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| Al-Awda New York, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition | |
Al-Awda Fund Raiser
Date:
Tuesday January 30, 2001
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Place: Moustache Restaurant, 265 East 10th Street (between First
Ave. & Ave. A), New York (map)
Guest Speaker: Andrew Courtney.
Friends,
Please join us a Fund Raising Event for Al-Awda.
WHY?
At this moment in world events, the 53 year old plight of the
Palestinian refugee community is at a crucial juncture in popular
attention and in so called "peace negotiations".
WHAT?
On February 9, Al- Awda NY/NJ will send its first delegation to
Lebanon. The delegation of seven Al-Awda members, two of whom are
documentary film makers, will be making in-depth visits to the
Palestinian refugee camps. Delegation members will witness
firsthand the conditions of the camps. Interviews will be
arranged with "48 Nakba” families, NGO support
services, schools and clinics. The delegation will also establish
a relationship with the host organizations that will help Al-Awda
NY/NJ develop ongoing projects for the future. The film
documentary of this experience will be used to raise
consciousness and funding in the regions of Al-Awda’s
activities here in the U.S.
HOW CAN
YOU HELP?
Each delegate will be financing his own trip. There are, however,
general funds needed to make this important journey a successful
reality. Funds are needed to give a monetary gift to the children
of the camps, to enable them to purchase needed classroom
furniture, teaching materials and reusable cameras for them to
engage in oral history projects with their elders. The delegation
will also need funds for local film making equipment rental and
transportation.
WE NEED
YOUR SUPPORT ($$)!!
Our goal is raise $5,000 by the end of the evening. Due to
limited space, all individuals attending are asked to contribute.
We are suggesting individual donations of $50-$100 and hope that
some of you will contribute more. However, all donations are
appreciated.
IF WE DON'T
DO THIS - NO ONE WILL.
PLEASE ATTEND AND INVITE FRIENDS YOU THINK WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
ATTENDING.
SPONSORED
BY:
This event is sponsored by Al-Awda NY/NJ and our delegation
will be hosted in Lebanon by Al-Najdeh and by the ARCPA (Arab Resource Center
for Popular Arts).
WHAT IS
AL-AWDA (http://www.al-awda.org)?
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, is a
broad-based, non-partisan, global, democratic association of
grassroots activists and organizational representatives. Its
objective is to educate the international community to fulfill
its legal and moral obligations vis-à-vis the Palestinian
people. Al-Awda develops, coordinates, supports and guides global
and local grassroots initiatives for actions related to
Palestinian rights, including their right to return to their
homeland and to full restitution.
If you would like to attend, please email webmaster@newyork.al-awda.org in order for us to keep an accurate count of the number of people attending. You will receive an electronic invite shortly after.
If you
are unable to attend but able to support this important mission,
please contribute directly to Al-Awda by mailing a cheque by
January 30th to:
The
Palestine Right To Return Coalition, PRRC
P.O. Box 401, Hummelstown, PA 17036.
memo: Lebanon Trip
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