| Faces of Violence: A Conference Created For Youth By Youth - 9:00am
- 2:30pm
Conference created, planned, and organized by young people educating high-school-aged youth on how to participate in violence reduction. FREE Support young people's commitment to personal involvement in order to reduce violence. presented by National Conference for Community & Justice reg info: (213) 694-1892 at Youth Fair Chance, 510 S. Bixel St. L.A. -- near Figueroa and 6th SNV liason: Ben Wright (213) 250-8787 |
| Holman Nonviolence Workshop - 9 AM to Noon
FREE
Rev James Lawson's workshop on the practice of active nonviolence as a powerful means for creating progressive social change. Participants learn to defend human rights in a way that enlightens the oppressor and alters the situation serving the highest good of all concerned. Fourth Saturday of every month, 9 to noon. Presented by A Season for Nonviolence LA in collaboration with Holman United Methodist Church. For information call (323) 731-7285. Holman United Methodist Church 3320 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles -- between Crenshaw and Arlington |
| The Healing Power of Truthfulness - 10am to 1pm
$20 donation
An experiential workshop on radical honesty, including exercises and conversations about what radical honesty is and how it works on a personal level. Demonstrate that when resentments are honestly voiced, authentic connection is possible and the likelihood of violence is greatly reduced. The Paradox Center
3357 Halderman St.
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| Unity-and-Diversity General Assembly 10am to 3:30pm
Unity-and-Diversity World Council
Monthly session bringing together numerous groups to express their concerns and find interest and support, as well as to help do those projects and activities which they could not do separately. Theme: Preparing for the unity-and-diversity person/civilization. To facilitate cooperation among individuals and groups: to help each other and to do together what cannot be done separately. $10 donation
tel (310) 577-1968
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| The Eco-village Experience - 11am to 2pm
At Los Angeles Eco-village, 3551 White House Place, LA (1 blk E of Vermont, 1 blk S of 1st) Presented by Los Angeles Eco-village $15 donation. For information call (213) 738-1254 Lois Arkin A 3-hour interactive tour of a 2-block eco-village neighborhood's
Vegetarian lunch included.
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| Spirit of Community Award Dinner and Dance - 6:30 pm - $45
Westin LAX Hotel
Agape Center of Truth presents the Spirit of Community Award to the esteemed Rev. James Lawson for a life of selfless service to our human family, bearing witness to the triumph of divine right action and breaking new paths through the wilderness of human opinions. Rev. Lawson was characterized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the leading nonviolence theorist in the world. Agape Center of Truth, Revelations '99
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