Event: The Impact of Post-1965 Immigrants on New York City – And Vice Versa - 10/25

GOTHAM’S NEWEST NEWCOMERS:

The Impact of Post-1965 Immigrants on New York City – And Vice Versa

October 25^th, 6:30 p.m.—Auditorium

CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue @ 34th Street.

FREE but registration is required.

To register: call 212-817-8215 or email continuinged@gc.cuny.edu.

Reservations will be honored until 6:25 p.m.

We are in the middle of one of Gotham's greatest immigration waves, triggered by the 1965 immigration law. Our distinguished panelists will analyze how the newcomers have experienced, and transformed, the city.

First experts with a general and comparative focus – Nancy Foner (Hunter College), John Mollenkopf (CUNY Graduate Center), and Joseph Salvo (New York City Department of Planning) – will provide overview perspectives.

Then specialists on particular immigrant populations – Vilna Bashi on West Indians, Ramona Hernandez on Dominicans, Madhulika Khandelwal on South Asians, Peter Kwong on Chinese, and Robert Smith on Mexicans – will discuss their group's unique experience.

Finally, an interactive conversation between all the participants will be moderated by Maria Hinojosa, Anchor, Latino USA on NPR and Senior Correspondent, NOW on PBS.

The History Forum showcases the best new work on New York City history. The Gotham Center for New York City History was founded by Mike Wallace, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.

15th Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Oct. 30-31

There is a golden opportunity for Council for the National Interest (CNI) supporters to take part in a CNI workshop on Sunday, October 29th, and participate during the next two days, October 30th and 31st, John Duke Anthony's National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. He has an excellent program including a reception at the Saudi Embassy and he has offered to waive all registration fees and the cost of lunch, dinner, and reception, as well as reduced hotel rates, for CNI members. Ordinarily, this would cost over $300. Please see below.

We will plan a suitable workshop on the subject of the "A Tipping Point: America's Changing Perception of the U.S.-Israel Relationship." We will have a screening of the debate in New York City between Prof. John Mearsheimer, Rashid Khalidi, Tony Judt, Martin Indyk, Dennis Ross, and Shlomo Ben-Ami, the former Foreign Minister of Israel. We have tentative plans for a dinner on Sunday evening, depending on how many sign up.

Gene Bird

SUBJECT: Waiver of registration fees for 15th Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Oct. 30-31, and special discounted hotel rate for CNI

INVITATION TO CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC OCT. 30-31

I am pleased to inform you that on Oct. 30-31 the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (www.ncusar.org) will host its 15th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington, DC.

The National Council will be focusing its attention this year on Saudi Arabian-United States relations on Oct. 30, and the future of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Oct. 31. His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, will host a reception at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia for all attendees the evening of Oct. 30. The “Forum on the Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council” will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the GCC.

CNI conference attendees will receive free registration for the event (up to a $300 value), which includes all sessions, two lunches and two receptions on Oct. 30. Conference attendees will all receive gift books and publications from the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council and other sponsors.

DISCOUNTED HOTEL INFORMATION

The National Council has reserved a special discounted hotel rate on the nights of October 29 & 30 of $159/night plus applicable taxes for CNI attendees at the Holiday Inn - Central (1501 Rhode Island Ave NW). To access this discounted rate, please contact the hotel’s front desk (1-202-483-2000) and mention the National Council on US-Arab Relations group rate to the reservation specialist. These rooms are now available on a first come, first serve basis. To receive the discounted rate, you must make your hotel reservations by October 16th.

HOW TO REGISTER

Fill out a registration form and submit it back to the National Council via fax (202-293-7770), or regular mail. The conference registration form is available online at: http://www.ncusar.org/auspc/AUSPC_registration_form.pdf. In order to qualify for free registration for the event, please clearly note on your completed registration form that you received this notice from CNI.

Ambassador Turki Al-Faisal will be the featured keynote speaker along with other prominent American, Saudi Arabia and Gulf personalities, including former U.S. ambassadors to Riyadh, GCC and U.S. officials and ambassadors from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Information about the 15th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, including (when available) the conference schedule and roster of speakers, can be found online at www.ncusar.org.

Young Leaders Summit on Global Health with the theme: “Innovative Solutions to Healthcare in Low Resource Settings - 10/29

Young Leaders Summit on
Global Health

The NYU Global Health Review and Americans for Informed Democracy are hosting a Young Leaders Summit on Global Health on October 29, 2006 with the theme: “Innovative Solutions to Healthcare in Low Resource Settings.” The summit will bring together young professionals and students from across the world for a series of panels, discussions, and workshops aimed at examining the unique opportunities for young leaders to promote better health care infrastructure in developing countries through innovative global partnerships and social entrepreneurship.

