Janice Jordan
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Janice Jordan is a California
n activist and health advocate who was a candidate for United States Vice President in the 2004 election as the candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party, as the running mate of Leonard Peltier
. They received 27,607 votes. She was the party's candidate for Governor of California
in 2006, receiving 69,934 votes, 0.8% of the total.
Jordan was born in Ojai, California
, in 1964. Her father is a retired professor of religious studies, and her mother, who died in January 2010, was screenwriter and erotic poet Marilyn Jordan. Janice Jordan has a daughter, Jharae. Jordan also helped raise her neice, Asia, after Asia's mother died.
Jordan lives in San Diego, California's second-largest city. She was a candidate for Mayor, San Diego City Council and for U.S. Congress. She graduated from San Diego State University
with Bachelor's Degrees in Africana and Women's Studies with emphasis in both Religious and American Indian Studies. She completed her Master's Degree in Community Counseling Psychology and worked in both the Alcohol and Drug Recovery and Domestic Violence fields. She is currently a Strength & Conditioning Trainer at Und1sputed Fitness & Training Center in San Diego. Jordan is also the lead trainer for the Und1sputed Ones, Und1sputed's Indoor Soccer Team.
Jordan has been in a long-term domestic partner relationship with professional mixed martial arts fighter Michael Pratt and works with him at Undisputed in San Diego. She received her Fitness Specialist Certificate from San Diego City College and was Kettlebell Certified through Agatsu Certification.
Over the years Jordan has been involved in various leftist causes, such as freeing Leonard Peltier
, Mumia Abu-Jamal
, Sara Jane Olsen, H. Rap Brown
and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. She is currently working with the Free Peltier Campaign, the Right to Return Movement for Palestinian Refugees, the Animal Defense Team and the Ground Zero Players.
In early 2008, Jordan and her partner Michael created Ferdinand's Familia, an all species animal rescue dedicated to help abandoned, injured, relinquished and homeless animals. Ferdinand's Familia is the Department of Animal Services of San Diego's only all species rescue. Ferdinand's Familia is an all-volunteer organization that attempts to place animals in safe and healthy homes. The sanctuary is a home for horses and wolfdogs.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n activist and health advocate who was a candidate for United States Vice President in the 2004 election as the candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party, as the running mate of Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement . In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first degree murder in the shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents during a 1975 conflict on the Pine...
. They received 27,607 votes. She was the party's candidate for Governor of California
Governor of California
The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
in 2006, receiving 69,934 votes, 0.8% of the total.
Jordan was born in Ojai, California
Ojai, California
Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley , surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,461 at the 2010 census, down from 7,862 at the 2000 census.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...
, in 1964. Her father is a retired professor of religious studies, and her mother, who died in January 2010, was screenwriter and erotic poet Marilyn Jordan. Janice Jordan has a daughter, Jharae. Jordan also helped raise her neice, Asia, after Asia's mother died.
Jordan lives in San Diego, California's second-largest city. She was a candidate for Mayor, San Diego City Council and for U.S. Congress. She graduated from San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
with Bachelor's Degrees in Africana and Women's Studies with emphasis in both Religious and American Indian Studies. She completed her Master's Degree in Community Counseling Psychology and worked in both the Alcohol and Drug Recovery and Domestic Violence fields. She is currently a Strength & Conditioning Trainer at Und1sputed Fitness & Training Center in San Diego. Jordan is also the lead trainer for the Und1sputed Ones, Und1sputed's Indoor Soccer Team.
Jordan has been in a long-term domestic partner relationship with professional mixed martial arts fighter Michael Pratt and works with him at Undisputed in San Diego. She received her Fitness Specialist Certificate from San Diego City College and was Kettlebell Certified through Agatsu Certification.
Over the years Jordan has been involved in various leftist causes, such as freeing Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement . In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first degree murder in the shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents during a 1975 conflict on the Pine...
, Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and sentenced to death. He has been described as "perhaps the world's best known death-row inmate", and his sentence is one of the most debated today...
, Sara Jane Olsen, H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin , also known as H. Rap Brown, was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, and during a short lived alliance between SNCC , later the Justice Minister of the Black Panther Party...
and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. She is currently working with the Free Peltier Campaign, the Right to Return Movement for Palestinian Refugees, the Animal Defense Team and the Ground Zero Players.
In early 2008, Jordan and her partner Michael created Ferdinand's Familia, an all species animal rescue dedicated to help abandoned, injured, relinquished and homeless animals. Ferdinand's Familia is the Department of Animal Services of San Diego's only all species rescue. Ferdinand's Familia is an all-volunteer organization that attempts to place animals in safe and healthy homes. The sanctuary is a home for horses and wolfdogs.