Join us on Sept 6, from 7-8:30pm for a virtual discussion of the film Time. Time is a 2020 American documentary film produced and directed by Garrett Bradley. It follows Sibil Fox Richardson, fighting for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for engaging in an armed bank robbery.The … Continue reading Anti-Racism Film Discussion

Low-income fast food workers need your help – tell your legislator to vote YES on AB 257! AB 257, an important workers’ rights and economic justice bill that will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of low-income workers in the state will be up for a vote very soon. Ask your state Senator to vote … Continue reading Fast Food Workers need your help: Vote on AB 257 coming soon!

Wednesday, September 7, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, and each subsequent first and third Wednesday, in person, Letter Writing Workshop at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd, Seaside, CA. According to Vote Forward, handwritten, encouraging letters to low-propensity voters have been shown to increase voter engagement in key elections. All materials will be provided.  Please bring your own … Continue reading Please consider joining this letter writing group, sponsored by the Monterey Peace and Justice Center.

Second and Fourth Tuesdays, beginning September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Join Rev. Axel for a six-session discussion of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell, an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford and lives in Oakland, CA. This 2019 New York Times Bestseller (now available in paperback and as eBook) grew from a lecture Odell … Continue reading New Book Discussion for Our Times: “How to Do Nothing”

We need more people to build the power we need to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate in the 2022 midterms. Join us for the Power to the People Volunteer Action Huddle on Sunday, August 28, 4pm ET/3pm CT/2pm MT/1pm PT.  This is a national multi-issue volunteer event where you will have the opportunity to find a volunteer role … Continue reading Join us for the Power to the People Volunteer Action Huddle?

The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is asking for allies to submit comments opposing the Sargent Ranch Quarry Project to the planning.commission at pln.sccgov.org by Sept. 26.  The DEIR lists numerous significant and unavoidable impacts of Sargent Quarry Project that make this permit untenable, including  a.     The destruction of the Juristac Cultural Landscape b.     worsening air quality that would endanger people’s health,  c.     200 truck-per day … Continue reading The Amah Mutsun Comment Writing Workshop