Speaker Series
Faith In Action sponsors frequent lectures by noted speakers on topics of social and political interest. Recent guests have included:
- Said D. Jabbari, Center for Promotion of Democracy & Human Rights in Iran (CFPD)
- Antonio Brown, Vice President, ACLU of Southern California
- Ann Fagan Ginger, author and Executive Director, Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (discussing “New Paths for Action”)
- Edward Alpers, Ph.D., Chair, UCLA Department of History (on the current situation in Darfur)
- Scott Ritter and Jeff Cohen, authors and speakers for U.S. Tour of Duty
- Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California
- Dr. William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA
- Barbara J. Nelson, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research
- Susan Lerner, Founder and Chair of the Committee for Judicial Independence
- Saul Landau, fellow at the Washington, D.C. Institute for Policy Studies and director of the Digital Media Program at Cal Poly Pomona University's College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
- Steven Lamy, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the USC School of International Relations
- Arianna Huffington, author, political columnist, radio commentator and one-time California gubernatorial candidate
- George Savage, OneCare Now ("California's 365-City Campaign for Universal Health Insurance")