing, according to the San Diego History Center.
Immigration
Four of the six people arrested at City Hall in January while they were protesting San Diego police's presence at immigration enforcement operations received diversion at recent court hearings. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp A judge granted misdemeanor diversion to four of the six
Labor
Rally organizers throughout the county call on community members to join in on support of workers’ and immigrants’ rights. Written by Lauren J. Mapp, Edited by Kate Morrissey Friday is May Day, an international observance honoring the labor movement and the struggles of workers around the world. The observance was