Our Help Increase the Peace class was invited to attend a free screening of Romeo and Juliet set in Los Angeles following the 1992 LA riots. After sharing some pizza in the lobby area, and meeting artists who engaged in work relevant to the Westlake Area, we sat together to watch how violence and peace unraveled in this Shakespearean drama.  We left with a sense that peace is possible-even in LA.

Written: 9th April 2011