Issue 80: Sunday, 5 June 2022

THIS WEEK IN DC— Biden Urges 10 Republican Senators To Join Democrats On Gun-Related Legislation; Biden To Travel To Saudi Arabia; House Judiciary Committee Sets Vote On Gun Control Proposals; House Judiciary Committee To Hold Emergency Hearing On Gun Control Bills; Biden Delivers Remarks On May Jobs Report; Biden Rapid Response Director To Leave White House For Treasury Job; Jan. 6 Panel Announces Prime-Time Slot For First Hearing; Education Department Announces Largest-Ever Cancellation Of Loans By Erasing $5.8 Billion In Debt For Students Of Corinthian Colleges; Former Police Officer Arrested Outside US Capitol With Ammunition, Fake Badge And Body Armor.

IN THIS ISSUE:

The First Step Towards Meaningful Action
Join us for the inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference
Join us for the 30th Annual MPAC Media Awards

The First Step Towards Meaningful Action

BY: MPAC Policy Bureau

Image credit: Colton Branstetter

Dr. Preston J. Phillips was an Orthopedic Surgeon who dedicated his life to alleviating pain and suffering for his patients in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sadly, his family, friends and colleagues will live the rest of their lives suffering and in pain because the preceding sentence is in past tense. He was gunned down by his patient along with three others.

While it broke the collective heart of our nation, it should come as no surprise. In fact, it would have been a surprise should a mass shooting not have occurred that day.

As the Washington Post reported, there had been 232 mass shootings this year before this tragedy. There have been 20 since Uvalde and there hasn't been a week this year where we have not suffered at least four mass shootings...

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UPCOMING

Join us for the Inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference

Join us as we co-host 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

Join us Sunday, June 26th at the 30th annual #MPACMediaAwards as we recognize Americanish, I’ll Meet You There, Mira, Royal Detective, United States of Al, We are Lady Parts, PBS NewsHour’s Chief Correspondent, Amna Nawaz and actor/activist, Hisham Tawfiq.

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 livestreamed. Register now.

GOOD TO KNOW

Grim stretch of American shootings continues at a church and a funeral
Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist, Ghufran Harun Warasneh, near West Bank camp
Buffalo mass shooting suspect first charged with 'domestic terrorism' in New York state history
Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape

- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -

May 29, 1453 - Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire falls to the Turks under Mehmed II; ends the Byzantine Empire; May 29, 1988 - Pakistan President Zia ul-Haq dismisses government and disbands parliament; May 29, 1993 - Neo-Nazis kill 5 Turkish women in Solingen, Germany; May 30, 1510 - Portuguese forces under Afonso de Albuquerque abandon Goa after its former ruler Yusuf Adil Shah, the Muslim King of Bijapur reconquers the city; May 30, 1913 - Treaty of London signed by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and the victorious Balkan League, bringing an end to the First Balkan War; May 30, 1941 - British Army enters Baghdad; May 31, 70 - Rome captures first wall of the city of Jerusalem; May 31, 1974 - Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights, facilitating withdrawals by both countries' armed forces following the 1973 War; May 31, 2010 - Gaza Flotilla raid: Israeli Shayetet 13 soldiers board ships trying to break blockade of Gaze, during violent confrontation aboard MV Mavi Marmara; June 1, 1941 - British troops occupy Baghdad; June 4, 1982 - Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon.

May 30, 1783 - Benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US; May 30, 1937 - Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Police Department shoot and kill 10 unarmed demonstrators during the "Little Steel Strike" in the United States; May 30, 1956 - Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee Florida; May 31, 1870 - Congress passes first Enforcement Act (rights of blacks); May 31, 1921 - A large-scale race riot breaks out in Tulsa, Oklahoma, later described as the worst incident of racial violence in American history; around 150-300 African Americans killed; May 31, 1955 - US Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed"; June 1, 1862 - African Slave Trade Treaty Act: Bilateral treaty between the US and UK abolishing the slave trade in all US possessions; June 2, 1863 - Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves; June 2, 1899 - Black Americans observed day of fasting in protest against lynchings; June 4, 1919 - US Congress passes the Women's Suffrage Bill, the 19th Amendment.

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