Friday, September 22nd, 2017
9:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. – One State or Two State Solution – What’s Best for the Palestinians?
- Nizar Farsakh – Consultant, trainer focusing on leadership, advocacy and negotiations
- Noura Erikat – Assistant Professor, George Mason University
- Amer Zahr – Comedian, Speaker, Writer, Adjunct Professor Univ. of Detroit Mercy – Law
- Christopher Hazou – Director Opinion and Analysis, Institute for Middle East Understanding (Moderator)
- Roberto Ramirez – Branch Chief, Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistic Branch, US Census
- Terry Ao Minnis – Director of Census and Voting Programs – Asian Americans Adv Justice
- Erin Hastings – Legislative Counsel, NAELO Educational Fund
- Samer Khalaf – National President, ADC (moderator)
- Sam Jammal – Democratic Candidate 39th District – California
- Ammar Campa-Najjar – Democratic Candidate 50th District – California
- Fayrouz Saad – Democratic Candidate 11th District – Michigan
- Edward Ayoob – Barnes & Thornburg LLP (moderator)
3:15 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. – ReThink Media Training Session
4:15 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. – Charlottesville, Reemergence of White Supremacy
- Ibby Han – Activist and Community organizer, Charlottesville, VA
- Kim Rolla – Legal Aid Justice Center, Charlottesville, VA
- Tanesha Hudson – Activist and Community organizer, Charlottesville, VA
- Nqobile Nthetha – Activist and Community organizer, Charlottesville, VA
- Jeffery Fogel – Attorney, Charlottesville, VA (moderator)
5:30 P.M.- 7:00 P.M. – Shakir Al Alousi Art Exhibition
7:30 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Friday Evening Reception: Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center
Saturday, September 23rd, 2017
9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. – Little Syria Through the Eyes of Arab Americans: Lessons from the Past for Today
- Khaled Beydoun – Professor, University of Detroit Mercy – School of Law
- Deepa Iyer – South Asian American activist, writer and lawyer*
- Soffiyah Elijah – Executive Director of Alliance of Families for Justice (AFJ)
- Arjun Sethi – Professor, Georgetown Law and Vanderbilt Law
*Session followed by a book signing by Deepa Iyer – “We too Sing America.”
- Ralph Johns Awardee – Jamil Dakwar, ACLU
- Excellence in Legal Advocacy – Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Penn State Law School
- Advocate of the Year – Khaled Beydoun, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
- Abed Ayoub – ADC National Legal Director (Moderator)
- Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
- Colleen Melody – Chief of Civil Rights Unit – Washington State Office of the Solicitor General
- Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia – Penn State Law School
- Avideh Moussavian – National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
- Abed Ayoub – ADC National Legal Director (Moderator)
4:00 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. – Muslim Ban: The Impacted Communities
- Zaid Nagi – Yemeni American Merchants Association
- Mosadek Hobrara – Founder, Division Center for Conflict Resolution and Research
- Azaz ElShami – Independant Consultant
- Yolanda Rondon – ADC Staff Attorney (moderator)
6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. – Pre-Gala Reception
7:30 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. – ADC Annual Gala Dinne
- Dr. Jack Shaheen Scholarship Ceremony and Memorial
- Rose Nader Awardee – Dena Takruri, Al Jazeera
- Alex Odeh Awardee: The Aburish Family
- Jallow Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Shihab Kuran
- Keynote Speaker: Vince Warren – Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. – Membership General Assembly
10:15 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. – Palestine and the UN: A talk with Palestine’s Ambassador to the UN
- Dr. Riad H. Mansour – State of Palestine Ambassador to the UN
- Said Arikat – Washington Correspondent for the Palestine newspaper Al Quds
- Rahcel Corrie Awardee: Phyllis Bennis – Director, New International Project – Institute for Policy
- Studies
- Dr. Hussam Zumlot – PLO Ambassador to the U.S.
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ahmad Tibi – Deputy Speaker of the Knesset