The civil rights of homeless
individuals and how to defend them will be the focus of a homeless
advocacy forum on Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Unitarian
Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula sanctuary in Carmel.
Author Mike Rhodes of “Dispatches
from the War Zone” will speak prior to a presentation, question and
answer period and panel discussion featuring Dr. Tia Sukin, the
director of the One Starfish Safe Parking Program, and the Rev.
Michael Reid, leader of the fund for Homeless Women and former
associate minister at St. Mary's by the Sea Episcopal Church in
Pacific Grove.
Presented by the ACLU of the Monterey
Peninsula and the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Bay
Social Justice Committee, the event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact
mibsmccarthy@comcast.net
or call 831-659-1115.