ADVISORY/`Imagine' Event Hosted by Amnesty International at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Oct. 12.

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ADVISORY...for Sunday (Oct. 12)

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WHAT:         Celebrate the Spirit of John Lennon's song "Imagine"
              with Amnesty International.  The local Huntington
              Beach Chapter of Amnesty International hosts a free
              Multi-Cultural Music & Dance program featuring
              musicians from different cultures around the world.
              "Imagine" features an Afghanistan Instrumental
              Ensemble, with Tamim Assifi, Azim Erian and Hamid
              Shamel; Dhol Drummers and Folk Dancers of India;
              Native American flutist 10-year-old Evren Ozan;
              Miyagi Nosho, a Traditional Dance Troupe of Japan;
              the Mediterranean Rakkisat Al Zamon Belly Dancers,
              and Spanish guitarist and singer, Marcial Jorge, and
              other performers.

WHERE:        Huntington Beach Pier Plaza, Huntington Beach, Calif.
              (Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street)

WHEN:         2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12.

BACKGROUND:   The Amnesty International Local Group #596
              (Huntington Beach, Calif.) is hosting "Imagine", a
              worldwide movement working to protect the dignity and
              rights of all people.  For 40 years, Amnesty
              International members have saved countless lives --
              people persecuted, imprisoned, or tortured simply for
              who they are or what they believe.  Visit
              www.amnestyusa.org. Additional sponsors of the event
              include the Afghanistan Relief Organization
              (www.afghanrelief.org), Be The Cause
              (www.bethecause.org) and the ACLU.