ACTION ALERT
For Immediate Release
March 13, 2007
[Updated May 7, 2007]
Uniting for the Return: Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Convention
NEW VENUE: Embassy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South,
11767 Harbor Boulevard,
Garden Grove, CA 92840
DATE: May 25-27, 2007
Don't Delay! Register Today!
Al-Awda's Fifth Annual International Convention will be held this year in
Southern California on the May 25-27 memorial day week-end. The theme of
this year's convention is Uniting for the Return.
The date of the convention commemorates the Nakba, the 59th year since the "State of Israel" was declared on stolen Palestinian land, and which led to
the Zionist occupation of all of Palestine.
The community-based
local host committee currently includes the Southern California chapters
of Al-Awda (Al-Awda Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego), Students for Justice in Palestine at UCR, The Palestinian
American Women's Association, The Free Palestine Alliance, The National
Council of Arab Americans, The Middle East Cultural and Information Center,
The Muslim Students Association at Palomar College, The Muslim Students
Association at UCSD, Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, The
Muslim Students Union at UCR, and The Arab Community Center of the Inland Empire.
The Program
The Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Convention promises to be an amazing
three-day event from speakers and workshops, a youth program, to a Palestine
Cultural Dinner Event. The opening will be held on the evening of Friday 25
May and include a moving event at which survivors of the Nakba, the
great catastrophe, share their recollections of their first-hand experience
in 1948.
On Saturday May 26, the convention will devote itself to political
assessments, and to developing the ongoing work of organizing Right to Return campaigns such as refugee support, media work, student,
divestment, art/culture, etc., in addition to our recruitment and outreach
projects.
On Sunday May 27, the convention will arrive at its resolutions based on the
concrete recommendations of the various workshops.
The Saturday evening Palestine Cultural Dinner Event will include keynote
addresses as well as Palestinian folkloric dance, music, a traditional Palestinian Arab
fashion show and readings of children's writings from refugee camps.
Among the confirmed convention speakers are:
Dr. Naseer Aruri, former member of The Palestine National Council
Elias
Rashmawi, National Coordinator National Council of Arab Americans
Leila Al-Arian,
journalist, who will discuss the case of her father's, Sami Al-Arian's, political imprisonment
INVITATION
We invite all Al-Awda members, and groups and individuals who support the
implementation of the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their towns and
villages of origin, and to reclaim their land, to join us in our landmark
Fifth Annual International Convention. The convention is a superlative forum
for activists to listen to expert presentations and to share their own
thoughts on how they would like to see our collective efforts and campaigns
for the rights of Palestinian refugees develop.
Like its predecessors, Al-Awda's Fifth International Convention
will be one of the largest annual gatherings of Palestinian Arab
activists and their supporters. We highly encourage out of town guests to
plan and make their travel and accommodation arrangements early.
Don't Delay! Reserve Your Place Today!
To reserve, go to:
http://al-awda.org/convention5/reservations.html
Additional
information
Program
Speakers/Panelists
Registration
Hotels
Travel Directions
For Media
Convention Flyer
Palestine Cultural Event Flyer
Sponsorship
Exhibitor Tables
Advertising
T-shirt
Host Committee
Points of Unity
We thank you for your support and look forward to your participation!
The Fifth Convention Host Committee
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail: info@al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest
network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human
rights. We are a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable
501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of
the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC
are tax-deductible. |
