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NAAP-NY July 2004 NEWSLETTER
WELCOME TO THE NAAP-NY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
July is turning out to be a VERY busy month for NAAP-NY– from organizing a community street fair to a NAAP-NY trip to the movies to the kickoff of our Voter Education Campaign…take a look below!
Please click on the links below to take a look:
- June NAAP-NY Events Recap
- July NAAP-NY Events and Meetings
- NAAP-NY News
- Summer Months
- NAAP-National News
Thursday June 3rd – ADC-NY/NAAP-NY Social Mixer
Over 120 people showed up for an evening of fun-filled mingling and excitement, as NAAP-NY and ADC-NY celebrated our first ever joint mixer at the LEMON Lounge. Thank you to all from both orgs who helped make this event a reality!
Saturday June 19th –Summer & The City BBQ
Over 100 people turned out for food, fun, games, and free henna tattoos. Our compliments to the Chef, the food was great! The skies stayed sunny and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park proved to be a great location for us to celebrate our 3rd Annual BBQ. It was wonderful to see so many new faces. Thanks for coming out everyone!
There are a number of events and meetings taking place across all NAAP-NY committees. So be sure to mark your calendars, save the dates, and support your community by coming out to help make these upcoming and promising initiatives successful events!
Thursday July 1st - NAAP-NY goes to the movies: Fahrenheit 9/11
Due to overwhelming interest from our membership to see Michael Moore's new film "Fahrenheit 9/11," we set a date for NAAP-NY members to meet up to watch the film together. While we had a little trouble finding each other, the film was well worth it. If you haven’t yet, we encourage you to see it. For more information about the film, you can visit:
http://www.fahrenheit911.com/ http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1246849,00.html
Stay tuned for more movie outings this summer!
Sunday July 4th – July 4th Soccer, Food and Sheesha!
Forget the BBQs- the EuroCup Finals are here! NAAP-NY and ADC-NY members got together at the 'Layal ash Sharq' Café, also known as Eastern Nights, in Astoria, Queens for a hearty Arab brunch, to watch the finals of the European (UEFA ) Cup on the big screen, and of course, catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Congratulations to Greece for a stunning 1-0 victory over Portugal.
Saturday July 10th – Annual Cultural Street Festival
On Saturday July 10, 2004, The Network of Arab-American Professionals of New York (NAAP-NY) and the Algerian American Cultural Center (AACC) will be hosting
the 2nd Annual Arab-American & 6th Annual North-African Cultural Street Festival.
Come out for a fun-filled day of Arabic culture open to all who wish to taste some of the foods and experience some of the traditions. Vendors will line the street offering a variety of products, exhibiting original artwork, displaying Arabic literature, and playing regional music. After all the shopping and food, wind-down at our very own Irgeelah Café (at the fair) and watch the cultural show highlighting music and dance from across the Arab world.
What: Annual Street Festival
When: Saturday, July 10, 2004 (Rain or Shine)
Time: 10:00AM - 7:00 PM
Where: Bond Street, Between Broadway & Lafayette in the Village, New York City
Subways: N, R, W at Prince St. 6 at Bleecker St. F, V, at Broadway-Lafayette
Volunteers Needed! We will need volunteers to help coordinate the event throughout the day – if you are interested in helping out please email amal201@hotmail.com
Saturday July 10th – Metrostars Children Outing
NAAP-NY, in collaboration with Marsh Inc. and the Metro Stars' "Kicks for Kids" Program, is proud to send 20 tickets to the Arab-American Family Support center of Brooklyn for the Metro Stars game at Giant Stadium on Saturday July 10th.
For the 3rd year in a row, NAAP-NY has supported this worthwhile program that allows children in our local communities who otherwise may not have an opportunity to experience the thrill-packed sport of soccer. We hope the youth group enjoys their evening of international soccer. And Marsh and NAAP-NY wish the staff at the Arab-American Family Support Center continued success in their endeavors to support the young people of our community!
To help put together more community service events please email: naap_ny@naaponline.org
Wednesday July 14th – Election Kick-off Coalition Meeting!
With the presidential elections only a few months away NAAP-NY has been working with numerous Arab-American organizations within the ALC-NY* to align our resources to engage Arab-Americans and establish our community as an important voting bloc in NYC.
