Point Loma & OB Dems - Sep 26 Meeting - Afghan Refugees | County Redistricting
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Afghan Refugees | County Redistricting
Sunday September 26
3:30PM Social time and check-in
4:00OM Meeting on Zoom
Afghan Refugees
Homayra Yusefi, Deputy Director of the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, Aleena Jun Nawabi, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator CAIR California, and Mejgan Afshan, Founder Borderlands for Equity, will talk to us about the current situation facing Afghan refugees, and how together we can work to improve US policies.
Homayra Yusefi
Homayra Yusufi, Deputy Director of PANA, leads a team of organizers and advocates with a community-driven approach to advance policies that directly impact refugee communities. Ms. Yusufi has over a decade of experience protecting the civil rights of immigrants, refugee and Muslim communities.
Prior to joining PANA, Ms. Yusufi served as the Senior Policy Advocate with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), where she developed the organization’s immigration policy platform and led the immigrant rights integrated advocacy team. During her tenure at ACLU, Ms. Yusufi worked collaboratively to pass multiple pieces of state legislation that provided protections for immigrant communities. She also worked on advancing the civil rights of the Muslim community through her work at the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego).
Ms. Yusufi graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors in Political Science and received her Masters in Public Policy from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy. During her time at UC Berkeley, Ms. Yusufi was a consultant with the Emery Unified School District working on the intersection of housing policies and student academic outcomes.
Ms. Yusufi was born in Afghanistan and became a refugee at the age of two. Her family immigrated to the United States where they established new lives in San Diego. As a proud mother of two daughters, Ms. Yusufi works tirelessly to build a better world for their future.
Aleena Jun Nawabi
Aleena Jun Nawabi, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator CAIR California, received her Bachelors in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies with a focus in Linguistics and English and Certified in Teaching ESL.
Co-founder of MISK a non-profit women organization that gives a safe space for Young and professional women to thrive. Project manager and organizer for Middle Eastern cultural development, Democratic Party, and the Muslim Community. Youth Coordinator, Islamic leader, and digital marketing guru.
Mejgan Afshan
Mejgan Afshan is a civil rights advocate, community organizer, and nonprofit co-founder. Compassion, integrity, and community service are the values that Mejgan’s refugee parents instilled in her. Her collaborative community work began at Helix High School, where she was News Editor of the Highland Fling. Mejgan credits the quality public education she received as the foundation of her successful advocacy, community engagement, and dedication to equitable policy change. She became Speech Team Captain while at Grossmont College and supported minority students threatened by xenophobia through interfaith dialogue.
As co-founder of Borderlands for Equity, a pro bono, civil rights non-profit, Mejgan’s mission is to uplift our most marginalized community members, in collaboration with faith leaders and human rights advocates. She is also the founder of the East County Justice Coalition, a group dedicated to addressing inequity and racial justice. Mejgan Afshan regularly conducts workshops about effective advocacy, coalition building, and dismantling misogyny.
County redistricting
Clubmember Cody Peterson, will guide us through the county redistricting process and outline some possibilities for coastal communities. We’ll discuss how we can achieve the changes we seek.
County redistricting
Clubmember Cody Peterson, will guide us through the county redistricting process and outline some possibilities for coastal communities. We’ll discuss how we can achieve the changes we seek. (See details on the IRC Sep 25 meeting below.)
Cody Patterson
Cody Petterson, Senior Policy Advisor at County of San Diego and past President of the San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action.
Agenda
3:30pm Hors d'oeurves Pre-meeting social
4:00pm Appetizer County Redistricting, Cody Petterson
4:15pm Entrée Afghan Refugees, Homayra Yusefi, Aleena Jun Nawabi and Mejgan Afshan
5:15pm Dessert Officer reports
5:20pm Cheese Electeds, representatives, candidates, announcements
5:30pm Nuts Post-meeting social
Officer Reports
Co-chairs Community Micro Grants Program, Kip Eischen & Susan Peinado
Secretary, Kip Eischen
Treasurer, Angela Hawkins
VP, Diane Mosely
President, John Loughlin
Electeds, representatives, candidates
Announcements
Pt Loma & OB Dems - Sunday September 26, 4:00PM
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San Diego County Independent Redistricting Commission(IRC) - Sep 25 Meeting
The meeting will start at 1pm, but the public comment probably won’t start until 1.30pm after the Redistricting 101 presentation is done.
In person – Spring Valley Community Center
8735 Jamacha Blvd, Spring Valley, 91977
passcode: 648227
If calling in, dial 669.900.6833
Webinar ID: 815.6517.1820#
Passcode: 648227
Links to landing page with info including suggested talking points:
District 3: bit.ly/SDCountyRedistricting_D3
PANA — www.panasd.org The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) is a research, public policy, and community organizing hub dedicated to advancing the full economic, social, & civic inclusion of refugees.
CAIR California: Council on American-Islamic Relations — ca.cair.com CAIR-CA is a chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Borderlands for Equity — www.borderlandsequity.org Borderlands for Equity is a pro bono civil rights 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves those that have been discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, gender orientation, race, religion within our borderlands region.
Coastal Precincts and Most of City of San Diego Voted to Keep Newsom — obrag.org Data from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters show Newsom was heavily favored in the coastal areas of the county and throughout the city of San Diego. In contrast, more rural and desert communities in East County voted for
San Diego ready to solicit interest in sports arena property - The San Diego Union-Tribune — www.sandiegouniontribune.com The City of San Diego will soon alert a state-vetted list of affordable housing builders that it intends to lease the 48 acres it owns near Pechanga Arena in the Midway District for redevelopment.
At an Overrun ICU, ‘the Problem Is We Are Running Out of Hallways’ | Kaiser Health News — khn.org Billings Clinic in Montana is past the tipping point as it looks for places to add intensive care unit beds and is on the cusp of rationing care to deal with the surge of sick covid patients in a state with significant anti-vaccination sentiment.