平权会通讯 – 2019年第三季度回顾
本期责任编辑: 何雄
*) 走进圣地亚哥警察局
*) 阻伊斯兰委员会渗透公立学校 亚裔平权会获州参议会颁奖
*) 平权会成为总统志愿者服务奖的官方认证机构
*) 2019年加州立法论文大赛结果揭晓
*) 圣地亚哥平权会宣布背书 Joe Leventhal
*) Solutions for Change 庆祝20年来的生活变革
*) 关于平权会
走进圣地亚哥警察局
7月25日,圣地亚哥亚裔平权会组织华裔社区学生一行30多人参观了圣地亚哥警察局总部。孩子们先后参观了911调度指挥中心,嫌犯入狱前搜检中心,与警察局长,部门长官和一线巡警进行了有趣的互动。
警察局为孩子们的到来进行了精心的准备,先后有青少年社区警官,社区巡警,警犬训练警官和鉴证专家给孩子们介绍警察工作的各个领域。警察局长聂斯莱斯和副局长哈维斯还亲自登场,接受孩子们的提问。孩子们的问题百无禁忌,有的问题天真可爱,有的也不乏刁钻古怪,警官们有问必答,不乏幽默风趣,现场不时爆发出笑声。
警察局长聂斯莱斯与副局长哈维斯
“局长大人,您有没有抓错人?”
局长:“我没有抓错人,我们的工作就是保证不抓错人。”
“警察为什么都喝咖啡,吃甜甜圈?”
巡警:“警察工作很辛苦,需要喝咖啡提神,当然有时候去便利店买甜甜圈可以和便利店搞好关系,调查案件的时候更容易得到帮助。”
“从小警察升到局长要多久?”
警长:“做警察要非常努力的工作,随着职位的上升,你的责任越来越大,你付出的努力也越来越多,当然往上的职位越来越少,你需要特别的努力才能做到很高的职位。”
“最快的警车是什么样的?”
巡警:“我想是直升飞机,圣地亚哥有4架,如果你愿意捐赠,我希望我们配备8架。”
“警察能挣多少钱?”
警长:“新入职的警察, 年薪5万4,我是警官,年薪大概15万。”
警察局长聂斯莱斯在回答孩子们的提问
巡警回答孩子们的提问
为了满足孩子们的好奇心,警员还特别牵来一只警犬与孩子们互动。可爱的2岁警犬King把前抓搭到桌面上,与孩子们亲密接触。据警员介绍,这只警犬从2017年开始服役,是一只专业缉毒犬,它的任务就是帮助警察搜寻可卡因,海洛因,大麻等毒品,King除了工作就喜欢跟警员玩游戏,可以说是警员的亲密战友。
King与孩子们亲切“握手”
鉴证专业家带来了各式枪支展示,看起来巴掌大的小手枪却可以致命,外形像钢笔一样的手枪极具隐蔽性,还有镶嵌在装饰铭牌上的微型枪支,孩子们大开眼界。她还给孩子们介绍了鉴证过程中怎样利用指纹,DNA捕捉犯罪分子的痕迹,鉴证专家的工作对刑事犯罪侦破的重要贡献等等。
鉴证专家展示枪支
随后,孩子们分组参观了911联络中心。圣地亚哥911联络中心上年度共接到140万个求助电话,其中60万个是属于911接警范围的紧急电话。90%以上的电话在0-10秒内接听,处理效率非常高。需要紧急处置的电话进到911联络中心,再根据警情发生地,立即联系该地区的巡逻警员,确保警员第一时间赶赴现场。
在嫌犯入狱前的搜检中心,警官向孩子们介绍了如何为嫌犯取指纹,酒驾测试程序,测试酒精浓度,尿液,血液取样等。孩子们第一次近距离看到犯罪嫌疑人。
这次华裔社区青少年参观活动,是圣地亚哥警察局有史以来第一次接待这么多的华裔青少年。警察局上下非常重视这次与华裔社区的交流活动。这也得益于去年两位优秀华人当选圣地亚哥警务检查委员会委员。组织这次活动的胡自立先生便是其中之一,他与另一位委员谢家树目前担任圣地亚哥亚裔平权会执行副会长和会长。
据胡自立先生介绍,圣地亚哥警务检查委员会委员的主要职责是检查审核公民对警察执法过程的投诉和各种牵涉到开枪的执法行为。华裔作为少数族裔积极参与到对执法部门的监督中,能够拉近华裔社区与警察的距离,增进彼此的了解,加强彼此的信任。从长远来看,这对推动华人参与社区服务,争取话语权有很大意义。
当天原定2小时的参观活动,延长了45分钟,警察局精心准备,详尽介绍,有问必答,显示出极大热情。华人作为少数族裔,在美国的地位和整体利益诉求不是短期就可以得到改善的,甚至需要一两代人的不懈努力。因此,圣地亚哥亚裔平权会把培养下一代参与社区事务作为一个重要的目标。这次走进圣地亚哥警察局的交流活动只是一个开始,今后将开辟更多华裔参与社区交流和服务的渠道。
(圣地亚哥亚裔平权会 赵虹 供稿)
阻伊斯兰委员会渗透公立学校 亚裔平权会获州参议会颁奖
由于成功阻止「美国伊斯兰关系委员会」(CAIR)渗透圣地牙哥联合学区(SDUSD),亚裔平权会近日举行庆功宴。
CAIR在全美公立学校长期进行渗透计划,圣地牙哥亚裔平权会(SDAAFE)抨击圣地牙哥联合学区(SDUSD)的一些配合做法违宪,展开为期两年的官司诉讼,最终取得和解,27日晚间在福临门举行庆功宴,加州参议会共和党领袖格罗芙(Shannon Grove)也寄来奖状,由执行副会长胡自立代为颁奖,感谢律师团队、原告和平权会的努力及付出。
