"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" - Maya Angelo

"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die." - G.K. Chesterton

"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter

"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." -Michel de Montaigne

"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?" - Eve Merriam
 

"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war." - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
 

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DIVERSITY LEADERS Boot Camp - November 2010
11/13/2010
Attention Parents/Mentors & Teens/Mentees! -Learn to enhance communication with your teen! -Learn dropout prevention techniques! -Identify career goals with your teen! -Learn what challenges your teen experiences daily and how to overcome them! -Learn how and what influence media advertising has on your teen's self-perspective and ways to change it for the better! -Build a support network for your teen! ***In Los Angeles, 52% of African American youth dropout of high school annually. Let's solidify their support system today!*** Message Media Ed presents... DIVERSITY LEADERS Boot Camp! >>Where the Art of Media Education Meets African American Culture and Leadership Development DIVERSITY LEADERS BOOT CAMP is a 4-hour teen leadership workshop that combines the African American experience with media education and leadership development activities, as professional development tools. Upon completion, youth share their manifestos on video: a statement of their vision for the African American community and the role they will play in achieving that vision. THIS IS A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH TEENS AND ADULTS. DON’T MISS IT! Facilitated by: Shani Byard-Ngunjiri, M.S., Executive Director, & the team at Message Media Ed >>>This workshop is designed for TEENS (ages 13-17) and an ADULT (Parent, Mentor, Guardian or Family Member). They should participate together<<<

Metro Community Workshop Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail
11/16/2010
Metro will hold a community workshop on November 16th for the Aviation/Manchester (optional) & Aviation/Century Stations as part of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor project.

CHAMBER MIXER
11/16/2010
RELATE, RELAX, RELEASE! WANT NATURAL METHODS FOR RE-LIVING STRESS-FREE DAYS? ATTEND NOV. 16th MIXER AT LIFE WELL INSTITUTE, ONE OF L.A.'s BEST KEPT SECRETS.

Metro Community Workshop Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail
11/18/2010
Metro will hold a community workshop on November 18th for the Crenshaw/Exposition Station as part of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor project.

CRENSHAW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS MEETING
11/18/2010
PLEASE ENJOY ONE OF OUR BEST SPEAKERS, CARMEN TRUTANICH, LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY. HIS TOPIC: EMERGING ISSUES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. BREAKFAST SERVED COST $7:00 PLEASE RSVP

JAZZ CONCERT READING -- L.A. MY HOME
11/21/2010
THANKSGIVING JAZZ CONCERT READING. ALL SONGS COMPOSED BY CCC MEMBER, HOWLET SMITH, "EXTOLL THE VIRTUES" OF L.A. LIFE.

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