SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE: AZIM KHAMISA, FATHER OF SLAIN SON, TO SPEAK JANUARY 29 IN EL CAJON

January 17, 2012 (El Cajon)--World-renowned speaker Azim Khamisa on January 29, 2012 will kick off the 15th annual "Season for Nonviolence" at Christ Church Unity in El Cajon. Khamisa, who has been praised by dignitaries including the Dalai Llama and former President Bill Clinton, delivers his inspirational message following the senseless-gang-related death of his son, Tariq in 1995.

Season for Nonviolence is a 64-day, global grass roots campaign dedicated to raising awareness of the principles and practices of nonviolence for which Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave their lives. These dates mark the memorials of these two men and began in 1997 on the 50th and 30th anniversaries of their deaths.

The public is invited to join a 10 a.m.service and hear Khamisa speak on Sunday, January 29, 2012. The church is located 311 Highland Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020. For more information, call 619-579-9586.