Every Saturday 10 am – 12 pm Peace Vigil for Palestine — every Saturday at 10:00 pm on the plaza corner of Sunset Cliffs Blvd. and W. Point Loma Blvd: Advocate for Peace and Justice in Gaza and Everywhere Join CODEPINK SD, San Diego Veterans for Peace, and Palestine Pals every Saturday at 10:00 pm on the plaza corner of Sunset Cliffs Blvd. and W. Point Loma Blvd., entry to Ocean Beach, San Diego. Wear pink and bring a peace-related poster if you have one! Contact: Nathanael · ob4peace@riseup.net More info: https://www.instagram.com/codepinksd/
August 2nd Friday and August 3rd Saturday Don’t miss “Guac,” a powerful one-man show by Manuel Oliver, honoring his son, Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver. Join us for an evening of fearless, funny, and inspiring storytelling. Event by San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention Friday, August 2nd at 7 PM – UCSD https://bit.ly/3zNLypx Saturday, August 3rd at 2 PM – Point Loma https://bit.ly/3LtdiCd Get your tickets now, be part of this unforgettable experience, and enjoy the last two shows of his successful national tour! More info: https://www.facebook.com/sd4gvp/
August 3rd – 8am, Sunset Cliffs Natural Park in Point Loma, CA is the Kick off cleanup and whale “launching” event for DesBorder Project, a unique initiative that combines recycling, education, and art to tackle coastal waterways pollution and support the children of our communities. We invite everyone to participate and help make a difference! Go here to OB Rag for more info.
August 3rd Saturday 9:30 am – 1 pm Mutual Aid Community Event by Sunrise Movement San Diego Chicano Park 1949 Logan Ave San Diego 92113 Join Sunrise San Diego as we come together to support our unhoused community members in our community. In this mutual aid event, we will be assembling sandwiches and hygiene kits to distribute directly to those in need. We will be meeting at Chicano Park to assemble the sandwiches and hygiene kits. We will then drive to some spots in downtown and distribute directly to community members. Why Mutual Aid Matters: Mutual aid is about solidarity, not charity. It recognizes that we all have something valuable to contribute and that collective support is essential for building a more just and sustainable future. By participating in this event, you are not only providing immediate relief but also standing in solidarity with our unhoused neighbors and advocating for systemic change. More info: https://www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovement/event/651329/
August 4th and 18th Sunday Ramona Wildlife Center Tour 9:30 am – 10:30 am Event by San Diego Humane Society San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center 18740 Highland Valley Road Ramona, CA 92065 Join us for a tour of San Diego Humane Society’s 13-acre Ramona Wildlife Center, where we specialize in caring for native apex predators and birds of prey! Tours are offered on the first and third Sunday of each month. You’ll learn about Project Wildlife’s lifesaving work rescuing and rehabilitating injured and orphaned animals, meet some of our wildlife ambassadors, learn how we can best coexist with wildlife and get the chance to speak with some of our wildlife experts. More info: San Diego Humane Society (sdhumane.org)
Vets for Peace has several events for August: August 5th Hiroshima Memorial 4:15 pm, August 9th – 11th Stand Down 8 am – 5 pm, August 9th Nagasaki Day and August 24th Annual Fundraiser More info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9GWRZiynXK/ Contact Dave Patterson, dpatterson998@yahoo.com for more information
August 7th Wednesday 5 pm – 6 pm Solving Single-Use Plastics Webinar Event by Solana Center for Environmental Innovation Reducing & Recycling Plastic Waste State Senator Catherine Blakespear and the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation invite you to a virtual webinar to discuss the problem with single-use plastics, their impacts on public health, the truth about recycling, and the real solution! More info: https://solanacenter.org/inspire_events/solving-single-use-plastics-webinar/
August 7th Wednesday 5 pm Community Meeting on SDPD Pretext Stops Recommended by Racial Justice Coalition George Stevens Senior Center 570 S 65th St. San Diego 92114 Join the Commission on Police Practices at their upcoming community hearing focused on learning about San Diego Police Department pretext stops & listen to the experiences of community member in the City of San Diego. Questions? Contact CPP Executive Director Paul Parker at PrParker@SanDiego.gov More info: https://www.facebook.com/RacialJusticeCoalitionofSanDiego.org/
August 9th Friday 7 pm Anti-Zionist Shabbat Event by Jewish Voice for Peace San Diego San Diego unfortunately lacks services and space for antizionist Jewish holidays and traditions. That’s why we’re inviting our community to a potluck antizionist Shabbat service. All are Welcome. This event will be touching on the practice of green colonialism and ecocide currently occurring in occupied Palestine. In light of this, along with your potluck dish, we would like to ask that you please bring your own reusable cup, plate and utensils to help us reduce our use of plastics and waste. (Cups and other items will be provided if you forget!) Additionally, we encourage you to bring your own blanket, and/or lawn chair. RSVP for location and on what to bring. Please try to adhere to kosher rules. More info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Dvoxnyr1n/
