Lunches for Bunches
FIA - "An Uncomfortable Truth: Time to Talk About Racial Injustice"
UU Santa Monica's Peace & Social Justice Committee and Organizing For Action (OFA) are proud to present an interactive panel discussion with Organizing For Action (OFA) Los Angeles Chapter and featuring distinguished experts and guests.
Topics to be covered will include:
- What are the consequences of unconscious bias and it's impact on society?
- How can one be aware of it? How does it show up?
- What strategic efforts can be made to reform the criminal justice system?
- How woke are we?
AND MANY MORE!
Panelists will include:
-Jennifer Williams, professor of African American and Gender Studies at Loyola Marymount University
-Donzaleigh Abernathy: Author, civil rights activist, actress, and daughter of civil rights pioneer Ralph Abernathy.
-Charles Swain Esq. Civil Rights Attorney and filmmaker.
-Dr. Penelope Facher, Psychotherapist and graduate of the California Institute for Clinical Social Work.
-Professor Marne Campbell, Professor of African American Studies and History, Loyola Marymount University.
-Randy Shrewsberry: Former cop, Director of The Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform
Please join us for this exciting opportunity for education, dialogue, and collaboration with local activists who share a commitment to justice and equity. A reception in Forbes Hall will follow the discussion.
More about OFA: Organizing For Action (www.ofa.us) began as the organization to elect President Obama in 2007-2008 but has evolved into an independent, non-partisan, grassroots movement working for progressive change on many fronts including racial justice, reproductive rights, healthcare and climate change. It has 250 chapters nationwide dedicated to mobilizing the next generation of progressive organizers and social justice leaders.
FIA - Love Thy Nature screening and Q&A with director
UU Santa Monica's Green Living Committee presents a special screening of the award-winning film, “Love Thy Nature,” with Filmmakers and Community Partners -- Saturday, October 7th at 7PM on the big screen in the Sanctuary.
Narrated by Liam Neeson, “Love Thy Nature” points to how deeply we’ve lost touch with nature, and takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world. The film shows that a renewed connection with nature ignites a sense of meaning and wonder so profound that it touches us at the very core of what it means to be human. The winner of 27 awards, it screened in 140 cities around the globe, advancing the filmmakers' mission to grow the nature-connecting movement.
The film’s director, Sylvie Rokab, will be present for a Q&A. And please join us afterward in Forbes for refreshments and a chance to learn more about how the Green Committee and our community partners are working on environmental and climate justice in Santa Monica/LA and beyond.
View the trailer here: http://www.lovethynature.com/#trailer
September, 2017
Story Painting by Nancy Romero
