Religious communities must
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Tuesday January 25 , 2005
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace

Education, Action & Witness:
Love and Justice Bring Us Together

Events in January and February
Friday
January 28, 2005
ICUJP Friday Meeting

7:00 am

Immanuel
Presbyterian Church
3330 Wilshire Blvd.
at Berendo
directions

Our guest will be:
Combat veteran
Aidan Delgado
the "Pacifist
at Abu Ghraib"

A soldier who served with the 320th Military Police Company at Abu Ghraib speaks out about the atrocities he witnessed.

following his presentation we will continue our discussion of "How to end the war in Iraq"

Wednesday
February 2, 2005
ICUJP invites you to...

State of the Union Address of
G.W. Bush:

A Community
Viewing, Panel
& Discussion

6:00 pm

All Saints Church
132 N. Euclid
Pasadena
directions

More information:
ICUJP 626 683-9004.

What is the Prophetic Response?

Speakers include
Rabbi Leonard Beerman
Leo Baeck Temple

Edina Lekovic
Communications Director
MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Council)

John Orr
Emeritus Professor of Religion, USC

A community viewing of the President’s address, an impromptu response by a panel of inspired interfaith speakers, an Open Mike audience question and answer session and discussion, and then a Passionate Pragmatic Call to Action.

Want to be a part of the solution? Or the problem? Bring an open mind, an active body, and a kind heart. We’ll provide the snacks. Join us

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

ICUJP Monday Night Forum

co-sponsored by Progressive Jewish Alliance
& Progressive Muslim Union

Moderator
Stephen F. Rohde
Civil Liberties lawyer and author of American Words of Freedom

Key note address
Rev. James Lawson

Speaking from the Muslim Community:
Hussam Ayloush
Executive Director
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Arif Shaikh
Public Relations & Media Director, Islamic Relief Worldwide
(8 months pregnant wife was also detained with Mr. Shaikh)

Yaman Hamdan
Law student at Chapman University
Daughter of detainee, Imam Abdul-Jabbar Hamd

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.
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
Monday February 21, 2005
Please join Robert Greenwald, Lisa Smithline and...
• Alternet.org • American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) • Coalition for World Peace (CFWP) • Code Pink • Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) • Democracy for America (DFA) • Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP) • KPFK Pacifica Radio • Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) • Nation Magazine • Office of the Americas (OOA) • Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) • South Asian Network • Topanga Peace Alliance •

Naomi Klein
FREE IRAQ!
From Killer Liberators and the Corporations They Serve

7:30 pm

Venice United Methodist Church
1020 Victoria Ave. (at Lincoln)
Venice
directions

6:00 pm - Reception/Fundraiser with Naomi Klein and Tom Hayden
To help create a "War Room" to End the War in Iraq (donation $100)
SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday March 17, 2005
ICUJP Preaching Peace Luncheon

Details to Follow!

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.
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP)
P.O. Box 483 Pasadena, CA 91102-0483 USA
tel.: (626) 683-9004 • fax: (626) 683-9485
http://icujp.org
email: icujp@pacbell.net (coordinator)
webmanager@icujp.org (web and email)