Peace and Justice Center of Nevada County

Upcoming Events

Oct
10
Thu
5:30 pm YHRC Kit Packing Parties (weekly)
YHRC Kit Packing Parties (weekly)
Oct 10 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Every week Yuba Harm Reduction Collective hosts a kit packing party to supply the week’s need of kits of testing strips, narcan, smokables, and all other harm reduction supplies needed. These parties last from 5:30-7:30[...]
Oct
15
Tue
11:00 am Weekly Climate Demonstration
Weekly Climate Demonstration
Oct 15 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Weekly climate demonstrations take place in Grass Valley every Tuesday from 11am-12pm. The demonstrations are hosted by volunteers from Sunrise Movement, Extinction Rebellion, and Elders Climate Action and collect signatures for a petition for Grass[...]
4:30 pm Full Circle Demonstration Garden...
Full Circle Demonstration Garden...
Oct 15 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
The Full Circle Demonstration Garden next to the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at the Nevada County Government Center has weekly garden work days on Tuesdays at 4:30pm. New volunteers are also welcome, and there is[...]
Oct
17
Thu
5:30 pm YHRC Kit Packing Parties (weekly)
YHRC Kit Packing Parties (weekly)
Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Every week Yuba Harm Reduction Collective hosts a kit packing party to supply the week’s need of kits of testing strips, narcan, smokables, and all other harm reduction supplies needed. These parties last from 5:30-7:30[...]
Oct
18
Fri
4:00 pm Unmask Kevin Kiley Abortion Righ...
Unmask Kevin Kiley Abortion Righ...
Oct 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Every Friday from now until an undetermined time the NC Democrats will be hosting an abortions rights demonstration to raise awareness about CD3 representative Kevin Kiley’s anti abortion views. The demonstration for October is on[...]
Oct
22
Tue
11:00 am Weekly Climate Demonstration
Weekly Climate Demonstration
Oct 22 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Weekly climate demonstrations take place in Grass Valley every Tuesday from 11am-12pm. The demonstrations are hosted by volunteers from Sunrise Movement, Extinction Rebellion, and Elders Climate Action and collect signatures for a petition for Grass[...]
4:30 pm Full Circle Demonstration Garden...
Full Circle Demonstration Garden...
Oct 22 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
The Full Circle Demonstration Garden next to the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at the Nevada County Government Center has weekly garden work days on Tuesdays at 4:30pm. New volunteers are also welcome, and there is[...]
Oct
24
Thu
5:30 pm YHRC Kit Packing Parties (weekly)
YHRC Kit Packing Parties (weekly)
Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Every week Yuba Harm Reduction Collective hosts a kit packing party to supply the week’s need of kits of testing strips, narcan, smokables, and all other harm reduction supplies needed. These parties last from 5:30-7:30[...]
Oct
29
Tue
11:00 am Weekly Climate Demonstration
Weekly Climate Demonstration
Oct 29 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Weekly climate demonstrations take place in Grass Valley every Tuesday from 11am-12pm. The demonstrations are hosted by volunteers from Sunrise Movement, Extinction Rebellion, and Elders Climate Action and collect signatures for a petition for Grass[...]
4:30 pm Full Circle Demonstration Garden...
Full Circle Demonstration Garden...
Oct 29 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
The Full Circle Demonstration Garden next to the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at the Nevada County Government Center has weekly garden work days on Tuesdays at 4:30pm. New volunteers are also welcome, and there is[...]

