Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 17:20:40 -0400
Subject: RE: Palestine Refugee Return March/US: List of Organizational Sponsors


Sorry all--meant to forward that to someone off list, obviously. No offense 
intended to folks from Texas . . .

Tony Alessandrini


>===== Original Message From postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ====>Have you seen this? Seems like the march is going to be pretty huge. Speaking
>of
>huge, did you buy a giant econo-sized laptop last night? Hope I sounded
>sympathetic about the failure of the office in Egypt to get in touch with
>you--that's pretty awful of them. I'm supposed to have dinner tonight with
>Kevin's brother and father, who are visiting from Texas, which might be good
>for
>some humorous anecdotes. I'll try to give you a call tomorrow.
>
>Tony
>
>>===== Original Message From postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ====>>Dear Friends,
>>
>>The following is a listing in alphabetical order of the thirty one US-based
>>organizations that have so far sponsored/endorsed and are working to promote
>>and support Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition's September 16
>>2000 Palestine Refugee Return March in Washington DC.  Please review these
>>and provide additions at your earliest convenience so we can update the
>>information at http://al-awda.org and include this list in announcements and
>>other releases.  Chapters of organizations mentioned below may be
>>included in updated listings at http://al-awda.org upon request.  Further
>>information about the September 16 2000 event is provided at
>>http://al-awda.org.
>>
>>1. American & Palestinians for Peace (AMPAL, http://www.muscanet.com/~ampal)
>>2. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC, http://www.adc.org)
>>3. American Committee on Jerusalem (ACJ, http://www.acj.org)
>>4. American Muslims for Jerusalem (AMJ, http://www.amjerusalem.org)
>>5. Arab American Action Network  (AAAN, http://www.aaan.org)
>>6. Arab American Institute (AAI, http://www.aaiusa.org)
>>7. Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS,
>>http://www.accesscommunity.org)
>>8. Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA, http://www.awsa.net)
>>9. Beir Zeit Society
>>10. Carolina Palestinian Club (CPC)
>>11. Carolina Middle East Association (CMEA)
>>12. Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR, http://www.cesr.org)
>>13. Committees for a Democratic Palestine - Northern California
>>14. Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR, http://www.cair-net.org/)
>>15. DC Coalition to Stop the War Against Iraq
>>16. Friends for a Democratic Palestine - Chicago
>>17. Grassroots International (http://www.grassrootsonline.org/)
>>18. Hammerhard Mediaworks-Chicago
>>19. Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HLCEF)
>>20. International Action Center (IAC, http://www.iacenter.org/)
>>21. Islamic Center of Pittsburgh
>>22. Jubilee 2000, NY (www.jubilee-ny.org)
>>23. MADRE (http://www.madre.org)
>>24. Middle East Crisis Committee (http://www.thestruggle.org)
>>25. Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society Inc.
>>26. Palestine Committee - Michigan
>>27. Sabeel - New England (http://www.sabeel.org)
>>28. SEARCH for Justice and Equality in Israel/Palestine, Boston
>>(http://www.search.org)
>>29. Trans Arab Research Institute (TARI, http://www.tari.org)
>>30. Union of Arab Student Associations  (UASA,
>>http://www.angelfire.com/or/uasa/)
>>31. Visions for peace with justice in Israel/Palestine
>>(http://www.vopj.org/)
>>
>>A sample letter to send to other organizations seeking their
>>sponsorship/endorsement is provided below.
>>
>>To order rally T-Shirts, please visit http://al-awda.org/tshirt.htm.
>>
>>To help defray the cost of the Palestine Refugee Return March and Rally,
>>address donations to:
>>
>>PRRC, The Palestine Right To Return Coalition
>>PO Box 401
>>Hummelstown, Pa 17036
>>e-mail: prrc-AT-mail.com
>>Web: http://al-awda.org
>>Fax:717-832-1123
>>
>>Organizations wishing to support and sponsor the Palestine Refugee Return
>>March are requested to contact PRRC at the above address.
>>
>>In solidarity,
>>Zahi
>>
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>>Sample letter to Organizations:
>>
>>Below is a sample letter requesting organizational support. Please use it to
>>recruit such support in your areas.  We ask that you inform us whom
>>you are contacting in advance by sending a message with that information to
>>check-lists-AT-egroups.com. We hope this information will help to minimize
>>duplication of effort, and also allow us to determine potential deficiencies
