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ICUJP Friday Forum
February 21st, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific  

Dr. Anthony Manousos:
Impact of the Eaton Canyon firestorm on people of color in Altadena and Pasadena

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Event Description: 

In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn. ― Octavia Butler

Anthony Manousos will be speaking on the impact of the Eaton Canyon fire on the residents of Altadena and Pasadena, who are in the majority people of color. He will speak on the history of the region and how his organization, Making Housing and Community Happen, as well as other organizations are working to address racial justice in the context of these wildfires.

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Dr.Anthony Manousos is Co-founder of Making Housing and Community Happen and chair of Affordable/Supportive Housing Advocates (ASHA).  A Quaker peace activist, retired college professor, workshop leader, blogger, and author, in 20ll he married Jill Shook, a nationally known advocate for affordable housing and co-founder of MHCH.
 
Anthony has led successful campaigns to convince the City Council to approve supportive housing projects at the Pasadena Civic Center and in Northwest Pasadena. He  also serves on the board of directors for several organizations, including the Friends Committee for National Legislation and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace. He has edited or written seven books, the most recent being "Transformative Quakers."

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Making Housing and Community Happen

https://laquaker.blogspot.com/

7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize
7:35 - 7:45  Welcome and introductions 
7:45 - 7:50  Reflection (5 min. maximum)
7:50 - 9:15  Program and Q&A
9:15 - 9:20  Announcements
9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

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Facilitator: Steve Rohde
Reflector: Jasmine Hailey

** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. **

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ICUJP Friday Forum 02/21/25
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace recognizes the Gabrieliño Tongva as the past, present, and future caretakers of the land, water, and cultural resources in the unceded territory of Los Angeles.


Recap: Our Close Guantanamo NOW Vigil - fighting 23 years of injustice

Close Guantanamo NOW!





Our annual Close Guantanamo action at the Westwood Federal Building was very well attended - we would like to thank all of the volunteers and our great speakers, and we pray that next year we can celebrate the closing of this horrible monument to human depravity.

At its peak, the illegal detention center at Guantanamo Bay held almost 800 men and boys of Muslim faith - most of whom were never charged with a crime. Today, 15 prisoners still languish there.

After the Guantanamo Bay prison camp was opened, the Bush Administration commissioned the torture memos, a series of documents designed to retroactively provide a pseudo-legal justification for crimes against humanity. To date no one in the Bush administration has been called to account for writing and implementing these documents, and the mainstream media has seemed to forget about what those torture documents have meant to subsequent administrations and the liberties our military and elected officials have taken in illegal detention and torture.

Let's send a message to the White House:

Close Guantanamo NOW and release all detainees!
End torture NOW and prosecute the torturers and those who authorized them.

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                             Co-sponsors:                                   

Amnesty International USA • Anti-Racist Action • CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou • Council on American-Islamic Relations • Defending Rights & Dissent • 90.7 KPFK • Muslim Public Affairs Council • National Religious Campaign Against Torture • North Carolina Stop Torture Now • Out Against War • Pax Christi USA  • St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care

Endorsers:


ACLU of Southern California • Addicted To War • Guantanamo Survivors Fund • Jewish Voice for Peace • National Lawyers Guild  • US Hands Off Cuba Committee

Please assist ICUJP in fulfilling its mission:
Religious Communities Must Stop Blessing War and Violence


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