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AMV convention Oct 3, 2004 Program
Time:
4:30 – 5:00 pm Registration S. Gardezi, Saira Mehmood, Adnaan
5:05- 5:10 pm Welcome Reshma Yunus and AMV Team
5:10 – 5:15 pm Announcing panel discussions Khalid Saeed
5:15 – 6:15 pm Panel Discussions
Election 2004 – Protection of Civil Rights in the light of human rights – Bush or Kerry, will there be any difference.
Moderator: Abus Sattar Ghazali, AMV Public Relations Director
Panelists: Alberto Torrico, Newark Vice-Mayor; Steve Cho, Vice Mayor Fremont; Dave Meserve, Councilman, Arcadia, CA; Syed Mahmood, Muslim Political leader; Cecilia Chang, Founder/President Justice for New Americans; Mutahir Kazmi, President ACLU Sacramento Chapter
Mandatory Draft – Why do we need it, who will be effected by it and how do we feel about that?
Moderator: Steve Munzel, Member of the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of ACLU Board of Directors,
Panelists: Mary Jane, Not in Our Name, Adeel Iqbal, AMV Campus Connection, UC Berkeley, Nosheen Khan, Chapter President AMV Chico, Sadia Mohsin, AMV Campus Connection, UC Davis, Omar Saeed, Muslim Youth activist
Women’s roles and rights in Islam – are Muslim Women oppressed?
Moderator: Zia Mohsin
Panelists: Sister Shakira Lundie, Scholar; Anees Ghani, Regional Director, Republican Women’s Club Tracy; Sulaiman Gali, President of Islamic Society of San Francisco; Amal Khan, AMV Campus Connection; Imam Bilal of San Jose
6:15 – 6:20 Introduction Gus Morrison, Mayor of Fremont Zafar Mohsin
6:20 – 6:30 Celebrating Diversity Mayor Gus Morrison
6:30 – 6:45 Awards Ceremony
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award : Mrs. Anne McEntee (on behalf of her late husband)
Presented by Mrs. Razia K. Inamdar; Introduction by Richard Konda
Public Official for All: Honorable Congressman Fortney “Pete” Stark
Presented by Mr. Sayed I. Inamdar; Introduction by Christina Solano
An Organization Defending Human Rights for All: Amnesty International USA
Unbiased Media Reporter: Mr. Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Presented by Samina Gardezi, Introduction by Saira Mehmood
6:45 – 7:15 Break for Evening Prayer and Time for Sowing Seeds of Friendship
7:15 – 7:20 “Imagine All The People” - Solo by Mica –
7:20 – 7:25 Evening Program – Introduction by Reshma
7:25 – 7:35 Why AMV - Samina F. Sundas
7:35 – 7:40 Introduction to Congressman Pete Stark - Samina F. Sundas
7:40 – 7:55 Keynote Speech - Congressman Fortney “Pete” Stark
7:55 – 8:05 AMV In Action - Don Spark
8:05 – 8:15 AMV Fundraiser - AMV Supporters
8:15 – 9:00 Dinner/Performances
9:00 – 9:05 Introduction to Erin Calahan, - Shahid Chaudary
9:05 – 9:15 Protection of Civil Rights, in Light of Human Rights - Erin Calahan, W. Regional Director, AI USA
9:15 – 9:25 Closing Remarks - Samina Sundas and AMV Team
Performances by
Waheed Siddiqui – Sitar & Tabla
Adnan Chaudhry – Muslim hiphop
Performance by D.H. Naomi Quinones
Solo by Mica “Imagine all the people”
Spanish poetry
Vietnamese-Chinese group
Chinese traditional dance
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