Event Contact: John Haas, Humanities and Social Sciences Division at (562) 860-2451, ext. 2726

Media Contact: Kristen Habbestad, Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2287

WHAT: Cerritos College’s Humanities and Social Sciences Division along with the Global Consortium will host an interfaith dialogue with guests Dr. Judea Pearl, Dr. Akbar Ahmed and a representative from the United Nations on Monday, April 30, at 7 p.m. This event will be broadcast live through the California Community College Satellite Television (CCCSAT) and online at www.cccsat.org.

Dr. Judea Pearl is a UCLA researcher and the father of the late Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was killed in Pakistan in 2002. He has since begun the Daniel Pearl Foundation, through which he has worked with Professor Akbar S. Ahmed, chair of Islamic Studies at American University. Subsequent to a dialogue between Ahmed and Pearl last year held in Pittsburgh, the two jointly received the 2006 Purpose Award for “fighting intolerance, conflict and terrorism through dialogue and exchange.”

WHEN: Monday, April 30, 2007, 7 – 9 p.m.

WHERE: Wilford Michael Library and Learning Resource Center, Room 155 (Teleconference Center)
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA 90650

A map of the campus is available at www.cerritos.edu/guide

CONTACT: For more information, please contact Dr. John Haas of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at jhaas@cerritos.edu or at (562) 860-2451, ext. 2726.

COST: This event is free and open to the public. On campus parking is $1.

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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Cerritos College

Releases 2007

Cerritos College to Host Interfaith Dialogue Featuring Dr. Judea Pearl and Dr. Akbar Ahmed

Guests Will Also Include a U.N. Representative