Interfaith group to host program about alternatives to violence

The Ventura County Interfaith Community will sponsor an Alternative to Violence demonstration/lecture and a Victory Over Violence exhibit at 7 p.m. Tues., April 8 at the SGI-USA Oxnard Activity Center, 2340 Wankel Way, Oxnard.

Guest speakers are UC Santa Barbara Professor Stephen Pope and mediator Percy Severn.

A representation from the Oxnard Police Department will also attend.

For more information, call Lisa Weiner at (805) 444-4882, e-mail Teri Helton at teri@terihelton.com, or visit the website www.sgi-usa.org or www.vov.com.