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Laila Al-Arian, Jamal Dajani and Ziad Abbas @ Al-Awda
Convention!
Eighth Annual Al-Awda International Convention
April 30 - May 2, 2010
Embassy Suites Hotel Anaheim South
11767 Harbor Boulevard
Garden Grove, California, 92840
http://www.al-awda.org/convention8
Tel: 760-918-9441
Laila Al-Arian, Jamal Dajani and Ziad Abbas will be
participating in the upcoming Eighth Annual Al-Awda International Convention
which will take place the weekend of April 30 - May 2nd, 2010 at the Embassy
Suites Hotel Anaheim South. They are among an outstanding list of speakers for
this year's convention.
Laila Al-Arian is a writer and producer for Al Jazeera
English in Washington DC. She received an M.S. degree from Columbia's Graduate
School of Journalism in 2006. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Alternet,
The Independent, The Guardian, as well as several other media publications.
Laila Al-Arian is also the daughter of Palestinian professor and political
prisoner Sami Al-Arian who was unjustly imprisoned for several years in the US
as a result of the Patriot Act and post-9/11 scapegoating.
Al-Arian will be speaking during a free* Saturday session
about her father's case, "The Case of Sami Al-Arian".
Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Vice President
of International News at Link TV. He is the co-creator and series producer of
Mosaic: World News from the Middle East, winner of the prestigious Peabody
Award. He has published several articles on the Middle East in many print and
electronic media outlets and blogs regularly on The Huffington Post. Dajani
holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Columbia University.
Dajani will be discussing "Alternative Media" during a free*
Saturday session.
Ziad Abbas is a former Palestinian political prisoner, and a
refugee from Dheisha camp near Bethlehem. He is the cofounder of the Ibdaa
Cultural Center in Dheisheh where he served as Co-Director from 1994 to 2008.
Ziad is also a journalist who has worked with Palestinian and international
media and has participated in the production of several documentary films.
Abbas will be discussing the issue of Palestinian Political
Prisoners during a free* Saturday session.
Become a member and save! Reduced convention rate and other
discounts for members.
CONVENTION RATES - Register to reserve your place at the
convention!
Member Pricing:
Friday Night April 30, 2010: FREE
Saturday Lectures/Workshops: FREE
Saturday Lunch with Keynote: $45 standard, $35 student
Saturday Banquet Dinner: $60 standard, $45 student
Sunday (members only meetings): FREE
FULL PACKAGE: $100 standard, $80 student
Non-Member Pricing:
Friday Night: Standard $30, Student $15 with valid ID
Saturday Lectures/Workshops: FREE
Saturday Lunch with Keynote: $55 standard, $40 student
Saturday Banquet Dinner: $75 standard, $55 student
Sunday: members only meetings
FULL PACKAGE (advance): $150 standard, $100 student
*Saturday sessions, excluding the Luncheon and Banquet, are
free (donations of course are always appreciated). Attendees will be required
to register at the convention. Attendance is encouraged for other parts of the
convention.
***Babysitting available: $25 for Friday + Saturday, $15
Saturday Banquet only***
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://al-awda.org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is
dedicated to advocacy for the restoration in full of Palestinian human,
national, legal, political and historical rights with particular emphasis on
the right of Palestinians to return to their homes and lands of origin from
which they have been dispossessed since 1948. PRRC is a not for profit
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS
guidelines, your donations to PRRC are tax-deductible. To donate, please go to
http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and follow the instructions. To become a
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