Wednesday, February 22, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day!

Start St. Patrick’s Day at the 2012 Pancake Breakfast with Chairman Brian Moran

8:00 to 10:00 am, Saturday, March 17

T.C. Williams High School Cafeteria
3330 King Street
Alexandria, VA

$25 - Individual
$75 - Family of 4

Sponsorships are available at:
$2,500 - Chairman's Clovers
$1,000 - Lucky Leprechauns
$500 - Emerald Isle
$250 - St. Patrick's Partners
$100 - Shaking Shamrocks

Please RSVP

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

ADC Convention - June 21 to 24

The ADC Convention dates have been set. Please see below for the information that came from the ADC and make your plans to attend.



Every June in Washington DC, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) hosts its annual convention. The convention continues to be the largest national gathering of Arab Americans every year.

Registration for the 2012 ADC National Convention being held June 21 to 24, is now available online! All ADC members and supporters are welcome at the convention and encouraged to take advantage of early-bird discount rates while they last.

These four days in June are about you and for you; the success of the convention is largely determined by your participation and involvement.

Convention attendees from across the country will converge on the nation’s capital to address important policy issues affecting all Americans, as well as celebrate our Arab cultural heritage. We invite you to be part of this tradition!

ADC President, Warren David, anticipates that the attendance this year will be at an all-time high. He encourages all ADC members to invite their family, friends, and colleagues to unite in making the Arab American voice heard.

Our theme this year is "Taking Charge, Moving Forward: Decision 2012." Moving forward means coming together as one community in all our richness and diversity, and creating our own narrative.

As many of you know, we have been working intensely to move ADC forward, so it would only seem right for this year's agenda to reflect the new ADC initiatives and developments. The 2012 agenda will be unique -- we are shaking up old traditions and putting a fresh spin on them!

Well-informed, thought-provoking speakers will give in-depth analysis of current issues and events, and generate dialogue. Together, we will devise the necessary strategies and create tools to organize our community.

The agenda will be released soon. Until then, we encourage you to get ahead of the game and register now! Early-bird rates expire Monday, April 23. Do not wait until the last minute to purchase your package.

REGISTRATION Save $50 when you register now. Earlybird discount full-package registration rate for members: $260, non-members: $300, and students: $210. Rates go up after April 23, 2012.

MORE DETAILS Full details will be made available with the launch of the official convention website www.adc.org/convention. Stay tuned for announcements on panels, workshops, keynote speakers, other special guests and more!

ACCOMODATIONS All events, unless otherwise noted, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ADC has secured a special rate of $125 per night. Book now!

SPONSORSHIP For details about sponsorship, exhibit tables, or advertisement opportunities, send an e-mail to convention@adc.org or call (202) 244-2990.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Reception for our friend Congressman Dennis Kucinich


Congressman Dennis Kucinich has been one of few members of Congress to take a stand on important issues to our community. In support of his 2012 re-election campaign and in thanks for standing with our community, some distinguished members of the Arab American community will host a fundraiser for Congressman Kucinich. Your hosts for this bipartisan event are Saba and Amira Shami, Jamil and Kamelah Shami, Hanna and Reem Hanania, Khaled Saff uri, Samer Korkor, Sam Shihadeh, and Bassam Khawam

7:00 to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, February 15
The Ramallah Club
2631 Chain Bridge Road
Vienna, VA

Please register for this event and contribute by clicking here

In the wake of 9/11, Congressman Kucinich opposed the war in Iraq and mobilized 126 members of Congress to vote against the use of force authorization. He was the only Congressman who visited South Lebanon during the Israeli war on Lebanon in July 2006 to view the destruction first-hand and denounce the killing of civilians.
Recently, he stood against the following:
• H. Res. 1765 (condemned Palestine’s unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state);
• H. Res. 5327 (unbalanced statements on missile defense systems being sent to Israel); and
• H. Con. Res. 385 (unfairly apportioned blame for a breakdown in negotiations as it neglected to mention the continued building of settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank).

For more information, please contact Hanna Hanania at hannahanania@yahoo.com, 202.256.6061 or Saba Shami at sabashami@comcast.net, 703.628.3475