>>in our organizational recruitment endeavors.
>>____
>>
>>Name of person in charge
>>Name of Organization
>>Address
>>
>>Dear ____:
>>
>>We are writing to ask for your active support of the September 16, 2000
>>Palestine Refugee Return March and Rally which will be held in the nation's
>>capital. This march/rally is being organized by Al-Awda, The Palestine Right
>>to Return Coalition (PRRC), a broad-based global, non-partisan, democratic
>>association of grassroots activists and organizational representatives with
>>diverse ethnic, political, and religious affiliation. Our objective is to
>>educate the international community to fulfill its legal and moral
>>obligations vis-a-vis Palestinian refugees based on The Universal
>>Declaration of Human Rights, International Law and through the
>>implementation of United Nations Resolutions upholding the inalienable right
>>of Palestinians to return to their homes and lands and to restitution of all
>>their confiscated and destroyed property.
>>
>>The aim of the Palestine Refugee Return March is to send a loud and clear
>>message to the world that no everlasting peace in the Middle East is
>>possible without granting the Palestinian people living in exile their
>>inalienable right to return to their homes and lands.  The rally will also
>>commemorate the 18th anniversary of the massacre of over two thousand
>>innocent Palestinians and Lebanese in the refugee camps of Sabra and
>>Shatila. Those massacres underscore the fact that Palestinian refugees will
>>never enjoy long-lasting security unless they are permitted to return to
>>their towns and villages.
>>
>>We are writing to ask you to make a serious commitment to the September 16,
>>2000 Palestine Refuge Return March in the following ways:
>>
>>(1) To help mobilize the community in numbers so as to have a large turnout,
>>we ask that you encourage your members to attend by phone calling them, and
>>by sending them regular updated email announcements about the march and
>>rally, as well as advertising the rally in each issue of your newsletter
>>from now till September 16, 2000.  Our updated flyer (in PDF format) and
>>announcements are posted at http://al-awda.org.  We ask that you make a link
>>from your website to http://al-awda.org.
>>
>>(2) Encourage members of your organization to publicize The Palestine
>>Refugee Return March/Rally in other newsletters, newspapers, meetings and
>>events, and to join or form local committees to mobilize their community and
>>build coalitions and outreach to facilitate participation from local areas
>>in the DC rally on 16 September.
>>
>>(3) Facilitate participation of your members by organizing group
>>transportation and/or accommodation.  An extensive listing of available
>>accommodation in the DC area will be posted at http://al-awda.org shortly.
>>Please inform us in advance of September 16 how many of your members will be
>>attending.
>>
>>(4) Make a financial contribution to help with associated costs of the rally
>>such as publicity, advertisements, cultural performances, and sponsoring of
>>a speaker for the event.  Invited speakers will come from Palestine,
>>Lebanon, South Africa and the US and include representatives from the
>>Palestinian refugee camps. Please address your donation to PRRC, P.O. Box
>>401, Hummelstown, Pa 17036.
>>
>>(5) Place an advertisement for your organization or business in the program
>>that we will
>>distribute during the rally. The cost of a full-page ad is $500, half-page
>>is $300 and quarter page is $175. List advertising is at $50. Center-spread
>>is at $1000, back page at $800 and inside cover at $700. We require a glossy
>>print-ready photo of your ad. Please send it to PRRC, P.O. Box Hummelstown,
>>Pa 17036 with your payment by August 22.
>>
>>A global, grassroots movement is forming to ensure that the Palestine
>>refugee right to return to their homes and lands are not compromised.  PRRC
>>is part of this effort and appeals to your organization to join us.  For the
>>sake of Palestinians in the refugee camps and the future of their children
>>and children's children, their voices must be heard.
>>
>>We look forward to your response.
>>
>>In solidarity,
>>
>>[Sign your name here]
>>http://al-awda.org
>>
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>Anthony C. Alessandrini
>Assistant Professor of English
>Kent State University
>Kent, OH 44242
>(330) 672-1725
>aalessan-AT-kent.edu
>
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Anthony C. Alessandrini
Assistant Professor of English
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
(330) 672-1725
aalessan-AT-kent.edu



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