August 10th Saturday 10 am – 11:30 am Blue Sky Ecological Reserve Tree Trek Event by Tree San Diego Poway, 16275 Espola Rd, Poway 92064 Tree Treks is a community engagement and building program designed to connect San Diego residents with their local parks and trails while fostering a shared interest in trees and native plants. The program’s primary objective is to cultivate a sense of community by encouraging neighbors to bond over learning about the diverse flora within their local parks. As participants embark on the monthly Tree Trek, they will have the opportunity to engage in an arborist-led conversation that will focus on the identification and characteristics of trees, their benefits, and the history of the parks where they grow. The selected Tree Trek parks are located throughout San Diego County, ensuring accessibility for a broad audience. Utilizing publicly-available TreePlotter mapping software, this platform will inventory walk routes and provide tree eco-benefits information “live” at any time. Attendees who complete all 10 Tree Treks events will receive their own tree sapling and seed packet, promoting environmental stewardship and allowing participants to contribute to the growth of our urban forest. More info: https://www.treesandiego.org/events/tree-treks-at-blue-sky-ecological-reserve
August 10th Saturday 10 am – 1pm SD Fixit Clinic in Valley Center Event by San Diego Fixit Clinic Valley Center Branch Library 29200 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center 92082 We’ve become too accustomed to the throw-away lifestyle. If something breaks, we toss it out and buy a new one. This behavior is filling our landfills at an alarming rate, and electronic waste is now one of the biggest sources of pollution. So why not learn how to fix things instead?! Bring your broken, non-working items—electronics, appliances, computers, toys, bicycles, clothes, and more—for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We’ll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you take apart and troubleshoot your item. Even if we can’t fix it, you’ll learn more about how it was made and works. This event is fun for the whole family, so bring your kids! We are expanding rapidly and will host events all over San Diego County. More info: https://events.humanitix.com/sdfixiticlinic_valleycenter?hxchl=hex-pfl
August 10th Saturday 3 pm – 5 pm ARTIVISM EXHIBITION Mid-City CAN and The AjA Project are excited to invite you to our Artivism Exhibition at the spacious and cool Wilson Middle School multi-purpose room to celebrate the creativity and talent of our youth! Wilson Middle School 3733 El Cajon Blvd San Diego 92105 Join us for a memorable multi-media art experience created by youth from all over San Diego. Since July they have been participating in our Summer Artivism Program/Youth-Power Curriculum centered on youth leadership, creating art, and activism. The youth have been filming, taking photos, recording audio, editing, and producing the installation to screen their short films. This free art event is open to the public and it will be a fun afternoon of viewing original and amazing multi-media art and sharing space with artists and community members. There will also be delicious light refreshments! Please RSVP to make sure we count you for the food! More info: https://www.midcitycan.org/yc20240810
August 11th Sunday 3 pm – 6 pm. Community Read-In Fundraiser for Gaza Event by San Diego BDS Balboa Park, near the corner of 6th Ave & Spruce St Join us for a community read-in! In the spirit of mutual education, we are hosting a read-in for our community to come together to share and learn from one another about Palestine and interconnected struggles. How it works: Everyone brings a book, short story, poem, etc. related to Palestine, whether it be about its history, anti-Zionism, the path to liberation, or one of the many connected global struggles throughout history from which we can draw lessons. Each person will have 3 minutes to share a short excerpt about something they learned, were moved by, or wants others to know. There will be lots of time for group discussion! This event is also a fundraiser for groups on the ground in Gaza working to feed and support people. Please feel free to bring used books to donate to the fundraiser. We will have a library of books and artwork available for purchase. There will also be a book raffle and other prizes! Food will be available. Masks required More info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9-d7D9yHf5/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
