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ICUJP Friday Forum
March 24th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Earthling - Climate Ethics

Event Description: A discussion of the main ethical issues relating to climate change, highlighting intergenerational equity and the moral standing of non-human animals.

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Dean Wallraff is an attorney and Executive Director of Advocates for the Environment, a public-interest law firm and environmental advocacy organization. He represents public-interest groups such as the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and the California Native Plant Society in environmental, land-use, water-law and open-government litigation. His legal practice focuses on reducing the impacts of climate change.

Dean is a graduate of the University of Arizona and Loyola Law School. He lives in Shadow Hills with his wife Benita and a large Kuvasz dog named Bartok.

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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March 10th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

03.10.23 Friday Forum - Palestine in America: Activism, Advocacy, and Adversity

Event Description: Arguably the most crucial battleground for the Palestinian struggle outside of Palestine, the United States has seen an intensification in the discourse surrounding Palestinian rights and liberation in the past decade. From major electoral victories to strategic boycott wins and large-scale mobilizations to Netflix shows centering on the Palestinian narrative, the discourse and trajectory of Palestine activism have shifted dramatically. This has created significant opportunities for the Palestine movement in the US on campuses, in Congress, and beyond.

American Muslims for Palestine has been at the center of the action since 2015 and has organized some of the largest and most effective Palestine advocacy campaigns in the US. 

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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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ICUJP Friday Forum
March 3rd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

03.03.23 Friday Forum - Carey Shenkman: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press 

Event Description: A Century of Repression offers an unprecedented and panoramic history of the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history. It details government use of the Act to control information about U.S. military and foreign policy during the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terror.

The Act has provided cover for the settling of political scores, illegal break-ins, and prosecutorial misconduct. The cases of Eugene Debs, John S. Service, Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and Julian Assange, among others, reveal the threat posed to whistleblowers, government critics, and journalists alike.

Join us for a discussion on this obscure but far-reaching example of government overreach.

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Carey Shenkman is a lawyer, author, and litigator focusing on freedom of speech. He testified in the Assange extradition proceedings, and is co-author of the book A Century of Repression: the Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press.

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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ICUJP Friday Forum 03/03/23
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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February 24th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

2.24.23 Friday Forum - Dialogue between the Black and Jewish communities through music: Brubeck's "The Gates of Justice" at Holman UMC 

Event Description: By the time Dave Brubeck was commissioned to write a piece of music by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the bond formed by the Jewish and African American communities during the civil rights movement had weakened and was starting to break down in the wake of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Tuesday, February 28th, the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at UCLA in collaboration with Holman United Methodist Church will be presenting a concert in their Music and Justice series at Holeman UMC that features a performance of Dave Brubeck's The Gates of Justice. This powerful work of interfaith and intercultural unity and hope is a work that pulls from biblical and Hebrew liturgical texts, Martin Luther King’s speeches, African American spirituals and from the writings of the Jewish sage Hillel, and this Dave Brubeck composition with lyrics by Iola Brubeck still resonates today.

Please join us for a discussion on the Milken Center, the ongoing work of Holeman UMC, and the intersection of art and activism in the context of music and Black freedom.

“When King said, ‘We must live together as brothers,’ people didn’t hear it. Now they damn well hear it.”
— Dave Brubeck

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Rev. Dr. Ken Walden was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Saint George, South Carolina.  At an early age he served in leadership positions within various organizations such as the Junior Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Boy Scouts of America, and church congregations.  He is an ordained clergy-member of the California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Prior to being named Senior Pastor of Holman United Methodist Church, Dr. Walden served as the 16th President of Gammon Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center located in Atlanta, Georgia.



Mark Kligman is the Inaugural holder of the Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music where he is a Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology. He specializes in the liturgical traditions of Middle Eastern Jewish communities and various areas of popular Jewish music. Professor Kligman is the Director of the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience.



Jeff Janeczko is the Curator and Chief Operating Officer of the Milken Archive of Jewish Music and a Visiting Researcher with the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at UCLA. He holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UCLA, where he has taught courses on Jewish music and ethnomusicology.

