Two events will take place at the Southern California Library this weekend. On Saturday, October 22, 2 p.m., James Yee, the former U.S. Army Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, talks about his secret arrest by the U.S. government and his ensuing ordeal. On Sunday, October 23, 2 p.m., there will be a discussion of organizing by indigenous people from Oaxaca--their struggle to improve conditions for indigenous peoples and the challenges women face in this organizing. Textiles from the Oaxacan Women's Collective will be available for purchase, and refreshments will be offered. Please scroll for more information or go to our website www.socallib.org .
WHO ARE THE SUSPECTS IN THE "WAR ON TERROR"? Talk/Book Reading with James Yee Former U.S. Army Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2005, 2 P.M. In 2001, Captain James Yee was commissioned as one of the first Muslim chaplains in the United States Army. Chaplain Yee was selected to serve as the Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, where hundreds of detainees captured in the war on terror are being held as unlawful combatants. After receiving numerous awards for his service there, Chaplain Yee was secretly arrested. Wrongfully accused of spying, and aiding the Taliban and Al Qaeda, Yee spent 76 days in solitary confinement and was threatened with the death penalty. In the end, all criminal charges were dropped. As Yees story shows, we are all potential suspects in the war on terror. FREE. EVERYONE WELCOME. @ The Southern California Library 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles (323) 759-6063 www.socallib.org ________________________________________________________ OAXACALIFORNIA: Binational Indigenous Migration and Organizing Panel and Photo Exhibit: w/ Photos by Devra Weber ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, October 23, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us for a discussion of binational organizing by indigenous people from Oaxaca... their struggle to improve conditions for indigenous people and the challenges women face in this organizing Photo exhibit will continue after the 23rd. Speakers: Rufino Dominguez-Santos, General Coordinator, Binational Front of Indigenous Organizations (FIOB) "Struggles for the Betterment of Indigenous Peoples" Olga Romero Hernandez, Coordinator of Women's Issues, General Council, Binational Front of Indigenous Organizations (FIOB) "Indigenous Women and the Challenges of Binational Organizing" Oaxacans come from a long tradition of communal organizing and work. Rufino Dominguez has been active in organizing for human and indigenous rights, and the expansion of indigenous organizing and binational pan-indigenous movements in Mexico and the U.S. Odilia Romero works with indigenous women in Los Angeles as part of this binational effort. Join us to hear about the social issues and challenges faced in this organizing across borders. Textiles from the Oaxacan Women's Collective will be available for purchase. FREE. REFRESHMENTS. EVERYONE WELCOME. TRANSLATION PROVIDED. @ The Southern California Library 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles (323) 759-6063 www.socallib.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
