Momentum is building for the major Los Angeles Forum/Teach-In, "The War on Terrorism, * The Hidden Agenda *The Real Causes * The Underreported Consequences," February 2nd at Fairfax High School.

Author-lecturer Michael Parenti, civil liberties expert Erwin Chemerinsky and international law author Ann Fagan Ginger are among the panelists.

Rev. James Lawson, legendary colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will also speak.

The school is at 7850 Melrose Avenue at the corner of Melrose and Fairfax. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the program starts at 10:00 a.m.

The forum is sponsored by the Coalition For World Peace which formed only hours after the tragic events of September 11 in New York City.

Other speakers include Sonali Kolhatkar, Margaret Prescod, Danielle Babineau and Preston Wood.

A panel on the Israeli-Palistinian crisis will be presented by Yossi Khen and Mahmoud Ibrahim.

A suggested donation of $8 is being asked by the Coalition and $5 for limited income and students. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

More information is available at the Coalition office at 323-852-9808 and the website is www.coalitionforworldpeace.org. There is free parking available on campus.