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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ICUJP Friday Forum 02/24/23
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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ICUJP Friday Forum
February 17th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - Carrying on the NAACP's legacy and mission

Event Description: The NAACP seeks to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

The Pomona Valley Branch serves five cities in San Bernardino County and five cities in Los Angeles County., and we will hear about the priorities and initiatives of the Pomona Valley office and the NAACP overall.

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Jeanette Ellis Royston serves as the President of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Pomona Valley Branch.



Chris Lodgson is a lead organizer with CJEC, the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, and ARCC, the American Redress Coalition of California, which are grassroots, California-based organizations working for Reparations and Reparative Justice for descendants of US Chattel Slavery living in California. CJEC is one of seven Community Organizations selected by the California Reparations Task Force to conduct community outreach and engagement for Reparations. CJEC helped write the final version, and was instrumental in the passage, of AB3121, the law that created California's first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force.



Raphael H. Plunkett is a 28 year volunteer in literacy, political and civic endeavors.  Credited for her work with CJEC and NAASD as a grassroots organizer, she has been working on behalf of the CA Reparations Task Force process, honored with the NAASD Stellar Award, a Diamond Bar Volunteer of the Year Award, and the Fred Hampton Scholarship Fund Image Award.

The NAACP Pomona Valley motto:

“Together We Are Stronger.”

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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February 17th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - Carrying on the NAACP's legacy and mission

Event Description: The NAACP seeks to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

The Pomona Valley Branch serves five cities in San Bernardino County and five cities in Los Angeles County., and we will hear about the priorities and initiatives of the Pomona Valley office and the NAACP overall.

Join the conversation with our speaker:



Jeanette Ellis Royston serves as the President of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Pomona Valley Branch.

The NAACP Pomona Valley motto:

“Together We Are Stronger.”

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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To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees.

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February 17th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - Carrying on the NAACP's legacy and mission

Event Description: The NAACP seeks to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

The Pomona Valley Branch serves five cities in San Bernardino County and five cities in Los Angeles County., and we will hear about the priorities and initiatives of the Pomona Valley office and the NAACP overall.

Join the conversation with our speaker:



Jeanette Ellis Royston serves as the President of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Pomona Valley Branch.

The NAACP Pomona Valley motto:

“Together We Are Stronger.”

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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To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees.

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February 10th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - CASA of Los Angeles: Advocating for Children 

Event Description: Children in the dependency and juvenile justice court system face obstacles in receiving the basic care that all children need, like emotional support and a chance for a stable and loving home. They often lack appropriate education and vocational training, medical and mental health care. Angela Daughtry of CASA of Los Angeles will be sharing with us on how the organization trains committed, consistent and caring adults who provide equitable access to resources and life-affirming connections.

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Angela Daughtry is the recruitment and outreach manager at CASA of Los Angeles, and an advocate for education, diversity, equity, inclusion, and most importantly, for our youth.  

She is currently serving with a board of directors for Eastern Michigan University's Higher Education Student Affairs (HESA) Alumni Association, Children's Center of Antelope Valley, and MomHouse of AV. 

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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February 3rd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Social Justice: Where are We at Today?

Event Description: Joyce McIntosh will share information about the current state of censorship and challenges in the United States and lead into the ways each one of us can identify a path to advocacy in hopes of protecting access to information for all. We will share a time of questions and conversation following.

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Joyce McIntosh is the Assistant Program Director for the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), an organization dedicated to First Amendment education, litigation, and advocacy. She has worked at the intersection of intellectual freedom, communication, and the First Amendment for three decades. Her background and education in journalism and library and information science have led her to work for newspapers, non-profits, and for the last two decades in libraries. She worked in a public library outside of Chicago, IL providing reference, programming, outreach, and assistive technology before joining FTRF. 

In addition to her work with FTRF, Joyce has worked for the Sierra Club Mackinac Chapter (Michigan) and has participated in an anti-racism training program called White Women Fighting Racism. Joyce strives to apply her values of faith and social justice to every role, conversation, and training she is part of.

