Events

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2008


  • 47 Million Americans have no health insurance! Is there a solution?

    Every industrialized nation, except the U.S., and several developing countries have universal health care. Can their experience show us the way?

    Hallmark in countries with universal health care is an emphasis on preventive medicine. Early access to preventive care can often deter or eliminate problems in later life, thereby reducing huge costs for delayed treatment and making the financial model for care a more affordable one. Would a universal health program center on preventive medicine? With the "baby boomers" entering retirement, will the U.S. have sufficient geriatric medical care providers? Will more multinationals outsource their workers’ jobs to avoid paying health insurance? What health care program would "work" best in the U.S.?

    The International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego (iMoHR) invites YOU and your friends to participate in a program addressing the issue of a national health program! An eight-minute segment of a DVD (Salud!) on the Cuban medical care model will be shown, followed by presentations from our panel of health care professionals:
    • Jeoffry Bruce Gordon, MD, MPH, Family and Preventive Medicine Physician;
    • Stanley Mendoza, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, UCSD; and
    • Becky Motlagh, RN, United Nurses Association of CA/Union of Health Care Professionals.


    Sunday, 4 May 2008, 2:00 P.M.
    Mission Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway
    San Diego (Mission Valley)

  • FEMICIDE IN GUATEMALA: Where is the Outrage?

    More than 3,000 women -- mostly between the ages of 13 and 30 -- have been raped, tortured, mutilated, murdered, and left often in public places. These brutal murders, and the failure of the state to prosecute even 1% of these cases, have left women rightfully terrified of leaving home at night.

    Film and Panel Discussion featuring
    • Lucia Munoz (Keynote Speaker)
      Founder of MIA, Mujeres Iniciando en Las Americas (Women Initiating in the Americas)
    • Tanja Winter
      Fact-finding delegate who visited Guatemala in December to commemorate "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence."
    • Laura Taylor
      Human rights advocate


    Co-Sponsored By:
    Women’s Equity Council of the United Nations Association of San Diego
    Voices of Women

    Sunday, March 2, 2008, 2 PM
    Mission Valley Branch Library
    2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego
    (next to IKEA, please park in IKEA lot)

2007


  • 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence

    From 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day)
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    • Sunday, 25 November 2007, 2:00 P.M.

      Please join the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence and Amnesty International's "86 Days" campaign to denounce the U.S. government's legitimization of torture by attending:

      "GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB"
      This award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy's documentary shows the disturbing pictures of torture and ill-treatment at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, which raises the questions of:
      • How did torture become an accepted practice?
      • Did U.S. Government policies make it possible?
      • How much damage has the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib scandal had on America's credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights around the world?

      A discussion follows the 82-minute film.

      Sponsored by Amnesty International; International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego; Survivors of Torture, International; and Women's Equity Council of the United Nations Association.

      Mission Valley Library
      2123 Fenton Parkway
      Mission Valley (parking near IKEA)
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    • Saturday, 1 December 2007
      World AIDS Day
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    • Sunday, 2 December 2007
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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    • Friday, 7 December 2007, 1:15 P.M .

      SAN DIEGO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
      707 Broadway, Second Floor, San Diego, 92101

      A power-point presentation and tour with Dr. Julie Becker to learn about the San Diego Family Justice Center that brings together professionals and services under one roof to help victims of family violence.
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    • Sunday, 9 December 2007, 3:00 P.M.

      Crill Hall, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive (off Catalina Blvd.) 619.849.2200:

      INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATION

      . . . the 59th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adoption

      Performances by the combined San Diego Young Artists Symphony Orchestra and Point Loma Nazarene University Orchestra (Mary Gerard and Phillip Tyler, Co-conductors):
      • "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copeland
      • "Theme from Schindler's List" by John Williams
      • "A Lincoln Portrait" by Aaron Copeland with Walter Ritter as Narrator

      The program also includes
      • a brief UDHR cartoon video,
      • a reading by Walter Ritter of Elie Wiesel's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech,
      • and commentary from representatives of the sponsoring organizations


      (Amnesty International, International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego, San Diego chapter of the United Nations Association, and Survivors of Torture, International).
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    • Monday, 10 December 2007, 7:00 P.M.

