LOS ANGELES SOCIAL FORUM Friday, June 27 - Sunday, June 29 at USC http://lasocialforum.org/joomla/index.php?lang=english
Building bridges between social justice movements across LA Please join us for a weekend of building bridges between LA-based campaigns for social justice, environmental action, criminal reform, election fairness, gender equity, political power and cultural expression. The Los Angeles Social Forum is a place where Southern California activists will meet and share power, plans, perspectives, and ideas while building a network for peace and social justice. More than 50 workshops on topics from immigrant rights to informed enlistment will be offered. The Forum is being endorsed or sponsored by more than 50 organizations that work in the Los Angeles area. ------ PARKING: Remember to enter through Gate 3 on Figueroa south of the corner of Figueroa and Jefferson, and tell the parking attendant that you are part of the LA Social Forum to receive a discounted $5 rate. Map: http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/ Register:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Rsu_2f62AkA48Ae9pZ_2b2XFLA_3d_3d ------------ -JUNE 27, FRIDAY 6:00 p.m. Registration • Meet & Greet Alumni Park • South of Von KleinSmid Building 7:45 p.m. Welcome with First People Seeley G. Mudd, Rm 123 8:00 p.m. Opening Plenary and Cultural Performances Seeley G. Mudd, Rm 123 8:45 p.m. Drum Circle Alumni Park • South of Von KleinSmid Building EXAMPLES OF Workshops: It Takes a Village to Rape a Woman | Teaching During a Time of War | Making Our Votes Count for a Voice in Government | Media and Social-Justice Movements | Ongoing Struggle for Lesbian Rights | Organizing for Immigrants' Rights & Against ICE Raids | Palestine and the Right of Return: 60 years of Exile | Peak Oil | Prevent Unwanted Presidencies: Ways to protect the Nov. 2008 Election | Prison Abolition | Puerto Rico Self Determination/Liberation >From Colonziation | Race, Gender and Electoral Politics | Release Women From Prison | Reforming Proposition 13 & Advancing Economic Justice | Revolutionary Journalism | Roots of the Global Food Crisis: How Capitalism Fails to Feed the Hungry | Sexual Politics | Working together for a Fair California Budget | Situational Awareness, Mindfulness, Communication, and Focus | Soul Rebel Radio | Spirituality and the Struggle for Social Justice -JUNE 28, SATURDAY 8:30 a.m. Registration Alumni Park • South of Von KleinSmid Building 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Workshops Session 1 Refer to specific workshops for room locations (pp 6-17) 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch, Actions Alumni Park • South of Von KleinSmid Building 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Workshops Session 2 Refer to specific workshops for room locations (pp 6-17) 4:-00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Workshops Session 3 Refer to specific workshops for room locations (pp 6-17) 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. SAJE Virtual Neighborhood Tour Alumni Park • South of Von KleinSmid Building 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. pARTy • Refreshments • Music (See pg 4 & 20) William Grant Still Art Center -- 2520 West View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90016 ------ -JUNE 29, SUNDAY 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mini-assemblies (See pg 21 for details) Seeley G. Mudd Building 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony -- McCarthy Quad ---------------------------------------- Participate in one of our 74 workshops happening Saturday, June 28. A PDF spreadsheet of the times and room numbers of all workshops scheduled can be downloaded at: http://lasocialforum.org/joomla/images/downloadfiles/workshops-final.pdf Descriptions of workshops are at: http://tinyurl.com/3jdupz RSVP to attend specific workshops by clicking here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2fhYAq2gAvj84bB2ofWceDg_3d_3d On Sunday, the LA Social Forum is sponsoring three Mini-assemblies, which will be large gatherings to share ideas and activities. 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