The American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) on Wednesday, March 23 at the Fairmont Washington Hotel in Washington, DC. The reception begins at 6:00 and the dinner begins at 7:00.
The 2011 honorees are:
The Hon. Charles W. Boustany, Jr. who was re-elected to represent Louisiana’s 7th District in the US House of Representatives. Before entering Congress, he was a cardiovascular surgeon.
Mr. Gregory Jbara, actor and Tony® Award winner. You’ve seen him on Broadway and on Law and Order; Monk, Friends; and The West Wing to name a few.
For more information please click here.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Advocacy Training and Lobby Day in Washington
SATURDAY, MARCH 5 - Affiliated Events (separate registration required)
12:30 to 6:00 - Campus Organizing Conference
7:00 to 8:30 - The Goldstone Report Book Event
SUNDAY, MARCH 6 - Official Events
9:30 to 11:00 - Keynote Address
Israel/Palestine in the Age of Obama and the Tea Party: What Does the Future Hold?
Nadia Hijab - Writer, public speaker, media commentator and Co-Director of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network
11:15 to 12:15 - Introducing our Policy Asks
Josh Ruebner - National Advocacy Director at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation; additional presenters TBA
12:15 to 2:00 - Lunch
2:00 to 3:30 -Workshops
Workshop 1: Mobilizing the Grassroots: Generating Leverage through Constructive Campaigns
Workshop 2: Bringing Solidarity Home: Supporting Palestinian and Israeli Partners While Working for Change Locally
Workshop 3: Faith Based Organizing: Engaging Religious Communities and Creating Interfaith Space
Workshop 4: Ending Military Aid to Israel: Mobilizing for Policy Change in Your Community
3:45 to 5:00 - Facilitated Panel Discussion
Policy Levers and Grassroots Fulcrums: Where Can We Push and Be Most Effective?
6:00 to 8:30 - Social Event and Fundraiser
MONDAY, MARCH 7: - Official Events
10:00 to 5:00 - Meetings on Capitol Hill
3:30 to 5:30 - Evaluation Session
TUESDAY, MARCH 8 - Affiliated Events
Time TBA: Policy Briefing with Palestinian and Israeli Experts
Click here to register.
All official events sponsored by:
Interfaith Peace-Builders and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
All official events endorsed by:
CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Islamic Circle of North America, ICNA Council for Social Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace, the Middle East Research and Information Project, the Washington Peace Center, and others
12:30 to 6:00 - Campus Organizing Conference
7:00 to 8:30 - The Goldstone Report Book Event
SUNDAY, MARCH 6 - Official Events
9:30 to 11:00 - Keynote Address
Israel/Palestine in the Age of Obama and the Tea Party: What Does the Future Hold?
Nadia Hijab - Writer, public speaker, media commentator and Co-Director of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network
11:15 to 12:15 - Introducing our Policy Asks
Josh Ruebner - National Advocacy Director at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation; additional presenters TBA
12:15 to 2:00 - Lunch
2:00 to 3:30 -Workshops
Workshop 1: Mobilizing the Grassroots: Generating Leverage through Constructive Campaigns
Workshop 2: Bringing Solidarity Home: Supporting Palestinian and Israeli Partners While Working for Change Locally
Workshop 3: Faith Based Organizing: Engaging Religious Communities and Creating Interfaith Space
Workshop 4: Ending Military Aid to Israel: Mobilizing for Policy Change in Your Community
3:45 to 5:00 - Facilitated Panel Discussion
Policy Levers and Grassroots Fulcrums: Where Can We Push and Be Most Effective?
6:00 to 8:30 - Social Event and Fundraiser
MONDAY, MARCH 7: - Official Events
10:00 to 5:00 - Meetings on Capitol Hill
3:30 to 5:30 - Evaluation Session
TUESDAY, MARCH 8 - Affiliated Events
Time TBA: Policy Briefing with Palestinian and Israeli Experts
Click here to register.
All official events sponsored by:
Interfaith Peace-Builders and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
All official events endorsed by:
CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Islamic Circle of North America, ICNA Council for Social Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace, the Middle East Research and Information Project, the Washington Peace Center, and others
Webinar - Post 9/11 Discrimination
The Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee will present a live Webinar on Muslim, Arab, and Middle Eastern Discrimination in the Post-9/11 Era. This Webinar is hosted by the American Bar Association-Continuing Legal Education (ABA-CLE).
Wednesday, February 2 - 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Washington)
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Details here: http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/t11mam1.html
Wednesday, February 2 - 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Washington)
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Details here: http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/t11mam1.html
Advocacy Training for Community Activists
On Saturday, January 29, the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee will conduct an advocacy training seminar for community activists in Washington, DC.
For all of the details, please contact Abed Ayoub at aayoub@adc.org
For all of the details, please contact Abed Ayoub at aayoub@adc.org
Monday, January 24, 2011
Reaching the Teachers Campaign
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) with its strong grass-roots national network of chapters, activists, parents and educators, is committed to improve the quality of education about the Arab world.
