PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS News Advisory Media Contact Thursday, June 29 Fernando Flores (909) 605-3136 Leslie Morava (310) 428-9380 July 12 Trial To Contest Legality of Sale To Horowitz Media To Cover Event South Central Farmers and Supporters Host Westside Parade This Saturday, 1 p.m. Los Angeles The July 12 Superior Court case, questioning the legality of the sale of the South Central Farm back to the developer Ralph Horowitz, is open to media, and supporters urge all media representatives to attend. Please register in advance to attend, see information below. The Final Status Conference is presently scheduled for 9:30 a.m., July 12, in Dept. 18 of the downtown Superior Court. Judge Helen Bendix will be the trial judge. Trial testimony may not begin on July 12 because the judge will have to rule on a number of motions and other matters before the trial itself begins. Trial testimony is expected to begin in the afternoon of the 12th or on the following day. The judge will let us know on July 12. Media who want to have television or videotape cameras in the courtroom need to get clearance in advance from the judge. To do so, they have to submit a Form 980 to the public information office at the courthouse. The form is available on the courthouse website, www.lasuperiorcourt.org in the section marked News and Media. After filling out the form, the news organization or filmmaker seeking to have a camera in the courtroom should fax the form to the public information office at the following fax number: (213) 621-7642. For more information, interested media people can call the public information office at (213) 974-5227. The South Central Farm supporters and farmers will hold another Family Friendly Parade in Santa Monica this Saturday, July 1 starting at Reed Park on 700 Wilshire Blvd. Farmers and children are available to interview at 1 pm on the corner of California Ave. and Lincoln Blvd. They will be making statements about the drastic effect the eviction from South Central Farm continues to have on their lives. Volunteers and supporters will be available, as well. The Parade is an important and lively opportunity to reach out into the community to spread the word about the South Central Farm and raise support. Last week over one hundred farmers and supporters marched in a colorful and enthusiastic Venice boardwalk parade dispensing plants from the farm, literature about Farm-based community events and education about the growing battle to protect the nations largest urban farm, South Central Farm. Its not over yet. WHEN: Saturday, July 1 at 1 p.m. WHAT: Commencement of the South Central Farm Family Friendly Parade WHO: South Central Farmers and peaceful supporters, dancers, plus special musical guests WHERE: Reed Park At The Corner of California Ave. and Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA The South Central Farm is a gem in the Los Angeles landscape. It supplies local communities with fresh, organic produce, gives children a safe environment to play and learn in, and provides a successful example of urban sustainability for the rest of the world to follow Dr. Joseph Hurwitz Rabbi Emeritus Temple Isaiah, Palm Springs ###
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