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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January 27th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum: Get On The Bus - Keeping Families Connected During COVID-19

Get On The Bus (GOTB) helps bring children and their incarcerated loved ones together for a specialized visiting day. One of the newest and biggest challenges that families with incarcerated loved ones face today is an additional barrier to conducting visiting: COVID-19. Learn about how GOTB helped families maneuver through barriers and how you can help.  

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Kristal Corona is the Program Coordinator for Get On The Bus since 2022. She has worked in the restorative justice field for 7 years and focuses on finding ways to help heal families and communities through conflict resolution, mediation, and community dialogue. She has led national and international workshops on peacebuilding and research theories.

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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To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees.

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January 20th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - Elizabeth Gonzalez: How Public Counsel Protects Consumer Rights and Economic Justice

Learn about ways Public Counsel’s Consumer Rights and Economic Justice Project serves Los Angeles County residents who are low-income. Supervising Staff Attorney Elizabeth Gonzalez will discuss the areas of practice we assist with, and will provide information about our free debt collection defense, foreclosure prevention, and bankruptcy clinics.

This is an information session and legal advice will not be provided. However, you will learn how to contact Public Counsel’s Consumer Rights and Economic Justice Project for assistance.

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Elizabeth Gonzalez serves as a Supervising Staff Attorney with Public Counsel’s Consumer Rights and Economic Justice Project. Elizabeth has assisted consumers who are low-income in all areas of consumer law for over a decade, including student loans, debt collection defense, home equity scams, and bankruptcy.

Elizabeth serves on the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s Debt Collection Advisory Committee, has presented to national audiences on student loans and bankruptcy, and has testified in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on bankruptcy reforms to assist student loan borrowers.

Elizabeth Gonzalez is also a Lecturer in Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

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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January 13th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - Greg Palast on Vote Supression

"Those who rage against and work against expanding the electorate know what's at stake. The goal is to block access to the ballot and to policy making because letting the agitators inside might yield new laws to remedy inequality or injustice". -- Stacy Abrams

The push to prevent people from voting has always been an American tradition - from Poll Taxes to supposed "literacy tests", those who want to suppress the rights of citizens have always known that the power is not in who votes, but in who counts the votes.

Investigative reporter Greg Palast will be informing us on recent and ongoing attempts to disenfranchise voters, and the ongoing work to make sure that everyone has equal access to the ballot box.

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Greg Palast Greg Palast is known for his investigative reports for The Guardian, BBC Television and Democracy Now. Palast is author of several New York Times bestsellers including "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy".

Palast’s new film, "Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman", produced by Martin Sheen and narrated by Rosario Dawson, will be released later this year.

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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Here's how to join the online meeting:

To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees.

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If you're new to Zoom and would like to use the video option, we recommend you download the app well ahead of time.

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January 6th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum - WHY IS GUANTANAMO STILL OPEN?

A group of thought leaders and activists on the issue of Guantanamo discuss its dreadful history, how it clashes with America's stated ideals, and the prospects for its closure.

Joining longtime ICUJP member and "Close Guantanamo" event organizer Jon Krampner are the Rev. Ron Stief of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Mohammad Tajsar of the ACLU of Southern California, and Michael Rapkin, a member of the Guantanamo Bar.

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MOHAMMAD TAJSAR has been a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California since 2017. One of his areas of primary concentration is national security and counter-terrorism policy, with a particular focus on the impacts of national security law on Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities.



MICHAEL RAPKIN, along with his son, is a senior partner in the Marina Del Rey law firm of Rapkin and Associates. He has been a real estate lawyer for 46 years and, since 2005, a member of the Guantanamo Bar. He had two clients in Guantanamo, both of whom were transferred out after undergoing torture and indefinite detention at the hands of the U.S. government. Charges were never filed against either of them.



REV. RON STIEF, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, is the executive director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, an interfaith organization of more than 325 religious organizations committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture. He is a national leader and faith strategist on ending CIA torture and ending the torture of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons.