「自由良知捍卫基金」(Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund,简称FCDF)执行长Daniel Piedra在晚宴中演说,阐述CAIR渗透校园现状,他们利用穆斯林学生校园霸凌事件,向学区提出「反伊斯兰恐惧症」教育方针,包括将伊斯兰教节日放入学校行事历、图书馆置放伊斯兰教书籍、课堂达瓦(Dawa)活动、伊斯兰教文化纳入教学项目、校园分发传单和小册子,甚至安排穆斯林与个别学生宣教等,遭到部分家长、学生、教育专家和民间组织等团体抗议。
官司诉讼始于2017年5月,2019年3月结束,圣地牙哥联合学区同意放弃所有「反伊斯兰恐惧症」教育方案及项目。平权会共同创会会长徐佶翮指称,按照宪法,我们抵制任何团体歧视或「优待」,并勇于发声,就是对少数群体的平等保护。
平权会也邀请2020年大选所有亚裔候选人发表政见,包括竞选第77区州议员的韩裔June Yang Cutter、第52选区联邦众议员菲裔候选人Farmela Ramos,以及第一区无党籍周丽君(Lily Zhou)、第五区民主党王仪圣(Isaac Wang)、第七区菲裔Noli Zosa和第九区无党籍越华裔Johnny Lee等市议员候选人。
中国移民周丽君将角逐2020年圣市第一区市议员,为圣地牙哥州大讲师。(记者陈良玨/摄影)
成功阻止「美国伊斯兰关系委员会」(CAIR)渗透圣地牙哥联合学区(SDUSD),
亚裔平权会举行庆功宴。(记者陈良玨/摄影)
Cutter拥有南加大法律博士和商业税收硕士学位,是民事诉讼律师,先生为海军军官,目前担任PTA主席、社区委员会代表,以及加州女性领导协会执行委员会成员,已获得共和党和平权会背书支持,她希望未来能减少州府浪费性开支、减税、促进中小企业发展、提升优质教育和校园安全。州参议员琼斯(Brian Jones)、圣马可斯市长琼斯(Rebecca Jones)和圣地牙哥第六区市议员凯特(Chris Cate)也公开支持。
平权会会长谢家树指出,晚宴席开八桌,有40多位投票会员出席,未来平权会有三大目标,包括持续发展投票会员、扩大青少年参与、支持候选人胜选,目的是增进亚裔对公共事务的参与,对公共政策的制定有发言权及影响力。
圣地牙哥第九区市议员候选人Johnny Lee为第二代越华裔,从事脊椎矫正专业。(记者陈良玨/摄影)
第77区韩裔州议员候选人June Yang Cutter已获得共和党、平权会及多名政府官员背书支持,呼声最高。
(记者陈良玨/摄影)
「自由良知捍卫基金」(FCDF)执行长Daniel Piedra发表演讲,阐述伊斯兰教渗透公立学校现状。
(记者陈良玨/摄影)
圣地牙哥第五区市议员候选人王仪圣为华裔第二代,父母来自中国,曾为海军军官,
目前从事城市规画相关数位科技产业。(记者陈良玨/摄影)
加州参议会共和党领袖格罗芙(Shannon Grove)寄状感谢,执行副会长胡自立(左)代为颁奖,
由平权会会长谢家树领受。(记者陈良玨/摄影)
平权会成为总统志愿者服务奖的官方认证机构
2019年9月10日,圣地亚哥亚裔平权会(SDAAFE)被批准为总统志愿者服务奖(PVSA)的官方认证机构。总统志愿者服务奖旨在表彰那些对全国各个社区产生积极影响的志愿者们,并激励他们的同伴也加入社区志愿服务的行动。 SDAAFE很荣幸成为总统志愿者服务奖的官方认证组织之一。能够向我们的志愿者授予总统志愿者服务奖是一项巨大的荣誉。通过表彰我们志愿者的出色工作和奉献精神, 我们希望可以传达出强有力的信息,鼓励大家一起行动。
2019年加州立法论文大赛结果揭晓
恭喜以下参赛者获得论文比赛的最终奖项:
2019 Essay Contest Final Round Rankings: | ||||
Proposition Side: | ||||
Final Ranking | Author Name | Title of Essay |
Author Associated School |
Author’s Grade in School |
1 | Minle Guo | AB-392: A Bill to Save Lives | Cerritos High School | 10 |
2 | Sophia Fang | AB-392: One Less Gunshot | Westview High School | 10 |
3 | Yujia Wang | New Bill to Save Lives | Westview High School | 12 |
3 | Lucy Liu | California Act to Save Lives | Valley Christian High School | 9 |
Opposition Side: | ||||
Final Ranking | Author Name | Title of Essay |
Author Associated School |
Author’s Grade in School |
