Facilitated by Judith Palarz

"When she is five years old, Lili, the narrator of this epic and magical tale, watches her mother, Roxanna the Angel, throw herself off the balcony of their house on the Avenue of Faith. Roxanna has left no farewell, no explanation. Her family's subsequent search for her reveals no body, no sign of a fall, no trace of an escape. The only witness to Roxanna's disappearance, Lili will spend the next thirteen years looking for her mother, wondering if she is still alive, wondering why she left.

Iranian Student Union at UCICome see skits, dances and other performances by Iranian students! Bring your friends and whole family for a night of laughter and fun!

SPECIAL GUEST HOST: Tehran So Parvaz

Presale tickets: $5.00, contact uciisu@gmail.com
You can also get your pre-sale tickets on ring road in front of SST from 11am-4pm! At the Door: $10.00

FREE AFTER PARTY @ ANTHILL PUB FEATURING DJ AL

doors open @ 7:00pm, show starts @ 7:30pm

As US bombs rained down on Afghanistan in October 2001, interfaith voices called for "justice, not vengeance" and insisted that 'religious communities must stop blessing war and violence'. Now, with additional US troops on their way to that war-ravaged country, it's again time to speak out and to act. As we continue to insist on the complete withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq, we must do the same with respect to Afghanistan. We must urgently take action while preparing to carry out a long-term struggle to dismantle the war system. Let us begin to create a culture of peace, based on social and economic justice, that will bring our world at last into one Beloved Community.

This important conference will feature keynote speaker Sonali Kolhatkar of KPFK and the Afghan Women's Mission. It will address multiple dimensions of the expanding war in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, including:

Reza Aslan's new book: what's a book party without cool music?Join Reza Aslan when he debuts his new book, How to Win A Cosmic War on Terror, God Globalization and the War on Terror, at Fais Do-Do, Saturday, May 2, 2009. Doors open 7:30 pm, show starts at 8:30 pm.

Joining Reza are indie rocker Kutsal and her musicians, and later in the evening, the hip hop innovator Omar Offendum. Tickets are $28.50 and include a complimentary copy of How to Win A Cosmic War. Get them online at Ticketweb. Hurry, tickets will sell out.

This cultural happening is brought to you by Book Soup, BoomGen Studios, Largo and Levantine Cultural Center.
More info at 310.657.5511.

Advance Praise for How to Win A Cosmic War

This year's theme is a focus on generations.Co-sponsored by the Levantine Cultural Center, the Noor Film Festival aims to foster a greater appreciation of Iranian-American culture and its contribution to the American cultural landscape, independent of religious and political ideology, through the medium of cinema.

Our focus and our reach, by presenting films from Iran and around the world that an American audience would not typically have access to, we strive to bring diverse communities together through the storytelling medium of film. We foster a greater appreciation of Iranian-American culture and its contribution to the American cultural landscape.

South East European Film FestPresented By:

Goethe Institute Los Angeles
UCLA Center for European & Eurasian Studies
American Cinema Foundation

Festival Locations:

April 30 - May 3 screenings held at:
Goethe Institut Los Angeles
5750 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 100, L.A., CA 90036
Underground PARKING free after 6pm

May 4th closing night held at:
James Bridges Theatre
UCLA campus, Westwood Parking Structure 3

For tickets please go to: http://www.itsmyseat.com/DisplayEvent.html?sse=863417 , or
http://www.itsmyseat.com/SEEFEST.html

For more info please visit: www.seefilmla.org

The Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock: JerusalemA Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM's Award-Winning "AirTalk"

with Larry Mantle

Israel and Palestine: Is Peace Possible?

A mock peace summit exploring the prospects for settling one of the world's most intractable conflicts with the Hon. Jacob Dayan and Dr. Hussein Ibish.

Consul General of Israel to the Southwest US since October 2007, Mr. Dayan has authored a strategic plan on the feasibility of opening negotiations with Syria. He has served as Chief of Staff to former Ministers of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni and Silvan Shalom. He also served as Political Counselor at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C.

April 24 Playwrights' Forum

 

Americans for Peace Now invites you to a discussion featuring Palestinian Peace Activist:

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Bridging Gaza and Israel:A Palestinian Physician's Quest to Heal Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Please RSVP by email: apnwest@peacenow.org

Or by phone: 323-934-3480

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian obstetrician who lost three of his daughters to an Israeli shell during Israel's military operation in Gaza last January, has become - for Israelis and Palestinians alike - an icon of hope for peace and reconciliation. A longtime peace activist, who has spoken out against violence, Dr. Abuelaish believes that peace-seeking Israelis and Palestinians ought to work together to steer their leaders toward peace. In a three-week U.S. tour, partly sponsored by Americans for Peace Now, he is asking Americans to do their part by pushing their government to take an active role in Middle East peacemaking.

Lord Parry Mitchell, Baroness Kishwer Falkner and Coexistence Trust Director Samuel Klein discuss their work in the U.K. with USC's Steven Lamy.

The Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement presents "Beyond Politics: The Coexistence Trust and Public Diplomacy in Muslim and Jewish Engagement"

The purpose of the Coexistence Trust, founded in 2005 and consisting of Muslim and Jewish Peers and Members of Parliament in the U.K., is to promote and further dialogue, cooperation and good relations between Muslim and Jewish communities internationally.

Join us for a seminar with Lord Parry Mitchell; Baroness Kishwer Falkner; and Samuel Klein, director of the Coexistence Trust, as they discuss their work with Steven Lamy, vice dean for Academic Programs and professor of International Relations at USC. The discussion will center around lessons learned, implications for public diplomacy, a comparison of Muslim-Jewish relations in the U.S. and the U.K., and the role of religion in governance and policymaking today.