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PHILLY ADC SPEAKERS:
The ADC Philadelphia Chapter has recently established an educational free public service to assist area schools, organizations, and groups by providing informative, useful & thought-provoking speakers in a variety of topics regarding the Arab World, Arab-Americans, culture, religion, politics, economics, social life, and current events.
Our goal is to build an open dialogue among the members of the Arab community in order to strengthen communication and achieve a better understanding between Arab-Americans, and the larger American society.
If interested in obtaining one of our speakers, please allow at least one week notice. When arranging for a speaker, provide the following information via email: www.phillyadc@yahoo.com
1) Name of school/organization
2) Date & Time of the event
3) Event location & directions
4) Approximate size of audience
5) Contact person's name & phone number
Voices of Lebanon and Gaza
The Other Side of Israel’s Wars Najib Yateem, President, Greater Philadelphia Chapter American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee from Lebanon and Dr. Geoge Zahr, born in Palestine and noted patent holder in advanced materials Sponsored by the Phoenix Community in Delaware, Sunday, August 20, 2006, 7:00 p.m. New Ark United Church of Christ Wells Hall, 300 E. Main Street, Newark, Delaware $5 donation requested. Coffee and dessert will be served Contacts: Phillip Bannowsky, 302-731-2622 (h); 302-981-9941 (m) Rev. Robert W. Andrews 302-292-1406 Newark, August 9, 2006—A Lebanese-American just evacuated from Beirut and an American scientist born in Palestine will reflect on Israel’s wars in both of their homelands Sunday, August 20. Najib Yateem, President of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) evacuated in recent weeks with his family from Lebanon, where over a thousand persons have been killed, nearly a million displaced, and billions of dollars of infrastructure have been destroyed since Israel launched its attack. Eclipsed by the Lebanon war, a similar onslaught has continued in the Gaza strip, home to 1.5 million Palestinians, where at least 170 residents have been killed, all power generation has been disabled, and all economic activity has been crushed. Dr. George Zahr was born in Palestine and was a refugee in Jordan before immigrating to the USA and earning a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Zahr holds many patents in advanced materials and is on the Board of the Philadelphia ADC. According to Israel, both conflicts began with the unprovoked kidnapping of Israeli soldiers by people mindlessly bent on Israel’s destruction. Phoenix Community spokesperson Phillip Bannowsky disagrees: “These conflicts are the culmination of aggressive Israeli policies that include 300,000 landmines left over from Israel’s occupation of Lebanon since 2000 and grabs for land and natural resources in Gaza, the West Bank, the Golan Heights and Lebanon. The victims of these wars are real human beings, with their own lives and their own histories and with legitimate grievances against Israel. We need to hear the views of our Arab friends before we decide whether Israel’s actions are truly necessary or in the interests of the American people, or, indeed, in the interests of the Israeli people.” The forum will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, August 20, 2006, at the New Ark United Church of Christ Wells Hall, 300 E. Main Street in Newark. Coffee and dessert will be served and a $5 donation is requested. The Phoenix Community in Delaware, Inc. is an ecumenical ministry with a global perspective since 1954.
___________________________________________________________ HATE CRIMES The New Jersey Human Relations Council issued a statement to alert residents of New Jersey to remain calm and civil with the war with Iraq, and not to discriminate against Arabs or Muslims because of their ethnic or religious background. This statement will be sent to all twenty-three counties in New Jersey, this will help minimize and prevent the hostility against us. The same kind of statement was issued from Camden County Human Relation and Freeholders, and Gloucester County Human Relation; these two statements were sent to all mayors, chief of police, school districts, and prosecutor offices throughout the two counties. These two statements were issued with the help of Jim Peeler of Camden County, Jackie Capon, and Barbara Carter in Gloucester County. In the Philadelphia area, Tawfiq Barqawi working with Marwan Kreidie and Al-Aqusa mosque. There is a hotline for reporting any hate crimes. First call 911, then the FBI (215) 418-4000, and the hotline for the mosque is (215) 765-2743 Ext. 5. this line will be checked daily. For Philadelphia area the following are the contacts numbers for more assistance:
Bucks County: Jihad Kanawati 215 260 5555
Montgomery/ Chester County : Nabil Al Arabi 215 266 6556
South Jersey Tawfiq Barqawi :609 685 9898
South Philadelphia : Amin Al-Bitar : 215 013 2561
North Philadelphia / Wyoming : Sufian Hamouda : 215 285 8349. In South Jersey call 911, FBI, then my number (609) 685-9898 for more assistance. This list will be distributed at the mosque and to all of the Arab community.