No upcoming events

Progressive Alliance Calendar

Nevada County Progressive Alliance Mar./Apr. Newsletter.
Dear Progressive Allies,So much to do. Hope you find something motivating here. I’m planning on posting a lot more often to the Progressive Alliance FB page, so If you missed getting something to me for this newsletter, go ahead and send it to me and I’ll post it there. Also you can request to be a member of that group and Nicole or I can add you. Then you can post your events there directly. Also I’m hearing a lot of good things about this. Here is a new link for Useful Idiots with Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper :  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-OKkVxTcgGo34pWUC9CIIw/videos
Wed. Mar. 24th Important NID virtual meeting 9am. The NID Board will consider whether to formally adopt the AWMP (Agricultural Water Management Plan) before submitting it to the California Department of Water Resources by May 1, 2021. Join SYRCL in following this closely. Please click the following to join the webinar:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85399437099
Wed. Mar. 24th 7-8:30 pm Los Angeles Democratic Party zoom Townhall: Healthcare: How do we move California forward. We have a new Single Payer healthcare bill in CA, AB1400 called CalCare. This is an opportunity to hear from the lead author, Ash Kalra, and learn all you want to know. To RSVP and submit questions: www.lacdp.org/lacdppresents
Thurs. Mar. 25th 6pm MineWatchers Community Meeting Learn about: updated timeline — anticipated next steps in the public process, countering Rise Gold’s claims about the impacts to our community, and how to take action. We want to hear from you. Please come with any questions you have.  We will have experts who will be on hand to answer questions the best we can. Register in advance for this 3/25 webinar: Registration   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Fri. Mar. 26th 3-5 pm Justice for Sage Crawford, 201 Commercial St. Nevada City. Gather with your community in front of the DA’s office to protest her death and the dysfunctional systems that produced it. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Violence will not be tolerated. sponsored by Justice for Sage Crawford and the Peace & Justice Center of Nevada County.
Sat. Mar. 27th 11:45 am -12:45 pm Stop Asian Hate Please join us in expressing support for our local Asian friends and neighbors. We will non-violently speak out against racism and hate crimes. Please bring signs, masks and social distance. Broad St. Bridge, Nevada City
Sat. Mar. 27th 1-3 pm Event by Nevada County Library and California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project  Guests: Shelly Covert is the Spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe. She sits on the Tribal Council and is community outreach liaison. She is also the Executive Director of the Tribally guided, non-profit, CHIRP (the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project), whose mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate Nisenan Culture. Herman Fillmore is the acting Culture/Language Resources Director for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Melba Rakow is a Culture/Language Teacher for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and Suzan Shown Harjo President of The Morning Star Institute. Poet, writer, lecturer and policy advocate, who has helped Native Peoples protect sacred places and recover more than one million acres of land.Online: us02web.zoom.us
Tues. Apr. 6th 6:30 Nevada County Democrat’s First Tuesday Education Forum.First Tuesday Forum: Obi Kaufmann. April 6th, 6:00 pm.  Join the Nevada County Democrats as we host Obi Kaufmann, artist, conservationist, and author of suck books as The California Field Atlas. A frequent guest of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, he’ll share with us his thoughts on how art can shape policy making, California’s recent environmental legislation, and how to find optimism in the face of climate change.Facebook RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/465679988111222/Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88306000357Wed.Apr. 7th 7:30 Foothills DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) General Meeting. Not a Democratic Socialists of America member? Join here! We’re fighting for real change in our community. We want single-payer health care, a Green New Deal, racial justice, housing for all, and more. We hope you’ll consider being part of our movement. 
Sat. Apr. 10th 10 am: The League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County will present a Zoom presentation of the Climate Reality Project. This is a very updated version of Vice President Al Gore’s presentation of An Inconvenient Truth.  The issue is now more urgent than ever, and more solutions are available. Presenter Gary White: Gary H. White is a Climate Activist trained by Former Vice President Al Gore and his Climate Reality Project (CRP). Gary’s role with the CRP SF Bay Area chapter is to educate and motivate people in the Bay Area to learn about and address the climate emergency. Mr. White is also the Founder and Group Leader of the San Mateo chapter of Extinction Rebellion. XR uses non-violent direct action tactics to call attention to the increasing severity of the climate emergency and demand an aggressive response by the U.S. government and the business community to limit the damage. This is the Zoom link:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81940019104Thur.Apr. 15th 3 -5 pm Monthly Occupy Beale AFB Vigil Against Drone Wars and Militarism   Sponsored by Nevada County Peace & Justice Center. Corner of So Beale Rd. and Ostrom. 
Sat. Apr. 17th CalCare SpeakOut event. All across CA, there will be SpeakOut events in support of AB1400, our new Single Payer healthcare bill also called CalCare. We are hosting one here in Nevada County. We are just working out the details now. If you’d like to know more, be involved in any way, or have a personal healthcare story you’d like to share, please email me at schwinn@sonic.net.  
Sat. Apr. 24th 9am World Qigong / Tai Chi Day  World Healing Day Pioneer Park watch demonstrations or participate. Free, but any donations will go to Gold Country Senior Center
Apr. 29th – May 2nd California Democratic Party virtual Convention
Ongoing:
The Nevada County Resilience & Innovation Hub 104 New Mohawk Rd, Nevada City, CAMonday Night Round Tables  7pm A think tank for community based projects Tuesday Night Media Roundtable 4-6pm Golden Road TV Show Weekly on Youtube Go to Golden Road & TV on youtube Thursday Health & Wellness Roundtable 7-9pmMore info at 530-362-8264Alliance4ResilientCommunities@gmail.com