To: Machaon who wrote (13771 ) 4/18/2002 1:20:17 AM From: Gabriel Respond to of 23908 ADC Update: > DC Rallies for Palestine, ADC Ad in Herald Tribune, > ADC to Host Azmi > Bishara > > Washington, DC, April 17--The American-Arab > Anti-Discrimination > Committee (ADC) would like to announce that two > large demonstrations are > scheduled to take place in Washington, DC. This > coming Saturday, April > 20, and the following Monday, April 22, > rallies/demonstrations will take > place, we invite you to participate. > > 1) TWO UPCOMING PRO PALESTINE RALLIES > > Palestinian Solidarity March/Rally > > When: Saturday, April 20 at 11 am > What: Solidarity March > Where: Gathering in front of the Washington Hilton > Hotel (Connecticut > and T Streets, NW) > > This solidarity march begin at the Washington Hilton > Hotel (site of the > upcoming AIPAC annual conference) at 11 am. > Participants will then march > to downtown DC and join the Mobilization for Global > Justice rally at the > IMF and World Bank at 1 pm. This combined group > will then continue to > march to the "Stop the War" rally at the US Capitol > where ADC > Communications Director Hussein Ibish will be a > featured speaker. The > Palestinian Solidarity March/Rally is part of a > number of > demonstrations, marches, and rallies on April 20. > In fact, the day's > events mark the convergence of four national events > planned by several > major coalitions. Other issues that will be > addressed on April 20 are: > the US War on Terrorism, economic globalization with > a focus on IMF and > World Bank policies, racism, discrimination, and the > question of civil > liberties in the US, as well as other issues. > > Pro-Peace, Pro-Palestine, End the Occupation Rally > > When: Monday, April 22 from 6-9 pm > What: Demonstration/Rally > Where: in front of the Washington Hilton Hotel > (Connecticut and T > Streets, NW) > > This rally calls for an end to the Israeli > occupation as the only way to > end the cycle of violence and achieve a just and > durable peace. This > demonstration is being organized by an ad hoc > network of Arab American, > Muslim, Jewish, and peace organizations. > > For more information, please see > adc.org > > 2) ADC ADVERTISEMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD > TRIBUNE > > ADC has placed an Urgent Appeal for International > Protection for the > Palestinian People in today's International Herald > Tribune. This appeal > will appear for three consecutive days to view the > ad online, please see > adc.org . > > This ad follows on the heels of ADC's appeal for > support for an ADC > Media Campaign. ADC is determined, ready and > well-equipped to take the > lead in waging a national, multi-faceted media > counter-offensive, but we > need your financial support to conduct this > important campaign. > > Please mail your generous donation to the following > address: > > ADC \ Media Campaign > 4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW > Suite 300 > Washington, DC 20008 > > Or you may contribute on-line at < >cert66.jtlnet.com > > and > enter your donation in # 2. > > 3) ADC PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER TO HOST AZMI BISHARA > > The Philadelphia Chapter of ADC will hold its 21st > Annual Banquet on > Saturday, May 4, at 6 pm. The keynote speaker will > be Azmi Bishra, > Member of the Knesset. For more information on this > event, please see > www.phillyadc.50megs.com. To purchase tickets call > Alice at > 856-779-9477 or send email to > alicemuaddi@hotmail.com. > > > ================================= > American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee > 4201 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 300 > Washington, D.C. 20008, U.S.A. > Tel: (202) 244-2990, Fax: (202) 244-3196 > E-mail: adc@adc.org > Web : adc.org > To unsubscribe from Updates@adc.org:adc.org ===== "Achievement is a habit... cultivate it."