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3148 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60629
773-436-6060
773-436-6460
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| Staff |
Hatem Abudayyeh
Executive Director
Rasmea Yusef
Associate Director
Rania Shkairat
Family Empowerment Program Coordinator
Youth Organizing Program Coordinator
Halima Bahri
Youth Services
Program Coordinator
Samira Ahmad
Lead Case Manager
Muna Hammad
Citizenship Project
Nina Shoman-Dajani
Family Literacy Project Coordinator
Southwest Community Coalition Representative
AmeriCorps Members
Samar Damra
Aaisha Durr
Ramah Kudaimi
Besan Quran
Shorook Quran
Arasele Robles
Fatmah Tabally |
| Board |
Louise Cainkar-Mashrah
Treasurer
Ali Abunimah
Omar Bishtawi
Laila Farah
Ahlam Jbara
Mona Khalidi
Souzan Naser
Ora Schub
Lamees Talhami | |
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Dear AAAN Friends and Supporters,
This year has seen exciting new developments at our organization. We again provided social and immigration services to hundreds of Arab families, and academic, social and cultural development programming for Arab, Black and Latino youth. Our Arab Women's Committee completed its second oral history project in as many years and we piloted a Family Literacy Project in partnership with southwest suburban libraries. We also worked closely with the Chicago Cultural Alliance to expand our cultural outreach work and raise awareness of issues important to the Arab American community.
As we continue to defend the civil and human rights of Arabs across Chicagoland, struggle against racial and national profiling, push for immigration reform and full equality and Serve the People, we ask that you support our goals of meeting our community's needs and building on its strengths.
Please visit our website where you can make a credit card donation, through Network for Good, of $50, $125, $250 or more. Or you can send a check to AAAN, 3148 West 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60629. Make your tax-deductible donations before year-end!
Our community needs you now more than ever! Best wishes for the holidays and thank you for your support!
Hatem Abudayyeh
Executive Director
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Upcoming Events
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On December 19 the Arab American Action Network presents a night of spoken word, hip-hop and art!
Come join us for an amazing show, watching the youth of Silent Echoes showcase their talents as they express their views on everything from Women's Rights and Internal Struggles to Palestine and Military Destruction.
Doors open at 5:00pm.
Show starts at 6:00pm.
$5 General Admission, $3 High School Students
3148 West 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60629
Silent Echoes is a diverse Spoken Word and Hip-Hop group from the Southwest side of Chicago that consists of 12 political, outspoken youth. Contact cafe@aaan.org for more information. |
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AAAN Updates
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Congratulations to the newest members of the Youth Leadership Team at the AAAN: Christopher Brown, Veronica Garcia, Rawan Hayik, Amany Hussein and Widad Hussein.
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During Arab Heritage Month, the AAAN set up an Arab Culture display at the Green Hills Public Library. The display featured items from Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Morocco, Egypt and Sudan.
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Listen to Louise Cainkar's presentation about her book "Homeland Insecurity: The Arab American and Muslim American Experience after 9/11." More than 50 people came to the discussion hosted by the AAAN and Green Hills Public Library.
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The Arab Women's Committee held its annual Eid party on December 10 which was attended by more than 90 women. |
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"They make learning fun!"
After School Program working with local school
More than 35 kids are spread out across the cafeteria at Stevenson Elementary School on 79th Street and Kostner Avenue in Chicago. But instead of eating lunch, they are doing their homework with help from staff members of the Arab American Action Network.
Jocelyn, Giselle, Brandon and Andrea, all second graders, are working on subtraction homework.
"I like staying and doing homework after school because they help us," Jocelyn says. "We also color and play."
The AAAN After School Program at Stevenson started in October and serves 40 students Mondays through Thursdays.
"Collaborating with a specific school provides an advantage because we are able to consistently bring in more students from the community since they are in a school setting," says Halima Bahri, Youth Services Program Coordinator at the AAAN. "We are able to work with school staff and more directly connect with the parents."
Stevenson was chosen as the school to work with because of its large Arab student population.
The AAAN is looking for committed volunteers that would like to give back to the community as well as guests that can give the youth presentations on various topics. The program runs Mondays through Thursdays 2:45-4:30pm. Contact Halima Bahri if you want to help out! |
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 The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) strives to strengthen the Arab community in the Chicago area by building its capacity to be an active agent for positive social change. As a grassroots nonprofit, our strategies include community organizing, advocacy, education, providing social services, leadership development, cultural outreach and forging productive relationships with other communities. | |
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