BlankPlease join the American-Arab 

Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts

 





In our First Annual Community Banquet

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jack G. Shaheen

 

Honoring tireless and dedicated supporters of the Arab-American community

Lifetime Commitment to Arab-American Issues Award: Halim Awde &

Dr. Elaine Hagopian

Commitment to Legal Advocacy Recipients: Omar Ali, Esq. &

Laura Malouf, Esq.

 

With an original poetry reading by Arab-American playwright BETTY SHAMIEH

 

and Live Music by the amazing BALADI Ensemble

 

Date:                Saturday April 22, 2006

Program:          5:00-6:00 pm     Private Reception with Dr. Jack Shaheen

                        6:00 pm                        Doors Open

                        6:30 pm                        Dinner served

                        8:00 pm                        Keynote Speaker Dr. Shaheen

9:00-10:00 pm               Music and Dancing- Live Entertainment will be provided by the amazing Baladi ensemble

 

 

Due to circumstances out of our control, our venue has been changed to an even BETTER location.

NEW VENUE: Hilton Boston Logan Airport

          One Hotel Drive, Boston, MA 02128

          Valet ($15) and self-parking ($10) available.

Free shuttle from T-station to hotel for those on public transportation.       

See:http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=BOSLHHH  for directions.

 



To reserve tickets please contact Caline Jarudi: phone 617-262-8902, email caline@adcma.org or mail payment to ADCMA, 565 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.  

 

Student: $30.00

Regular: $50.00

Private Pre-Reception with Dr. Shaheen: $100.00

 

Dr. Jack G. Shaheen is an internationally acclaimed author, media critic and a committed internationalist and devoted humanist.  A former CBS news consultant on Middle East Affairs, Shaheen’s lectures and writings illustrate that racial and ethnic stereotypes injure innocent people.  Dr. Shaheen is the author of four books including the award-winning Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People.  He has appeared on national network programs such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Nightline, Good Morning America, 48 Hours, and the Today Show.  Dr. Shaheen serves as a consultant with film and TV companies: DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, and Showtime.

 

 

“Damaging media stereotypes do not exist in a vacuum.  Continuously repeated, they denigrate peoples, narrow our vision and distort reality.”



Caline M. Jarudi
Executive Director
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts
ADCMA