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ICUJP Announcements
Saturday January 8 , 2005
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
Education, Action & Witness:
Love and Justice Bring Us Together
Events in January and February:
to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King,
Defend Civil Rights and Stand for Peace
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Wednesday
January 12, 2005
Press Conference:
Religious Leaders, Holocaust
and Japanese Internment Survivors
To Demand Justice for Detained
and Persecuted Muslims
10:30 am
in front of the gate of:
FCI Terminal Island
1299 Seaside Avenue, Reservation Point
Terminal Island
directions
see calendar for more information
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Our community is burdened with a continuous difficulty encountered by people 'traveling while Muslim' and the detention of people (mostly religious leaders) without charges or worse:
rolling secret charges. 
They face financial and public ruination leading to people accept deportation (the case of Mohamed Ghoneim) rather than remain in the U.S. fighting an endless expensive battle.
Join us as we focus on these issues from the perspective of religious communities and leaders reaching out to Muslim religious leaders - who appear to be the special target of INS/ICE activities.
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Friday,
January 14, 2005
honoring the legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shabbat Service
at 7:00 pm
Temple Kol Tikvah
20400 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills
directions
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Featured Speaker
Rev. James Lawson
Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)
Southern Christain Leadership Conference
also Join ICUJP at the Kingdom Day Parade
Monday January 17
11:00 am
at Crenshaw and MLK Blvd.
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DOWNLOAD A SIGN – [signs are 11 in x 17 in]
If your printer cannot make 11 x 17 prints, we recommend that you go to a copy store with online access, bring up the icujp.org Calendar page, find the listing for this event, and print the signs
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Tuesday
January 18, 2005
Vigil to Protest
the Death Penalty
Donald Beardslee is scheduled
to be executed at San Quentin
on January 19 at 12:01 am
Rally At 7:00 pm
Westwood
Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles
(Corner of Veteran)
directions
March at 8:30 pm to
St. Albans Church
580 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles
directions
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This is a clear case for abolition of the death penalty.
The jury didn’t know of Donald Beardslee’s severe brain damage at birth (and subsequent injuries) that impaired his judgment. They were told that he was a danger to society when in fact he has been incarcerated for 20 years where he’s been a model prisoner.
Further, the California Legislature has recently started a “Blue Ribbon Commission” to study the Death Penalty – shouldn’t we hold off on executions while the fairness and justice of capital punishment are being studied? Please write to Governor Schwarzenegger asking him to grant Executive Clemency.
Flyers, sample letters and other information: California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty
More information: Stephen Rohde or
Eric DeBode at 213/637-7402
A vigil will continue at the Church concluding at such time as the sentence has (or has not) been carried out.
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Monday OR Tuesday
January 24 OR 25 , 2005
(final White House information not yet available)
ICUJP invites you to
State of the Union Address of G.W. Bush:
A Community Viewing, Panel and Discussion
6:00 pm
All Saints Church – 132 N. Euclid – Pasadena
directions
Call for exact information: ICUJP 626 683-9004
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Monday
February 7, 2005
And Then
They Came For Me:
Civil Liberties...
History, Now and Tomorrow
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
SGI-LA
Friendship Center
5899 Venice Blvd.
at Fairfax
Los Angeles
directions
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co-sponsored by Progressive Jewish Alliance
Moderator
Steve Rohde
Key note address
Rev. James Lawson
music by
Ani Zonneveld and Fidel Sánchez
We will be looking at historical perspectives regarding the current immigration roundups and the oppressive racist abuse of the Muslim community; it's mirror reflection of the internment of Japanese Americans; the struggle for justice of African Americans and its echoes of Nazi Germany.
People are being picked up on minor violations; there’s a lot of harassment (a knock on the door at 4:30 in the morning). The Muslim community is fearful. They feel isolated, and afraid of being deported. They feel targeted by the department of Homeland Security; they are being excluded from entering the US. It resembles the internment of Japanese Americans in the US during WWII and of course the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany.
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SAVE THE DATE:
Wednesday February 9, 2005
Ash Wednesday Protest Action
with Pax Christi
Morning/early afternoon- (exact time TBD)
Downtown Los Angeles Federal Building
300 N. Los Angeles St
Los Angeles
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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.
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