Fairfax and Third

Monday
May 17, 2004

Sponsored by
the Beverly Hills Bar Association

Co-sponsored by Los Angeles County Bar Association, ACLU of Southern California, Public Counsel, Progressive Jewish Alliance, CLUE, Council on American Islamic Relations, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Physicians for Social Responsibility-LA, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, Los Angeles Human Relations Commission

BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Promises To Keep

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

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Holman United Methodist Church
3320 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles
directions
(Arlington Exit off the 10 Fwy, South to Adams,
Right Two Blocks West)

Free to the General Public
MCLE credit available

RSVP to Pam at the BHBA,
310-553-6644

Featuring a panel of distinguished speakers:
Rev. James Lawson Chair, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)	Judge John Meigs Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge Roosevelt Robinson (ret) Worked on the Brown case as a law student at Howard University	John Patton Former President of the BHBA
Angela Oh Member, President's Initiative on Race; Professor, University of California at Irvine	Isabelle Gunning Professor of Law, Southwestern Univ. School of Law and Member, Board of Directors, ACLU-SC
Stephen Rohde, Moderator; President, BHBA; Author of American Words of Freedom

A community discussion sponsored by the Beverly Hills Bar Association, exploring the historic decision in Brown v Board of Education, decided May 17, 1954 and the work left to be done to achieve racial equality in America

The World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear
A Multi-Panel World Traveling Peace Mural

On Thursday, May 20th there will be a reception for the Los Angeles premiere of two of eight panels from the traveling peace mural, The World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear. Conceived of by artist Judith F. Baca and sponsored by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), this 210 foot long mural consists of eight 10 x 30 foot portable panels on canvas. The World Wall mural addresses contemporary issues of global importance: war, peace, cooperation, interdependence and spiritual growth. Invited artists from around the world were asked to envision the transformation from a war-based society to a peaceful one.

As the World Wall tours internationally, additional panels by artists from different countries are added to complete this visual tribute to the "Global Village."

Currently on display through June 4th in the SPARC Gallery is the panel done by two artists from Mexico (Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and Patricia Quijano) and the panel created collaboratively by an Israeli Jew, an Israeli ! Arab and a Palestinian (Adi Yuketieli, Ahmed Buriat and Suliman Mansur.)

For more information about SPARC and the World Wall mural, please visit: www.sparcmurals.org

Co-Hosted By:
Consulate General of Mexico
American Friends Service Committee
Americans for Peace Now
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
Levantine Cultural Center
Mexican Cultural Institute
Muslim Public Affairs Council
Progressive Jewish Alliance

Immanuel Presbyterian Church
3300 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
(at Berendo, two blocks west of Vermont)
directions

Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Director of Rabbis for Human Rights was recently in world headlines when he witnessed an Israeli paramilitary officer tie a 12 year old Palestinian boy to the front of his vehicle as a human shield. Rabbi Ascherman was beaten and arrested when he tried to intervene.

Rabbi Ascherman was already awaiting trial in Israel for attempting to stop the demolition of two Palestinian homes in the West Bank. Over 400 Rabbis have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon defending Rabbi Ascherman and protesting the Israeli policy of home demolitions.

Ascherman's trial has garnered worldwide attention -- it is the first known case of a Rabbi being tried for protesting the violation of the human rights of Palestinians.

More information about Rabbi Ascherman's Los Angeles speaking engagements:
Office@rhr-na.org or 508 696-1880

UCLA Doctors Granado and Puvvula
reporting on
The World Social Forum 2004 in Mumbai, India

Culver Palms United Methodist Church
4464 Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City
(next to the YMCA and AAA)
directions
Suggested donation: $5.00 (no one turned away)

The World Social Forum (WSF) was created to provide an open platform to discuss strategies of resistance to the model for globalization formulated at the annual World Economic Forum at Davos by large multinational corporations, national governments, IMF, the World Bank and the WTO, which are the foot soldiers of these corporations.

Firmly committed to the belief that Another World Is Possible the WSF is an open space for discussing alternatives to the dominant neo-liberal processes, for exchanging experiences and for strengthening alliances among mass organisations, peoples' movements and civil society organisations.

We invite you to join us every Friday morning at 7:00 am at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3330 Wilshire Blvd. at Berendo when we meet for reflection, education and planning. For study guides and further information please see the ICUJP website at www.icujp.org
or phone (626) 683-9004.