August 14th Wednesday 12 pm – 1 pm EN Webinar: Room Heat Pumps-Cooling and Heating in a Small Package Event by San Diego Building Electrification Coalition As summers continue to get hotter, more and more people need air conditioning to beat the heat. Room heat pumps are low cost, easy to install products that deliver powerful cooling, and have the added advantage of providing supplemental heating when the temperatures fall. In heating mode these products are twice as energy efficient as resistance heaters. They come in several configurations – conventional window-mounted, saddle back window mounted, or portable roller style with hoses that connect to outside air. They’re a great way to increase comfort all year long and reduce your reliance on gas or expensive electric baseboard heating. Because they are a DIY installation, they can be a great solution for renters. Join us as we dive into the world of room heat pumps with our expert panelist. More info: https://sdbec.org/event/en-webinar-room-heat-pumps-cooling-and-heating-in-a-small-package/
August 15th Thursday 10 am – 11:30 am Energy for Everyone: Take Back Our Power! (from SDG&E) Event by SanDiego350 Sempra HQ 488 Eighth Ave. San Diego 92101 Join our rally to protest SDG&E’s excessive rates and unsustainable policies. As part of a week of action nationwide, we will be demanding energy democracy and renewable, sustainable and affordable energy for everyone. Taking place at Sempra HQ, with a 10-foot “fracking derrick” and inspiring speakers, our action will raise awareness about how SDG&E is racking up massive profits at the expense of our climate, our health, and our future. SDG&E is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra, and its cash cow. So, not only is SDG&E ripping us off (making nearly $1 billion in profits last year), but the exorbitant rates we pay are funding Sempra’s efforts to expand its fracked methane gas infrastructure and global exports and to kill rooftop solar. At a time when more than a quarter of San Diego families can’t afford their energy bills and people across the world are dying from exposure to extreme heat, we say: This. Must. Stop. Join us, and thousands of others across the Country, to demand affordable energy rates, clean energy, and climate justice! Share! Invite your friends to participate. #SempraFracksOurFuture
Cosponsors: Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice, Power San Diego, Solar Rights Alliance, and Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation More info: https://sandiego350.org/event/civi_event_1605/?instance_id=822
August 17th Saturday Sea Shepherd at Sun and Sea Festival in Imperial Beach After a long wait since 2019, the popular Sun and Sea Festival returns to Imperial Beach! Start your day with a vibrant parade down Seacoast Dr, and don’t miss the incredible sand castle competition, featuring the largest sand castle ever built in IB, happening throughout the day. Visit Sea Shepherd San Diego’s Booth! Learn about our crucial work protecting the ocean and check out our official Sea Shepherd gear available for purchase. Your support helps us continue our mission! Come by, say hi, and shop to support Sea Shepherd San Diego! More info: https://seashepherd.org/2024/07/31/join-sea-shepherd-san-diego-at-the-sun-and-sea-festival/
August 17th Saturday 9 am – 11 pm Rally to Support Fixing the CA Bag Ban! Event by San Diego County Surfrider Foundation Moonlight Beach Encinitas 92024, Join us at our regularly scheduled Moonlight Beach Cleanup for a rally in support of fixing the state plastic bag ban! Senate Bill 1053 will fix the loophole that allows grocers and convenience stores to provide those thicker “reusable” plastic bags at checkout. Surfrider is a bill sponsor; if you haven’t already, sign our Action Alert HERE! We will be joined SB 1053 author, Senator Catherine Blakespear, along with other local leaders, activists, and plastic pollution experts to stress the importance of taking action to reduce our reliance on single-use plastics. To attend this event, we kindly ask that you RSVP to the Moonlight Cleanup running concurrently with this public rally and press conference. Register: https://x.gldn.io/e/QE8NlgfWsGb
More info: https://sandiego.surfrider.org/events
August 17th 1 pm – 3 pm NCCCA in person Network Gathering Event by North County Climate Change Alliance Vista Library Community Room 700 Eucalyptus Ave. Vista 92084 The North County Climate Change Alliance invites you to join our monthly networking event! This meeting is open to individuals and groups who are concerned about climate change. We also welcome those who are looking to learn more about climate change and for opportunities to become more involved. The format is a casual round robin discussion. Participants have the chance to share what they (or the groups they belong to) are doing and any upcoming events or announcements. You are not required to share anything. Listening and taking in what others have to say is fine too. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/8046136118777180?ref=newsfeed The OB Green Center highly recommends this group if you live in North County. They have been sponsoring informative monthly presentations for years on climate issues. You can view past presentations here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWvcjue2TR0e3m7AKcKNDw/videos
August 17th Saturday 3 pm Amnesty International Group 137 San Diego. We have been around for 50 years and continue to meet monthly to write letters on urgent actions and plan our events. We’ll be holding in-person meetings on 2nd Saturdays of each month at 3 pm at Mazara Trattoria 2302 30th St. San Diego 92104 Will also occasionally hold virtual meetings with guest speakers on various human rights issues More info: http://amnestysd.org/meeting.