      International Human Rights Day Commemoration

      . . . the 59th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adoption

      A dramatic reading of LEMKIN'S HOUSE

      RSVP by Dec. 6 at http://peace.sandiego.edu .
      Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego (off Linda Vista Road) 619.260.7509:

      A reading is performed by six actors and one narrator of Lemkin's House , a thought-provoking drama about the horrors of genocide" and winner of the 2006 Peace Writing Award from the OMNI Center for Peace. Written by Catherine Filloux, Lemkin's House centers on Raphael Lemkin, the Polish lawyer who coined the word "genocide" and dedicated his life to having it declared an international crime. In Ms. Filloux's play, Lemkin in his afterlife is bombarded by people bursting into his home with complaints of more recent genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia. Lemkin must recognize that even his law is not enough to change the world.

      Co-sponsored by
      • the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
      • International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego
      • San Diego chapter of the United Nations Association
      • Amnesty International
      • Survivors of Torture, International.

  • World Social Forum-2007: Mobilizing "We the Peoples" to Create another World

    . . . Convened in Nairobi, Kenya in January, "...an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and inter-linking for effective action, by groups and movements of civil society that are opposed to neo-liberalism and to domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are committed to building a society centered on the human person."

    Immigration Attorney Lilia Velasquez
    and iMoHR President Anne Hoiberg discuss:
    • What is the World Social Forum?
    • How can "we the peoples" reclaim our United Nations?
    • What is the Nobel Women's Initiative?
    • Can "we the peoples" right corporate wrongs?
    • Is peace possible with almost 3 billion people living in poverty?
    • How do we embrace human dignity and the rights of all people?


    Sunday, May 6, 2007, 1:30 P.M.
    La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla

    There is no charge for this event! Light refreshments will be served!

    "Another world is possible, and on a quiet day, you can even hear it breathe." Arundhati Roy

    The La Jolla Library is providing the venue for this event, but does not endorse its contents.

2006

  • Violence against Women Worldwide: Where is the OUTRAGE?

    Panel Discussion Commemorating International Human Rights Day

    Panelists will discuss women as victims of war, torture, trafficking, and forced prostitution (a 17-year-old tells her story). A documentary on trafficking in girls will be shown and discussed.

    Dec. 10, 1:30 - 3:30 P.M.
    Mission Valley Library,
    2123 Fenton Parkway
    (parking near IKEA)
  • 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, 25 November - 10 December

    The first day, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), commemorates the deaths of the Mirabal sisters who were assassinated by RafaelTrujillo’s thugs in the Dominican Republic on 25 November 1960, a tragedy that has been immortalized in Alvarez’s novel "In the Time of the Butterflies" as well as a film starring Salma Hayek. The United Nations now marks November 25, the anniversary of their assassination, as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Other U.N.-designated days included in the 16-day campaign: World AIDS Day (1 December) and International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (3 December).

    The final event of the campaign is Human Rights Day (10 December) will be commemorated with a program, "Violence against Women Worldwide: Where is the OUTRAGE?"
  • Legalities and Realities: The Lebanon-Israel Conflict and the U.N. Role in the Peace Accord

    commemorating International Day of Peace

    After presentations by SDSU Professor Jonathan Graubart and others, a question-and-answer session will commence

    Thursday, September 21, 7:00 P.M.
    Hall of Nations, Balboa Park

    Co-sponsored by
    House of Denmark
    the United Nations Association

  • No More Tears Sister


    A Free Film Screening

    A story of love, revolution and betrayal, "No More Tears Sister" explores the price of truth in times of war. Set during the violent ethnic conflict that has enveloped Sri Lanka over decades, the film recreates the courageous and vibrant life of renowned human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. Mother, anatomy professor, author and symbol of hope, Thiranagama’s commitment to truth and human rights led to her assassination at the age of 35.

    This documentary recounts her dramatic story through rare archival footage, intimate correspondences, and poetic recreations, exposing the high price that this revolutionary woman paid for her pursuit of justice.

