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
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