ADVISORY/Sen. Kennedy, 'Just Shoot Me's' Wendie Malick, Bianca Jagger, 'Arabian Nights' Headline Arab American Awards.Entertainment Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) The Arab American Institute Founded in 1985, the Arab American Institute is a non-profit, membership organization and advocacy group based in Washington D.C. that focuses on the issues and interests of Arab-Americans nationwide. James Zogby, brother of pollster John Zogby, is founder and president of the AAI. Foundation is proud to announce that this year's recipients of the Kahlil Gibran Noun 1. Kahlil Gibran - United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) Gibran "Spirit of Humanity" Awards include Amnesty International USA Amnesty International USA (AI USA) is a United States organisation that works to end human rights abuses and part is of the Amnesty International network. Since being founded, the organisation has worked to free prisoners of conscience, oppose torture, and fight other human , Mercy Corps, MTV's "Fight For Your Rights" Campaign, former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, and veteran journalist Helen Thomas. The awards will be presented at a black-tie gala on the evening of Wednesday, April 23 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel The Shoreham Hotel is a hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., owned by Omni Hotels. It is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. Built in 1930, the building was designed by Waddy Butler Wood. . Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of USA's Deputy Executive Director Curt Goering will accept the award on behalf of the organization, which is being recognized for its leadership role in human rights advocacy. Chief Executive Officer Neal Keny-Guyer will be on hand to accept the Mercy Corps award recognizing the organization's commitment to humanitarian work throughout the world and, in particular the Arab world. Company President Van Toffler and President of Entertainment Brian Graden will jointly accept the MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. award recognizing the company's "Fight For Your Rights" campaign to empower young Americans to fight discrimination and intolerance. Mary Robinson and Helen Thomas will join the above to personally accept their awards. Now in its fifth year, the 2003 awards gala will also feature a special address on domestic and foreign policy by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, special remarks by human-rights activist Bianca Jagger, a recital of one of Kahlil Gibran's most famous poems by Arab American actress and star of the hit series "Just Shoot Me" Wendie Malick, and a rare Washington performance by comedians Ahmed Ahmed and Aron Kader, also known as "The Arabian Knights". Both comedians have received recognition throughout the country for their unique brand of humor, including features in The Wall Street Journal, on ABC's "The View", and in Newsweek. WHAT: 5th Annual Arab American --"Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards" WHEN: Wednesday, April 23, registration opens 5 PM, program begins 7:30 WHERE: Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street, N.W. D.C. RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. : Media covering RSVP to Jennifer Salan, 202-429-9210; e-mail:jsalan@aaiusa.org |
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