http://www.southjerseynews.com/issues/march/m031803b.htm _____________________________________________________ Volunteers in Philadelphia who helped with Nour:
"On behalf of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and the family here in Palestine of Nour Ismail, we would like to offer our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who took the time, energy and effort to help this injured boy get walking again. We are waiting for him back here in Palestine from Jordan and will update you on his well being, as well as the progress in building a walkway/step from the road down to his house. I hope that you will continue to help us in our efforts to provide free medical care for sick and injured Palestinian and Arab children who cannot be treated here. Your kind help and support help this boy, and together we can help many more"
Huda Al Masri
Head Social Worker
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund
( www.pcrf.net ), an American non-profit, non-political organization that has been bringing Palestinian children to the United States for free medical treatment since 1991, is in urgent need of host families in the Philadelphia area.
The PCRF has secured with the Shriner's Hospital in Philadelphia free medical care for a 15-year-old boy from Bethlehem who lost both of his legs when the IDF dropped a bomb on his home in May 2002. The teenager lost both of his brothers in that attack.
In order for him to be brought to Shriner's to receive his prosthetic legs, the PCRF located several individuals and/or families in the Philadelphia area who volunteered to open their homes to this child as he receives this critical treatment. As the duration of his stay was expected to reach 6 months, several hosts were desirable in order for volunteer duties to be shared within the community.
If no host families were found, this child would have lost the opportunity to come to Philadelphia to receive free treatment.
To volunteer, please contact Huda Sosebee at pcrfsocialworker@yahoo.com
or 330-678-2645 " Nour Ismail: 15 years, Irtas/Bethlehem. He lost both legs from an IDF bomb in May and was brought for new prosthetics at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia in November." Volunteers in Philadelphia who helped with Nour:
"On behalf of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and the family here in Palestine of Nour Ismail, we would like to offer our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who took the time, energy and effort to help this injured boy get walking again. We are waiting for him back here in Palestine from Jordan and will update you on his well being, as well as the progress in building a walkway/step from the road down to his house. I hope that you will continue to help us in our efforts to provide free medical care for sick and injured Palestinian and Arab children who cannot be treated here. Your kind help and support help this boy, and together we can help many more"
Huda Al Masri
Head Social Worker
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund
( www.pcrf.net ), an American non-profit, non-political organization that has been bringing Palestinian children to the United States for free medical treatment since 1991, is in urgent need of host families in the Philadelphia area.
The PCRF has secured with the Shriner's Hospital in Philadelphia free medical care for a 15-year-old boy from Bethlehem who lost both of his legs when the IDF dropped a bomb on his home in May 2002. The teenager lost both of his brothers in that attack.
In order for him to be brought to Shriner's to receive his prosthetic legs, the PCRF located several individuals and/or families in the Philadelphia area who volunteered to open their homes to this child as he receives this critical treatment. As the duration of his stay was expected to reach 6 months, several hosts were desirable in order for volunteer duties to be shared within the community.
If no host families were found, this child would have lost the opportunity to come to Philadelphia to receive free treatment.
To volunteer, please contact Huda Sosebee at pcrfsocialworker@yahoo.com
or 330-678-2645 " Nour Ismail: 15 years, Irtas/Bethlehem. He lost both legs from an IDF bomb in May and was brought for new prosthetics at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia in November." |
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