Events in 2021 – NAACP San Diego Branch

Jan 26: ACT-SO Mentor Orientation

Join us at 7pm on January 26th for an introduction to mentoring high school kids in our ACT-SO Program.

In this orientation, we’ll explain briefly how the ACT-SO program works, cover the requirements, responsibilities, and rewards of mentoring African-American high school students, and answer your questions. This event is for folks who are already signed up and/or who are just interested.

To learn more about the program, visit our home page: sandiegonaacp.org/actso

To sign up to volunteer (mentor, judge, committee member, etc), visit sandiegonaacp.org/actso-volunteer

At the time of the event, join via sandiegonaacp.org/actso-zoom

Zoom Requirements

For the safety of all attendees, we require the following from participants in our meetings:

Have a (paid or) free Zoom account and log in to it before attending
Use a current recognizable photo of their face as the profile picture
Use their legal first and last names on their profile

For help on setting up zoom, please see sandiegonaacp.org/zoom-setup

At the time of the orientation, anyone can join by visiting:

sandiegonaacp.org/actso-zoom

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February 10: The House on the Cerulean Sea

Members’ Book Club Book of the Month:

The February book club book is The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.

Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he’s given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.

But the children aren’t the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.

An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours.

Please join us! We will meet, via Zoom for now, once per month to talk and share our feelings about books we’ve read selected by our members. Everyone will have the opportunity to nominate books for future meetings.

We are meeting at 7pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Criteria for book nominations includes anything related to the African-American experience and any books written by black authors regardless of topics. To join, just send an email request to [email protected]

We look forward to reading with you!

Jan 22 Eviction Townhall

Join us at 2pm on Friday, January 22nd at sandiegonaacp.org/eviction-zoom for information on fighting evictions in your community.

Longstanding racial inequities in the housing market, along with widening income disparity and the economic meltdown caused by COVID-19 have made many or our friends and neighbors wondering if they’ll be evicted.

State and Federal eviction moratoriums are set to expire soon, and when all that back rent is suddenly due, many people will be at risk of losing their homes.

Meanwhile, local, State and Federal agencies are looking at extending and improving protections for renters and compensating small landlords.

Join us to hear from agencies on the front line of this crisis about how you can help your community avoid evictions. Find out about where to go for what kind of help, and where to find the latest information about changes in the law.

Join us at sandiegonaacp.org/eviction-zoom!

Zoom Requirements

For the safety of all attendees, we require the following from participants in our meetings:

Have a (paid or) free Zoom account and log in to it before attending
Use a current recognizable photo of their face as the profile picture
Use their legal first and last names on their profile

For help on setting up zoom, please see sandiegonaacp.org/zoom-setup

On January 22nd at 2pm, join the townhall!

sandiegonaacp.org/eviction-zoom

SDG&E Townhall

We are grateful for the time of Mr Mitchell and his team.

SDG&E Townhall
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Got questions about what goes into your bill?

Wondering about utility undergrounding?

Come get answers from San Diego Gas and Electric.

(General questions only; specific energy bills/properties will not be discussed.)

Presenting for SDG&E:

Mitch Mitchell, Vice President
Warren Ruis, Community
Tashonda Taylor, Operation
Adam Pierce, Rates
Kellen Gill, CCA Communications

PERT Townhall with Director Marvin

Please join us at 6 pm on January 28th for an important and timely discussion of the PERT program with its Director, Dr. Marvin.

In 1996, PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) program was established in San Diego county. In fiscal year 2019-2020:

PERT Clinicians (Law Enforcement and EMS combined) conducted 35,701 contacts in the community.
PERT provided 12,340 Crisis Interventions (of which 5,750 or 47% were diverted from a 5150 hospital transport for other community resources) and 23,361 Community Service interventions.
PERT Clinicians provided 9,413 crisis intervention services to persons identifying as being homeless.
PERT attempted crisis resolution contact, but was unable to do so (e.g., person could not be located or declined to interact) an additional 7,695 occasions (thus, a total of 20,035 Crisis Interventions were attempted).

Mark Marvin, Ph.D. (Vice President of Community Research Foundation, PERT Division – Director) and Wes Albers (PERT Community & Law Enforcement Liaison) will address an overview of PERT including its history, the role of the PERT unit, and training provided to first responders.

Community Research Foundation, Inc. (2020). What is PERT? http://www.comresearch.org/pert.php

Zoom Requirements

For the safety of all attendees, we require the following from participants in our meetings:

Have a (paid or) free Zoom account and log in to it before attending
Use a current recognizable photo of their face as the profile picture
Use their legal first and last names on their profile

For help on setting up zoom, please see sandiegonaacp.org/zoom-setup

The night of the townhall, you may join by visiting:

sandiegonaacp.org/pert-zoom

January 14: The Vanishing Half

Members’ Book Club Book of the Month:

Our first book club book of 2021 is The Vanishing Half by San Diego writer Brit Bennett. Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person’s decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.

We look forward to reading with you!