Friend,

To make sure all those who are in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention understand what we all know, AAI has sponsored Heeding the Voices for Justice: A Convention to Build Power. This important policy conversation includes Palestinian voices - voices that are missing from the Convention's main stage. Today is our final day of discussions and I hope you decide to join us online at 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET / noon MT / 11 am PT. You can sign up here and the details for today's discussions are below. I promise the conversations have been crucial and today will be no exception.

Please share this with anyone who wants to understand this issue.

In solidarity,

Maya

PS, Watch the first two days of programming here: https://www.youtube.com/@AAIFUSA

DETAILS FOR TODAY'S LIVE STREAM

The stream will be live today at https://www.progressivesforpalestine.com and will appear as a button to gain access. An update shortly before the start of the session will include the direct link to the YouTube stream.

The rundown for today.

A Critical Examination of the 2024 Party Platforms

Wednesday, August 21, 1-2:15 PM CT

Maya Berry, Executive Director, AAI

Matt Duss, Former Foreign Policy Advisor, Senator Bernie Sanders

James Zogby, Member Democratic National Committee

Arab Americans and those concerned with justice in the Middle East have been waging battles to shape the political parties’ positions on Israel/Palestine. This panel will look at what’s changed and what hasn’t changed during the past four decades.

Palestine and its Impact on Progressive Politics

Wednesday, August 21, 2:30-4 PM CT

The Honorable Ro Khanna will deliver opening remarks

Respondents:

Abbas Alawieh, Cofounder Uncommitted National Movement

Rania Batrice, Advocate, Consultant, and Public Relations Specialist

Alan Minsky, Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of America

John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent, The Nation

Waleed Shaheed, Executive Director, The Bloc; Former Spokesperson, Justice Democrats

Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has become central to the agenda of progressives in the Democratic Party. Polls show that the majority of Democrats are opposed to Israel’s conduct in Gaza. These numbers are largely driven by young voters, progressive Jewish groups, American Muslims, Black, Latino, Asian, Native, and Arab Americans, all of whom are important constituencies for the Democratic party. 

You can easily access the live stream at https://progressivesforpalestine.com/

The sessions will go live on the page beginning at 1PM CT.

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