Saturday, June 23, 2007

Voices of Iraqi Workers

2007 Solidarity Tour

Tuesday, June 26, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church (the Jazz Church)
400 Eye Street, SW – Waterfront SEU- Metro (Green Line)

Featuring
Hashmeya Muhsin Hussein, President, Electrical Workers Union; the first woman to lead a national union in Iraq
Faleh Abood Umara, General Secretary, Southern Oil Company Union, Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions
MC: Ron Pinchback, General Manager, Pacifica Radio WPFW, 89.3 FM
Music from Pam Parker, Vocalist and Labor Activist

Find out…..
What conditions for working people are like in Iraq.
How the occupation has affected families and children.
Why unions oppose the oil investment law.
What will happen if the occupation continues.
What will happen if it rapidly ends.
What Iraqi people want to happen.
Whether a peaceful, stable, non-sectarian Iraq is possible.

The program is sponsored by US Labor Against the War, DC Labor for Peace & Justice and the American Friends Service Committee

Contact Denice Lombard at 202/320-5588; denicez@verizon.net, or visit www.uslaboragainstwar.org

NAAP-DC's Annual Picnic

Sunday, June 24, noon to sunset. (Rain date: July 1)
Great Falls Park, Virginia Side. 9200 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, VA. Look for the NAAP Banner!
Great company, great food (grilled by Ramzi and team), volleyball, soccer, Tarneeb, Tabla playing, and many more activities.
$10 dollars, includes all you can eat and drink. Free for children under 12.

Capitol Hill Briefing “Palestinian Political Crisis: Opportunity or Abyss?”

The Arab American Institute will host a briefing and discussion on the humanitarian and political crisis in Palestine and on U.S. options moving forward.

Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, Room 2255.
Tuesday, June 26, 1:00 to 2:30

The discussion, co-hosted with the Jewish group Americans for Peace Now, will feature Ghaith al-Omari, Daniel Levy and Lamia Matta, all former Palestinian or Israeli government officials and negotiators.

If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please contact Rebecca Abou-Chedid at 202.429.9210 or rabouchedid@aaiusa.org.

Ghaith al-Omari, former foreign policy adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, member of the Palestinian negotiating team during the Camp David summit and the Taba talks, and lead Palestinian drafter of the Geneva Initiative.

Daniel Levy, member of the Israeli delegation to the Taba negotiations in 2001, member of the negotiating team for the “Oslo B” Agreement in 1995 under Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin, and lead Israeli drafter of the Geneva Initiative.

Lamia Matta, former legal adviser at the Negotiations Support Unit in Ramallah and one of the main legal advisers working on coordination with Israel and the international community on the withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the Northern West Bank.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Academic Seminars for Summer Interns - Washington

The National Council on US-Arab Relations presents Academic Seminar for Summer Interns

June 19 - August 16
5:30 to 7:00 each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies - Ben Rome Auditorium1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Washington (2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro)

Any student interested in attending any or all presentations shoulde-mail their name, school & major to: InternProgram@NCUSAR.org

If you have any questions about the National Council on US-Arab Relations or the Council’s Academic Seminar for Summer Interns, please contact Mark Morozink, Student Programs Coordinator, at 202.293.6466. www.ncusar.org

SCHEDULE
June 19 - America, Arabia and the Gulf: Lenses for Understanding
June 20 - Careers in National Security and Defense Affairs as well as Government Relations
June 21 - Career Opportunities in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs
June 26 - America, Arabia and the Gulf: Lenses for Understanding
June 27 - Career Opportunities in the U.S. Foreign Service
June 28 - Career Opportunities in International Education
July 10 - America, Arabia and the Gulf: Dynamics of People, Politics, and Power
July 11 - Career Opportunities in the Media
July 12 - Career Opportunities in Business
July 17 - America, Arabia, and the Gulf: The Energy Dimension
July 18 - Career Opportunities in the Energy Sectors
July 19 - Career Opportunities in Defense and with Aerospace and Defense Companies
July 24 - America, Arabia, and the Gulf: Dynamics of U.S. Policymaking
July 25 - Career Opportunities in Academe
July 26 - Career Opportunities in Intelligence
July 31 - America, Arabia, and the Gulf: Dynamics of U.S. Policymaking
August 1 - Career Opportunities in Inter-Faith Dialogue and Understanding
August 2 - Career Opportunities in Non-Government Organizations
August 7 - America, Arabia, and the Gulf: Economic and Business Dimensions
August 8 - Career Opportunities in Banking and Law
August 9 - Arab-Israeli Conflict/ Extremism/Terrorism, and Career Opportunities in Human Rights and Development
August 14 - Whither America Vis-a-Vis Iran and Iraq
August 15 - Career Opportunities on Capitol Hill and Government Relations (Lobbying)
August 16 - Further Opportunities for Arab-U.S. Relations Leadership Development and Study Abroad as well as Graduate School Programs

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Richmond Arab American Family Picnic

The newdominionPAC, the Ibn Rushd Cultural Center, and the Mediterranean Bakery invite you to their first annual Richmond Arab American Family Picnic.

Sunday, June 17
3:00 to 8:00

Deep Run Park
Shelter # 1
9910 Ridgefield Parkway
Richmond (Henrico) 23233

RSVP:
Jameel Abed – 804.239.2414
Saba Shami – 804.562.8489
Al Khlafallah- 804.399.0388

Food and beverage are compliments of: the newdominionPAC, the Ibn Rushd Cultural Center and the Mediterranean Bakery

Deep Run Park, 9900 Ridgefield Parkway (Within the Park) Deep Run Recreation Center, 9910 Ridgefield Parkway