Effective Advocacy and the Spirit of Our Union; National American Muslim Policy Conference; MPAC Media Awards; Summer Internship program

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Issue 75: Friday, 29 April 2022

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THIS WEEK IN DC— DeSantis Signs Bill Creating One Of The Nation’s Only Election Police Units; Voters See Inflation As Top Issue Facing The Country: Poll; Vice President Kamala Harris Tests Positive For Covid; McCarthy Defends Himself To House GOP After Audio Reveals He Blamed Trump For Jan. 6 Attack; Dem Lawmaker: Biden Suggests He’ll Ease Student Loan Burden; Democrats Say They Will Act Soon To Lower Gas Prices; Biden Asks Congress For $33 Billion To Help Ukraine War Effort; Harris Snags Rebecca Lissner, Top National Security Aide From Biden's Team; Biden welcomes Ukrainian Refugees, Neglects Afghans, Critics Say.


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* Featured Issue: Effective Advocacy and the Spirit of Our Union
* Join us for the inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference
* Join us for the 30th Annual MPAC Media Awards
* Applications are open for our Summer Internship program


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** Effective Advocacy and the Spirit of Our Union
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By: Prema Rahman, MPAC Policy Analyst
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The passing of Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, has prompted many of us Americans to reflect on his legacy of reaching across the aisle for the advancement of our nation.

A staunch conservative, Senator Hatch’s friendship with the liberal Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) embodied the spirit of our union in a way that has now become all but obsolete. Together, the unlikely duo achieved tremendous legislative progress with landmark policies like the Americans with Disabilities Act which continue to benefit Americans to this day…

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** Join us for the Inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference

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We are co-hosting the inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference on Tuesday, June 7, which will bring together elected officials, experts, and leaders from across the nation to discuss our community's policy priorities and needs. We are proud to be working alongside American Muslim Health Professionals, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition, and Emgage Action.

Our hope with this conference is to underscore the power of our collective impact to uplift the American Muslim voice and provide meaningful solutions to the complex issues our communities face.

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** Join us for the 30th Annual MPAC Media Awards

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We’re very excited to share the first five honorees of the 30th annual #MPACMediaAwards. Join us Sunday, June 26th as we recognize Americanish ([link removed]) , I’ll Meet You There ([link removed]) , Mira, Royal Detective ([link removed]) , United States of Al ([link removed]) , and We are Lady Parts ([link removed]) . More honorees to come!

For 30 years, we have honored people and projects in the entertainment industry who use their craft to create authentic portrayals of Muslims, promote social justice, and inspire action.

Due to COVID precautions, this year’s Media Awards will be live-streamed.

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** Applications are open for our Summer Internship program
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Are you looking for a summer internship opportunity? Be immersed in the world of government, media, academia, non-profit and the private sector and get valuable opportunities to work on substantive issues with our Summer internship program. MPAC interns are presented with exciting opportunities to do real work and complete substantive assignments with personal guidance and hands-on training.

Applications are now open— Share this opportunity with your family and friends! Deadline May 15.

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GOOD TO KNOW
* French President Emmanuel Macron beats ([link removed]) his far-right rival to win reelection
* Elon Musk taking ([link removed]) Twitter private in $44 billion deal
* Harvard pledges ([link removed]) $100 million to atone for role in slavery
* Ukraine war to cause ([link removed]) biggest price shock in 50 years - World Bank
* Why Arabs and Arab Americans feel ([link removed]) being counted as White in the US doesn't reflect their reality
* California declares ([link removed]) historic water emergency measures amid drought
* In NYC, ads for jobs will ([link removed]) have to say what they pay
* University of California will waive ([link removed]) tuition and fees for many Native American students

- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -

April 25, 1926 - Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi; April 25, 1927 - Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen); April 25, 1980 - Announcement of US hostage rescue bungle in Iran; April 25, 1982 - In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal; April 26, 2005 - Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country; April 27, 1915 - Counterattack launched by Turkish forces under the command of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against allied troops; April 27, 1978 - Afghanistan revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup; April 28, 1951 - Mohammad Mosaddegh elected Prime Minister of Iran by the Parliament of Iran (Majlis); April 28, 1967 - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title; April 28, 1989 - Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie; April 30, 711 - Islamic conquest of Iberia:
Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus); April 30, 2002 - A referendum in Pakistan overwhelmingly approves the Presidency of Pervez Musharraf for another five years; April 30, 2004 - U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

April 24, 1704 - First continuously published newspaper in America - The Boston News-Letter published by John Campbell; April 25, 1846 - Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War; April 25, 1898 - Spanish–American War: The US declares state of war on Spain; April 25, 1950 - Chuck Cooper becomes the first African American to be drafted into the NBA; April 26, 1777 - Sybil Ludington aged 16, rides 40 miles in New York to warn her father's militia of the approach of the British; April 26, 1954 - Mass trials of Jonas Salk's anti-polio vaccine begin; April 26, 1986 - World's worst nuclear disaster: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR explodes, 31 die, radioactive contamination reaches much of Western Europe; April 27, 1773 - British Parliament passes Tea Act; May 1, 1989 - Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins: US Supreme Court rules employers have legal burden to prove non- discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting; April 29,
1902 - Congress extends the Chinese Exclusion Act (of 1882) prohibiting immigration of Chinese laborers from territories to the mainland, a rule clearly aimed at Chinese in the Philippines; April 29, 1945 - US Army liberates 31,601 people from the Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany; April 29, 1992 - Jury acquits LAPD officers on charges of excessive force in the beating of Rodney King; the decision sparks massive riots; April 29, 2004 - Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office; April 30, 1789 - George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States.


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