USA - FUTURE EVENTS WITH MPAC Muslim Public Affairs Council

Forum on Civil Liberties & Muslims Islamic Society of Orange County 4/28/2002 @ 2:00 PM The North Orange County Chapter of the Muslim Public Affairs Council in conjunction with the Islamic Society of Orange County will be hosting a forum on the ongoing challenges to civil rights in the United States.

The forum will be held on Sunday April 28 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the ISOC, Garden Grove mosque located at 9752 13th street between Brookhurst and Westminister in Garden Grove.

Justice Rally in Houston, Texas Offices of George Bush Sr. & U.S. Congressman John Culberson 5/3/2002 @ 2 :00 PM MPAC Houston co-sponsored "Justice For All" Rally Against U.S. Support of Israeli Aggression

Building on the momentum of the historic pro-Palestinian rally in the nation’s capitol on April 20, organizers have planned a massive demonstration for Friday May 3, 2002 in order to make Texas voices heard in Washington D.C. Busloads from cities across Texas will join in calling on Congress to abandon its unjust and undeniably pro-Israel bias, and to begin to reflect the true sentiment of the American public.

Sponsors include: Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim American Society (MAS), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) - Houston, Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), Houston Alliance for Peace and Justice, Council of Islamic American Relations (CAIR) -Houston

Uniting in Action Sequoia Conference Center, Buena Park 5/7/2002 @ 7:30 PM The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is inviting the Muslim Organizations and the Muslim community to a general session to discuss and adopt a national action plan in response to the current challenges facing the American Muslim Community.

Organizing kits, talking points, strategic plans as well as tools for activism will be presented. The session will start after Maghreb prayers and will end at 10:00 PM.

Effective Response to Civil Liberties Challenges Islamic Center of Hawthorne 5/18/2002 @ 5:00 PM The Muslim Public Affairs Council will be conducting a workshop training on How to Respond Effectively to Civil Liberties Challenge" at the Islamic Center of Hawthorne. The workshop is part of an empowerment program aims at providing the community with the necessary material and skills to effectively deal with the challenges facing the Muslim community.

For more information, please call MPAC @ (213) 383-3443 or the Islamic Center of Hawthorne @ (310) 973-8000

Let me repeat what I said on another thread:

"Dear Islam Practioners:

In the early days that followed the radical Islamic attacks on peaceful innocent Americans, you had it in your power to short circuit the understandable backlash that would occur. Instead of coming together as Americans, and loudly and frequently condemning those atrocities, you chose to hide in your homes, segregated as Muslims, and let a few of your cleric spout meaningless platitudes and rhetoric in photo ops.

Months later the American populace still has yet to hear from you in any significant numbers condemning those horrific acts from your Islamic brothers. And you wonder why your neighbors, your customers, your employers, your fellow countrymen regard you with suspicion and treat you in a less than favorable manner. It also doesn't help your cause for some of your leadership to blame 9/11 on America's foreign policies, nor conducting mass demonstrations for homicidle Palestinians in D.C.

Until the day comes that you show solidarity and allegiance to your native or adopted country rather than to your agressive backward religion or some Arab entity, yes, you will be suspect; you will be ostracized; you will be discriminated against; and you will be considered second class citizens. Americans are some of the most tolerant people in the world, but we draw the line at attacks on our loved ones by any enemies, foreign or domestic.

An American First"

If your meetings and subsequent "plans" do not include a sincere, strong and visual support for America and your fellow countrymen, then you will only be adding fuel to the fire. Be advised, you will only alienate yourselves further if you take the victimhood road.

"The workshop is part of an empowerment program aims at providing the community with the necessary material and skills to effectively deal with the challenges facing the Muslim community."

Could these challenges include such basic ones as becoming a truly peace loving people???Nah.....there are too many obstacles to such an idea to the musli brain.The primary impediment being a brain saturated with hate from their book the quran,koran etc,etc.

"If your meetings and subsequent "plans" do not include a sincere, strong and visual support for America and your fellow countrymen, then you will only be adding fuel to the fire. Be advised, you will only alienate yourselves further if you take the victimhood road."

While agreeing with your idea totally,I fear that,like the current saudi public relations trickery,nothing coming from an islamic directed to us infidels should be believed.After all,that would only be correct under their filthy moon worshiping book of faith.

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