    "This is a deeply moving film on the life and courageous witness of a remarkable person. Her commitment to peace, justice and coexistence is a great inspiration to all involved in the struggle for human rights. The film deserves to be seen by as many as possible to inspire others to take a stand for those rights."
    --- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    Sunday, June 18, 2006, 2 PM
    Central Library, Auditorium, 3rd Floor
    820 E Street, San Diego

    Co-Sponsors:
    Amnesty International Group 137
    San Diego Public Library

  • The Dark Side of the White Lady: Chilean Torture Ship Comes to San Diego

    The Esmeralda is one of the most beautiful sailing vessels in the world. A symbol of national pride, she is the Chilean navy's training vessel. But today, the White Lady, as she is known to Chileans, can no longer hide her troubled past. After the 1973 coup d'état, the Esmeralda was used as a floating prison and torture site. Thirty years later, as the military authorities continue to deny what happened, impunity reigns. Yet the victims of the dictatorship refuse to be silenced and they are demanding justice.

    The Esmeralda will be visiting San Diego from June 3rd - June 8th. the International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego is partnering with Survivors of Torture, International, Amnesty International, and other local groups for activities while the ship is here.

    Please join a demonstration outside the Esmeralda. We expect the ship to dock at Broadway Pier on the San Diego Bay. There is a gated fence and guarded gate for entry into the area adjacent to the ship. The demonstration will be outside of that area in front of the ship's bow.

    CONTACT:
    Survivors of Torture, International / (619) 278-2400



  • THE DARK SIDE OF THE WHITE LADY: People Never Torture in Beautiful Places


    A Free Film Screening

    The Esmeralda is one of the most beautiful sailing vessels in the world. A symbol of national pride, she is the Chilean navy's training vessel. But today, the White Lady, as she is affectionately known to Chileans, can no longer hide her troubled past. After the 1973 coup d'état, she was used as a floating prison in the port of Valparaíso. Thirty years later, as the military authorities continue to deny what happened, impunity reigns. Yet the victims of the dictatorship refuse to be silenced and they are demanding justice.

    In The Dark Side of the White Lady, Patricio Henríquez seeks to unravel the lies told for "reasons of state" and comprehend how such horrors could emerge from a thing of such beauty. Going to the other side of the mirror to question appearances, the film is at once a task of memory and a fascinating journey to the heart of Valparaíso, a city that holds all the contradictions of the Chilean soul.

    The Film screening will be followed by a discussion with Chileans who were detained and imprisoned by the Chilean Navy in 1973.

    Saturday, June 3, 2006, 2 PM
    at the San Diego Central Library
    820 E Street

  • Extraordinary Rendition: The Outsourcing Of Torture
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    • Free Dramatic Reading

      The Sort of Happy Ending To the Sad Tale of Mr. Ali Ali
      Or: The Lighter Side of Outsourcing Torture
      A Short Play By Craig Abernethy
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    • Post Performance Discussion
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      • William J. Aceves
        Professor of Law and Director, International Legal Studies Program, California Western School of Law
      • Michael D. Ramsey
        Professor of Constitutional and Foreign Relations Law, University of San Diego School of Law
      • Craig Abernethy
        Playwright

    Monday, March 27, 2006 at 7 PM
    The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
    University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park
    For directions, (619) 260-7509

    Co-Sponsors:
    Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
    Social Issues Committee of the University of San Diego

2005


  • Human Rights Crisis Points: Abu Graib, Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Iraq

    Videotaped interview with Marjorie Cohn, Internationnnal Law Professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law; Executive Vice President, National Lawyers Guild; and Contributing Editor to Truthout

    Event will be followed by audience discussion

    Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at 7 PM

    Mission Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway
    (park in IKEA lot)

2004

  • GUANTANAMO: Honor Bound To Defend Freedom


    Amnesty International and
    The International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego

    present
    a FREE dramatic reading of the critically acclaimed play

    GUANTANAMO: Honor Bound To Defend Freedom

    By Victoria Brittain and Gillian Slovo, taken from spoken evidence.
    Directed by Dale Morris, managing director of 6th @ Penn Theatre

    One Performance Only!

    *** NOTE: Seating is Limited. Please call 619-260-7509 to RSVP. ***

    Join the POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION with the actors and Professor William J. Aceves, Director of the International Legal Studies Program at California Western School of Law, and Gwen Young, director of human rights for the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.

    Weaving together personal stories, legal opinion, and political debate, this play looks at the questions surrounding the detentions in Guantanamo Bay, and asks how much damage is being done to Western democratic values during the "war on terror."