Confirmed speakers at the summit include:

- Ira Magaziner, Chairman of the Policy Board, The Clinton Foundation
- Aleya Hammad, Former Executive Director/Asst. Director General, World Health Organization

- Paul Zeitz, Co-founder and Executive Director, Global AIDS Alliance

- Carolyn Makinson, Executive Director, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

- Andre Neusy, Director, The Center for Global Health, New York University

- John Sexton, President, New York University

- Derek Yach, Director, Global Health Program, Rockefeller Foundation

Thanks to the generous support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Open Society Institute, and Ford Foundation, the summit is free for selected participants, including tuition and food. Travel to the conference is at the participant’s expense, but Americans for Informed Democracy will do its best to set up car pools for participants coming from the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region.

TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY, VISIT:
www.aidemocracy.org/globalhealth.cfm

Anti-Arab Racism, Islam, and the Left - 10/9

Left Turn Magazine Fall Forum
"Anti-Arab Racism, Islam, and the Left"

Monday, Oct 9th 7:30pm
Brecht Forum, NYC
(451 West Street)

Join us for our annual fall forum next Monday Oct 9th, as we celebrate
Indigenous People's Day (formerly known as Columbus Day) and the
release of our new fall issue of Left Turn magazine #22. The holiday is
appropriate as our discussion will focus on racism, popular
culture and US policy in the near east.

Far from being just another slogan on a banner, anti-arab racism has deep
historical roots here in the US. We cannot understand US policy in the
region and why it has been so difficult for us to mount a more substantive
challenge to US imperialism abroad without looking at the history of
anti-arab racism domestically. Far from simply being a
tool of the right-wing, this form of racism has a long history within our
own progressive movements as well.

Come support Left Turn, pick up the new issue of the magazine or
Anti-Capitalista t-shirt for all your peoples, and join us for what should
be an important discussion...

Forum Participants:

Rami El-Amine is a founder and former editor of Left Turn magazine. His
articles have appeared on ZNET, Muslim Wake Up, and Dissident
Voice. His most recent article "Anti-Arab Racism, Islam, and the
Left" appeared in the fall issue of Left Turn Magazine (#22) and can be
read online at: http://www.leftturn.org/Racism.aspx

Anjali Kamat is a freelance writer who writes for *The Hindu*, and
co-hosts 'Global Movements, Urban Struggles' on WBAI radio. She has been
an organizer with NYU Students for Justice in Palestine, the
World Tribunal on Iraq, and the Action Wednesdays Against War
collective.

Sherene Seikaly is a doctoral candidate in History and Middle Eastern
Studies at NYU, and an organizer at NYU Students for Justice in
Palestine and GSOC-UAW Local 2110.

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Public Transport to the Brecht Forum
A, C, E or L to 14th Street & 8th Ave, walk down 8th Ave. to Bethune, turn
right, walk west to the River, turn left

1, 2, 3 or 9 to 14th Street & 7th Ave, get off at south end of
station, walk west on 12th Street to 8th Ave. left to Bethune, turn right,
walk west to the River, turn left.

PATH Train to Christopher Street north on Greenwich St to Bank Street,
left to the river.

#11 or #20 Bus to Abingdon Square, west on Bethune

#14A or #14D Bus to 8th Ave & 14th Street, walk down 8th Ave. and
west on Bethune to the river

#8 Bus to 10th & West Streets

EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD - 10/13

The New School GPIA DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES Presents:

*EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD*

*A FILM BY SIMONE DUARTE*

*OCTOBER 13TH - 66 W. 12th street, ROOM 404*

*4-6pm*

*FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH UN OFFICIALS AND FILM DIRECTOR*

*Moderated by GPIA Director* *Michael Cohen*

*A portrait in character, diplomacy and courage!"

On August 19th, 2003, a bomb exploded outside the UN headquarters in Baghdad. Among the 22 killed was Sergio Vieira de Mello. One of the most tireless and effective advocates for peace and stability the world has ever known the Vieira de Mello traversed the globe using his uncommon diplomatic skills to accomplish the impossible.

This is a testament to the power of diplomacy (Sun Sentinel).

www.pbs.org/enroutetobaghdad

Discussion with:

*Mr. Hamid Abdeljaber*, UN Deputy Spokesman for the late Sergio Vieira de Mello in Iraq. Mr. Abdeljaber left Baghdad just a few hours before the 19 August deadly attack. The person who replaced him died in the blast.

*Mr. Chaim Litewski *works for the UN as a senior TV producer. In the last 15 years he has covered all major world conflicts.

*Simone Duarte* filmmaker and director, who traveled nine countries including North Korea to show Vieira De Mello's route to Baghdad.