JON KRAMPNER (moderator) has organized ICUJP's “Close Guantanamo” protest rally in front of the Downtown Los Angeles Federal Building for the last 12 years; before that he solo picketed there every January 11. His article “The Fog Machine,” about the CIA's “extraordinary rendition” (torture taxi) program appeared in the summer 2016 issue of The Brooklyn Rail.

7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize
7:35 - 7:45  Welcome and introductions 
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Friday Forum: Year-End Reflections and New Year Aspirations

"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it". -- Frederick Douglass

Let’s look back together on 2022 from a personal, community, and global perspective.  Where have we succeeded and where have we failed?  What lessons have we learned?  What are our fondest hopes for 2023 and how are we actually going to achieve them?

ICUJP invites all to join us in looking back on 2022, sharing your own reflections, and preparing for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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

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December 16th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum: ICUJP Holiday Gathering and Call for Ukraine/Russia Christmas Truce

In December 1914, small pockets of French, German, Belgian and British troops held impromptu cease-fires across the Western Front, with reports of some on the Eastern Front as well. Some accounts suggest a few of these unofficial truces remained in effect for days. These troops honored each other's humanity when the leaders of their countries just wanted to wage war.

We are honored to host Medea Benjamin from Code Pink, who will be talking about the call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine as well as observations highlighted in her new book War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, and we will have reflections from other ICUJP presenters sharing their thoughts on the past year, their work, and ways that we in ICUJP can be of service in creating a more peaceful and just world in the upcoming year and beyond.

Join the conversation with our speaker:

Medea Benjamin is an American political activist who was the co-founder of Code Pink with Jodie Evans and others. Along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, she created the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate, receiving the highest raw vote total of any Green Party U.S. Senate candidate.

As part of Code Pink's mission, Benjamin helped organize many International Women's Day Marches and Mother's Day Calls for Peace, the latter to bring back the original intent of Mother's Day as women mobilizing against war. These included bringing women from war-torn countries such as Iraq, Palestine, and Afghanistan to the U.S. to speak about their experiences. Between 2003 and 2010, Benjamin helped organize anti-war mass mobilizations in Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco.

Benjamin organized the campaign Bring Our War Dollars Home, which fought to divert money from the Pentagon into social programs at home.
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General, your tank
is a powerful vehicle
it smashes down forests
& crushes a hundred men.
but it has one defect:
it needs a driver.

General, your bomber is powerful
it flies faster than a storm
& carries more than an elephant.
but it has one defect:
it needs a mechanic.

General, man is very useful.
He can fly & he can kill.
but he has one defect:
He can think. -- Bertolt Brecht

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December 9th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

12.09.22 Friday Forum - The Brazilian elections, the MST and challenges of the new government

The Brazilian Landless Rural Workers Movement – MST -- is a Brazilian social movement fighting for land, agrarian reform, and social change. It is the result of a long history of land concentration and social inequality and is inspired by various forms of resistance and popular struggles for social justice and the sovereignty of people.

For 38 years the MST has organized landless peasants throughout Brazil to fight for their land and produce healthy food, building a better life for their families with education, health, and culture, based on cooperation and respect for each other and for nature.

The MST has organized more than 1.5 million people in about 1,200 cities located in 23 states and the Federal District.

The MST is part of La Via Campesina, an international coalition of more than 170 peasant movements from 80 countries worldwide.

Join the conversation with our speaker:

Cassia Bechara has been a  member of the MST since  2001.  She has taken on different tasks in the  Movement, such as in the communications sector and grassroots organizer. Today she is a member of MST  National Board and coordinates the International  Relations Collective.

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7:50 - 9:15  Program and Q&A
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9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

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ICUJP Partners with Ten Thousand Villages This Holiday Season!

Drop into a non-profit Ten Thousand Villages shop in Pasadena or in Redondo Beach, between November 28 and December 12, immerse yourself in the amazing handiwork of women and men of the world, and buy at least one gift for someone you were shopping for.

If you say “ICUJP” to the volunteer when you check out, 15% of your purchase will go to ICUJP!

