Arab American Heritage Cultural Festival 2010
“In Unity, We Build a Caring Community”
Sunday, April, 11
Noon – 4p.m.
Activity Center at Bohrer Park
506 Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg
Free admission
poetry readings • arts and crafts
folkloric dancers • music
Middle-Eastern food
cultural exhibits • vendors • henna
calligraphy • and children’s activities
Sponsored by the City of Gaithersburg’s Multicultural Affairs Committee
and the Arab Americans of Montgomery County
Arab American Heritage
Cultural Festival 2010
For program information, please contact
Juliet 301-330-2445 or Samira 301-412 -7779
arabheritagefestival@gmail.com
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ADC DC Area Chapter invites you to
Professional Development Series
It Starts with You: Getting Serious about Mastering Your Leadership
An evening with the Social Change Diva
Date: April 14, 2010
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: ADC Heritage Center
732 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC
Cost: Free and open to the public
Are you ready to lead?
Much like you may want that promotion, you have to want to be a leader. Come to this interactive workshop to discuss how to:
- identify leadership opportunities in the workplace and in your community,
- hone your leadership skills; and
- step confidently into your leadership
This workshop is for professionals interested who are thinking about the leadership roles they currently have or will have in the future.
E-mail info@adcdcarea.org for more information!
Register today to attend ADC's 30th Anniversary National Convention: http://www.adc.org/convention/
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Youm Al Ard (Palestinian Land Day)
The PLO Mission & The Network of Arab American Professionals
Cordially invite you to commemorate
Youm Al Ard (Palestinian Land Day)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ahmad Tibi
Member of the Knesset from the Arab Movement for Change Party
Presentation of the “Palestine Poster Project” by Mr. Dan Walsh
Performance by the Dabkah Troupe: Forsaan El Arab
Poetry Reading, Film Screening and More!
Sunday April 18th, 2010
Williamsburg Middle School-
3600 North Harrison Street, Arlington, VA 2220
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Kindly RSVP to PLOMISSION@GMAIL.COM
by April 12th
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The Palestine-Israel Advocacy Group
of the Washington National Cathedral Congregation
invites you to a conversation on the
Prospects for Peace between Palestinians and Israelis
with
Amjad Atallah and Daniel Levy
Co-Directors
Middle East Task Force, New America Foundation
7:00 pm
Monday April 19, 2010
Perry Auditorium
Washington National Cathedral
Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW
Washington, DC
Perry Auditorium is on the 7th Floor.
For more information, contact Grace Said
at Pal-IsGroup@CathedralCongregation.org
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April is Arab American Heritage Month
Montgomery College (MD) to Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month in April
Community Dialogue Series- Calendar of Events
For a complete printable flier, follow the link:
http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/plain.aspx?id=3931#events
Discussions
April 21 - “Stereotypes (Internal and External):Selling the Image of the Arab Woman” Susan Muaddi-Darraj
1:00–2:25p.m. Room TBD, Rockville Campus
April 27 “The Role of Family in the Middle East: The Qatar Experience”
6:30–8:30p.m., Campus Center (Faculty and Staff Dining Room), Rockville Campus
Film Screening and Discussion
April 26 “Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives”
Arab women from different nations discuss their often-misunderstood role as workers and activists in a two-front struggle against domestic patriarchy and external domination in Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives .The film shows these women creating new definitions and networks away from stereotypes fostered by fundamentalism and Western media.
1–3 p.m., The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center (CF), Room 101, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
April 27 “Sour Milk and Honey”
A film by Tarek Maassarani. The film follows a stranger to the Middle Easta young man of both Jewish and Muslim descenton a quest to discover what lies behind the headlines and buzzwords of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2–3:30 p.m., 107 Humanities and Social Sciences Building (Library Reference Room), Germantown Campus
Questions? Please contact Enas Elhanafi at 240-567-1759 or enas.elhanafi@montgomerycollege.edu
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Register Today to attend 30th ADC Anniversary National Convention: http://www.adc.org/convention/
Thirty Years of Advocacy and Achievement: Strengthening the Voice of Equality and Justice
June 4 – June 6, 2010 -
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC
TO CONTRIBUTE OR BECOME A MEMBER, CLICK HERE: https://www.adc.org/membership/new/ADC.html