This "Reaching the Teachers" campaign encourages Arab Americans to become more involved in their community schools, builds relationships with teachers associations, and sensitizes educators to the Arab American community and its concerns. While we have seen a steady improvement in increasing awareness of Arab-related issues, much needs to be done in spreading the word to the more than 300,000 social studies teachers and 12,000 school districts in the US.
Areas of Work Include:
* Build a national network of Arab-Americans who are involved in their children's education and in their local school systems.
* Advise, train, and provide resources for education activists and ADC chapter Education Committees. Support their work as they give classroom presentations, provide educational materials to teachers and school libraries, organize teacher training workshops, monitor textbooks for bias and misrepresentation of the Arab world, take part in school Human Relations or Minority committees, and respond to incidents of insensitivity or discrimination in the schools.
* Develop lesson plans and bibliographies on Arab culture, anti-Arab discrimination, Arab women, religions of the Arab world, and Palestine.
* Supply teachers and school systems with good educational materials on the Arab world.
* Provide resources on Arabs and Arab Americans to schools of education for use in multicultural teacher training.
* Place articles on Arab American concerns in national educational publications and professional journal for educators.
* Sensitize key multicultural educators, whose work influences the education profession as a whole to the Arab-American community and its concerns.
* Cultivate a national network of Arab-American educators.
* Heighten the profile of Arab Americans and the Arab world in the multicultural curriculum. Put Arab Americans on the multicultural education agenda.
For information, please contact:
ADC Education Department
1732 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.244.2990
adc@adc.org
www.adc.org
This "Reaching the Teachers" campaign encourages Arab Americans to become more involved in their community schools, builds relationships with teachers associations, and sensitizes educators to the Arab American community and its concerns. While we have seen a steady improvement in increasing awareness of Arab-related issues, much needs to be done in spreading the word to the more than 300,000 social studies teachers and 12,000 school districts in the US.
Areas of Work Include:
* Build a national network of Arab-Americans who are involved in their children's education and in their local school systems.
* Advise, train, and provide resources for education activists and ADC chapter Education Committees. Support their work as they give classroom presentations, provide educational materials to teachers and school libraries, organize teacher training workshops, monitor textbooks for bias and misrepresentation of the Arab world, take part in school Human Relations or Minority committees, and respond to incidents of insensitivity or discrimination in the schools.
* Develop lesson plans and bibliographies on Arab culture, anti-Arab discrimination, Arab women, religions of the Arab world, and Palestine.
* Supply teachers and school systems with good educational materials on the Arab world.
* Provide resources on Arabs and Arab Americans to schools of education for use in multicultural teacher training.
* Place articles on Arab American concerns in national educational publications and professional journal for educators.
* Sensitize key multicultural educators, whose work influences the education profession as a whole to the Arab-American community and its concerns.
* Cultivate a national network of Arab-American educators.
* Heighten the profile of Arab Americans and the Arab world in the multicultural curriculum. Put Arab Americans on the multicultural education agenda.
For information, please contact:
ADC Education Department
1732 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.244.2990
adc@adc.org
www.adc.org
ADC Anthony Shadid Internship Program
Since 1981, more than 400 students have participated in the ADC Research Institut intern program. Students from all over the country gather at the national office in Washington, DC each year to gain first-hand experience and knowledge about ADC issues and campaigns. The ADCRI is the non-profit affiliate of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), an Arab-American civil rights organization.
The intern program offers a variety of positions for leadership development. It educates students on issues of civil rights, the Arab heritage, and current events in the Middle East. It empowers them to educate others. Students gain practical training in community organizing, media relations, research and writing, legal issues, political action, educational outreach, and routine office work alongside our regular professional staff. The first few weeks of the summer program are centered on the annual ADC Convention in June.
Candidates must have completed at least one year of college. They can be undergraduates, recent graduates, or graduate and law students. Individual departments have their own requirements. Interns must be or become regular ADC members. Student memberships are available at discounted rates.
While the program is primarily oriented to Arab-American students, we encourage applicants of all ethnic backgrounds. Occasionally, international students are part of the intern program. Such students must arrange on their own to acquire US visas that authorize employment in the US. They may be available through university programs or organizations such as the Council on International Educational Exchange (www.ciee.org).
Types of Internships
* President's Office
* Education & Outreach
* Organizing
* Information Technology
* Legal Services
* Government Affairs
* Media and Publications
Summer Program
During the summer, up to 15 internships are available at the national office. The 11 week internships are full-time positions. We are asking interns to start as early in May as possible after the school ends. There is a $1500 stipend for undergraduates and $2000 for graduate students. Those who receive course credit do not receive a stipend.
Housing: We can advise interns about searching for housing and assist them in locating other interns who are seeking roommates.
Educational Program: One day a week, interns visit government and congressional offices, embassies, and other organizations. This introduces student to some of the policy-making institutions in the Washington area, which shape issues and events of concern to Arab Americans. There will be opportunities to take advantage of some of the speakers, films, conferences, and cultural programs in Washington which address Arab world issues. Each year interns write and publish Intern Perspectives, in which they reflect on their experiences at ADC and on the issues they have dealt with.
