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HOW HATE AFFECTS OUR CHILDREN: WHAT YOU HAVEN?T HEARD
HOW HATE AFFECTS OUR CHILDREN:
WHAT YOU HAVEN?T HEARD
Monday, June 13, 2005 AT 6:00 pm
AT THE GARDEN CHAPEL
7769 Topanga Blvd., Canoga Park, CA 91304
An Afghani Muslim single mother and her five children will share their story of being subjected to ongoing harassment and hatred in their neighborhood as well as in three of the children?s schools as part of MPAC?s community forum on "How Hate Affects Our Children."
In recent months, a number of hate incidents and hate crimes have been perpetrated against Muslim children in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties. MPAC and the Valley Interfaith Council (VIC) will hold this important community forum in order to explore how the wave of hate is impacting one of the community?s most vulnerable populations.
STATEMENTS MADE BY:
Office of Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Antonio Villaraigosa
Chief Sandra Hutchens, Chief of the Office of Homeland Security, Los Angeles Sheriff?s Department
Ron Wakabayashi, Regional Coordinator of Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice
Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director of the Orange County Human Relations Commission
Marshall Wong, Hate Crime Coordinator of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
Rabbi Allen Freehling, Executive Director of the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission
Tracy Webb, Special Assistant to the City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
Alusine Conteh, Assistant Principal of Limerick Elementary
Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council
Barry Smedberg, President of the Valley Interfaith Council
FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CONTACT
Sireen Sawaf at 213-383-3443, [email protected]
WHAT YOU HAVEN?T HEARD
Monday, June 13, 2005 AT 6:00 pm
AT THE GARDEN CHAPEL
7769 Topanga Blvd., Canoga Park, CA 91304
An Afghani Muslim single mother and her five children will share their story of being subjected to ongoing harassment and hatred in their neighborhood as well as in three of the children?s schools as part of MPAC?s community forum on "How Hate Affects Our Children."
In recent months, a number of hate incidents and hate crimes have been perpetrated against Muslim children in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties. MPAC and the Valley Interfaith Council (VIC) will hold this important community forum in order to explore how the wave of hate is impacting one of the community?s most vulnerable populations.
STATEMENTS MADE BY:
Office of Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Antonio Villaraigosa
Chief Sandra Hutchens, Chief of the Office of Homeland Security, Los Angeles Sheriff?s Department
Ron Wakabayashi, Regional Coordinator of Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice
Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director of the Orange County Human Relations Commission
Marshall Wong, Hate Crime Coordinator of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
Rabbi Allen Freehling, Executive Director of the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission
Tracy Webb, Special Assistant to the City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
Alusine Conteh, Assistant Principal of Limerick Elementary
Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council
Barry Smedberg, President of the Valley Interfaith Council
FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CONTACT
Sireen Sawaf at 213-383-3443, [email protected]