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December 2nd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

The William Grant Still Arts Center - Fun and Games: The 42nd Annual Black Doll Show

Join us for a discussion on the history of The William Grant Still Arts Center in Los Angeles, and a preview of this year's annual exhibition featuring dolls, games, quilts and multi-media art.

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Amitis Motevalli is the director of the William Grant Still Arts Center, a multi-arts exhibition and educational space focusing on community histories and broadening canons through the arts. The William Grant Still Arts Center is a facility of the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. Amitis is also a multimedia artist born in Iran. Within her practice as an artist, she explores the culture and survival of people living in poverty, conflict and/or war. Her experience as a trans-national migrant is foundational in her work. Motevalli is invested in research, collaboration, and the potential of art to expand thought.

As the director of the William Grant Still Arts Center, Motevalli has broadened the pedagogical and exhibition programming by bringing a focus to grassroots archives, in particular within South Central Los Angeles. She also directed a city wide program called LA/Islam Arts Inititative in partnership with the Doris Duke Foundation. Motevalli is now also responsible for the upcoming Charmette Bonpua Art and Cultural Center, a satellite space to the William Grant Still Arts Center, with a specific arts focus on exhibition, education and a repository of South Central Los Angeles Archives. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles exhibiting art internationally. 

7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize
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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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ICUJP Partners with Ten Thousand Villages This Holiday Season!

Drop into a non-profit Ten Thousand Villages shop in Pasadena or in Redondo Beach, between November 28 and December 12, immerse yourself in the amazing handiwork of women and men of the world, and buy at least one gift for someone you were shopping for.

If you say “ICUJP” to the volunteer when you check out, 15% of your purchase will go to ICUJP!

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It's Fair-Trade Shopping Week at ICUJP!

ICUJP is taking a break from our Friday Forums this week, no Forum Nov. 25th.

On this week of giving thanks, we wish you all a wonderful time with friends and family. 

Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace encourages all of our friends to shop responsibly and mindfully this holiday season.  Please check out this past Friday's forum presented by Carolfrances Likins: Fair Trade Gift-Giving as Acts of Solidarity.


Palm-Leaf Bowl, Mexico

Carolfrances Likins and ICUJP have also compiled our First Annual Fair-Trade Shopping List, with links to local and international sources for Fair-Trade, handmade items made by local artisans from all over the globe.


Oil-Drum carving, Haiti

Please consider making at least one holiday purchase from one of these great resources for beautiful pieces of art made by real, local craftspeople, and support these communities and traditions. 

One of the longest-running and best places to shop for Fair-Trade products is Ten Thousand Villages, and from November 28th through December 12th, if you mention ICUJP Ten Thousand Villages will make a donation to Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace!  So shop responsibly and support community artisans as well as ICUJP!


Olivewood carving, Palestine

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November 18th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Carolfrances Likins: Fair Trade Gift-Giving as Acts of Solidarity

When you start gift shopping – whether your traditional gift-giving time will be this December or next April – will your money go to enrich a capitalist corporation? Or will it go straight to a village or town where women and men will put it toward a school, a clinic, a water purification system, or whatever else the workers vote to use it on after paying themselves the agreed-on amount?

Most Fair Trade producers are women and men who have broken out of the capitalist hold by forming worker-owned co-ops. No bosses. And in place of the profiteering middle-man, Fair Trade companies form long-term relationships with the workers, buying at a fair price, and selling to us through a non-profit store chain like Ten Thousand Villages, small shops, pop-up bazaars, websites, or in some cases major stores.

From bars of chocolate to major gifts, what we give makes a difference in the world.

We will see a large array of gifts available through Fair Trade networks. You might want to screenshot some of them, so if you don’t know how to do this, you might want to learn beforehand.

Join the conversation with our speaker:

Carolfrances Likins is a retired teacher with three decades in elementary schools of Watts and Compton. She has traveled as an internationalist to places where people ask for our solidarity, from Latin America to the Middle East.

She is a board member of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.