    "Deeply moving... exerts an icy visceral charge."
    -- The New York Times

    "This is political theatre at its best - marvellously acted, movingly humane, genuinely eye-opening."
    -- The Daily Telegraph (London, UK)

    Co-Sponsored by The International Legal Studies Program at California Western School of Law, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, and Women's Equity Council of the United Nations Association

    For additional information, contact info@imohr.org

    Directions are available at here

    Wednesday, December 1 at 7 PM
    Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego


  • Reflections On The Election: Results And Future Directions

    Please join the International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego and the Women's Equity Council of the United Nations Association of San Diego in a discussion on election results and future directions for the U.S. and the rest of the world.
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    • Dale Kelly Bankhead spotlights ACLU's work on the future of civil rights legislation.
    • Environmental Health Coalition's Amy Simpson summarizes globalization at the crossroads.
    • Nick Stamon brings his insights on multilateralism in a unilateral U.S.
    • Anne Hoiberg describes her election monitoring experiences (in October, Belarus).
    • Rebecca Booth agonizes about the future of the Women's Movement.
    • Dave Chase shares his grass roots campaigning endeavors that crisscrossed the country.

    Monday, 8 November 2004, 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
    Mission Valley Library
    2123 Fenton Road Parkway

  • Protest The Arrival In San Diego Of The "Esmeralda" Torture Ship

    The Torture Ship Is Not Welcome In San Diego

    Join Us In Protesting The Arrival In San Diego Of The "Esmeralda"

    At the beginning of the Pinochet regime in Chile (1973-1990), the Chilean dictatorial government used the sailing ship "Esmeralda" as a torture chamber. According to Amnesty International and the Organization of American States, at least 112 political prisoners were interrogated and tortured aboard the ship without charges or trial. Many of the detainees died on board or were "disappeared".

    The Chilean government has never officially acknowledged the somber past of the Esmeralda and it is still used as a Navy Training vessel.

    The organizers of Sunday’s protest demand that the Chilean government officially apologize to the victims’ families and that those responsible for the crimes committed aboard the Esmeralda be brought to justice.

    Support the following organizations to pursue their work so justice can be served and the victims of the Esmeralda torture chamber will never be forgotten.

    Sunday April 25, 2004 At 2PM
    At The Broadway Pier (At The Foot Of Broadway On Harbor Drive)

    Co-sponsored by
    • Survivors of Torture International
    • Amnesty International
    • The International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego
    • Committee for World Democracy
    • Union Del Barrio
    • Raza Rights Coalition

  • Getting Away with Murder, the Ciudad Juarez Tragedy

    Amnesty International and The International Museum of Human Rights, San Diego present two events featuring Esther Chavez Cano, director of Casa Amiga in Ciudad Juarez and an advocate of women’s rights in Mexico. Speaking through an interpreter, Sra. Chavez Cano will discuss the more than 370 young women who have been found murdered and mutilated in and around Ciudad Juarez over the last ten years. The murders are known as the "maquiladora murders" since many of the victims worked in the maquiladora industry.

    The situation in Juarez is an egregious example of the violence against women that is pervasive around the world. The failure of the competent authorities to take action to investigate these crimes, whether through indifference, lack of will, negligence or inability, has been blatant over the last ten years.

    Friday, March 26 at 6:30 PM
    Miramar College, Building I-101
    10440 Black Mountain Road

    Saturday, March 27 at 3:30 PM
    Mission Valley Library
    2123 Fenton Parkway
    (off of Friars Road, near IKEA)

  • GUANTANAMO: A Legal Limbo?

    The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case regarding Guantanamo Bay detainees. This panel will examine the Guantanamo Bay case and consider its implications on the rule of law.
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    • William Aceves, Professor of Law and Director of International Legal Studies Program at California Western School of Law
    • Michal Belknap, Professor of Law at California Western School of Law
    • Michael Ramsey, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law
    • Charles Anthony Smith, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science at UCSD


    Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at 2 PM
    The Weaver Center
    Institute of the Americas, on UCSD Campus
    10111 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA

2003

  • "In the Time of the Butterflies"
    starring Selma Hayek and Edward James Olmos

    A Free Film Screening

    Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

    Women had their place. Hers was in the revolution.

    Set in the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic, "In the Time of the Butterflies" is based on the true story of Minerva Mirabal and her family's struggle against the ruthless dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.

