#NoBanNoWall

• Contact:hbnobannowall@gmail.com
• Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/447204522283902/
• Tagline: United, fight together!
• Further Resources:Local Organizations

• Attendees: Shayna, Steve, Judy Wilke, Laurie Dozal, Penny Helenihi, Ruben Lopez, Daniel Haus, Pat Roberts, Ned Lazaro, Brent Marshall & Erin Marie, Alice Marie-since not everyone knew each other we each introduced ourselves and explained what compelled us to join the HB Huddle. 
• The group discussed the various marches, rallies and events we had attended recently Brent and Erin Marie have been attending the Tuesday protests at Dana Rohrbacher’s office, several of us attended the Oceanview School District Meeting to show our support for the school district and school board against the Anti-Immigration group led by Raymond Herrara and his followers that have targeted that district.
• Shayna let everyone know to check out our HB NoBanNoWall website and join our Facebook page if they are on Facebook as we had some new people to the group.

• • The group talked about how one question should be related to the funding of the border wall and so could be just simply asking the candidate how he or she would vote on any attempt by President Trump to appropriate funding to build a wall that may put before congress during their term.
  • The group discussed another question that would try to get at what the candidate’s position is on how they would try to serve and be a representative that serves ALL of the people within the district including those who may be undocumented. Since we didn’t get the wording down on this question Shayna asked the group to think about this one and any others they might want to submit and send to those attending the Stir and Steer Meeting on Tuesday (Pat Roberts & Aubry). 

• • Shayna reminded everyone about the next infographic info and our assignment that we should be looking out for and submitting to Aubry on the signs and signals of White Supremacist and Alt Right Groups so we can recognize these groups and signals when we come upon them.

• Since this was a short meeting the group decided to meet in June outside of the next HB Huddle meeting of June 17th and dates and venues were discussed-Sunday June 11th was the date most could attend so that was chosen as the tentative date at 10am. Several group members stated they could hold a meeting at their house (Shayna, Pat Roberts and Alice Marie) so Shayna said an email would go out to request RSVP’s to confirm.
• Wrap up 

HB Huddle #NoBanNoWall Meeting Agenda May 6, 2017

Introductions

• Introduce self and say something positive you’ve seen come out of the first 100 days

Attendees: Aubrey, Ned, Pat Sterling, Pat Roberts, Steve, Shayna

Update from Stir & Steer

• Have been working on organizational structure – Stir and Steer, 5 Action Teams (run independently, with support from Stir and Steer), working on support structures – communications, finance, legal.
• Communications group is meeting this week. Want to identify communication needs – internal and external
• Are also working on branding/logo
• Next Stir and Steer meeting will focus on mission statement/vision/goals/metrics for achieving goals

Recap of past month’s activities

• May Day March/Rally
  • Pat Sterling attended, about 200 people, great speakers on variety of topics, police on horseback there
  • Only antagonism, man yelling seemed to wanting disrupt
• ACLU meeting with HB Chief of Police
  • Aubrey will check in with Cynthia to see if she heard anything about how it went
• Environment marches
  • From Alice Marie: “I looked at the agenda and there was a climate march on the 29th and a science march on the 22nd both of which I attended. I was at Climate march in Wilmington and Jane Fonda asked to speak and did very eloquently and fervently as did Kevin De Leon and RFK Jr. We marched to the Tesoro Refinery. Science March in LA was a Pershing Square event and also great. I know that has nothing to do with immigration except that a great number of Hispanics took part in the climate one as the pipelines are affecting their environment. Also the indigenous people were especially represented.”
  • Brings up importance that all of these issues are important and affect our immigrant communities
• Never Again Panel Discussion (Ned)
  • Event posted in LA times
  • Ned’s email summary: “On April 20 I attended a panel discussion entitled “Never Again” sponsored by Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Orange County) in conjunction with the Japanese American Bar Association and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The session focused on the need for Americans to work aggressively to prevent the recurrence of the Japanese American experience during and after World War II with special attention drawn to the plight of American Muslims in the United States today. The discussion began with a recounting of the horrific personal experiences of two Japanese Americans who found their lives destroyed forever by Executive Order 9066. These citizens of the United States were in 1942 deemed “enemy aliens” and transported to internment camps where they were forced to live surrounded by barbed wire fences and armed guards.
  • The discussion then turned to the parallels between World War II war hysteria and the fears of terrorist attacks in the post 9/11 era. The panelists identified three essential elements relevant to the past and present periods: first, strong negative attitudes about a particular category of people; second, a fear among many Americans of impending doom at the hands of that group; and third, failed political leadership at a critical point in history that allowed for presidential denial of the constitutional guarantees of “equal protection” and “due process of law.” They stressed that a present-day repeat of past horrors is not outside the realm of possibility.
  • The participants offered at least three approaches to confronting the present threat. The first is the need for awareness; we as a citizenry must remain vigilant regarding government actions and know that there are legal remedies to unconstitutional behavior. Second, we must use the legal system aggressively in defense of constitutional rights. Finally, we must be proactive. We must push local, state, and federal lawmakers to enact protections against public assaults on minorities in America. We need to contact city councilpersons, county supervisors, and congressional representatives to make our voices heard. And we have to continue using protests, marches, and demonstrations to pursue our goals, inform the public, and pressure policy makers. In sum, we must demand a seat at the table of policy making and stay focused on our desired outcomes.”
    • Similarities between 1040s and now. Treatment of minorities, feelings of doom, denials of constitutional rights
    • Discussion about how to counteract – awareness, vigilance, knowing climate of country
    • Rely on the legal system – protecting civil rights
    • Our own involvement – “never again”, have a seat at the table
  • Other events
    • Shayna/Steve discussed Science and Tax Marches
    • Ned went to Tax March in LB – lots of responses from cars
    • Pat Roberts Science March in LA
    • Purpose of march is to reach more people