Deadlines
Applications for summer internships with the Legal Department are due by March 1. Applications for other departments are due March 15. Later applications will be considered, but early applicants will be given priority.
Semester Internships
Internships carry a small stipend. Full-time interns receive $400/month for undergraduates and $500 for graduate and law students. Volunteer positions for course credit are available during the academic year and are arranged on a case-by-case basis. Interns receiving course credit do not receive a stipend. Legal Department deadlines for application are: September 30 for fall, December 30 for spring. For other departments, applications are considered as they are received. Work hours can be accommodated to student class schedules.
What You Need to Apply
* Completed application form
* Resume
* Academic transcript
* Two letters of recommendation
* Two-page personal statement about your goals as an ADC intern and how your academic, professional, or campus and community activities or career goals are related to the position you requested.
Mail competed applications to:
Intern Coordinator
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
1732 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 244-2990
The intern program offers a variety of positions for leadership development. It educates students on issues of civil rights, the Arab heritage, and current events in the Middle East. It empowers them to educate others. Students gain practical training in community organizing, media relations, research and writing, legal issues, political action, educational outreach, and routine office work alongside our regular professional staff. The first few weeks of the summer program are centered on the annual ADC Convention in June.
Candidates must have completed at least one year of college. They can be undergraduates, recent graduates, or graduate and law students. Individual departments have their own requirements. Interns must be or become regular ADC members. Student memberships are available at discounted rates.
While the program is primarily oriented to Arab-American students, we encourage applicants of all ethnic backgrounds. Occasionally, international students are part of the intern program. Such students must arrange on their own to acquire US visas that authorize employment in the US. They may be available through university programs or organizations such as the Council on International Educational Exchange (www.ciee.org).
Types of Internships
* President's Office
* Education & Outreach
* Organizing
* Information Technology
* Legal Services
* Government Affairs
* Media and Publications
Summer Program
During the summer, up to 15 internships are available at the national office. The 11 week internships are full-time positions. We are asking interns to start as early in May as possible after the school ends. There is a $1500 stipend for undergraduates and $2000 for graduate students. Those who receive course credit do not receive a stipend.
Housing: We can advise interns about searching for housing and assist them in locating other interns who are seeking roommates.
Educational Program: One day a week, interns visit government and congressional offices, embassies, and other organizations. This introduces student to some of the policy-making institutions in the Washington area, which shape issues and events of concern to Arab Americans. There will be opportunities to take advantage of some of the speakers, films, conferences, and cultural programs in Washington which address Arab world issues. Each year interns write and publish Intern Perspectives, in which they reflect on their experiences at ADC and on the issues they have dealt with.
Deadlines
Applications for summer internships with the Legal Department are due by March 1. Applications for other departments are due March 15. Later applications will be considered, but early applicants will be given priority.
Semester Internships
Internships carry a small stipend. Full-time interns receive $400/month for undergraduates and $500 for graduate and law students. Volunteer positions for course credit are available during the academic year and are arranged on a case-by-case basis. Interns receiving course credit do not receive a stipend. Legal Department deadlines for application are: September 30 for fall, December 30 for spring. For other departments, applications are considered as they are received. Work hours can be accommodated to student class schedules.
What You Need to Apply
* Completed application form
* Resume
* Academic transcript
* Two letters of recommendation
* Two-page personal statement about your goals as an ADC intern and how your academic, professional, or campus and community activities or career goals are related to the position you requested.
Mail competed applications to:
Intern Coordinator
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
1732 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 244-2990
ADC Briefing on Capitol Hill: Relationship with Law Enforcement
ADC Briefing on Capitol Hill: Relationship with Law Enforcement
Thursday, February 3
Doors open at 10:30 am and the program starts promptly at 11:00
Room 2203, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee will conduct a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight how the relationship between the Arab and Muslim American communities and law enforcement has progressed over the last decade and which outreach efforts have proven effective for mutually beneficial interaction and dialogue.
Presenters include current and former government officials, community representatives, and counter-terrorism experts. The briefing provides an opportunity to hear first-hand examples of law enforcement’s successful interactions with the community.
Please RSVP to rsvp@adc.org.
For more information about the briefing please contact Abed Ayoub at aayoub@adc.org or at 202.244.2990.
Thursday, February 3
Doors open at 10:30 am and the program starts promptly at 11:00
Room 2203, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee will conduct a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight how the relationship between the Arab and Muslim American communities and law enforcement has progressed over the last decade and which outreach efforts have proven effective for mutually beneficial interaction and dialogue.
Presenters include current and former government officials, community representatives, and counter-terrorism experts. The briefing provides an opportunity to hear first-hand examples of law enforcement’s successful interactions with the community.
Please RSVP to rsvp@adc.org.
For more information about the briefing please contact Abed Ayoub at aayoub@adc.org or at 202.244.2990.
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