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9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

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November 11th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Roundtable: Julian Assange and Freedom of the Press

Why is President Biden actively pursuing the prosecution of Julian Assange brought by President Trump and rejected by President Obama, which poses a grave danger to the freedom of the press? Learn the latest about the international movement to end the prosecution of Assange and what you can do about it

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Vincent De Stefano is founding member of Assange Defense in Southern California. He also sits on the National steering committee and is their National Organizing Director. He currently serves as President of the Pasadena/Foothill chapter of the ACLU and sits on the ACLU Affiliate board and the Executive Committee. He has been involved with Amnesty International for more than four decades and was the recipient of Amnesty’s 2019 Urgent Action Hero award.

7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize
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7:45 - 7:50  Reflection (5 min. maximum)
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9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

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November 4th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Friday Forum 11/04 - John Parker: The role of the U.S. in Ukraine, from the perspective of the Donbass region

John will be discussing the history of the U.S. influence in Ukraine before 2014 and to the present and also sharing eyewitness accounts from interviews with the people of the Donbass region taken while visiting there last May.

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7:50 - 9:15  Program and Q&A
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9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

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If you're new to Zoom and would like to use the video option, we recommend you download the app well ahead of time.

ICUJP is a non-partisan 501 (c) (3) organization and takes no position on candidates for elective office. The appearance of any candidate at any ICUJP program should not be understood as an endorsement of such person.
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Friday Forum 11/04 - John Parker, Black Alliance for Peace

The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) seeks to recapture and redevelop the historic anti-war, anti-imperialist, and pro-peace positions of the radical black movement. Through educational activities, organizing and movement support, organizations and individuals in the Alliance will work to oppose both militarized domestic state repression, and the policies of de-stabilization, subversion and the permanent war agenda of the U.S. state globally.

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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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ICUJP is a non-partisan 501 (c) (3) organization and takes no position on candidates for elective office. The appearance of any candidate at any ICUJP program should not be understood as an endorsement of such person.
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October 28th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Susan Stouffer: Why and how do we teach peace and how can we get more peace education in our communities?

SOLA Community Peace Center has been partnering with ICUJP to do peace education with children and families in South L.A. for more than 16 years. We have learned some things during that time about the "how" of peace education and always learn more from ICUJP partners. Together we can create takeaways, as well as actions to address barriers and increase peace education opportunities. Bring your ideas, energy, and hopes.

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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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ICUJP Friday Forum
October 7th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Kent Wong: The Future of the Labor Movement

Description: UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong will provide an analysis of the current state of the labor movement, and the critical importance of advancing social justice unionism

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9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

9:35 Board Meeting

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ICUJP Friday Forum 10/07/22
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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September 30th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Crimea: Key to Ending War in Ukraine - Opinio Juris

Description: John Quigley was appointed in 1994 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to go to Ukraine to examine the situation in Crimea and to make recommendations to avert conflict there. He engaged in shuttle diplomacy over the following year. Based on this experience, he will discuss how he sees possibilities for ending the war in Ukraine.

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ICUJP Friday Forum 9/30/22
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September 23rd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Non-Violence Themes of Pope Francis and Artist John August Swanson (Sept 23 1st Anniversary) 

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ICUJP Friday Forum 9/23/22
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 873 9685 9483
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September 16th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

30 Years Teaching in Watts and Compton

7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize
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ICUJP Friday Forum
September 9th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Beyond Linear Thinking

Many of the conflicts, divisions, and problems we confront individually, socially, and globally can be traced to the linear, hierarchical, competitive thinking we have been doing for 5,000 years. A new way of thinking is being used by the military, aviation, corporations, and governments to create a more cooperative, kinder, and effective way of relating to each other. Linda Seger will talk about this new thinking model she calls Web Thinking, based on the spider web and world wide web. 

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Schedule:

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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Pursuing Justice and Peace
ICUJP 2022 George F. Regas Courageous Peacemaker

Virtual Awards Presentation

Sunday, September 11, 2022 • 4:45-6:00 pm (Pacific Time)
(Live Streamed Online)

ON 9/11 @ 4:45PM (PT) CLICK HERE TO WATCH ONLINE

 

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ICUJP Friday Forum
September 2nd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

WHY WE NEED TO TEACH PEACE AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Description: Just when students in the United States are most in need of learning the best and the worst in American history, the right of teachers to teach free of censorship and government interference is under assault.

