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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage.

ADC was founded by former U.S. Senator James Abourezk in 1980. Today, ADC is the largest Arab American grassroots organization in the U.S.

ADC supports the human and civil rights of all people and opposes racism and bigotry in any form. ADC welcomes the participation and support of people of all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds.

ADC's objectives are to:

1) Defend and promote human rights, civil rights, and liberties of Arab Americans and other persons of Arab heritage;

2) Combat stereotypes and discrimination against and affecting the Arab-American community in the United States;

3) Serve as a public voice for the Arab American community in the United States on domestic and foreign policy issues;

4) Educate the American public in order to promote greater understanding of Arab history and culture, and;

5) Organize and mobilize the Arab American community in furtherance of the organization's objectives.

ADC:
PROTECTS civil rights and civil liberties of Arab Americans
PROMOTES mutual understanding
PRESERVES Arab American cultural heritage