The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will hold a forum Thursday, November 8, on the ways and means of making the world safer, with particular emphasis on counter-terrorism.

A panel discussion will focus on counter-terrorism strategies that include ways of making “’the world a better place in which the allure of terrorist activities cannot match the appeal of living life with dignity and opportunity,” according to a League press release.

Former City Manager Susan McCarthy will moderate the discussion. Panelists will be Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone, Santa Monica Red Cross Executive Director John Pacheco, Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council Member Dr. Jody Priselac, Santa Monica Deputy Police Chie fPhillip Sanchez, and Santa Monica College Political Science Professor Dr. Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein.

The forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, November 8, in the multi-purpose room at the Santa Monica College Bundy campus.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments and beverages will be served.

Please RSVP to League of Women Voters of Santa Monica consultant Sheila Field at 310-395-0835 or email shfield@roadrunner.com.

The forum has been made possible by grants from Our Voices Together and the League of Women Voters United States..