August 18th Sunday 1pm – 3 pm Downtown Clinic Event by Street Dog Coalition Father Joe’s Villages On the third Sunday of every month, our SDC San Diego team offers free veterinary care for pets of the homeless and near-homeless at Father Joe’s Villages 1501 Imperial Ave, San Diego 92101. Basic medical care includes exams, vaccinations, parasite control, spay/neuter vouchers etc. Dogs and cats welcome. Please be aware of our new ticket system: Due to limited time and resources, availability to be seen is based on a first come first serve basis. When you arrive, please line up single file at the blue gates outside the side of the building closest to 15th Street. If you are unable to find the location, please ask a security member for directions. A specified amount of tickets for dogs and cats will be passed out based on how many doctors we have at that event. The tickets will be passed out before the clinic begins by a security member. Any person that does not receive a ticket is not guaranteed to be seen by our staff. Thank you for your cooperation. More info: https://www.thestreetdogcoalition.org/clinics-and-events
August 19th Monday 5 pm – 7 pm Slow Down Swap Party at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library Join I Love A Clean San Diego for a FREE summertime swap! Let’s slow down our consumption, slow down for the evening, after work or school, and exchange some clothing, shoes, and accessories. Here’s a chance to donate the pieces in the back of your closet and update your closet with new-to-you items, all while diverting fabrics from our local landfills and recirculating them back into the San Diego community. No Registration is needed to attend, walk-ins are welcome! No donation limit, but please ensure they are lightly used- no rips, stains, or odors You don’t need to donate in order to take some home with you, anyone can bring home a new outfit! More info: https://www.cleansd.org/events/slow-down-swap-party-at-pacific-beach-taylor-library/
August 22nd Thursday 6 pm – 9 pm Farm Film and Music Series films Undammed and Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation (two short films) Event by Coastal Roots Farm 441 Saxony Road Encinitas 92024 Join us this summer for a 5-part series featuring inspiring documentary films, local musicians, and meaningful conversations around equitable food systems, environmental justice, and caring for the planet. Undammed: After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family. Now that the Klamath dams are finally coming down, she remains confident that the future of her tribe is bright. “It’s not a test,” Bowers Cordalis says of the largest dam-removal project in US history. “It will work.” Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation: Our relationship with nature not only defines our history, it shapes our future, too. Yet beneath the surface of Iceland’s fjords, an industrial fish farming method threatens to destroy one of Europe’s last remaining wildernesses. Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation tells the story of a country united by its lands and waters, and the power of a community to protect the wild places and animals that helped forge its identity.