1 | Isabelle Zhang | No title | Crystal Springs Uplands School | 10 |
2 | Bennett Hochner | AB-392 Creates Ambiguities | Sage Creek High School | 11 |
3 | Harry Huai Guan | AB-392: The Purge of Peace Officers? | Homestead High School | 9 |
3 | Kane Xu | AB 392: A False Reformation | Del Norte High School | 11 |
恭喜以下参赛者顺利入围决赛选拔:
Name | School | Name | School | |
Amy Wang | Westview High School | Andrew Gao | Canyon Crest Academy | |
Brandon Xu | Northwood High School | Anna Chen | Oak Avenue Intermediate School | |
Katherine Han | Westview High School | Bennett Hochner | Sage Creek High School | |
Lucy Liu | Valley Christian High School | Bruce Zhang | Bowditch Middle School | |
Minghui Grace Yao | Mesa Verde Middle School | Harry Huai Guan | Homestead High School | |
Minle Guo | Cerritos High School | Isabelle Zhang | Crystal Springs Uplands School | |
Nicole Cui | ModernBrain | Kane Xu | Del Norte High School | |
Sophia Fang | Westview High School | Madeleine Chang | Orange County School of Arts | |
Yujia Wang | Westview High School | Natalie Kwok | Heritage Oak Private Education |
圣地亚哥平权会宣布背书 Joe Leventhal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2019
Press Contact: Stephen Puetz
(760) 716-9250
San Diego Asian Americans for Equality (SDAAFE) Foundation Endorse Joe Leventhal
(San Diego, CA) – San Diego Asian Americans for Equality (SDAAFE) Foundation today announced its endorsement of Joe Leventhal for San Diego City Council.
“Joe Leventhal is a hardworking and thoughtful leader who appreciates the diverse demographics in the region,” said Steve Hsieh, SDAAFE President. “I am confident that he will work to improve the quality of life for the thousands of Asian Americans living in San Diego. SDAAFE is proud to endorse Joe’s bid for City Council, District 5.”
SDAAFE is a non-partisan political organization promoting active involvement in public affairs and civic engagement among San Diego Asian Americans. It is the only non-partisan Asian American Political Action Committee in San Diego County. The organization has over 1,700 members.
