SJCM Projects & Task Forces
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The Social Justice Center of Marin operates its programs through task forces. These working committees are the organizational structure through which we organize and take political action within our community. Below is a brief summary of the Social Justice Center of Marin’s active task forces; we invite you to join sjcm, participate in task force actions or to form a task force of your own!
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Your film series MPJC Presents task force: The Social Justice Center collaborates with Marin Peace and Justice Coalition (MPJC) to show a weekly series of videos and films broadcast live on comcast channel 26. Shows include Democracy Now!, Al Jazeera English, and documentaries, etc.
For program listings and broadcast times see:
www.mpjc.org Marin Peace and Justice Coalition.
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Our Media Action Marin Task Force works both on issues surrounding KPFA and the Pacifica Foundation and on issues relating to community access here in Marin. The most recent focus here in Marin is the franchise agreement that is being negotiated by the Marin Telecommunications Agency with Comcast and AT&t. The Media Democracy Task Force is working to ensure that the Marin Community has access to the public airwaves, which we own, and that Broadband be available to the unserved and underserved. This Task Force has recently completed their Media Democracy Bill of Rights for Telecommunications Policy. Both areas of focus are fundamental for giving communities a voice other than in our corporate-controlled undemocratic media.
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Our
Genetic Engineered Food Task Force works to oppose the reckless
use of GE technology and help increase public understanding of the known and
potential harmful human and environmental effects of this technology.
We work to educate members of our community about the dangers of this
technology and the monopolization of the world food supply.
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Our Marin General
Hospital Task Force works to ensure that our own district hospital maintains
the quality of care that we have come to expect.
The Task Force also works to keep Sutter Corporation from undermining our
hospital’s ability to provide vital service to our community and to help
regain community control of our once excellent hospital, Marin General.
For more information and a historic perspective on the fight to save our
community hospital, please visit http://members.aol.com/mshcc/index.htm.
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Our Anti-nuclear
Task Force works with the Marin Peace Conversion Commission. The
Commission enforces Marin's Nuclear Free Zone Law, which prohibits County
Government purchases of civilian products from companies involved in producing
nuclear weapons. The task force
works to inform the public about various nuclear dangers and has been
instrumental in involving our Congresswoman in efforts to ban nuclear weapons.
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Our Worker’s
Rights Task Force is currently promoting public awareness about the
importance of unionization of strawberry workers to protect their right to
decent wages and protection from pesticide exposure.
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Our Election
Reform Task Force works on issues relating to campaign finance
reform, instant runoff voting (IRV) and any and all issues surrounding
democratic elections.
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Other issues our members are currently working on through SJCM include Globalization, Poor and Needy and Death Penalty Moratorium Task Forces. If you are interested in getting actively involved in any of our task forces, please call the Social Justice Center of Marin at 415-388 2821
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