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September 13, 2001

Sunday, September 16, 2001, 5-7 pm

Westwood Recreation Complex
1350 Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90025

Dear neighbors, friends, and fellow citizens:

Pleasejoin us this Sunday for a gathering organized by the Global Children’sOrganization, with your children for a healing teaching/learning and empoweringcommunity circle. Let’s use the power of prayer and community to experience oursadness and grief, encourage conscious awareness, compassion andopen-heartedness ­ the attributes that all Americans share. We do not wantto attack any of our fellow Americans as scape-goats in reaction to our sense ofoutrage and helplessness. Let us work together to find creative and positivesources of action in this very difficult and confusing time. An all communityinter-faith gathering is being planned for this Sunday, September 16, 2001 from5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Please SIGN this form, email back to GCO (gco@globalchild.org)and forward this announcement to all your constituents and friends.

Peace, Jordan Elgrably/Friends of Levantine Center

SUPPORTERS:

Global Children’s Organization, Santa Monica Barrios Unidos, Rabbi StevenCarr Reuben, President Board of Rabbis of Southern California, MelroseAvenue Elementary School, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation, Ilm Foundation,Homies Unidos, No Guns, Susan Hill, ArtsReach, Marlene Cantor, LevantineCenter, Gisele Abou-Haidar, Nanny on the Net.

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