News, September 2007
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Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses. |
Arab American Institute to
Feature National Political Figures, Prominent Commentators at 2007
National Leadership Conference
Dearborn, Mich. Conference to Bring Together Arab American Organizations, Leaders
WASHINGTON
– Sept.
10, 2007 – The Arab American Institute (AAI) will host its 2007
National Leadership Conference, “Our
Voice, Our Future: Yalla Vote ’08,”
from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28 in Dearborn, Mich. The
conference will bring together leading Arab American organizations and
hundreds of Arab American leaders and activists to shape the
community’s agenda for the 2008 presidential election.
AAI has extended invitations to all Democratic and Republican
presidential candidates to address the conference participants.
The 2003 conference featured eight of the nine
Democratic presidential candidates and the 2004 Bush-Cheney national
campaign chairman.
WHAT:
AAI’s 2007 National
Leadership Conference, “Our Voice, Our Future: Yalla Vote
’08,” held in conjunction with the annual conference of the
National Network for Arab American Communities.
WHO:
Arab American leaders and
community organizations; prominent political figures and commentators,
including Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean,
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich
of Ohio, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Rep.
Charles Boustany (R) of Louisiana, pollster John Zogby,
and Michigan Democratic National Committee member Debbie Dingell.
WHEN:
Oct. 26 – 28,
2007, in Dearborn, Mich. Events begin at noon on Sat., Oct. 26 and
continue throughout the weekend until 2 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 28.
COST:
$225 for AAI members, includes all meals and events;
$275 for non-AAI members,
includes all meals, events and cost of a year-long membership; $75 for
students, includes all meals and events.
INFO:
Visit
www.aaiusa.org/nlc07.
Founded in 1985, the Arab American Institute (AAI) is a nonprofit organization committed to the civic and political empowerment of Americans of Arab descent. AAI provides policy, research and public affairs services to support a broad range of community activities.
For more information on AAI, please visit www.aaiusa.org.
1600 K Street, NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20006
phone (202) 429-9210 fax (202) 429-9214
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