Next meeting: Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 p.m., Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, 467 Sebastopol Ave. (not Rd.), Santa Rosa Petaluma just passed a resolution based upon the It Won't Happen Here Declaration - thanks to incredible work by activists in Petaluma! Other cities have passed very poor and non-inclusive resolutions and some aren't even considering anything. So we have lots to do! Let's come together to talk about creating activist teams in your city as well as continue to put pressure on the Board of Supervisors. We need your help and your voice! Immigrants have stood up and defended their rights. Now is the perfect opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community, the Muslim and Jewish communities, the Black community and all the others to say they want their local governments to take proactive stands in their defense. IT WON'T HAPPEN HERE DECLARATION WHEREAS, to safeguard the equal and inalienable rights and inherent dignity of all people that is the foundation of the relationship between a government and the people; AND whereas, we recognize that the rights and dignity of all people are under threat; WE, the undersigned organizations, call upon all Sonoma County governing authorities and law enforcement agencies to pledge in writing to protect all of the County's community members; FURTHERMORE, we call upon these authorities and agencies to proclaim publicly that they will refuse to cooperate with any demands from the federal government to institute detentions, deportations, registries, conversion therapies, imprisonment or any other acts that target or discriminate based on immigration status, race, ethnicity, religion, country of origin, ability, political affiliation, economic status, age, gender-identity or sexual orientation; FURTHERMORE, we, the undersigned organizations, in obedience to our consciences, pledge to protect all community members and will support our local governments as they move to resist these undemocratic and un-American practices in order to reaffirm their commitment to inclusivity, respect and dignity.