Building Together: SOlidarity Session
When: Wednesday, December 3rd — lunchtime 12-2pm
Where: WOO! Studios in Barrio Logan (2212 Main Street, San Diego, CA 92113)
Free (please register) + includes lunch
Overview
We invite you to join us in celebration and reflection as we close out the year and imagine what’s possible when we lead with solidarity.
Join the San Diego Solidarity Network (SDSN) for our final in-person gathering of the year at Woo Studios! in Barrio Logan. This convening will feature a panel-style conversation with movement leaders, organizers, visionaries, and healers who will share what solidarity has looked like in their work and lived experiences. Together, we’ll reflect on how we can continue to learn, practice, and embody solidarity across our region.
This conversation will ground us in the core aims of the San Diego Solidarity Network:
Securing rapid and sustained investments from government and philanthropy to stabilize and strengthen frontline and community-rooted organizations.
Build collective power and infrastructure that center racial justice, cultural wisdom, and grassroots leadership in public decision-making and funding systems.
Establishing and supporting community-led and shared leadership ways of working to equitably distribute monetary and non-monetary resources.
Panelists
This gathering features an incredible panel of solidarity leaders whose work embodies community-rooted wisdom and action:
Brisa Johnson — Champion of Equity, Justice, and Economic Opportunity and Executive Director of San Diego Black Workers Center
Denise Marquez — Local baddie, immigrant rights advocate, and mutual aid organizer at Mutual Aid for Moms Collective
Linda Legerette — Trailblazer, former United Farm Workers and Domestic Worker Organizer and current Executive Director of Cesar Chavez Service Clubs
Nicole Lillie — Youth organizer and coalition builder for an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future and Executive Director of Our Time to Act
Join Us
Together, they’ll share what solidarity looks like in action — through lived experience, organizing, and community-led leadership. 👉 Registration is free and open to all. Help us spread the word!
Bring a colleague, a neighbor, or anyone in your network who’s hungry for movement, coalition and solidarity inspiration as we head into 2026.
Why this gathering matters:
Over the past year, SDSN has:
• Advocated for emergency funding commitments
• Strengthened regional relationships
• Modeled community-led and shared leadership approaches
This final convening is a chance to:
✨ Celebrate what we’ve built
✨ Learn from leaders practicing solidarity every day
✨ Reflect on what’s needed next
✨ Recommit to our collective work heading into 2026
Let’s gather, celebrate, and uplift the connections that make solidarity real.
We can’t wait to see you there. ✨