6/25: Peace and Justice Film Festival

Peace and Justice Film Festival, featuring latest peace and justice films from across the world, includes:

- Micheal Galinsky’s “Horns and Halos” (first 15 mim introduction) which chronicles the efforts of a small press to the GW Bush campaign bio “Fortunate Son” back on bookstore shelves after it was pull by St. Martin Press during 2000 Presidential election.

- Eric Blumrich’s very impressive antiwar flash presentation, includes: War Crimes, “Liberation.” Web: http://www.ericblumrich.com

- “Gaza Strip” by: James Longley, filmed during the first four months of 2001, a period that covers the election of Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and extends to the first major armed incursion into "Area A" by the Israeli military.

- Jerry Quickly from KPFK will speak his recent tour in Iraq, and show his video footage!

- "Afghanistan, Collateral Damages?" is a documentary film by Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Alberto Vendemmiati, produced by Giuseppe Petitto. A very powerful documentary, it presents the activities of the Italian NGO "Emergency" under the US bombing of Afghanistan during late 2001.

- Several other short film subjects, and anti-war promotional films.

- And music performance by Ancestry of Sound, a Los Angeles-based group consisting of 9 members, with hip-hop, funk, jazz, and spoken word, they strive to break new musical ground while paying homage to our ancestors.

8:00 PM -12:00 AM, Wednesday June 25, Arts in Action, 1919 W. 7th Street 4th floor, Los Angeles.



***And, please come to our two week long Peace and Social jutice Convergence***

Schedule for Peace and Social Justice Convergence

Friday, June 20 - Saturday, July 5

Main Convergence- Arts in Action: 1919 W. 7th Street 4th Floor

For More Information, Call: (213)413-1778, e-mail: PJFest@ActionLA.org Web: www.PJFest.net

Suggest Donations of each event: :00. All Donations will be helping ActionLA and sponsor organizations for their social cause



6/24 (Tue) 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N. Alvarado St.: Youth Struggle Night and Film Showing, co-sponsor with Youth Student Network of Oct 22 Coalition, featuring 2-hour film “Justifiable Homicide,” and discussion afterward.

6/26 (Thu) 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Luna Sol Café, 2501 West 6th St.: Peace and Justice Spoken Word/Open Mike Night, co-sponsor with Luna Sol Café/Book Store, we invite artists, performers, poets please come to express yourself!

Friday, June 27, 6:00 PM Century Plaza Hotel: All Out to Protest Bush in L.A! Help make this protest huge!



6/27 (Fri) 7:00 - 11:00 PM, Arts in Action: Political Prisoner Night, co-sponsored with Jericho Amnesty Coalition-LA. A benefit Hip-Hop concert with LIQDZUNSHINE and other bands, speakers, videos and spoken word, in solidarity with the struggle to free political prisoners. Speakers from Asians for Jericho and Mumia, New Panther Vanguard Movement, ARA-Los Angeles and Anarchist Black Cross.

URL: http://www.geocities.com/jerichoamnestycoalitionla

6/28 (Sat) 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Arts in Action: Palestine Struggle Night, co-sponsor with Women in Black/Palestine Aid Society, showing of the film “Jenin, Jenin”. Following the film there will be a discussion led by Dr. Riad Z. Abelkarim, the physician in Anaheim, California and a founder of Kinder U.S.A., an American nonprofit organization working on behalf of Palestinian children. Dr. Abdelkarim, a UCLA graduate who was born and grew up in Southern California, was arrested by the Israeli Defense Forces while on a medical fact-finding mission to Jenin in the spring of 2002. Web: www.Palestine-Aid-Society.org www.wib-la.org

6/29 (Sun) 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Peace and Justice Book Fair-Venice Beach Peace with Justice Center, 1020 Victoria Ave. at Lincoln Blvd: Free admissions, Free community book exchange and marketplace with community based book vendors, activist hand-made crafts. Featuring the new release of Yes! a positive future journal's first book, "Making Peace. Healing a Violent World."

also, presenting "Words. Seeds of Tolerance." An afternoon of celebrating words in all their different forms as they sow seeds of tolerance in our community, suggest donations: .00. Speakers includes:

- Michael Parenti speaking on his book "The Assignation of Julius Caesar,"

- peace activist Stephen Longfellow Fiske as well as other community activist poets, spoken word and musical performers.

- Frank Dorrel

- Louis Rodieuz

- Children's activities including dramatic readings of children's stories including Dr. Suess' 'The Sneetches.'



6/29 (Sun) 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Arts in Action. Peace Conference - War In Iraq and the "Healthcare Not Warfare" campaign in So. California: Co-sponsor with Coalition for World Peace, a political/cultural event by one of the leading antiwar/peace groups in Los Angeles. A variety of speakers and performers will put a human face on the war, at home, on the battlefield and around the world. Speakers from countries targeted by the U.S. will tell about their people. Confirmed speakers/performers include: Nazar Andray (will talk about Lebanon & Syria), Yvval Ron (middle eastern music), and film "Iraq Voices from the Street). AND MORE!

URL: www.CoalitionForWorldPeace.org

7/1 (Tue) 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Filipimo Workers Center, 153 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, Asian People Struggle Night: A night of discussions focus on peace movements across the Asia, from Korea to Philippines, co-sponsor with Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance-Los Angeles.

7/2 (Wed) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Arts in Action: Midnight Special Law Collective Legal Training "Know Your Rights."

7/2 (Wed) 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Arts in Action "A Celebration in Support of the Constitution" Neighbors for Peace & Justice and FPNN will co-host an evening to Celebrate and Support the Constitution of the USA: Join the festivities to learn more about what is happening to our Civil Right and Civil Liberties and what you can do to take a pro-active role within your community to protect the future of our Constitution. We will have speakers, music, poetry and film for your enjoyment and education.

7/4 (Fri) 12:00 - 10:00 PM: Farce of July, Casa del Mexicano in East LA: an annual Chicano music and poetry event held on the 4th of July, this event is to honor of our ancestors and the spirit of resistance of all indigenous people, is to offer a sense of community among cultures and to increase awareness of ongoing social struggles. URL: www.xicanorecordsandfilm.com

7/5 (Sat) 8:00 PM -10:00 PM Arts in Action: Closing Ceremony and Community Town Hall Meeting "What is Our Future Peace and Social Justice Movements in Los Angeles?"



ActionLA Peace and Social Justice Convergence

June 20 - July 5, 2003 Los Angeles

"Take Back the World! Take Back Our Community!"

ActionLA, a major Los Angeles-based community organization, has decided to call for a major 2-weeks long Peace and Social Justice Convergence in Los Angeles to focus on how to link global struggles to the community issues, and demand "Take Back the World, Take Back Our Community!"

This two-week Festival will include a vast array of cultural-political events throughout the diverse communities of Southern California and will merge art, dance, theater, music, film/video, and photography, with political analysis and action. It will involve and reflect the rainbow of ethnic and racial diversity in our community.

Major participate organizations and endorsers include: Sol foundation, Coalition of World Peace, LA CISPES, SEIU local 434B, Pacifica Radio-KPFK Los Angeles, Independent Press Assoication, Z-Magazine, Neighbor for Peace and Justice, ICUJP, FPNN, Global Exchange, Anti-Racists Action-LA, Youth Student Network of Oct 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Women In Black, Palestine Aid Society, Colombia Peace Project, Xicano Records & Film and more!

For more Information, or if you are interests to propose your events, please contact: Tel: (213)413-1778 e-mail: PJFest@ActionLA.org Web: www.PJFest.net