Bay Area Arab Community Meeting

DISCUSSION: "What are Arab Struggles in a Time of War?"

Thursday April 3^rd 6pm

(dinner at 6, discussion at 7. PLEASE BRING FOOD TO SHARE.)

522 Valencia St Upstairs Auditorium

AROC (Arab Resource and Organizing Center) will be hosting monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted. These general membership meetings will be a space to have conversation among Arabs, catch up on what's happening at AROC, get involved in community organizing and other local activities, and share your ideas with others in the community.

This is a General Membership meeting for AROC, we'll be discussing:

Successes and challenges of March 19^th Anti-War organizing, and our role as Arabs against war.
Explaining AROC membership, and asking you to join up!
Brief reports from the Local Nakba Committee and AROC's Immigration and Youth Programs.

PALESTINE PEACE AND SOLIDARITY CONCERT, 60 YEARS OF NAKBA

MAY 10th, 2008

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The Arab Resource and Organizing Center is the next chapter of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, San Francisco. At AROC, we seek to further our reach within our communities to address the needs of Arabs and others from South West Asian and North African countries here in the Bay Area, as well as in our countries of origin.

ARAB AMERICAN LEGAL SERVICES: Working with a network of immigrant legal groups and grassroots organizations to educate San Francisco residents on their rights and to help empower immigrants to organize politically. Offering free immigration legal services to San Francisco residents, with a focus on low to moderate-income Arab, East African and South Asian communities.

LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT: Currently planning how best to build leadership and increase political education with the aim of empowering Bay Area Arab communities. With a focus on youth and immigrants, we hope to begin this program in fall 2007. To get involved with this initiative, please e-mail the address below.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION HOTLINE: Collecting and registering complaints from the Arab community regarding discrimination and hate crimes, as well as making legal referrals and advocating on behalf of survivors. Working as a chapter affiliate of ADC.

MOBILIZATIONS: Organizing San Francisco Bay Area residents to bring Arab voices to anti-war and immigrant justice marches, protests and political lobbying.