Please join us for an evening 
of inspiration and hope
honoring courageous journalist
and recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, 
MARIA RESSA

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024
1:00–3:00 p.m. Symposium
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. Evening Program

Beerman Foundation 2024 Social Justice Fellows: 

Hussayn Abdul-Qawi
Doctoral student researching the intersections between Islam and politics, with the intent of entering the fields of policy advising and collegiate teaching

Adnan Jaber   
Community organizer of LA Supporters of Standing Together. Jerusalem-born and living in Los Angeles, engaged in bringing people together for peace in Israel-Palestine through technology and dialogue

Marissa Montes
Founder, Professor and Director of Loyola Law School's Immigrant Justice Clinic and visiting professor at the ITESO in Guadalajara, where she teaches U.S. asylum law. Currently establishing Loyola’s Binational Migrant Advocacy Project (BMAP), the first binational immigration law school clinic in the nation

Zahra Sakkejha
Community organizer of LA Supporters of Standing Together; board member of Tomorrow’s Women, dedicated to empowering young Israeli and Palestinian women to create change

Yehudah Webster
Spiritual activist and community organizer working to integrate anti-racist behaviors and culture in communities

A Memorial Tribute to our late board member
Reverend James Lawson
by Beerman Fellow, Rep. Justin Jones

Preceded by an afternoon symposium
commemorating the tenth anniversary of
Leonard Beerman's death—
The Eternal Dissident:
The Living Legacy of Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman