ACCESS April Update
Dear friends, April was a particularly busy time with Arab American Heritage Month celebrations, including 80 groups participating in tours, presentations, and workshops held at our Arab American National Museum (AANM). Our signature event, the 52ndACCESS Annual Dinner was held on April 18, a wonderful evening of empowerment and impact. Lubana al Qantar's extraordinarily heartfelt ...
Action Alert: Tell Congress To Vote No on Four Anti-Palestine Bills
Congress is considering four (4) dangerous bills that are aimed at silencing and punishing the pro-Palestine movement. Washington, DC | http://www.adc.org | May 4, 2024 – Pro-Palestine protests are continuing to grow, and that is making lawmakers nervous. Over the last month, the unhinged leadership of both parties have capitulated to AIPAC and the ADL ...
GAZA RELIEF DINNER May 18 in Dearborn!
Gaza Relief Dinner in Dearborn!͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Ilan Pappe in Dearborn
Ilan Pappe, a renowned Israeli exile and perhaps the world's foremost historian of Palestine, will be coming to the First Unitarian-Universalist Church of Detroit to share his expertise at this critical time. Pappe is the author of 19 books, including Gaza in Context. The event will be Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 pm at the First ...
NEW VIDEO: Students to convene for Palestinian liberation
We are excited to announce that registration is now open to the public for our upcoming People’s Conference for Palestine!͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
ASAP Community Coalition Prevention Week event
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Prevention Week always falls within the month. This year we will be hosting open mic event on poetry, spoken word, or written song on Mental Health and Substance use Prevention. This event will involve our youth group, Hope House members, coalition members , staff, and community members. ...
A Group of Arab American Organizations Request Dr. West to Withdraw from Presidential Race and Endorse Dr. Jill Stein for Unity and Solidarity
Dear Dr. Cornel West, I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits. On behalf of Arab American organizations across the nation, I am reaching out to you with a heartfelt appeal regarding your candidacy for the upcoming presidential race. First and foremost, allow me to express our sincere appreciation for the tremendous ...
As the Tide Turns towards Justice for Palestine, Where Does the Palestinian Diaspora Stand?
As the Tide Turns towards Justice for Palestine, Where Does the Palestinian Diaspora Stand? May 1, 2024 by BNimri Aziz The Palestinian diaspora, particularly those living in the US, should not be overlooked as a player in calls for the freedom of Palestine. A new generation of professional Americans of Palestinian origin have worked tirelessly ...
I was arrested last night
Here’s the full story you won’t read in the media coverage today. ...
PaliCon in Dearborn! Conference, Dinner, Rally!
Announcing the First Annual PaliCon 2024 NGP will host and sponsor three major events on May 18-19, 2024 in Dearborn! CONFERENCE, GAZA RELIEF DINNER, & MARCH! See the flyers below and click on them to register and buy tickets for the events! If you wish to unsubscribe from our newsletter, click here
Scenes from the Gaza Solidarity encampment at Columbia
College students across America are standing up to stop this genocide. We stand with them. ...
Detroit Amnesty: TWO invites to action for May 1 and 2!
Dear Members/Supporters: First, condolences to Liz Harrow and Amnesty Group 81, Lansing, on the loss of Ken Harrow, HR expert on the Congo and Rwanda; the group has been active for many years in producing a monthly newsletter, featuring HR concerns and offering an Urgent Action letter on a prisoner. Thank you, dear friends, for ...
W Community News April 25, 2024
So Many Things Taking Place! View this email in your browser Community News I Would Like to ShareApril 25, 2024 In Person/Online Events: April 25|6PM: Empowered. Engaged: Arab Americans in Office w/Rashida, Fadwa, & Rima Mohammad at Arab American National Museum May 2|6PM: AMERICA'S FIRST MOSQUE? May 2|9PM:Livonia Salon Book Club Reading: فوبيا المقدس لمصطفى ...
Kassem Istanbouli brings cinema back to Beirut
Culture and Arts: Kassem Istanbouli brings cinema back to Beirut through the establishment of the Lebanese National Theater After the experience of rehabilitating and opening the closed cinemas in the south and north of Lebanon and turning them into independent and free cultural spaces, the Tiro Association for Arts and the Istanbouli Theater began rehabilitating ...
No War with Iran by Dr. Jill Stein
> Abandon Biden and demand peace. ...
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Press & Guide: Things to do in metro Detroit, April 12 and beyond
Source: https://www.pressandguide.com/2024/04/11/things-to-do-in-metro-detroit-april-12-and-beyond On sale now • Moneybagg Yo, Rob49, Skilla Baby and JT: June 1, Fox Theatre, Detroit, ticket prices vary. On sale 10 a.m. April 11 • Glass Animals, Kevin Abstract: Aug. 24, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., ticket prices vary. On sale 10 a.m. April 12 • Maroon 5, Maren Morris: June ...
Anonymous Men Who Bury a Nation’s Martyrs by B Nimri Aziz April 7, 2024
Anonymous Men Who Bury a Nation’s Martyrs by B Nimri Aziz April 7, 2024 We wring our hands and shake our heads sadly as the toll mounts. Palestinian corpses along the roadside, limp bodies pulled from rubble, wrapped figures large and small laid outside a hospital or beside a tent. Viewing these images from afar ...
W Community News May 5, 2024
100 Years of Genocide Lecture, New Book Club, Livonia Salon Latest Videos, Green Party Petition to Demand Investigation of US Funding of Genocide... View this email in your browser Community News I Would Like to ShareMay 5, 2024 Ramadan Decorations in Dearborn 1. Attend Dearborn Greens Meeting to Join the Historical Effort to Break the ...
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 15: 100 سنة من الإبادة الجماعية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZLHitce-ho https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/15-100-e2hsn9f
Arab American Heritage Month at AANM
Gather with us. View this email in your browser April is Arab American Heritage Month This Arab American Heritage Month, enjoy a variety of perks at AANM, including free Museum admission all month long, extended hours (now open Sundays!), a discount on Membership and more! Don't forget to also check out the AANM Store in ...
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرايلي 14: أي دور للثقافة والأدب: الشعر نموذجا
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdAN5QAGidI https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SimgwgJstIb
Voices of Resilience: Crestwood ASU Poetry Slam – Echoes from the Land of Olives
Riverside Middle School and Crestwood High School students are invited to share their voices at the ASU Poetry Slam. Join us on April 17th at 6PM in the Crestwood High School Library to recite your poem and celebrate the voices of resilience and echoes from the land of olives. Details, scan the QR code!
Join Congresswoman Tlaib in Western Wayne Tomorrow!
News from Representative Tlaib Thank you for reading this important e-newsletter. To ensure you are getting updates from our office, please click here to subscribe. If you are already subscribed, please click here to ensure we have your updated information. Join Congresswoman Tlaib in Western Wayne Tomorrow! Dear Neighbor, It’s your Congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib. I ...
Events for Gaza: Saturday & More
LAND DAYRally & March for PalestineSaturday, March 30 • 2:30 pm EST Henry Ford Centennial Library 16301 Michigan Avenue • Dearborn 48126 Sponsors & speakers include Doctors Against Genocide, Michigan Task Force for Palestine, American Arab & Muslim Political Action Committee, National Lawyers Guild, Methodist Church Peace Group, Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit Land Day at ...
W Community News March 29, 2024
100 Years of Genocide Lecture, New Book Club, Livonia Salon Latest Videos, Green Party Petition to Demand Investigation of US Funding of Genocide... View this email in your browser Community News I Would Like to Share Ramadan Decorations in Dearborn 1.Sign Green Party Petition to Investigate U.S. Administration Funding of Genocide Friend, I just signed ...
New Inductee to Hall of Hero’s: Annelle Sheline
"For the past year, I worked for the office devoted to promoting human rights in the Middle East. I believe strongly in the mission and in the important work of that office. However, as a representative of a government that is directly enabling what the International Court of Justice has said could plausibly be a genocide in ...
Breaking News on Assange extradition
> The fight for Assange’s freedom is far from over. ...
Yousef Alqamoussi Writes About Fasting
https://alqamoussi.com/2024/03/21/dearborn-1-3/#like-4348?page_id=4348
Yousef Alqamoussi Writes About Dearborn #0
https://alqamoussi.com/2024/03/21/dearborn-1-2/?page_id=4345
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 13: أبعاد الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOpAjNEezU https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/13-e2h36qc
5 Best Documentaries I watched in 2023-2024
1. The Settlers (inside the Jewish settlements) Scary look at the mentality of the Jewish settlers in Israel. A Jewish version of ISIS. More dangerously, it has manifested itself today into the burning of villages and killings innocent Palestinians by the settlers in the West Bank in 2023, which then lead to Hamas retaliation on ...
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 12: الانتخابات الرئاسية الأمريكية والعرب الأمريكيين
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-oY7hcmxlE https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/12-e2h36lb
Dearborn Open Mic March 20, 2024 – Reading by Christa Bruhn: Crossing Broders … The Search for Dignity in Palestine
Dearborn Open Mic July 19, 2023
تاريخ الصراع العربي الاسرائيلي ١١: أي دور للثقافة والأدب: السينما والمسرح نموذجا؟
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCf2xCub8uc https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/ep-e2h36ej
INVITATION TO WATCH – Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic
Couldn’t make it to Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic? You can now view the recording on... Hi Wissam, Couldn’t make it or missed out on tickets to last week's conference Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic? You can now watch the incredible speeches for free on YouTube. WATCH ...
Tiro Arts Association organizes training workshops at the Lebanese National Theater for children displaced because of war
Culture and Art: Tiro Arts Association organizes training workshops at the Lebanese National Theater for children displaced because of war The Tiro Association for Arts and the Istanbouli Theater launched training workshops for children and young people at the free Lebanese National Theater, in the city of Tyre, the latter of whom are displaced because ...
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 10: أي دور للثقافة والأدب: الرواية نموذجا؟
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzW6IaQ__1I https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YYKe1Q5MXHb
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 8: نزوح اليهود عن البلدان العربية
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL9wsY0lpsI https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dearbornblog/episodes/8-e2h204d
Dearborn Blog TOP 5 Cafes in Dearborn 2024
Title: Savoring Dearborn: A Tour of the Top 6 Cafes in Michigan Dearborn, Michigan, is a city renowned for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant culinary scene. Nestled within its streets are hidden gems where the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafts through the air, inviting locals and visitors alike to indulge in moments of ...
تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 7: يهود لبنان، أحد مكونات الموزاييك اللبناني
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkecbQNB80 https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/tSmXwE9lWHb
U.S. Palestinians in Numbers
Good afternoon, ACCESS' newest national institution, the Center for Arab Narratives (CAN), recently commissioned a report on the Arab American community that showcases the best available data on people with Arab ancestry in the United States. The report, written by Dr. Jen'nan Read (Chair of Sociology at Duke University) and Dr. Kristine Ajrouch (Professor of Sociology ...
Dearborn Families: Still Time To Enroll In Free Montessori Program
Greetings Dearborn Families, Will you have a student in Kindergarten through fifth grade that would be interested in the District's Montessori-style Program next year? If so, we are now taking applications for Howe School's Montessori Program until April 1, 2024. Limited seats are available and will be filled through a lottery process that will occur ...
الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي حلقة 5 & 6:الشعوب التي سكنت فلسطين
مع الدكتور خزعل الماجدي https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WsaxsS_ppU https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/DSOU3h5eWHb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtynDKsvaok https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/usurOWafWHb
الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي 2: الإعلام الخفي في خدمة المشروع الصهيوني
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9UuXOEyYdU https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/mbi8wURcWHb
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12th District Strong! News from your Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib ...
My TOP reading list 2023-2024
1. Reopening Muslim Minds This book will explain the how Muslim thought was open, then the reasons it has a set back, and how to reopen it. https://a.co/d/8ZaBiqp 2. COMMON SENSE The book that started the American revolution, and still is much needed today to reinforce our morals and common sense. https://a.co/d/3fC4SFF 3. The Expanding ...
Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein Leads an Anti Genocide Rally in Dearborn Heights MI
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/WQT6WTeMcnsBxuMu https://www.youtube.com/live/7gmc0h93Yp0?si=ZemIJesOt7rakxpF https://www.facebook.com/PixelsProStudio/posts/897688982198277?cft%5B0%5D=AZUJkwMvAq3KU4QTDxqeei_yK8as9oq1o19uIYbsud40s_tc3Rxg7ElIi9Y3PkzsADoQo53aS8OurS_dR2B5h4eo4S4ZjFdGxXJhebk07Lz399Aw9eL3ub1DcLsViQUwyB7G0eHvnjpVwJi8HtlmoeFP&tn=%2CO%2CP-R Opening of Wissam Charafeddine Brothers and Sisters Peace be upon you. I will start with the following land acknowledgement. We acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Potawatomi, and Odawa peoples. We recognize the crimes that were committed against the indigenous people of the land when it ...
ACCESS February Update
Dear friends, Although February is the shortest month of the year, we kept busy here at ACCESS! Please allow me to share some other updates from the month with you. On February 6, we were thrilled to learn from Clubhouse International that the ACCESS Hope House received their full 3-year Accreditation with no conditions! Congratulations ...
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