At this training we will give interested community members the tools and information they need to monitor traffic checkpoints in the Triangle Area for evidence of racial profiling. We are particularly concerned about increases in profiling against members of immigrant communities as more and more local law enforcement agencies formalize cooperative agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Sign up online at http://checkpointwatch.eventbrite.com/

Come join SCSJ at the West End Wine Bar for a Social Justice Happy Hour before the Durham Bulls Game on June 18th!

West End will be donating a percentage of their sales to SCSJ, and you will also have the opportunity to support our work by purchasing SCSJ merchandise and raffle tickets, signing up to volunteer for our projects, or making a financial contribution.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Happy Hour
Thursday, June 18, 5-7 p.m.
Durham’s West End Wine Bar
601 West Main Street

Also, plan to join us at the game afterwards. Check out our facebook event for the game here.

Check out our facebook event for Happy Hour here.

Amnesty International USA presents
North Carolina State Conference 2009
Sunday, April 19th
North Carolina State University
10am-4pm at Caldwell Lounge
2221 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Join Local Activists and Amnesty Members for AIUSA’s Annual State Conference

Featuring a Keynote Address by:
Hannah Gill
Center for Global Initiatives, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

~Network with other activists and representatives from other organizations~

Learn about key issues and skills such as:

• How to Raise Awareness about Immigrant Rights and the impact of 287G
• TASER Abuse: How to Organize Delegations to Promote TASER Reform
• Failed System: The Death Penalty from a Former Death Row Inmate
• Develop Your Lobbying Skills: End the US Torture Program and Demand Accountability
• Lessons from the Obama Campaign: How to Recruit and Retain Members
• The Gaza Crisis: Understanding the Background

HOW TO REGISTER
Conference begins at 10am, Registration begins at 9am
$10 for non-members, $5 for members/students

Registration for non-members includes a complimentary t-shirt and discounted membership

No one turned away, please alert Mana Kharrazi if the fee presents an obstacle to your attendance

To pre-register, contact Mana Kharrazi: mkharrazi@aiusa.org

SCSJ invites allies and organizers to participate in an exciting new project that is developing in our area called the Harm Free Zone (HFZ). The purpose of the HFZ is to reduce our community’s reliance on police and prisons as a solution to social, economic, and political problems. The project will offer tools such as trainings, dialogue, and other materials that can help strengthen a community’s response to conflict and violence.

We are hosting a “roundtable” meeting on Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 10:00am-3:00pm in Meeting Room #2 of the Stanford L. Warren Library, 1201 Fayetteville St., Durham, NC. We would greatly appreciate your feedback about the viability of this project and hope you will work with us to launch a harm free zone within your community. Lunch will be provided free of charge.

The Harm Free Zone project grew from the ideas of several people in the Triangle area. We are a group of concerned community organizers, artists, and educators based in Durham and Chapel Hill. The HFZ organizing committee consists of organizations such as Critical Resistance, Ella Baker Center, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, SpiritHouse, UBUNTU, and the Youth Noise Network. We are also interested in expanding the HFZ organizing committee—the core group of people (individuals and organizations) who are grounding the project—and would love for you to join us!

Please RSVP to 919.452.1972 (evenings preferred), to let us know if you can make it. We look forward to talking, sharing and building with you on March 14th!