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Benny Wenda – Free West Papua

May 9, 2015

Free West Papua - Benny Wenda visits Southern California

Free West Papua - Benny Wenda visits Southern CaliforniaBenny Wenda is a West Papua independence leader, International Spokesman for United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign. As a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Benny has garnered a lot of support from parliamentarians and other notable figures, internationally.

This is Benny’s first visit to the West Coast and he will be speaking to several diverse communities in California and Hawaii, raising both grass-roots and civil support for West Papua and also help to raise awareness about independence and human rights there. This tour will highlight West Papua coming back into the Melanesian and Pan-Pacific family through Benny meeting with many Polynesians living in the USA.

For more information please visit bennywenda.org

Here’s the current breakdown of Benny Wenda’s 2015 schedule in Southern California:

THURSDAY, MAY 14:

4-5:30pm @ Eastside Cafe, presentation with Urban Zapatista
5469 Huntington Dr N, Los Angeles, CA 90032
eastsidecafe.org

7pm-9pm @ UCLA Campbell Hall
Details TBD

FRIDAY, MAY 15:

2pm-4pm @ Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
695 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
pieam.org

8pm-11pm @ The Mint
Blue King Brown / Big Mountain / AK Rockefeller
6010 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
themintla.com

SATURDAY, MAY 16

1pm-2pm @ Heritage of Aloha Festival Heritage Park
12100 Mora Drive, Santa Fe Springs, CA
hooilinafoundation.com/heritage-of-aloha-fest

4pm-7pm @ Oceanian Indigenous Communities of Southern California Grace Methodist Church
2325 East 3rd St. Long Beach, CA 90814

SUNDAY, MAY 17

3pm-5pm @ Drum Circle Leimert Park
43rd Place and Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA

6pm-9pm @ KRST Unity Center of Afrakan Spiritual Science
7825 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90047
krstunitycenter.org

Note: All events are subject to change.

by Heather 

About Heather

Heather is the creator of Heleloa.com, a directory of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander news, business, events and people throughout Southern California.

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