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Alex Sanchez: DENIED BAIL
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Please keep our brother Alex Sanchez in your prayers for tomorrow is his bail hearing. Free Alex Sanchez www.wearealex.org
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The Beat Goes On..Tribute to Leonard Peltier
Video tribute to Leonard Peltier Original music by Buggin Malone Artwork by Bunky Echohawk and Leonard Peltier Video Composition by Tim Wozny
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Peace and Unity, Begins With COMMUNITY!

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves.
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of the Creator.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to manifest the glory of the creator that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
-Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Speech, 1994
Marianne Williamson Return of Love

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.
I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.
Johann W. Von Goethe

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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative: Reducing the unnecessary confinement of youth in our country

Although at times it may feel as though we are working alone to improve the conditions of confinement for youth, reducing racial disparities or simply creating intervention programs for youth . There are initiatives out there that are working on detention alternatives. I personally was able to get involved in my community by being a part of community committees that created alternative to incarceration programs with the support of the Santa Cruz County Probation Department and JDAI through the C… Continue

Posted on August 14, 2009 at 1:00am —

Carmen Perez

National Day of Solidarity for Alex Sanchez's Birthday: August 5, 2009

Greetings!

You are cordially invited to join the nationwide celebration of peacemaker Alex Sanchez's 38th birthday this Wednesday, August 5th.

Since Alex's arrest six weeks ago communities across the country have risen up in support of him and his work. In a strong showing of solidarity, we are asking for communities to host a Teach-In and birthday party to celebrate the his 38th birthday on August 5th. On this special day, he will be spending the day behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention… Continue

Posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Carmen Perez

Gathering Family, Let's come together in Solidarity for our brother Alex Sanchez and Write Letters of Support for his Release.

From Homies Unidos Board and Staff:

To all our supporters, allies, community, and everyone in the movement, The Homies Unidos Board stands united in full support, behind our executive director, Alex Sanchez and his family. For the past 11 years, Alex has been committed to helping bring about change in his community. He is an exemplary
leader, respected colleague and dedicated husband and father. Just as we are confident in Alex's innocence, we are confident that Los Angeles and the nation will… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 12:30pm —

Carmen Perez

Alex Sanchez-Nationally recognized 'gang peacemaker' arrested in gang sweep

Friend and colleague, Alex Sanchez, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based, non-profit Homies Unidos has been involved in peace work and community activism for many years. Working in collaboration with many of the organizations we work with, he has advocated for immigrant rights as well as spoken to youths about the consequences of gang life. Always looking to seek justice, Alex has lobbied for better intervention and prevention programs. Alex has become a nationally-recognized expert in ga… Continue

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Carmen Perez

Please join us as the PARADE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE GATHERING FOR JUSTICE present the 2009 Week-long Nonviolence Summer Kick Off in Erie, Pennsylvania

For over 4 years, a coalition of leaders and community members of Erie, PA have met to address the rise of violence in their communities. This coalition, also instrumental in forming The Gathering for Justice in Erie, a chapter of a national movement reintroducing nonviolence as an organizing methodology, founded by Harry Belafonte, have held various events, rallies, gone door-to-door and have brought trainers from across the country to train young people in nonviolence. Today, they are requesti… Continue

Posted on June 22, 2009 at 2:30am —

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At 2:53pm on October 1, 2009, Saul Figueroa said…
Carmen, hasta la victoria!
At 6:10am on August 26, 2009, Vik CHaubey said…
Hey Carmen
I hope you are doing well. it has been a busy summer of grass roots organizing for me in LA metro. I am sure you know about Alex Sanchez's bail hering being postponed until October. it is interesting the prison reform being debated in California legislature. Hopefully 37,000 prisoners will be released. A big press conference by LAPD chief Bratton and LA mayor Villaraigosa in South Central. Bratton wants 2,000 more cops. They are making a big push in south central with more cops and more police agencies than ever before. Iknow the areas where they want to really push like Newtown area of South Central. City of LA's answer to every problem that gangs have is more police, more jails, more police stations, more arrests and more redevelopment. City of la's government is a disgrace. Around crenshaw there are abandoned buildings, parking meters that do not work, abandoned apartment buildings, declining neighborhoods, no jobs, and demonizing inner city youth. I have been organizing in these neighborhoods this summer I know what is going on. I am working with former prisoners, former gang members and gang members in places like Watts housing projects like Jordan Downs. Back to this press conference LAPD try to compare prolbems in South Central to Iraq and Afghanistan. Just another summer in LA inner city. I hope this summer is going well for you. Good luck!
Vik
At 6:55pm on August 4, 2009, Meagan Rene Moore said…
Hi Carmen! I hope all is well! I am in summer session 2! pretty stressful, but I'm trying to graduate by the fall. Thank you for remembering me! I would love to help out in any way I can...even if it's not photography...I just really believe in what you are doing and would like to be a part of it...my number is 760-450-6400...call me when you're back in town so we can set up a time to meet!..thanks again! ~peace

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The mission of The Gathering is to build an Intergenerational, movement, rooted in history, cultures and non-violent direct action to heal communities, build collective strength and generate an environment of hope and opportunity.

Civil rights and social justice organizations have come to understand that collective action on a national basis is required to stop child incarceration and challenge the immoral process which perpetuates an unjust justice system. These groups are working under extremely difficult circumstances and many of them with little or no resources. The Gathering is a national movement that creates a coordinated space to 1) fortify relationships between regional groups, 2) support local endeavors and 3) enhance the ongoing organizing of non-violent direct action training. Central to its mission is strengthening our moral environment.

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