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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

اللجنة الأمريكية العربية لمكافحة التمييز

Monday, October 20, 2014

The Weeks Ahead

ADC Events:

Thurs. Oct. 30 at 6PM in Dearborn, MI. ADC Michigan will host the 12th Annual Judges Night: Guardian of Justice Awards Dinner. Click here for details.

California:

Oct. 10-23 in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. 18th Annual Arab Film Festival. Click here for details.
Sat. Oct. 25 at 8:00AM in Fountain Valley, CA. UNRWA hosts the 1st annual Gaza Solidarity 5K in LA/Orange County. Click here to register and donate.

DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV):

Tue. Oct. 21 at 12:00PM in Washington, DC.The Middle East Institute hosts a discussion entitled, Rebuilding the Gaza Strip: Obstacles and Opportunities. Click here for details.
Wed. Oct. 22 at 7:00PM in Washington, DC. RADiUS and Participant Media invite you to a screening of CITIZENFOUR with director Laura Poitras at E Street Cinema. RSVP to [email protected].
Thurs. Oct. 23 at 12:30PM in Washington, DC. Richard Falk will be launching his new book, Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope, at the Palestine Center. Click here for details.
Sun. Nov. 2 at 6:00PM in Annandale, VA. The Lebanese American University Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter invites you to a Movie Night. Click here for details.

Illinois:

Sat. Oct 25 & Sun. Oct. 26 in Chicago, IL. LiveCheapr Inc. hosts the 2nd Annual Chicago Halal Food Testival. Click here for details.

Michigan:

Fri. Oct. 24 at 7:30PM in Dearborn, MI. The Arab American National Museum presents Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble. Click here for tickets.

New York & New Jersey:

Thurs. Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in New York, NY. The 11th annual New York Arab American Comedy Festival presents Rising Stars vs. All Stars of Arab Comedy. Click here for details.
Fri. Nov. 7 from 6:30PM-10:30PM in New Brunswick, NJ. The Arab Cultural Club at Rutgers Presents: A Night for Palestine. Click here for tickets.

Past Week’s Wrap-Up

Articles of Interest

Vanita Gupta Is an Excellent Choice for Top Civil Rights Post [New York Times]
Obama Could Reaffirm a Bush-Era Reading of a Treaty on Torture [New York Times]
Most Jewish Israelis oppose Palestinian state, new poll shows [972mag.com]

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Professor Emeritus of International Law and UN Special Rapporteur on Israeli violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Prof. Falk will be launching his new book, Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope, on Thursday at the Palestine Center.