ADC Supports USA FREEDOM Act, Participates in NAACP March in Ferguson + more

The Weeks Ahead

Events:   

• Wednesday, August 27 at 10:00AM-11:30AM in Washington, DC. Women in International Security host a panel to discuss practical guidance on using law to empower women in post-conflict systems. Click here for details. 

• Thursday, August 28 at 7:00PM in Washington, DC. ”The Battle for Justice in Palestine” book discussion with Ali Abunimah at the DC Public Library in Petworth. Click here for details. 

• Friday, August 29 at 6:30-7:30PM in Washington, DC. The Palestine Center will host a film screening entitled “Naji Al Ali: An Artist with Vision.”  Click here for details. 

• Sunday, August 31 at 10:00PM-4:00AM in Washington, DC. JBC Events present Mediterranean Soirée, an end-of-the-summer Labor Day party! At Toro Toro DC. Click here for details.

• Saturday, September 27 at 10:00AM-10:00PM in Washington, DC area. Come with your family and fiends and enjoy an event full of Arab culture, music, games, food and cultural dance. Click here for details. 

Keep track of ADC events near you! View the ADC calendar.

• ADC Pays its Respects to Mike Brown in St. Louis, MO

• Take Action: Stop the Blank Check to Israel

• In Memoriam: Samih Al-Qasim

• ADC Supports USA FREEDOM Act as a Step Towards NSA Surveillance Reform

• Take Action: Tell Congress and the White House to Demand an End to Israel’s Attack on Gaza

Articles of Interest

In Memoriam

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Samih Al-Qasim

ADC expresses its condolences for the passing of the Palestinian poet, Samih Al-Qasim, who died on August 19 at the age of 75.

 Al-Qasim’s resistance poetry was a strong voice against Israeli  oppression and an inspiration throughout the Arab World. 

UNRWA USA ‏@unrwausa  

Due to the violence, children in #Gaza we’re unable to start school yesterday, putting their future at further risk. 

Jerusalem: Arab Social Life, Traditions, and Everyday Pleasures in the 20th Century

By Subhi S. Ghosheh