We are in the process of developing a comprehensive voter registration/education outreach plan and to do this we are going to need your help:
On July 14th there will be a kick-off meeting for the campaign where we ask all those interested to attend. The location is Moustache Cafe, 265 East 10th Street 7PM, your involvement and dedication is crucial to the success of this campaign.
For more information please contact sarab998@aol.com.
*The Arab-American Leadership Council (ALC-NY) is made up of Arab-American organizations such as the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC-NY), Network of Arab-American Professionals of NY (NAAP-NY), Palestine American Congress (PAC) and Yemeni-American League (YAL) just to name a few.
Thursday July 15th – NAAP-NY goes to the Movies: Control Room
The movie trip to "Fahrenheit 9/11" last week went so well that we've decided to
plan another one! Many of you have expressed interest in seeing the documentary
"Control Room," so we have planned a set date for all to attend on the last day
of its screening!
WHAT: "Control Room" Documentary [description below]
WHEN: Thursday, July 15th, 7:15pm showing (83 mins). We will meet outside the theatre at 7pm, keep an eye-out for the "NAAP-NY" sign so we can find each other
this time!
WHERE: Landmark's Sunshine Cinema - 143 East Houston Street (between 1st and 2nd
Ave) - NYC.
TICKETS: This seems to be the last day of screening so it may be safer to purchase tickets online at www.movietickets.com in case the show sells out.
For more information about the film, you can visit:
http://www.controlroommovie.com/
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4971287/
See you at the movies!
Wednesday July 21st – Media Committee Meeting
The Media committee has a new, expanded database of journalists. Also, NAAP-Media is now tapped into a service that directs journalists who are doing Arab-American-related stories to NAAP-NY. The next Media Committee will take place:
When: July 21st, @ 7:30PM
Where: Brooklyn Bagel Cafe in Manhattan; Corner of 32nd Street and 5th Avenue, Upstairs
The F O R G O T T E N Ones - Sabra & Shatila ~ An Exhibit of Children's Art
Thank you for participating in “The Forgotten Ones” silent auction for the
children of Sabra & Shatila in May. Your support and contribution means so much to so many.
If you did not have a chance to visit the Art Show, we will be showcasing the remaining artwork at the 2nd Annual Arab-American & 6th Annual North-African Cultural Street Festival being held on Saturday July 10th.
Additionally, any art purchased at the Art show will be available for pick up at the street fair as well.
If you have any questions please email naap_ny@naaponline.org.
The Arab-American Mentorship Program (AMP)
We have finalized the second round of matching students with NAAP mentors in their
fields of interest. Our mentorship database is growing at a tremendous rate. All students who have requested a mentor have been matched with one, and we have many NAAP-NY mentors awaiting a student interested in their career path. We have also requested feedback from all the AMP participants in efforts to improve this new program.
If you are interested in participating and haven’t filled out our brief online mentorship application please visit: www.naapononline.org/ny/mentor.asp. For more info, please contact either nana997@aol.com or yasmine_shamayleh@hotmail.com
NAAP-NY 2004 Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
The Network of Arab-American Professionals of New York is seeking two undergraduate summer interns to work on general events planning as well as political and community outreach.
Job Description:
NAAP-NY's internship program will provide interested undergraduates with first hand experience in grass roots organizing and community development. Interns will work closely with NAAP-NY's committee facilitators on several projects that serve both our membership and the larger Arab-American community. The program will provide on the ground training and experience in the fields of: community outreach, organizational development, media and public relations, political action, and leadership training.
Specifically, two internship positions are available:
(1) Political Outreach Intern
Duties will include:
> Assist in the election outreach campaign focusing on Arab neighborhoods in NY/NJ
> Research potential locations and community events for voter registration/education booths for the upcoming presidential elections.
> Work with other organizations to coordinate activities through coalition building.
> Compile a database of various community organizations and centers.
> Attend NAAP-NY organizing meetings, as well as coalition meetings on behalf of NAAP-NY.
(2) Events Coordinator Intern
Duties will include:
> Assist in the development and planning of NAAP-NY events
> Develop a database of businesses in NYC, preferably Arab-owned, which would be appropriate for future general meetings, social mixers and lectures.
> Work on press releases/media outreach for upcoming summer events.
> Develop volunteer lists.
> Attend planning meetings across NAAP-NY committees according to NAAP-NY needs and the interests of the intern.
