9:00 am - 6:00 pm - Registration
available in Haines outdoor space
[9:45 am - 1:15 pm - UCLA Moore
Hall Room 100]
9:45 am - 9:55 am - Summary Discussion
of Convention Goals
10:00 am - 11:30 am - Plenary
Status of the Right to Return Struggle
and Movement
Facilitator: Muna Coobtee
Panelists: Dr. Saree Makdisi, Dr. George Bisharat and
Elias Rashmawi
11:30 am - 1:15 pm - Workshop
Session I
Refugee
Support
Facilitator: Sami Bazzi
Panelists: Jaber Suleiman, Randa Jamal, Amanda Levin
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - Lunch Break
[2:15 pm - 4:00 pm - Workshops
Session II - UCLA Haines Hall]
Establishing
Al-Awda Chapters and Outreach to the Palestinian Arab
Community - Room 118
Facilitator: Lamis Deek
Panelists: Mahmud Ahmad, Dr. Layla al-Maryati, Jordan
Flaherty, Zahi Damuni
Student
Symposium for the Right to Return - Room 220
Facilitator: Musa Al-Hindi
This session brings students from campuses across the
country to discuss the development of a student network
for the Right to Return, and a one-year action plan.
Current campus representatives include:
Nadia Barhoum (UC Berkeley), Ahlam Shalabi (SDSU), Fawad
Shaiq (UCSD), Rana Sharif (UC Irvine), Nadia Chohan
(CSU Long Beach), Rashad Aldabbagh (CSU Fullerton),
Fidan Nassergani (UCLA), Ammane Alkenni (College of
San Mateo), Jennifer Mogannem (San Francisco State University),
Sami Bazzi (USC), Shayma Al Zubi (UC Riverside), Dinna
Omar (CS San Bernadino), Charlotte Kates (Rutgers),
among several others.
Youth
Workshop - Music, Art Contest, and History of Palestine
for Children ages 7-16 - Room A44
Sameer Morad (musician) - Teaching
Palestinian songs
Rida Hamida- A story of the history of Palestine
Mona Kadah- Art activities and contest
Women
in the Struggle for the Right to Return - Room A2
Facilitator/Panelist: Dr. Zeina Zaatari
Panelists: Samira Sood and Najla Ahmad
Building
Coalitions for the Right to Return - Room A18
Facilitator: Lara Kiswani
Panelists: Richard Becker, John Parker, Muna Coobtee,
Dr. Jess Ghannam
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Break
[4:15 pm - 6:00 pm Workshops
Session III - UCLA Haines Hall]
Divestment
Campaign for the Right to Return - Room 118
Facilitator: Michael Shaheen
Panelists: Charlotte Kates, Dr. Hatem Bazian, Mohammed
Abed
Lobbying
for the Right to Return - Room A25
Facilitator: Dr. Rami Kishek
Panelists: Nadia Keilani, Jody Bong, Maad Abu-Ghazalah,
Salah Michael Tahan
Media
Campaign for the Right to Return - Room 220
Facilitator: Rhoda Shapiro
Panelists: Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, Ed Sweed, Haithem El-Zabri
Cultural
Activism for the Right to Return - Room A2
Facilitator/panelist: Dr. Manal Swairjo
Panelists: Nader Abuljebain and Dr. Fayeq Oweis
Palestinian
Political Prisoners Campaign - Room A18
Facilitator: Musa Al-Hindi
Panelists: Sahar Francis, Akram Alayassa, Lamis Deek,
Ban al-Wardi
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Dinner (not provided)
[8:00 pm
- 11:30 pm - Special Event - Ackerman Grand Ballroom]
Al-Awda
Cultural Night: Words, Music and Dabke
Download
Flyer
(note: dinner not provided at this
event)
Includes outstanding exhibit
"Palestine: The Exodus & The Odyssey"
by Palestinian artist Ismail Shammout
Keynote
Speakers
- Sahar Francis, Addameer
- Jaber Suleiman, Aidoun
Cultural
Performance
- Dabke by Beir Zeit Society
of Southern California
- Music by Dr. Nabil Azzam
and band
- Palestinian fashion show
- Readings of children's writings
from refugee camps
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for Donations
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9:00 am - 1:30 pm Registration
available in Haines outdoor space
[10:00
am - 12:30 pm - UCLA Dodd Hall Room 147]
General
Meeting
- Workshops report back and resolutions
- Identification of workshop follow-up
committees
- Summations: Mahmud Ahmad and Abbas
Hamideh
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch (not provided)
Afternoon meetings of Al-Awda chapter
elected representatives and national executive, workshops
follow-up, coalition and host committees, Right of Return
Congress
Departure
