Coachella Valley High School Announces New Mascot + more

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

اللجنة الأمريكية العربية لمكافحة التمييز

Monday, September 15, 2014

The Weeks Ahead

Nationwide:

Friday, Sept. 23 is National Voter Registration Day. Click here to learn about voting in your state.

California:

Sunday, Oct. 5 at 5PM in Anaheim, CA. The ADC Orange County Chapter cordially invites you to The Alex Odeh Memorial Banquet: In Pursuit of Justice, featuring Cindy Corrie as keynote speaker. Click here for details.

DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV)

Tuesday, September 16, at 12:00PM to 1:45PM in Washington, DC. The Foundation for Middle East Peace presents Palestinian-Israeli Initiatives for a Better Future. Click here to register.
Friday, Sept. 26-Sunday Sept. 28 in Potomac, MD. Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church 31st Annual Middle Eastern Cultural Festival. Click here for details.
Sunday, Sept 28 at 6:30PM-9:30PM in Tyson’s Corner, VA. The 26th Annual Arab-American Candidates’ Night Dinner. Click here for tickets.

Georgia:

Friday, Sept. 19-Sunday, Sept. 21 in Atlanta, GA. St. Elias 40th Annual Mid-Eastern Festival. Click here for details.

New York:

Sept. 13-Oct. 18 in New York, NY. Alexander and Bonin art gallery presents Twelve Windows, a project by Mona Hatoum and the Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps (INAASH). Click here for details.
Friday, Sept. 19 at 12:00PM-1:30PM in New York, NY. Columbia University presents War on Gaza: Military Strategy and Historical Horizon, featuring Rashid Khalidi and Noura Erakat. Click here for details.

Last Week’s Wrap-Up

Coachella Valley High School Announces New Mascot
Coachella Valley High School’s New Mascot Official [CBS Local (Video)]
‘Mighty Arab’ Takes its place at Coachella Valley High School [USA Today]
A Football Team Abandons Racism [The New York Times]
California High School Changes “Arab” Mascot After Criticism [Buzzfeed]
California high school drops controversial Arab mascot [Al Jazeera America]

Articles of Interest

Students for Justice in Palestine aims to educate [The Eastern Echo]
Hundreds of Palestinian homes await demolition decision [Middle East Monitor]
Ted Cruz Crashes Defense of Christians Summit [The American Conservative]

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Inka Screen Printing & Embroidery

Jesus Olivares (far right), Sergio Espinoza (far left), and the team at Inka Printing, came up with the new logo for Coachella Valley High School. Jesus is a graduate of CVHS, and put in a lot of effort in designing the logo, which he did voluntarily. Olivares and his team talked to Arab Americans and researched the culture/heritage of Arabs. Their dedication is reflected in their work.

Inka is located in Indio, CA and can be reached at 760-775-9747.