Join us for a timely discussion exploring these vital issues. Why do students deserve to learn about peace and justice, as much as reading, writing, and arithmetic? How has the American educational system addressed the teaching of peace and justice and how can it do a better job? What happens to teachers who try to teach outside the patriotic boundaries of permitted material? How has the training of teachers in the United States perpetuated White Supremacy? What’s behind efforts in Congress and state legislatures to ban the teaching of The 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory, and a People’s History of the United States? How can we fight back? https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/florida-educators-and-students-file-lawsuit-challenging-stop-woke-censorship-law

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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
9:35 - TBD Board Meeting

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ICUJP Friday Forum 9/2/22
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 827 8369 2781
PASSCODE: 389868

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Meeting ID:  827 8369 2781
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ICUJP Friday Forum
August 26th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

FOOD SECURITY IN NICARAGUA: LESSONS FOR LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE

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Description: Rachel Bruhnke went to Nicaragua this summer with the Friends of the ATC on a trip that takes people down to work with and learn from local farmers. Rachel is also an urban farmer and her farm is called Harbor Farms. This presentation will discuss Food Security in Nicaragua, and ideas/examples of its urgency in Los Angeles, and how it can transform California agriculture so ALL can win, including our state's future!

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Schedule:

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
9:35 - TBD Board Meeting

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ICUJP Friday Forum
August 19th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

TIME, BEAUTY AND WELLBEING

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Description: John de Graaf will focus his remarks on the loss of both time and beauty in our society resulting from our addiction to consumerism, and why both time and beauty are essential for human wellbeing and happiness.  He will explore ways to bring more time, beauty and happiness into our lives. www.johndegraaf.com

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Schedule:

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
9:35 - TBD Board Meeting

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ICUJP Friday Forum
August 12th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

 A Life of Activism: Howard Zinn (1922–2010)

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Description: This presentation will take place on the 100th anniversary month of Howard Zinn’s birth on August 24, 1922, in Brooklyn. Although Howard died in 2010, his work continues to inform and inspire educators around the world. His most popular book, A People’s History of the United States, has sold more than 4 million copies.

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Deborah Menkart, Zinn Education Project | Co-director for Teaching for Change Deborah Menkart is executive director of Teaching for Change. She is co-editor of Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Multicultural, Anti-Racist Education and Staff Development and Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching A Resource Guide for Classrooms and Communities.

 

 

 

 

Anthony Arnove is the editor of several books, including Voices of a People’s History of the United States, which he co-edited with Howard Zinn. He also wrote the introduction for the new 35th anniversary edition of Zinn’s classic book A People’s History of the United States. Arnove cofounded the nonprofit education and arts organization Voices of a People’s History of the United States with Zinn; wrote, directed, and produced the documentary The People Speak; and has directed stage and television versions of The People Speak in Dublin with Stephen Rea, in London with Colin Firth, and across the United States with various arts groups, including Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Sundance Film Festival. He also produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary Dirty Wars.

 

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
August 5th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

2022 Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Programs Overview + Music

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Description: In 2010, Heart of LA partnered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to launch a youth orchestra program.The Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) at Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) is the second site of Gustavo Dudamel’s signature program and features several youth orchestras. HOLA also provides a structured Music Studios program, including jazz and rock bands and now also a premiere Intergenerational Orchestra, Choir and Big Band Programs!!

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Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
July 29th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

The Constitution and Our Challenges Today

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Description: What should we celebrate about our Constitution? What is asked of us now?

