Friday November 5, 2004
Clear and Strong For The Long Haul:
Interfaith Voices Will Continue to
Pray & Work for Real Democracy
No Matter Who Is in the White House
10:00 am
Islamic Center of Southern California:
434 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles
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Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP) invites you to a press conference and rally to hear the prophetic voices that will continue to confront the ongoing challenges of our society, regardless of the outcome of the Presidential election. We believe that the work of democracy today goes much deeper than the quadrennial election.
ICUJP is at the heart of a vital new national progressive interfaith community, a community in formation that believes that the growing domestic inequality and the pursuit of empire abroad are linked issues. Despite the media's perception, large numbers of people of many faiths are united in believing that our political system no longer supports the least among us and no longer creates opportunities for our youth, especially our youth of color.
We stand as well for the vast majority of the world's people who have no voice in American elections but whose very lives often depend on decisions made by the U.S. government -- so as leaders of faith we also commit ourselves to representing all these other children of God. Here in Los Angeles and nationally we intend to wage our struggles around ten basic principles that all our faith traditions hold in common.
Join us and learn more.
This event is free and open to the public.
Organized by:
ICUJP
Interfaith Communities United For Justice and Peace
626.683.9004
Sunday November 7, 2004
Nobel Laureate
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
along with GAIA’s Southern California Resource Group and noted artists
invite you to support the
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance
by attending: Art Out of the Box
 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$125 per ticket purchase
Western Justice Center
55 S. Grand Avenue
Pasadena
directions
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There will be an auction of cigar boxes magically transformed into unique works of art by noted artists.
Make your bids while enjoying live music by jazz pianist Jeff Mikusky and a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception.
Hear about our HIV/AIDS work in Malawi from GAIA President Rev. Bill Rankin.
Share in our special acknowledgement of GAIA volunteer J. Donald Thomas, M.D.
While unable to attend in person, Honorary Chair Archbishop Tutu has videotaped a message to us about this vital work.
$125 per ticket purchase online: www.thegaia.org
More information:
Kitty Dillavou at 626.793.6510 or
Don and Mary Thomas at 626.403.9892
Tuesday November 16, 2004
CLUE Procession and
Liturgy of Blessing
for Hotel Workers
Location TBA
sponsored by
Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice
(CLUE)
2800 Los Angeles Luxury Hotel Workers Struggle to Obtain a New and Just Contract
The current situation:
As of October 15, 2800 Los Angeles luxury Hotel Workers have been working without a contract for six months. In spite of the presence of a federal mediator for the past several weeks, there has been no significant progress in negotiations. Key issues, including wages more in line with comparable cities, fair workloads, protection of employee health benefits and workforce diversity, have not been addressed recently. And during this time management has suspended numerous workers and has made life highly stressful for all their workers, particularly for those who are identified as worker leaders in the struggle.
Management has tied negotiation on these key issues to the union's relinquishing their demand for a two-year contract expiring in 2006. The union has pointed out that a 2006 expiration, coordinating the Los Angeles contracted with as many as nine other cities, is crucial to level the playing field in negotiations between union locals in individual cities and national hotel chains.
Click Here for more information
What Then Are We To Do?
Contribute to the "Hungry for Justice" collection of food staples. CLUE is going to begin a relief center next month to relieve pressure on workers heading into the holiday season. The first food distribution will be Thursday, November 23. At that time, in addition to the staples we have collected, CLUE will be distributing Thanksgiving turkeys to workers and their families. Can you help us find several thousand turkeys?
Continue contributions to the Worker Hardship Fund, either by mailing your check to CLUE or by using your credit card on CLUE's website: www.cluela.org So far we have collected over $6000. These funds will also be administered through the relief center.
In solidarity for justice,
Rev. Alexia Salvatierra
Rev. David Wheeler
CLUE
We offer a special thanks to our past and future host congregations
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September 23
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All Saints Church, Pasadena
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October 7
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Masjid Omar Al-Khattab
USC Mosque
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October 14
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University Synagogue,
West LA
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October 28
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Our Lady of Solitude
Catholic Church
East LA
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November 4
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Temple Kol Tikvah
Woodland Hills, SF Valley
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November 11
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Immauel Presbyterian Church
Downtown LA
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November 18
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First African Methodist Episcopal Church
(First AME)
Faith In Action
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December 9
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Agape International
Spiritual Center
Culver City
Is There Another Way?
w/ Rep. Barbara Lee
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2002
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January 13
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Holy Name of Jesus
Roman Catholic Church
South Central LA
Martin Luther King Day
Practicing Nonviolence
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| February 10 |
SGI Buddhist
Fellowship Center
West Los Angeles
Weapons of Mass Destruction:
What Is Our Responsibility?