Leadership roles

• Facilitator next Huddle meeting (Shayna volunteered)
• Facilitator #NoBanNoWall meetings during summer (will just have meetings during the summer after large Huddle meeting)
• Notetaker to send notes to Aubrey to send out to mailing list (Judy volunteered)
• Second person to attend Stir & Steer meetings (Pat Roberts)
• Would like more people to volunteer so we have backups, more support

Ocean View School District Meeting Tuesday 5:30pm

• Possible poster ideas:
  • Pollution is not healthy for kids
  • Let our kids stop and smell the roses
  • Clean air is a basic human right
  • “But think about the children” (Simpsons character)
• Aubrey will create event today 

DACA Infographic

• Missing information to add
  • Print out 50 copies and a poster
  • Benefits, recipients, costs, swap information to right side
• Topic for next month
  • Rise of fascism in Europe & US – reddish orange color
    • Parallels
    • These are happening and globally (few statements) and locally
    • Have positive steps – list of resources
    • Ask about signs of white supremacy

Mission/vision/goals for our group

• What do we plan to accomplish by next year

Film – Beatriz at the Table – organize June 7 – Shayna will keep a look out for film screenings

Create Facebook group – will supplement emails, helpful to create events and share updates between weekly emails

• Introductions
  • How long have you lived in 48^th District, HB
  • Attendees: Aubrey, Alice Marie, Judy, Cheryl, Shayna, Steve, Lexi
• Updates from March Stir&Steer meeting
  • April meeting – Environment groups – wear blue
  • Next meeting will focus on accounts, elevator pitch
  • Would like subcommittee meetings to be open to everyone
  • Established roles/norms – rotating facilitator, communicator, and recorder
    • Would also like someone from each group to sign up for Moveon.org Sunday calls
      • Judy, Alice Marie both signed up. When they attend will email notes
    • Roles
      • Need more people to volunteer to be facilitator, communicator, and recorder. If there are any volunteers, please let me know
      • Aubrey will have to take a step back starting in the summer. Shayna and Lexi said they could help out then.
    • Updates from volunteer opportunities/events
      • Oak View Library Literacy Program – training in the summer, Alice Marie will send out date, go there to sign up
      • Sahtein With Love
        • Interfaith Alliance Group
          • Cheryl will follow up about trying to set up an event
          • Will have other events for refugees
          • May 1 – Santa Ana Mass Meeting 3pm for Black Lives Matter, denounce atrocities of police
        • Oak View Communidad
        • Friends of OC Detainees has a volunteer orientation April 3, 2017 – recommended by Cate in the Huddle
        • Know Your Rights Cards
          • Cheryl, Shayna and Steve chipped in money to buy more
          • Aubrey will order 1000 more to distrubte
        • Democracy for America OC meeting – one of their guest speakers dfaoc.com?
          • April 5 Karl Strauss
            • Judy is going to this
          • Resistbot/countable good apps to use
          • Neo-nazi groups at MAGA rally – look for images
          • Students for equality education at CSULB– largely led by students of color
          • Alice Marie will send Jeff Merkley speech on Trump’s path to authoritarianism
          • Newport Women’s Democratic Club – police from different cities. Only handing people over to ICE if criminal record
            • DUIs, tried to say associated with DUI
            • Look at SB54 – possibly could be something to advocate for
          • Town Hall re: Immigration in Santa Ana (Shayna)
            • Lots of resources
            • Cheryl will scan so we can distribute
            • DIRe Act: HR858 – protect the DREAMers – ask people to support the bill – this could be we post for action hour https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr858
            • Shayna and Cheryl have cards for immigration/refugee lawyers to be possible guest speakers at HB Huddle meeting
          • Updates on April/May action items
            • Immigration data
              • Lexi brought up idea of documentary -“Documented” – 90 minute documentary about DREAMers –
                • We’ll host an event showing documentary
                • April 27 – Cheryl’s house, bring your own snacks
                • Can buy on Amazon Prime
                • Possibly to continue watching other documentaries
              • Decided every month we’ll make a new infographic
              • April knowledge month – will be on DREAMers. Submit facts about DREAMers
              • Aubrey volunteered to make infographic
              • Next meeting will plan out the whole year
              • Other possible topics:
                • Immigration
                • Rise of fascism in Europe
                • Refugee
                • Border city crime rates
                • Customs of other cultures
              • City Council Meetings
                • Ned attended: Notes on email: I did attend the last HB City Council meeting. The most significant aspect of the session was under “public comments”. Two women talked about the harmful environmental impact of the desalination plant planned for HB.    I had been unaware of the issue and thought it might be a good target of HB Huddle action, esp. for the environmental and community action subgroups. I also noticed that notes about the lobbying trip to Sacramento of Oak View ComUNIDAD made reference to the negative aspects of the desalination plan.Other than that, it was a pretty routine presentation of community awards and “where I went last month representing The City” statements by the council members.
                • Next meeting: April 3 6pm
              • Action plans for April, May, June
                • Immigration march in Santa Ana May 1?
                • Anything we want to publicize to whole HB Huddle group?
                  • They’re creating subgroup pages. What would we like to add to it?
                  • Decided to let know to call senators and representatives about HR858 and film documentary event