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
July 22nd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

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CLUE: Building Our Faith-Rooted Community for Worker, Immigrant and Racial Justice

Description: For almost 30 years, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice has been educating, mobilizing and organizing the faith community of Southern California to take sustained and transformative action for worker justice in solidarity with our union and labor movement partners. We are incredibly proud of how we met the moment time and again during the past few years of the Trump and Biden eras with powerful actions and campaigns, while also extending into our work a profound value of immigrant and racial justice. Join us this Friday morning, July 22 as we celebrate the incredible work that CLUE and UNITE HERE! Local 11 have done already in 2022, for example our successful campaign to pass the Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance in the City of LA, and offer to the interfaith community the electrifying opportunity to join us in building power for justice in the coming years. 

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
July 15th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

All About Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles

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Meeting ID: 899 0374 7256 PASSCODE: 042430
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Description: Learn more about the largest civil rights organization in the nation serving the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
July 8th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

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Alternatives to Capitalism

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Description: Join us as we recognize that, while we must work for social change within the system – such as stopping police forces from brutalizing people of color and fighting corporations that are polluting our environment – we will always have an uphill battle as long as capitalism continues to reward the bourgeoisie for devastating the working class and the environment. We will look at alternatives that offer hope.

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
July 1st, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

THE DANGEROUS ARROGANCE OF THE REACTIONARY SUPREME COURT MAJORITY IS A THREAT TO AMERICA

Description: From abortion to gun safety to separation of church and state, the far-right Supreme Court, emboldened by three Trump nominees, is systematically dismantling long established precedents protecting fundamental constitutional rights. How did this happen and what can we do about it?  Join a discussion about one of the most monumental series of decisions in the history of the Supreme Court. 

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
June 24th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Skid Row and How to Solve America’s Homeless Problem

Description: A 25-minute discussion on how to solve America’s homeless problem with “Skid Row” as the center-point!

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum 6/24/22
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 822 1749 5506
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ICUJP Friday Forum
June 17th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Description: Join Maraky from BAJI (Black Alliance for Just Immigration) as they share the current state of Black migrants in CA and at the US-Mexico border. Black migrants continue to be under attack due to rampant anti-Blackness across the Americas. Come and learn about the harm that the United States is exporting to other countries with its racist policies & practices.

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
June 10th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

United to House LA: Why Housing Should Be a Human Right!

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Description: Discussion of “United to House LA”ballot measure, which if passed will create the largest investment in affordable housing in the history of the City of Los Angeles. This presentation will cover the background, current status, and potential future impacts of this important local ballot measure – as well as how it relates to the larger goals of ending housing insecurity, advancing a right to housing, and ending criminalization of poverty. There will also be Q & A and several opportunities to take action.

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
June 3rd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

How Anti-Muslim Animus is Fueling the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory

Description: The discussion will center around the narrative of the replacement theory that is being pushed by right-wing media, that Jews are financing Muslim immigrants to take over America. This theory began in Europe when a French ethno-nationalist coined the idea of “Eurabia” and is spreading around the globe. Working together toward a pluralistic democracy is the counter-narrative that deflates the idea that Muslims are here to replace white civilization.

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum
May 27th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

An Open Discussion About Gun Violence, and the Faith Community's Response to this Epidemic

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Description:Please join us for this open forum where we will talk about gun violence in the United States and the role of the faith community in mitigating the violence. 

Schedule:

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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ICUJP Friday Forum 5/27/22
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Option 1: Join video conference here

Meeting ID: 854 4081 7329
PASSCODE: 563271

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Meeting ID: 854 4081 7329
PASSCODE: 563271

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ICUJP Friday Forum
May 20th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

 Introduction to KAILASA - The First Nation of Hindus

Description: A presentation about KAILASA, including what can be offered towards interfaith building and community support through humanitarian initiatives as well as peace-building.

Schedule:

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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To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees.

If you prefer to join by phone, you'll be prompted to enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You won't be able to see the visuals or attendees, but you can view them on the meeting video recording afterward. 

If you're new to Zoom and would like to use the video option, we recommend you download the app well ahead of time.

ICUJP Friday Forum 5/20/22
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Please join us online

ICUJP Friday Forum
May 13th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

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Being Peace in the Fog of War

Description: How do we engage for peace in this fog of war? Come learn what the movement is doing globally and where can you plug in.