Bill Quigley, Loyola New Orleans
"Katrina and Civil and Human Rights"

Thursday, October 26 in the Benson Williman Room from Noon to 1 p.m.
Brown bag lunch with pizza provided.

Co-Sponsored by the Center for Social Justice and Public Service and The Public and Social Justice Coalition

Bill Quigley, Professor of Law at Loyola New Orleans College of Law, is a leader in the Katrina recovery effort and a nationally-recognized expert in poverty law and social justice.

Clarence Darrow, America’s most hated and celebrated attorney, comes to life in San José on October 14
 
Don’t miss Clarence Darrow: The Search for Justice
at 2 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. on October 14, 2006
at First Unitarian Church of San José
 
On October 14, a unique event will bring American social justice history to life, and show us how the social and political issues of our nation’s most famous—and infamous—lawyer still resonate in our lives today.
 
Clarence Darrow: The Search for Justice will be performed by Gary L. Anderson, the country’s renowned portrayer of Clarence Darrow.  The Eureka Times Standard says of his performance, “Anderson’s Darrow is in the same league as Holbrook’s Mark Twain.”
 
 
The most hated and celebrated attorney in American history
 
Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) was often referred to by the press as the “Attorney for the Damned” and by lawyers as the “Lion of the Courtroom”. The Christian Fundamentalists, however, called him, “The Great Infidel.” Life Magazine called Darrow “One of the most influential men of the 20th century.” He has become a folk hero, and, along with Atticus Finch from the novel and movie To Kill a Mockingbird, he has been the inspiration of untold numbers of lawyers. 
 
Order Your Advance Tickets Today
 
Two shows Saturday, October 14 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Church of San José, 160 North Third Street, San Jose.
 
Advance tickets: $15 General Admission or $12 Students with I.D.
Tickets at the door: $20 but advanced purchase is strongly recommended.
 
Wine and cheese reception and discussion with Mr. Darrow from 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Limited to 50 participants; tickets $35.
 
This event is co-sponsored by the First Unitarian Church of San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the ACLU.
 
To order tickets, mail check (made payable to FUCSJ) to:
FUCSJ—Darrow
160 North Third Street
San José, California 95112
 
 
For more information, call the Darrow information line: (408) 293-1178.  Additional event information at http://web.mac.com/patriciamassey/iWeb/Site/Clarence%20Darrow%20home.html

The Social Science Research Council www.ssrc.org has announced the first round of small grants for academic-advocacy collaboration in the media and communications field. The first round will provide grants for research that supports advocacy, organizing, policy and/or campaign uses in the media and communications field in the US. The grants are intended for short-term work, completable and usable by advocacy partners within the next 4-12 months.

Six grants have been awarded in this first round to Children Now, the Consumers Federation of America, the Latinos and Media Project, Media Alliance, the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council and Radio Bilingüe.

Principal researchers Allen Hammond, IV and Catherine Sandoval’s project is a survey on the relationship between minority and female ownership and media consolidation with Minority Media & Telecommunications Council, www.mmtconline.org.

The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council (MMTC) seeks to develop a survey instrument that can be used to discern the relationship between minority and female ownership and media consolidation. They seek to survey minority and female owners who have entered or exited the communications industry between 2001 and 2005 to determine the extent to which various factors may have affected the rate of entry and/or exit.  MMTC’s study will allow policy makers, the FCC, and advocates for a diverse media to better understand and address the structural and non-structural impediments that minority and women media owners face in the current media environment.