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For Members 14 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2014 | SAGAFTRA.org SAG-AFTRA MEMBER CURT LOWENS, who saved more than 120 lives during World War II, was honored June 13 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard presented a proclamation to his friend during the evening event, which was hosted by the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts. The event featured a performance of Bestemming: Concerto for Cello, Orchestra and Narration, created by Emmy Award-nominated composer Sharon Farber in recognition of Lowens' heroics. Lowens, above right, who joined AFTRA in 1953 and Screen Actors Guild in 1954, is a Holocaust survivor who joined the Dutch resistance and saved more than 120 Jewish children and adults from the Nazis. Howard hailed Lowens as a "person of conviction whose actions have a profound effect on the world; a caring and brave man whose efforts more than 60 years ago quite literally changed the world, possibly in ways we cannot fully appreciate." DO NOT WORK NOTICE S AG-AFTRA has issued a No Contract/No Work order for the first-run syndicated program Laughs, produced by Half Life Productions and Executive Producer Steve Hofstetter. At press time, this company had not yet executed a minimum basic agreement with SAG-AFTRA. Visit SAGAFTRA.org for more information. SCREEN ACTORS GUILD-AMERICAN FEDERATION of TELEVISION and RADIO ARTISTS MEMBER NAME John Smith MEMBER SINCE 1985 MEMBER NUMBER 000000000 EXPIRES April 30, 2015 AFL-CIO SAG-AFTRA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DUNCAN CRABTREE-IRELAND was honored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association on June 26 with The Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award at its annual installation and awards dinner. Crabtree-Ireland serves as a judge pro tem for the L.A. Superior Court, an Adjunct Professor at USC Law School and a member of the boards of the Conference of California Bar Associations, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension and Health Plans, as well as the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Attendees of this special evening honoring Crabtree-Ireland included SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Gabrielle Carteris, above right. HONORS CHECK YOUR BACKSIDE ADDRESSING THE FED S AG-AFTRA Executive Vice President and California Federation of Labor Vice President Gabrielle Carteris addressed attendees at the California Federation of Labor convention in San Diego on July 31. The federation, which is composed of more than 1,200 unions, promotes organizing efforts and legislation that benefits California's workers. W hen you get your fall membership card featuring the union's new logo (collectors item!), be sure to review the back. Don't forget that SAG-AFTRA's Global Rule One and No Contract/No Work Rule apply not only to film and TV work, but also to commercials, new media projects, interactive/ video games and corporate/educational and non-broadcast productions. If in doubt and to verify signatory status, contact SAG-AFTRA at (855) 724-2387 before agreeing to work.