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Arab Community Wins in the Face of Racist Attacks!

Posted May 22, 2018 / AROC

Arab Community Wins in the Face of Zionist Attacks! May 23, 2018 In a time of increased attacks on Arab and Muslim communities, the San Francisco Bay Area wins major victories against racism. And after three years of organizing, AROC,

categories: Antiwar, Arab World, AROC in the News, Blog, Community Events, Immigrant Rights, Palestine, Zionism

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Proclaims May 15th, 2018 Palestinian Cultural Day

Posted May 22, 2018 / AROC

May 22nd, 2018 Today, the Alameda County Offices Board of Supervisors recognized May 15, 2018, the 70th year of the Nakba, as Palestine Cultural Day. The people of Palestine–from Gaza, Haifa to Jerusalem– face daily violations of their human rights,

categories: AROC in the News, Blog, Civil Rights, Community Events, Immigrant Rights

Victory for our community! Ali is free from ICE!

Posted March 16, 2018 / AROC

Victory for our community! Ali is out of ICE detention! Our community succeeded on March 13th, 2018 in freeing Ali, a young Yemeni man, from ICE! Ali has been detained for nine months. We packed the courtroom not just once,

categories: Arabic Language Pathways, Immigrant Rights, Language Access

Got language skills in Arabic or Vietnamese?

Got language skills in Arabic or Vietnamese? Teachers 4 Social Justice, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Au Co & Vietnamese Youth Development Center are working together to build a pool of multilingual educators who speak either Arabic or Vietnamese fluently

categories: AYO, Blog, Youth

2017 Arab Youth Organizing Institute

Posted July 7, 2017 / lara

REGISTER HERE AROC is happy to announce that AYO will be having our youth summer institute this coming August! It is a week long program where youth will go through a series of workshops and community building. The objective of

categories: Action Alerts, Blog

Freedom to Stay, Freedom to Move, Freedom to Return, Freedom to Resist

Posted June 29, 2017 / lara

Statement on Supreme Court’s Partial Reinstatement of Muslim Travel Ban July 29, 2017 Freedom to Stay, Freedom to Move, Freedom to Return, Freedom to Resist AROC objects to the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement to allow provisions of Trump’s executive order

categories: Blog, Campaign News, Mobilizations, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

VIDEO: People Power vs. Police Militarization: Communities Push Berkeley to Stop Urban Shield

Posted May 25, 2017 / lara

categories: Blog, Mobilizations

May Day March 2017

Posted April 20, 2017 / lara

May 1 Shut Trump Down Join us on May Day to march for immigrant and worker rights! AROC will be marching in Oakland. Meet us at Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland in front of Reem’s at 3pm and March to San

categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Mobilizations, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

All Out to Berkeley City Council: Stop Urban Shield

Posted April 20, 2017 / lara

ALL OUT TO BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL: In an unprecedented move, the Berkeley City Council is considering fully withdrawing their support for local agency participation in the Urban Areas Security Initiative and Urban Shield. This meeting is critical for the fight

categories: Blog

Resisting the New Muslim Ban

Posted March 4, 2017 / lara

Resisting the New Muslim Ban March 16th at 4pm in SF In the wake of Trump announcing his latest version of the “Muslim Ban,” targeting Arabs, Africans, South and West Asians from Iran, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Libya and Somalia, the