President Obama Takes Action on Immigration Reform + more

The Weeks Ahead 

ADC Events:

• Fri. Dec. 5th at 8:00PM at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. ADC invites you to Turaath: Arab Music from Baghdad to Andalusia. Click here for details and tickets.  

  This year’s event will celebrate the intersections of Arab and Spanish culture, featuring the legendary oud and violin composer Simon Shaheen. Listen to one of Simon Shaheen’s songs here!

D.C., Maryland, Virginia (DMV):

• Tues. Dec. 2 at 12:00PM to 8:00PM in Washington, D.C.  The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies will host the U.S. launch of Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline. Click here for details. 

• Wed. Dec. 3 at 7:00PM-9:00PM in Washington, D.C. Jewish Voice for Peace will host a panel entitled Is the Tide Turning for Equal Rights in Israel/Palestine? Click here for more details.

• Mon. Dec. 8 at 7:00PM-9:00PM in Washington, D.C. NAAP-DC Presents: Lecture + Book Sale with Professor Steven Saita. Click here for details. 

Massachusetts: 

• Mon. Dec. 8 at 6:30PM-8:30PM in Jamaica Plain, MA. Jewish Voice for Peace will host a lecture entitled Mizrahi Women’s Struggle and Intra-Jewish Racism: A talk by Smadar Levie. Click here for more details.

New Jersey:

• Fri. Dec. 12 in Montclair, NJ. The Palestinian American Community Center will host the Wishah Popular Dance Troup at The Wellmount Theater. Click here for details. 

Past Week’s Wrap-Up

• President Obama Takes Action on Immigration Reform

• ADC Staff Attorney Yolanda Rondon Discusses the Michael Brown Case and Racial Profiling on Howard University Radio

ADC Weekly Recap

• Obama’s huge new immigration plan, explained [Vox]

• Obama’s Legal Justification For His Immigration Order Is Actually Far Too Timid [Think Progress]

• Israeli cabinet approves ‘Jewish state bill’ [Al Jazeera] 

• The real battle for Ferguson is being fought by its young people [Mic]

• The U.S. Census Is Trying To Get A More Accurate Count Of Arab Americans [Five Thirty Eight]

• National Lawyers Guild files brief supporting request Rasmea Odeh be freed pending sentencing [FightBack!News]

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