A NEW YEAR OF STRUGGLE:
POPULAR MOVEMENTS FOR JUSTICE & INDEPENDENT POLITICS A PUBLIC FORUM COMMEMORATING THE 84TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SUNDAY, JANUARY 13th - 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM At THE LAST BOOKSTORE 435 SOUTH SPRING STREET, DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (NORTHWEST CORNER OF 5TH & SPRING. ENTRY ON 5TH STREET) PROGRAM: PANEL #1 ~ 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM WHY DO WE NEED INDEPENDENT POLITICS? HOW CAN INDEPENDENT POLITICS BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES? MARCY WINOGRAD FORMER DEMOCRATIC PARTY PEACE AND REFORM CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, CURRENTLY A GREEN PARTY ACTIVIST IN L.A. GARY GORDON FORMER CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR, CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLA. ELECTED AS AN INDEPENDENT, CURRENTLY A PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY ACTIVIST IN L.A. MIKE FEINSTEIN FORMER CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR, CITY OF SANTA MONICA ELECTED AS A GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE, STILL AN ACTIVIST RON GOCHEZ CURRENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR L.A. CITY COUNCIL, 9TH DISTRICT KOKAYI KWA JITAHIDI CHAIR/CONVENOR, SOUTH LOS ANGELES PEOPLE'S CONVENTION A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE KWAZI NKRUMAH LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS BUDGET ADVISORY GROUP ELECTED MEMBER AND BUDGET REP OF GREATER ECHO PARK / ELYSIAN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL BREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PANEL #2 - 1:20 PM to 3:20 PM BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER THROUGH DIRECT ACTION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING SEX, RACE AND CLASS IN STRUGGLES FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE --- MARGARET PRESCOD, GLOBAL WOMEN'S STRIKE DIRECT ACTION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TODAY --- BILAL ALI, OCCUPY THE HOOD YOUTH ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE --- KIM MAGILL, CHUCO'S JUSTICE CENTER/YOUTH JUSTICE COALITION BEATING BACK RACIST ATTACKS ON BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES --- CARLOS MONTES FIGHTING FOR HEALTH ACCESS IN OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES: HOOD HEALTH --- JAMIE GARCIA, HOOD HEALTH RESISTING HOME FORECLOSURES --- ULISES HERNANDEZ, THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY/FUERZA HERNANDEZ WORKPLACE JUSTICE (TENTATIVE) --- WALMART WORKERS FIGHTING POLICE SPYING AND THE BIG BROTHER STATE (TENTATIVE) --- HAMID KAHN SPONSORED BY THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COALITION AND OCCUPY THE BALLOT! FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT KWAZI NKRUMAH at: 213-884-5190 or: kwazinkru...@aol.com OR GO ONLINE TO: WWW.KPFK.ORG [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
