ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO

TUESDAY, 6/23/26, 8PM to 10PM
By popular demand - we are organizing another San Diego docuseries screening with the filmmakers of .elements.of.mutual.aid !!!

Find us in Balboa Park at Pepper Grove Park, just northeast of Centro Cultural de la Raza.

Bring your own seating, drinks and snacks, or extra to share.

If you have questions or need help with transportation, send an email to [email protected]

Note: we encourage everyone to volunteer with beforehand for their weekly East Village food distribution!



Are you in?

Monday, June 22, 2026:

Docuseries screening of Chapter 1: FIRE - of The Elements of Mutual Aid

7pm to 9pm, indoor screening followed by outdoor discussion and bonfire.

At the San Diego Peace Campus, 3850 Westgate Place.

Parking in lot, handicap accessible. Bring your own snacks and beverages, or additional to share.

Hosted by Activist San Diego, City Heights Defense Committee, Peace Resource Center and the San Diego Peace Church.

On Thursday morning, two fathers from families living together, and that had recently moved from Encinitas to San Marcos, were abducted on their way to work. It happened the same day the oldest child even received Student of the Year at his elementary school graduation in Encinitas. The fathers are the household breadwinners; their sudden disappearance has left two sisters living together with six children (ages 4–11) in shock and desperate need.

One of the moms is pregnant and was due Friday the 12th — she needs immediate support for herself and the newborn. Between medical needs, baby supplies, food, housing, utilities, and basic daily care for six young kids, this household is facing an unimaginable crisis.

What your donation will do:
Provide urgent baby and postpartum supplies (diapers, formula, clothing, breastfeeding/pumping supplies, hospital co-pays)

Cover immediate household essentials: groceries, toiletries, diapers for older children
Pay rent, utilities, and transportation while the family copes with lost income
Fund counseling, legal fees, and any immediate medical or childcare needs, Create a short-term safety net as investigators and authorities work on the case

Why this matters:
This family’s lives were changed in an instant. The children need security, stability, and basic care right now. The pregnant mom needs safe, reliable access to medical care and everything a newborn requires. Your contribution will directly support their survival and recovery during this crisis.

https://gofund.me/d1f076ff3

Celebrate JUNETEENTH at the Love City Heights Live weekly community open mic at Pop-Up Winona!

Friday, June 19, 2026
6PM to 9:30PM

This week’s spotlight guests:

Treat MI Don’t Mistreat MI - a black, woman-led organization helping families learn to advocate for their incarcerated loved ones struggling with mental illness.

Lisa Sanders & Brown Sugar -

When you look closely at the last 30 years of Southern California’s folk music scene, you’ll find one constant, soulful, and magnetically effervescent through line: the heartfelt artistry of Lisa Sanders. A Black Opry Review, San Diego Music Hall of Famer, and shape-shifting genre chameleon, Lisa has shared stages, co-created, and occasionally served as muse for artists like Bonnie Rait, Lucinda Williams, BB King, The Chicks, Sarah McLachlan, Mary Gauthier, Steve Poltz, and dozens more.

Lisa’s songs are an infectiously hopeful account of coming up Black, q***r, and folk at a time when both the country and the folk music industry are wrestling with what it means to honor the whole, unmasked, intersectional beauty of her identity and artistry.

A Free, All-ages Event
at Pop-Up Winona
4951 El Cajon Blvd. SD CA 92115
an outdoor, handicap accessible space, with some parking up front.

Communities across North America are mobilizing in Cross-Border Days of Solidarity Against Rigged Trade. Please join us for the California cross-border action at:

Location: Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center; 1960 National Ave, San Diego, CA. 92113
Time: Saturday, June 27th; 11am PT
RSVP: daysofsolidarity.org

As the Trump administration and others push trade deals that put the interests of billionaires ahead of working people, family farmers, and the environment, we will:

— Stand up for workers, family farmers, and communities impacted by unfair trade;
— Reject the race-to-the-bottom that pits people across borders against each other;
— Build solidarity across movements for good jobs, environmental protection, and economic justice.

These Days of Solidarity come at a critical moment, as trade officials prepare to meet and consider changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Together, we’re showing that our communities are united—and that we won’t accept trade rules that leave working people behind!

Endorsers include: Activist San Diego, California Trade Justice, Earth Democracy Issue Committee of WILPF US, LCLAA LA, LCLAA San Diego/Imperial Counties, Media Alliance, Oil and Gas Action Network, Peace Action, Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego, San Francisco Living Wage Coalition, Sierra Club San Diego, Espacio Migrante, People’s Movement for Peace and Justice, USW 675, Endangered Habitats League, Moana Nui, United Steelworkers Local 7600, and more!

We hope you’ll join us on June 27th at Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center!

6/12/26 - food distribution has moved slightly!

Find us in the alley across from Chase Bank - you’ll see the pop up tents.

We have lots of food to distribute! Come through from 12-1pm to pick some up!

Call for Volunteers! 📣🌝
Second Friday Food Distro! 🍇

Multiple Shifts, Multiple Roles:
10:30am - Set up
11am Bagging Food
12pm Distribution
1pm Clean Up & Celebrate

Bring clothes, music, toys, and plants to swap or share!

Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park on east side of Fairmount Ave just south of Wightman St.



Will you join us?

ICE OUT of SD!

Rally Thursday 6/11 - gather at 10:30am, program from 11am to 12pm.

Federal Building - 880 Front St.

FREE TLALOC

EMERGENCY RALLY FOR BROWN BERET, TLALOC BUSTILLOS, WHO WAS TARGETED AND ARRESTED FOR FILIMG THE PIGS.

PLEASE CALL THE SD SHERIFF’S DEPT AND DEMAND HIS IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND THEN JOIN THE RALLY AT DOWNTOWN CENTRAL JAIL BEGINNING AT 9pm.

MORE UPDATES TO COME.

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Our allies at the Employee Rights Center are hosting their monthly health and legal clinic in City Heights, which includes a food pantry! If you are interested in any of their services, or would like a bit of help here at the end of the month with a packet of food, please stop by 4161 Home Ave this Saturday at 9am!

The Employee Rights Center (ERC) invites you to our MONTHLY LEGAL AND HEALTH CLINIC!
SATURDAY, May 30th!
From 9am to 11am at 4161 Home Ave (City Heights)

We provide these services:
- MediCal applications
- Mexican Consulate form assistance
- Citizenship and Worker Rights Workshop
- CalKids enrollment assistance

Every family may receive 1 of each item below
- Food package
- Packets of food for dogs and cats
- Reading glasses
- Package of diapers for infants
- Feminine hygiene pack

Appointments are not required. Free Parking is available. Items are first-come, first-serve.