MOVE–which stands for Mobilize, Organize, Vocalize, and Empower–is the only national gathering that brings together Arab Americans of all ages and from across the professional and political spectrum to discuss the most pressing issues facing our community. Produced by ACCESS, the nation’s largest Arab American organization, and its three national institutions – the Arab American National Museum, the National Network for Arab American Communities, and the Center for Arab American Philanthropy – this biennial, two-day convening is held in Dearborn, Michigan, the heart of Arab America.
At MOVE 2019, we will provide space for artists, activists, scholars, philanthropists, and others from the Arab American community to connect, learn and exchange ideas. As always, we welcome allies from other communities who want to build with us and explore ways to further intersectional organizing. This year’s program will address the theme, Your Voice, Our Future, with speakers and panelists from a range of industries discussing how we can turn up our voices and elevate our communities against the backdrop of what has emerged as a particularly challenging and critical time for communities of color.
Join us in November 2019. Register today.
Whatever notions there are about a better tomorrow, they will only be notions until the Arab American community is a part of that promising future.
– Rev. Alvin Herring
1967 in Detroit was the result of the “bubbling, bubbling, bubbling” of segregation, unemployment, poverty and police brutality. The local Black American community was being targeted by a brutal police force and had enough. It was a rebellion, pure and simple; a rejection of the status quo. This bout with criminalization existed as a part…
Hassan Jaber, Executive Director and CEO, ACCESS 50 years ago, the city of Detroit experienced a movement that shaped our region’s history and awoke many of its citizens. Known by many names, the Detroit Rebellion of 1967, not only challenged the socio-political status quo, but molded perspectives and experiences. This uprising, birthed by the growing…