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March 10
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Masjid Omar Al-Khattab
USC Mosque
Women of the World
United in Faith for Peace
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April 14
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Hamilton
United Methodist Church
10th Anniversary of the LA Uprising —
Injustice at Home and the War on Terrorism
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May 12
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Islamic Center
of Southern California
War and Our Children's Futures
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| June 9 |
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church Hall, Claremont
Our Foreign Policy:
A Safer World or Nuclear Terror?
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| July 14 |
Temple Beth Shalom
of Whittier
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness — The Rising Tide of Repression and Discrimination
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| August 11 |
Santa Monica Friends
Quaker Meeting
Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Never Again!
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| September 10 |
First Baptist Church, LA
A Gathering for Civil Liberties
and Peaceful Tommorows
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| October 13 |
Loyola Marymount University
Peace Conference:
on the
Immoral & Illegal
U.S. War Against Iraq
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| November 10 |
Westwood
United Methodist Church
Candlelight Vigil and Worship - No War in Iraq
with
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, California Peace Action, Los Angeles Catholic Worker, Concerned Citizens for National Security, Americans Against War with Iraq, Friends of the United Nations-Los Angeles, Office of the Americas, Coalition for World Peace, American Friends Service Committee, Southern California Federation of Scientists, Agape International Spiritual Center, ICUJP
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| December 18 |
Masjid Omar Al-Khattab
USC Mosque
International Human Rights Day
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2003
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| January 28 |
All Saints Church, Pasadena
State of the Union -- What Do YOU Think?
with panelists:
Cynthia Anderson-Barker -- ICUJP and National Lawyers' Guild
Dr. Tamara Eskenazi -- professor at Hebrew Union College
Mike Farrell -- chair, Death Penalty Focus and Human Rights Watch
Dr. Nazir Khaja -- Islamic Information Center, Los Angeles
Rev. Tim McDonald -- First Iconium Baptist Church, Atlanta
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| February 15 |
Hollywood March for Peace
World Peace Day
100,000 march in opposition to war in Los Angeles
with millions and millions of friends in every corner of the globe!
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| March 5 |
Ashes To Ashes
Nonviolent Witness Against War On Iraq – Downtown Los Angeles Federal Building
ICUJP observes National Moratorium to Stop War on Iraq
see our report
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| April 7 |
La Placita Church of Our Lady of the Angels
The Assault on Civil Liberties: PATRIOT Act, PATRIOT Act II, Homeland Security Act, WHAT'S NEXT?
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| May 5 |
Beyond Violence Conference at USC:
Donald Miller and ICUJP Panel
Beyond Violence?
Reflections of a Hopeful Realist
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| June 2 |
Dolores Mission Catholic Church
War Stoppers –
Third Party Nonviolent Intervention
with guest David Hartsough and Boyle Heights Community Panel
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| June 8 |
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles
Be Not Afraid:
Another Nation – Another World
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| July 7 |
The Friendship Center (SGI)
Stolen Dollars:
How the War Economy Short-Changes the Quality of Our Lives
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| September 8 |
All Saints Church / Pasadena
Unprecedented:
The Undermining of Democracy
in America
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| October 13 |
La Placita Catholic Church
An evening with
El Salvador Presidential candidate Schafik Handal
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| November 16 |
USC – Mark Taper Hall
An Educational Forum
with Chip Berlet
AConfronting Extremism in Our Religious Traditions:
The Impact on the Public Square
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| January 18 |
St. John's Episcopal Church
Freedom Sings!
Songs of Dissent and Justice
in Celebration of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| February 19 |
University Synagogue
ICUJP & Pax Christi Present:
Lies & Laughter
with Culture Clash, Edward Asner, René Hicks, Ed Begley Jr., Elayne Boosler, Paula Poundstone, and others
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| March 18 |
Westwood Federal Building
ICUJP in cooperation with
the American Friends Service Committee and others,
The War in Iraq, One Year Later;
A Memorial to This War's Dead
A Day of Witness, Grief & Renewal
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 PEACE VIGILS
note: the vigils listed below are being called by various groups and not endorsed by ICUJP unless specifically noted as such.
