High School Drops Offensive Arab Mascot, ADC Interns Share Experiences, + more

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

اللجنة الأمريكية العربية لمكافحة التمييز

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Weeks Ahead

Events:

Thursday, Sept. 4 at 8:00PM in Washington, D.C. American University Students for Justice in Palestine Host Vigil for Gaza. Click here for details.
Friday, Sept. 5 at 12PM-1:30PM in Washington, D.C. The Foundation for Middle East Peace and the Middle East Institute Present, “After Gaza: Finding a Way Forward”. Click here for details.
Friday, Sept. 5 at 6:00PM-8:00PM in Washington, D.C. The Palestine Center presents, a Gallery Opening: “Fractured Spring” by Helen Zughaib. Click here for details.
Friday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Sept. 7 in Warren, MI. St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church Presents “Taste of Lebanon Festival 2014”. Click here for details.
Friday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Sept. 7 in Washington, DC. 42nd Annual St. George Mediterranean Festival and Health Fair. Click here for details.
Monday, Sept. 8 at 5:30PM – 7:00PM in Washington, DC. The New America Foundation Presents, “Not Who We Are”: A Film about Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon. Click here for details.

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Last Week’s Wrap-Up

ADC Summer Interns Share their Experiences
Coachella Valley High drops mascot that offended Arab Americans [LA Times]
Southern Calif. high school retires controversial ‘Arab’ mascot [Las Vegas Review Journal]
Controversial Mascot Canned After Complaints From Anti-Discrimination Group [The Blaze]
Coachella Valley High School ‘retires’ Arab mascot [The Desert Sun]
Take Action: Stop the Blank Check to Israel

Articles of Interest

DHS Announces 18-Month Re-designation and 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan [USCIS]
Dearborn Fordson 41, Temperance Bedford 21: Sabbagh wins one for Aunt Andrea [Detroit Free Press]
End of Gaza war doesn’t translate into peace [Reuters]

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ADC Summer Interns

The ADC interns gained a wide range of new experiences this summer at ADC. You can read about their stories in this year’s issue of our Intern Perspectives brochure.