ICUJP Friday Forum: Latino poet/activist Luis J. Rodriguez: "In A Time of Crisis, Time for Rebirth"

 

Please join us online ICUJP Friday Forum October 21st, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific Luis J. Rodriguez: In A Time of Crisis, Time for Rebirth Join video conference here Call in by phone: +1 669 900 6833*  Meeting ID: 873 9685 9483 PASSCODE: 635661 *Meeting controls for call-in attendees: To mute/unmute yourself: *6 To raise hand: *9 Presently Los Angeles City is reeling with four Latino leaders speaking against Blacks, Indigenous, LGBTQ people, Jews, and Armenians. We must reset and regenerate a new vision, with inclusivity and embracement, for all Angelenos. And set the foundation of a new type of governance in the city. Join the conversation with our speaker: For 50 years, Luis J. Rodriguez has been working with gang youth, the homeless, prisoners, labor, the undocumented, Indigenous people, poets, and artists. He's co-founder of Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore and founding editor of Tia Chucha Press. He has 16 multi-genre books including the memoirs "Always Running, La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A." and "It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions & Healing." From 2014-2016, Luis served as Los Angeles' official Poet Laureate. Learn More/Here's how YOU can help: Website:  Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural 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 Start your morning with us! Reflection: Rubi Omar Facilitator: David Clennon Zoom host: Rick Banales ** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. ** ----- 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. 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 10/21/22 Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Option 1: Join video conference here Meeting ID: 873 9685 9483 PASSCODE: 635661 Option 2: Dial in by phone only: +1 669 900 6833 US (California) Meeting ID: 873 9685 9483 PASSCODE: 635661 (To find a dial-in number closer to you, go here.)

The Quaker Peace Testimony and Alternatives to War: A presentation by Anthony Manousos for ICUJP

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ICUJP Friday Forum
October 14th, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Anthony Manousos: The Quaker Peace Testimony

Join video conference here
Call in by phone: +1 669 900 6833* 
Meeting ID: 828 1545 7116
PASSCODE: 793697
*Meeting controls for call-in attendees:
To mute/unmute yourself: *6
To raise hand: *9

Description: Anthony Manousos will discuss the history of the Quaker Peace Testimony and how Quakers have provides alternatives to war during the past 350 years.

Join the conversation with our speaker:

Dr. Anthony Manousos is a Quaker peace activist, retired college professor, and author who co-founded a housing justice nonprofit called Making Housing and Community Happen(MHCH) and 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" and "Howard and Anna Brinton: Reinventors of Quakerism in the 20th century." He earned a Ph.D, in English literature from Rutgers University, a B.A. from Boston University (where he studied poetry with Anne Sexton) and taught at numerous colleges and universities, including Carleton College, Rutgers, Pepperdine, UC San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College, etc.

Learn More/Here's how YOU can help: Making Housing & Community Happen equips congregations, community leaders, and neighbors with practical tools needed to transform their communities to end homelessness, and to stabilize the cost of housing through education, advocacy, organizing, and advisement. Please go to the MHCH website to find out how you can help support their work. Website: Making Housing & Community Happen

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

Start your morning with us!

Reflection: Steve Rohde
Facilitator: Carolfrances Likins
Zoom host: Rick Banales

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

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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.

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.

Join video conference here
Call in by phone: +1 669 900 6833* 
Meeting ID: 828 1545 7116
PASSCODE: 793697
*Meeting controls for call-in attendees:
To mute/unmute yourself: *6
To raise hand: *9
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