“SDAAFE recognizes that bold leadership is needed to get results for both the San Diego Asian American community and our city at large,” said Joe Leventhal. “I am honored to have the support and endorsement of SDAAFE.”
Joe has already been endorsed by San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, San Diego County Board of Education Chair Mark Powell, homeless advocate Father Joe Carroll, retired San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman, and the Associated Builders and Contractors of San Diego, among others.
Once elected to the San Diego City Council, Joe will prioritize solutions to reduce homelessness, enhance public safety, and expand road repairs. Joe believes that bold, collaborative leadership, as he’s demonstrated throughout his life, is the best way to approach San Diego’s persistent challenges.
The 5th District includes the communities of Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar Ranch North, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Encantada, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual, Scripps Miramar Ranch and Torrey Highlands. The District’s registration is nearly evenly split between Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. Approximately 13% of registered voters in District 5 are Asian Americans.
To learn more about Joe and his campaign for City Council, District 5, visit www.JoeForSanDiego.com.
Solutions for Change 庆祝20年来的生活变革
Vista, CA – Solutions for Change celebrates two decades of transforming the lives of homeless families at a 20th anniversary celebration dinner Saturday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Mark Golf Club at 1750 San Pablo Drive in San Marcos, CA. The event will feature a gourmet dinner, silent auction, entertainment and dancing, along with a surprise appearance and an announcement that national and regional poverty reform leaders say could fundamentally change the way we see and act on homelessness.
Twenty years ago a nine-year old homeless girl living in an emergency winter shelter with her baby sister and her drug addicted mother pulled on a man’s sleeve and innocently asked; “hey mister, do you live here too?” The man, who was a veteran Marine, got down on one knee and with a hug promised the girl that he and his wife would get her out of there and back into a home. The girl teared up and so did the man, and a movement known today as Solutions for Change was born. Rejecting what they believed was a woefully inadequate homelessness response system that unintentionally trapped families in dependency, the founders, Chris and Tammy Megison, launched a series of audacious and unconventional moves.
A personal development empowerment academy for the homeless that ends dependency by teaching people how to get up, suit up and show up in service to people, the planet and purpose. A futuristic state of the art organic produce farm using fish, staffed by the formerly homeless that feed thousands with the highest quality food grown anywhere in the world. Community builders that transform depressed neighborhoods from bleak drug infested areas into healthy productive crime free goodness. “These are the free market based social enterprise imperatives that the people of northern San Diego County have trailblazed with us over the past two decades,” says Chris Megison, President and CEO. “Taken together, they represent a bold new way forward.”
The 20th Anniversary celebration brings together 300+ Solutions for Change friends, supporters, and community leaders to recognize Solutions’ two decades of accomplishments. Since 1999, Solutions for Change has helped 1,000 families, including 2,500 children find their way to permanent self-sufficiency. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the event are in high demand but still available. Visit www.solutionsforchange.org or call (760) 295-6013.
关于平权会
圣地亚哥亚裔平权会创建于2014年反对SCA5时期,通过与本地议员沟通、征集签名等行动与其它兄弟组织一起成功阻击了2014年的SCA5,组织过抗议Jimmy Kimmel“杀光中国人”言论游行以及声援Peter Liang警官的活动。
圣地亚哥亚裔平权会坚持在工作、学校录取中的公平、公正、公开,按照宪法的要求反对在这些事务中考虑种族、性别、宗教等因素,同时也呼吁社区乐于对弱势群体进行力所能及的帮助。
圣地亚哥亚裔平权会鼓励亚裔积极参与本地的各项公共事务,并与民选官员建立日常的联络,沟通亚裔选民的需求。目前有多名理事积极参与到本市亚裔社区的各项事务当中,并且有多名投票会员积极参与本地学区、学校、小区HOA等管理事务。
圣地亚哥亚裔平权会目前正在从事的项目包括,与圣地亚哥学区就与CAIR合作问题进行的违宪诉讼,每年一度的青少年立法征文大赛鼓励青少年参政意识,积极跟踪加州立法并提醒亚裔立法中涉及到亚裔切身利益的问题。平权会还在积极帮助本地亚裔遇到的各项困难。