LA Conference on Human Rights and the Environment, April 21, 22

[Claude Willey]

Perhaps this might be of interest to some.

--Claude W.

> PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY
> Open to the public!!!!!!
>
> UTLA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE
> Human Rights and The Environment
>
> Speakers   Panels   Films   Workshops   Vendors    Performers
> for complete schedule and workshop descriptions
> <http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eutlahrc>http://home.earthlink.net/ 
> ~utlahrc.
>
> FRIDAY APRIL 21:  4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
> SATURDAY APRIL 22:  8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
> Follow-up salary point meeting Saturday, May 20, 10 AM-12 noon
>
>  FRIDAY PLENARY:
>  RACE MATTERS
> Human Writes Project: AfroLatinoguistics:
> When Black is Brown
> Featuring:
>  Mark Gonzales, Besskepp, Skim,
> Gabriela Garcia Medina and Jade Ross
>
> SATURDAY PLENARY
>
> KEYNOTE SPEAKER
>
> Filmmaker, Activist;
> Adam Shapiro
> with the film Darfur Diaries
>
> Along with: Laila Al-Marayati M.D., Joan Jones Holtz, David Klein,  
> Dick Platkin, Ben Rosenbloom, Kitty Kroger, Jennifer Grimm, Garrick  
> Ruiz, Wafa Shami, Gregory Sotir, Rosemary Lee,  Roselva Ungar, Patrick  
> Bonner, Ethan and Michael Matsuda, Susan Dubin,  Rachel Bruhnke,  
> Garrick Ruiz, Chito Quijano, Andy Griggs, Sergio Monteiro, Miri Hunter  
> Ha Ruach, Susan Stone, Joe Maizlish, Franklin Arburtha, Michael Mabry,  
> Charles Porter,  Rachel Brunhke, Steve Seal, Emma Rosenthal, Adele  
> Wallace, Meleiza Figueroa, Gene Warren, Lisa Lubow, Don White  and  
> others.
>
> United Teachers Los Angeles
> 3303 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 2nd Floor Auditorium
> Corner of Wilshire and Berendo. Parking structure on Berendo
>
> 1 salary point - Multicultural General
>
> For more information:
> UTLA Human Rights Conference Contact: Janice Luna 213-368-6232,  
> <http://us.f304.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose? 
> To=utlahrcc at earthlink.net>utlahrcc at earthlink.net, or visit  
> <http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eutlahrc>http://home.earthlink.net/ 
> ~utlahrc.
> _______________________________________________________________________ 
> ____________
> Name  ________________________________________
> School/organization  ______________________________
> Home Address _________________________________
> Phone (day)______________________ Phone  
> (evening)___________________________  
> Email_______________________________
>
> Type of registration (check one):
> ___Entire conference including all plenaries -  $45.00
> ___Group registration: 4 for the price of 3 (enclose all in one  
> envelope)
> ___Student and low income - $10.00
> (3 meals included in the registration fee)
>
> To ATEND ONE OR BOTH PLENARIES ONLY:
> ___5:00 PM Friday Race Matters Plenary, including dinner (reservations  
> required for dinner.) - $15
> ___3:00 PM Saturday Afternoon Plenary: Darfur Diaries with Film Maker:  
> Adam Shapiro - $10
>
> Please mail registration and check payable to UTLA Human Rights  
> Committee
> c/o Janice Luna, 3303 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010
> Do not register by email. Registration by mail only!!
>
> ____________________________________________________________________
>
> CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
>
> Friday, April 21 4:00-8:00
> 4:00  PM: Registration, Networking and Vendors, Film: Fed Up
> 5:00: Welcome from UTLA President A. J. Duffy
> 5:15 PM: Dinner
> 6:00  PM: Race Matters:  Human Writes Project:  AfroLatinoguistics:  
> When Black is Brown
> Featuring:  Mark Gonzales, Besskepp, (Sarah Kim) Skim, Gabriela Garcia  
> Medina and Jade Ross
>
> Saturday, April 22 8:00 am- 6:00 pm
> 8:00 AM: Late Registration, Continental Breakfast, Networking and  
> Vendors
>
> Workshops Session 1
> 8:30-10:00
> Workshops Session 2
> 10:10- 11:40
>
> Lunch Plenary:
> 11:40 - 1:35 lunch and plenary
> Plenary: Gyn-Ecology: Reproductive Rights, Population Control,  
> Eugenics and Education
> Featuring: Laila Al Marayati, Emma Rosenthal, Joan Jones Holtz, Don  
> White
>
> Workshops
> Session 3
> 1:45-3:15 workshops
>
> Closing Plenary  3:20 - 5:20
> Film: Darfur Diaries
> And keynote speaker: Adam Shapiro
>
> 5:20 - 5:30 Discussion of Salary Point requirements
> ______________________________________________
> Saturday May 20, 2006
> 10 am- 12 pm
> Salary Point Project Follow-up
> Led by Andy Griggs, Linda Baughn and Emma Rosenthal
> _____________________________________________
>
>  Workshops Session 1
> 8:30-10:00
>
> A:  Katrina and Iraq: How the Crisis in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf  
> Coast are Related and What You Can Do About Them
> Led by:  David Klein, Dick Platkin and Ben Rosenbloom
>
> B: Peak Oil and Human Rights
> Led by Kitty Kroger Rhythm
>
> C; Can Marine Protected Areas and Society Co-Exist
> Led by Jennifer Grimm
>
> D: Water, Land, Olive Trees and Memory
> Led by Garrick Ruiz and Wafa Shami
>
> E: Connection:  a survey of rhythms and drums from around the world
> Led by Miri Hunter Ha Ruach
>
> Film Studio: A Program of the UTLA Human Rights Committee and ¡Café  
> Intifada!
> Led by Steve Seal and Emma Rosenthal
>
> Feature Films: Defending the Sacred Ward Valley Film Project  
> Collaboration
> And
> In the Light of Reverence
>
>
> Workshops Session 2
> 10:10 -11:40 workshops
>
> A: Climate Change Implications: How Can We Prepare Ourselves and Our  
> Youth
> Led by Gregory Sotir
>
> B: Human Writes: Utilizing Creative Language to Promote Social Justice
> Led by Mark Gonzalez
>
> C: Cuba’s Ecological Challenges
> Led by Rosemary Lee and Roselva Ungar
>
> D. The North Pole is Sinking
> Led by Ethan and Michael Matsuda
>
> Film Studio: A Program of the UTLA Human Rights Committee and ¡Café  
> Intifada!
> Led by Steve Seal and Emma Rosenthal
> Feature Film: Crossing the Line (Voices of Palestinians and Israelis)
>
>
> Workshops Session 3
> 1:45-3:15 workshops
>
> A; Sustainability:  Governmental, Private and Indigenous Models
> Panel discussion with:  Susan Dubin,  Garrick Ruiz, Rachel Bruhnke and  
> Chito Quijano
> Moderated by Andy Griggs
>
> B: Toxic Playground
> Led by: Franklin Arburtha, Michael Mabry, Charles Porter
>
> C: Colombia’s Ethnic Minorities Resist Environmental Devastation
> Led by Patrick Bonner
>
> D: Finding Empowerment in an Age of Resource Depletion
> Led by Susan Stone and Joe Maizlish
>
> E. What is Wrong With Radiation, How it Affects Us:  The Case of  
> Depleted Uranium Used in Ammunition
> Led by:  Sergio Monteiro
>
> Film Studio: A Program of the UTLA Human Rights Committee and ¡Café  
> Intifada!
> Led by Steve Seal and Emma Rosenthal
> Feature Film: The Future of Food
>