Cost $10 More info: https://coastalrootsfarm.org/event/farm-film-and-music-series-undammed-and-laxathjod-a-salmon-nation/
August 23rd Friday 6:30 pm Acoustic Concert Event by Voices of our City 2728 Sixth Ave. San Diego 92103 Enjoy new compositions in an intimate setting and introduce a friend to your City’s choir! Tickets are just $15 in advance / $20 at the door. Every single dollar supports Voices’ life-saving resources, creative programming, and long-term community to help San Diegans out of homelessness—for good. More info: https://www.voicesofourcity.org/event-details/acoustic-concert
August 24th Saturday 4 pm – 6 pm Women’s Equality Day Recommended by League of Women Voters San Diego History Center1649 El Prado San Diego 92101 Join the Women’s Museum of California and the San Diego History Center to commemorate Women’s Equality Day with a special screening of the Documentary Fannie Lou Hamer’s America. Attendees are invited to enjoy a reception before the film starts with light refreshments in the San Diego History Center’s Taste San Diego Craft and Culture. The program will start with an introduction from the League of Women Voters San Diego on the history of voting rights. Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader in the civil rights movement, founder of the Freedom Democratic Party in Mississippi, and the organizer of Freedom Summer, a volunteer-based campaign launched in the summer of 1964 in order to register as many Black voters in Mississippi as possible. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer’s America explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. Non-members: $20 WMC and SDHC members: $15 More info: https://www.simpletix.com/e/womens-equality-day-tickets-180142
August 25th Sunday Bike the Bay Event by San Diego County Bicycle Coalition Pedal around the San Diego Bay and enjoy your only opportunity to ride across the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. The Bike the Bay route is a 25-mile, non-timed and non-competitive, ride that starts and finishes at Embarcadero Marina Park South located on San Diego Bay via the Bayshore Bikeway. Along the way, riders will travel through the surrounding cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista, and National City before finishing back at the start/finish line at Embarcadero Marina Park in downtown San Diego. At Otay Valley Regional Park, an off-road gravel loop option is available to ride in addition to the ride, hosted by the San Diego Mountain Biking Association. More route information and a map: https://sdbikecoalition.org/event/bike-the-bay-2024/
August 28th Wednesday 12 pm – 1 pm Green Building Design & Engineering Committee Event by USGBC-CA Online. Join us to share, learn, and collaborate in the sustainability movement! We provide a forum for multidisciplinary collaboration to elevate the role of sustainable design within our region through education, innovation, and leadership More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-building-design-engineering-committee-tickets-923163846917?aff=oddtdtcreator
Sources on specific issues
For updates to the crisis in Israel-Palestine we recommend Jewish Voice for Peace: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/?fbclid=IwAR0S6aBaV3xY3cT_Jv7bDyp8is_W4sLfyHmSMgC8ezsSYqN143U1wWbDEYw
Local chapter Jewish Voice for Peace: https://www.instagram.com/jvpsandiego/
For Alternative news: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/30/grand_central_protest
Peace:
Peace San Diego https://www.facebook.com/groups/532891820150320
The Friends Committee on National Legislation, FCNL Education Fund, and Friends Place on Capitol Hill are national nonprofit, nonpartisan Quaker organizations working collectively to advance peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. https://www.fcnl.org/
Peace Resource Center https://www.facebook.com/prcsd
Women: North County San Diego Womxns March https://www.ncsdwm.org or https://www.facebook.com/NCSDWM
Communities of concern: see our list of social justice groups on “get involved page” tab http://www.oceanbeachgreencenter.org/get-involved.html
Local Climate change and sustainability: San Diego Climate Action Network https://www.sdclimatenetwork.org/calendar/
Not Local Climate Action -These are two of the most important groups you can take action with: Greenpeace https://www.mobilize.us/greenpeace/ and Third Act https://thirdact.org/
Conservation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/628077454320143/?multi_permalinks=1794400711021139%2C1793315731129637%2C1792126031248607%2C1792229947904882¬if_id=1698357443580966¬if_t=group_activity&ref=notif
Environmental, racial, social, climate, educational justice: CleanEarth4Kids https://cleanearth4kids.org/
For updates on Friendship Park, a place where families and friends unite, transcending borders. Let’s make Friendship Park a park, not a prison, and stop the construction of 30-foot walls through the park. More info: https://www.facebook.com/FofPark
For Border Angels monthly caravans of Love and Water Drops More info: https://www.facebook.com/BorderAngels
San Diego Climate Mobilization Keep up-to-date on climate issues and Climate Action events. To register email Jon Findley at jon@climatemobsd.org. More info: https://www.facebook.com/SDClimateMobilization/