Please visit Neighbors for Peace and Justice for an extensive list of local vigils in Southern California
Peace Memorial every
Sunday – All Day
Veterans for Peace
Arlington West Memorial
Santa Monica Beach
set-up 7:30-9:30 am,
take down 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Santa Monica Pier
(North Side)
Please come and volunteer every Sunday or any Sunday! Come help to put up over 800 crosses...
1 cross for every American soldier killed in Iraq. There is also a sign that says in order to honor all of the Iraqi people who have died, we would have to fill the entire beach with crosses.
For more information,
call Sally Marr (323) 650-8166
or Frank Dorrel – 310-838-8131
Peace Vigil every
Sunday evening
West Valley for Peace
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
at the corner of
Topanga
and Victory
Wset San Fernando Valley
Peace Vigil every
Thursday evening
War Is Not The Answer Vigil
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wilshire and Veteran
Westwood
more information:
www.warisnottheanswervigil.org
Peace Vigil every
Friday evening
Old Town Pasadena
with Members and friends of Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
6:30 pm until sundown
corners of
Colorado and Fair Oaks
Old Town Pasadena
Stand up for the dignity and human rights of all persons
End torture and racist abuse in prisons everywhere
US out of Iraq
We cannot be silent
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End US War Crimes
and Atrocities...
Read the New Yorker report by Seymour Hersh on US Torture at Abu Ghraib Prison
view the images of US torture of Iraqi Civilians at Abu Ghraib Prison
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Obtains Internal Pentagon Report Outlining Framework for Use of Torture
Pentagon Report March 2003 (PDF) 6.7MB
CCR has posted the controversial Pentagon Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations in the Global War on Terrorism: Assessment of Legal, Historical, Policy and Operational Considerations on its website. The report is further proof of the Bush administration's disregard for the Constitution and civil liberties and shows there was planning at high levels of government to abuse and torture detainees.
CCR President Michael Ratner stated, "This memo and others show there was planning far up the chain of command to torture detainess; the atrocities at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere cannot be swept under the rug by going after low-level soldiers. Apparently highly placed U.S. officials were willing to approve interrogation methods that violate every convention on torture the United States has ever signed. But they needed to find cover for their actions and a defense to possible criminal prosecution. Government lawyers writing this report wildly distorted the law in an effort to exempt officials from potential criminal prosecution."
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Economic Justice is the Foundation of Peace:
Corruption Characterizes the US Occupation of Iraq
"The disaster that is the occupation of Iraq is much more than the war that plays nightly across U.S. television screens. The violence of grinding poverty, exacerbated by economic sanctions after the first Gulf War, has been deepened by the US invasion. Every day the economic policies of the occupying authorities create more hunger among Iraq 's working people, transforming them into a pool of low-wage, semi-employed labor, desperate for jobs at almost any price."
Read about Coalition Provisional Authority "Order 30" and the New Oppression in Iraq
Bechtel, along with Halliburton,
recieves billions to implement US control over Iraq's resources.
Their efforts to privatize water in many countries was, in Bolivia, defeated by a grassroots rebellion.
Women, hardest hit by their policies,are central to the fight against Bechtel, starting with grandmothers from Big Mountain who fought displacement.
Bechtel oversees the nuclear dumpsite at Yucca Mountain
Former Secretary of State George Shultz is currently on the board of the Bechtel Corporation. Shultz is one of California Gov. Schwartzeneger's economic advisors.
Last April, the Bush administration gave Bechtel the first big Iraqi reconstruction contract, a prized $680 million deal over 18 months.
As the resistance to US occupation increases daily, Bechtel, the second largest recipient of money to 'rebuild' Iraq, continues to implement US control of Iraq's resources. Bechtel is the world's largest contractor, profiteering from war, human suffering and destruction of the environment. Bechtel made cluster bombs and other weapons of mass destruction, has built nearly half of the world's nuclear power plants and has invaded Shoshone land to oversee the nuclear dumpsite at Yucca Mountain.
Bechtel has a history with Peabody Coal which led to the displacement of Navaho people from Big Mountain. They have tried to privatize water in many countries; in Soweto South Africa women and men are resisting and in Bolivia Bechtel's efforts were defeated by a grassroots rebellion led by women. Women, who are hit hardest by Bechtel's genocidal policies, are holding Bechtel accountable for its crimes.
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Download these
11 x 17 posters
If you do not have a printer that can make an 11 x 17 print -- Save the .pdf file to disk, then take the disk to a copy store and ask for a laser print on 11 x 17 paper. Then you can make copies from the master.
You could even just log-on to icujp.org at a copy store and print all of the below from the web.
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