Arab Resource & Organizing Center

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

categories: Arabic Language Pathways, AYO, Repression

Stand up against racist attacks. Support AROC’s programming in SF Schools.

ACTION ALERT: Stand up against racist attacks. Support AROC’s programming in SF Schools. Contact the SF Board of Education today! As many of you know, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center is honored to be the only community-based Arab organization

categories: Action Alerts, AROC in the News, Blog, Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights, Mobilizations

Victory for Arabs and Muslims at SFO

Posted February 2, 2017 / Shadi

Community Self Defense at SFO Our communities fight for self determination. And this past weekend we actualized it. This past Sunday, ten thousand people joined alongside the leadership of AROC, ASATA, and other grassroots organizations to shut down San Francisco

categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

Defund Urban Shield: Get Involved

Posted October 19, 2016 / omar ali

On Friday, September 9, 2016, we successfully mobilized hundreds of our friends, neighbors, comrades, coworkers, and family members from across California to disrupt the Urban Shield weapons expo in Pleasanton. Made up of over 15 grassroots organizations with a strategy

categories: Blog, Media Advisory & Press releases, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

ACTIVISTS LOCK DOWN ENTRANCES TO URBAN SHIELD, OVER FIVE HUNDRED COMMUNITY MEMBERS MOBILIZE, 23 ARRESTED

Posted October 14, 2016 / omar ali

Pleasanton – Today, activists chained themselves to the entrances to the Alameda County Fairgrounds to protest Urban Shield, the highly controversial SWAT training and weapons expo hosted annually by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. 23 activists were arrested, cited, and

categories: Blog, Staff

AROC is Hiring! Help us find a full-time immigration attorney

Posted October 13, 2016 / omar ali

AROC is Hiring! Help us find a full-time immigration attorney. Please circulate this announcement and help us find a full time immigration attorney to serve the Arab and Muslim community in the Bay Area. Download the job description [HERE].

categories: Action Alerts, AYO, ayo-news, Blog

CALL TO ACTION FROM ARAB YOUTH

Posted October 12, 2016 / omar ali

AROC Youth Reflect on Militarization, Zionism and Repression Interview with AYO youth leaders, Nora Abedelal and Nour Bouhassoun Nora Abedelal and Nour Bouhassoun What are your thoughts on this moment of ongoing attacks on Arabs and Muslims, targeting of Palestinian

categories: Blog, Political Education

THE NILE: CONTESTED SUSTAINABILITY: POLITICS OF WATER IN THE NILE BASIN

Posted October 12, 2016 / omar ali

On May 4th, 2016 , AROC hosted a discussion panel on political economy of wheat in Egypt, and the politicalization of water resources and sustainability of the Nile Basin, as related to Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Our featured speakers were

categories: AROC in the News, Blog, Palestine News

PALESTINE CULTURAL DAY

Posted October 12, 2016 / omar ali

On May 24th, 2016, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors proclaimed May 15th, 2016, the 68th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, as “Palestine Cultural Day.” It is the third proclamation from the board of supervisors recognizing the cultural richness