Convention Program
The tentative program of the 8th Annual Int'l Al-Awda Convention is posted below
Friday April 30, 2010
Convention Kick-off: An Evening of Palestine, Politics, & Poetry
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Meet and Greet plus Arabic appetizers/mezza
(provided courtesy of local area restaurants)
7:00 pm – 7: 30 pm – Convention Opening and Welcome by Dr. Jess Ghannam, Al-Awda National Coordinating Committee Chair
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm – Poetry by Deema Shehabi
7:50 pm - 9:30 pm – Dr. Norman Finkelstein, "Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion" (includes Q&A)
9:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Fundraising
10:00 pm – 10:20 pm Zaytouna Dabke
10:20 pm – Closing Patriotic Music with Abdel Wahab
Saturday May 1, 2010
9:00 am – 10:30 am Embassy Suites Breakfast Cart (items available for purchase outside hall)
9:30 am – Welcome
9:50 am – 10:00 am – Omar Zarka Representative for UCI Students
10:00 am – 10:25 am – James Laferty on Freedom of Expression
10:25 am – 10:50 am – Laila Al Arian on The Case of Sami Al-Arian
10:50 am – 11:10 am – Ziad Abbas on Palestinian Political Prisoners
11:10 am – 11:20 am – Poetry by Deema Shehabi
11:20 – 12:30 pm –Workshop Palestinian Refugees in the U.S. from Iraq with activists Dr. Zahi Damuni, Mazen Al-Moukdad, Amanda Nasser, Marwan Ahmad, and others
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm – Jamal Dajani "Alternative Media"
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch – Keynote Diana Buttu “Palestinian refugee rights, the Palestinian political process, and the so-called negotiations"
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Ali Abunimah "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions -- How they fit in a strategy for freedom, equality and return"
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Divestment and Boycott Panel with Students and Faculty - Dr. Jess Ghannam, Mark Gonzales, Sherna Berger Gluck, Ibrahim Shikaki, Leena Barakat, Chris Yatooma and others
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Roundtable discussion with speakers
7:00 pm – midnight - Evening Banquet
Palestine is in Our Hearts. Return is in Our Hands.
Celebrating 10 years of Al-Awda!
Dr. Moustafa Barghouti, Bishop Hilarion Capucci (live from Rome), Music by Maestro Dr. Nabil Azzam, Achievement Awards, Fundraising and Dabke by Haneen
Parallel Events on Saturday May 1, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm Young Activist Program includes Hands-on Workshop, Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, and Traditional Folkloric Dabke Class.
Babysitting will be provided for children ages 1 to 12 years old, Friday evening from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm, and
Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, and 7:00 pm to midnight. The cost per child is $25.00. For babysitting during Saturday banquet ONLY, the cost is $15.00 per child. For reservations: Go here
Sunday May 2, 2010
9:00 am – 10:30 am Embassy Suites Breakfast Cart (items available for purchase outside hall)
9:00 am – 10:00 am – The Return from Exile Project - a discussion and planning meeting
10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Chapters, Students and Membership
Reports, challenges and future action plans
Membership and 501C3 status
Points of unity and by-laws amendments
Convention Resolutions
1:00 pm – end – Social Networking
Additional information
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Young Activist Program
Babysitting
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