Note: The various NAAP-NY committees focus on media, student affairs, political action, social/cultural awareness, community service, professional development, etc.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be undergraduate students and are expected to commit 12-15 hours a week. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, and must be self-motivated and able to work independently. Start date: July 19, 2004. End date is flexible, and may extend through the fall semester for academic credit upon request. A small stipend will be provided. These internships can provide incredibly valuable experience to anyone interested in community organizing and/or looking to build a career in politics, event planning/project management, social services, public relations, and non-profit work generally. NAAP-NY can provide professional recommendation letters and referrals upon completion of the internship.
To Apply: Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume via email to: naap_ny@naaponline.org
The deadline for NAAP-NY's 2004 Summer Internship program is July 15, 2004.
* Voter Registration/Outreach Drives – We are pulling together a volunteer database for NY and NJ areas – if you are interesting in helping on voter outreach efforts please email Contact sarab998@aol.com.
* Arab Women: Elevation through the Arts - Coming August 7th!
Are you an artist? NAAP-NY is looking for Arab women artists, poets, dancers, singers, comedians, actors, writers, and visual artists to feature at our first event highlighting Arab women in the arts. "Arab Women: Elevation through the Arts" will take place at the Alwan center on 14 Beaver Street (NYC) on Saturday evening, August 7, 2004. This is a great opportunity to showcase and share your talent in a friendly atmosphere along with other emerging artists and a supportive audience.
Add your unique voice, experiences, and perspective to this event by sending samples of your work with a bio to naap_ny@naaponline.org.
Application Deadline: July 22, 2004
Please forward this message to anyone that might be interested. And, of course, if you don't plan to perform, definitely plan to attend!
* August 14th Arab-American Health Fair – NAAP-NY has partnered with The New York Chapter of NAAMA (National Arab American Medical Association) and Health Plus to help put together a Health Fair targeting the Arab Community. It is tentatively scheduled for August 14th, 2004 at a public school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. If interested in working to make this event a reality please email naap_ny@naaponline.org.
* NAAP-NY's Summer Hafla will take place towards the end of August to bid the summer farewell and celebrate the success of this summer’s events. The Social/Cultural committee will be meeting soon to discuss locations – if you have an idea for a great location for our summer party please email naap_ny@naaponline.org
A.R.T Downstairs Café T.V. Show
Congratulations to NAAP-DC! We have our own T.V show! A.R.T. has approved the pilot and is now in the process of setting up a production schedule for the series. Stay tuned for more information.
NAAP’s Second Annual National Conference
We are proud to announce that the NAAP’s Second Annual National Conference will take place on September 24-26, 2004 in Boston. To gear up for the upcoming presidential elections in November, hundreds of Arab-Americans will gather to discuss pressing issues affecting our communities in the U.S and abroad, and to align resources and coordinate efforts. The conference will also be a great opportunity to network and socialize with Arab-Americans from across the nation.
NAAP's desire to put this conference together comes as a response to the dynamic movement in the Arab-American community over the past few years. We hope that this forum will encourage further involvement and interaction, and keep the momentum going at its best.
Save the date and we’ll keep you posted on the details!
NAAP-National Business Meeting
Various NAAP chapters will gather on the weekend of July 17th in Providence, RI for the 4th National Business Meeting. The purpose of this meeting will be to review chapter accomplishments, coordinate efforts, and discuss ongoing projects and agendas for future initiatives in order to ensure that our common strategy aligns across all NAAP chapters. This meeting will also focus on NAAP’s upcoming annual national conference taking place in Boston this September. NAAP-NY members from the leadership/administrative committee will represent the NY chapter and will provide a full recap to the membership afterwards.
Imagine Life – Palestine Awareness Campaign
Please visit the Imagine-Life website at www.imagine-life.org for updated information regarding the campaign. Your continued support is needed!
THANKS FOR READING!
Our goal is simple: to provide you with a one-stop resource for the most up-to-date information regarding NAAP-NY and other NAAP chapters.
We appreciate your continued support and always welcome your input, feedback and involvement. Thank you for making NAAP-NY a successful Arab-American organization. We look forward to seeing you at the next NAAP-NY meeting or event.
If you have any feedback on the newsletter please email us at naap_ny@naaponline.org.
Thank you,
The Network of Arab-American Professionals of New York
www.naaponline.org/ny/ | naap_ny@naaponline.org | 212.592.4052
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