    Tuesday, November 25, 2003, 7:00 PM
    Theatre
    Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
    University of San Diego
    5998 Alcalá Park, 92110
    CAMPUS MAP: http://www.sandiego.edu/parking/

  • GENOCIDE - Remembrance or Repetition?
    From the Armenian Genocide to the Present

    "Who today still speaks of the massacre of the Armenians?"
    Adolf Hitler, August 24, 1939
    One week later, on September 1, 1939, World War II began with Hitler's invasion of Poland. The holocaust soon followed.

    James Ajemian, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, SDSU

    Monday, November 3, 2003, 7:00 PM
    Mission Valley Branch Library
    2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego
    (just south of Friars Rd, next to IKEA, please park in IKEA lot)

  • Roadmap To Peace

    Stuart Seldowitz
    Deputy Director, Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs
    United States Department of State

    Friday, May 9, 2003, 8:00 AM
    Hubbs - Sea World Research Center Institute
    Perez Cove Way
    San Diego, CA
    (just west of Sea World)

  • U.S. Health Care in Crisis Problems and Prospects

    41 million U.S. citizens, including I I million children, are without health insurance. Those that have insurance are finding it increasingly unaffordable. How did we get to this state? What is the situation on the medical delivery line? And what can we at the grassroots do to find remedies?
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    • Sylvia Hampton, President Quality Health Care Coalition
    • Dr. Gary Jones, Philosophy Department University of San Diego
    • Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman, M.D. University of California at San Diego


    Thursday, April 10, 2003, 7:00 PM
    Balboa Park Club, Santa Fe Room, Balboa Park
    2150 Pan American Road West
    (Next to Recital Hall, Puppet Theater and Automotive Museum)

  • The Economic Impact Of War On Women's Pocketbooks

    Estimated to cost between $8 billion and $13 billion a month, the Bush Administration's Iraq War will impact economically the most vulnerable Americans and Mexicans: the millions of senior women on fixed incomes, women workers earning less-than-a-livable wage, and single mothers and their children.
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    • Quynh Nguyen, discussing women in labor organizations
    • Reyna Montero, discussing women in the maquiladoras in Tijuana
    • Kelly Jenkins-Putz, from the Women's Bureau U.S. Department of Labor, discussing refugee women in microcredit-funded business and women in U.S. employment


    Saturday, 8 March 2003, 2:00 PM
    Joyce Beers Community Center
    Vermont Street, Hillcrest
    (Uptown District across from Trader Joe's and two blocks north of University Avenue)

    Co-sponsored by Women's Equity Council of the United Nations Association of San Diego, AAUW's International Interests Committee, and LWVSD's International Relations Committee

2002

2001

  • NAFTA MELTDOWN: Plight of the Farm Workers of San Quintin
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    • Molly Morgan, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
    • Enrique Davalos, San Diego City College
    • Fred Lonidier, Professor, Visual Arts, UCSD


    Thursday, December 6, 2001, 7 PM
    First Unitarian Universalist Church, Rm. 112
    4190 Front St.San Diego, CA
    (Across the street from the UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest)
    Map and directions are available here

    Co-sponsored by Social Action Committee First Unitarian Universalist Church

  • The California Innocence Project: Failures Of The Criminal Justice System

    Tara Shulman
    The Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy
    Tara Shulman is a California Western graduate who is now doing a clinical teaching fellowship with the Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy. She was a student in the Innocence Project last year, and continues to assist with the project.

    Thursday, October 18, 2001, 7:00 PM
    Cal Western School of Law
    350 Cedar Street, Downtown San Diego
    Lecture Hall, First Floor of the Classroom Building
    Map and directions are available here

  • Replacing Hatred With Hope: A Report on the 2001 World Conference Against Racism
    A discussion of the tragic events of September 11 will follow the talk.

    Anne Hoiberg
    Executive Director, iMoHR, and United Nations Association representative to the NGO Forums that paralleled all of the regional governmental meetings at the conference. Anne was also an official observer at the governmental conference.

    Friday, September 21, 2001, 7:00 PM
    Balboa Park Club (Santa Fe Room), Balboa Park, 2150 Pan American Road West (near the Automotive Museum)

  • Henri Tiphagne, Civil Liberties Attorney from the State of Tamil Nadu, India

    Due to the tragic events of September 11 and the resulting interruptions in air travel, Henri Tiphagne's speaking tour has been postponed

  • Trafficking in Women and Children

    Sandra Hunnicutt
    Chair, Board of Directors, Captive Daughters

    Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 7:00 PM
    First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4190 Front Street (across from UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest)