E-Arabica Newsletter

• NCCAR encourages you to vote in Canada's 40th General Election which will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 . Advance polling days are on October 3, 4 and 6 . The nomination for candidates closes on September 22, 2008. A complete official list of confirmed candidates will be available on September 25, 2008 from Elections Canada . You can find more information by visiting www.nccar.ca . NCCAR is a non-partisan organization and does not specifically support a single party or candidate in any riding.

• NCCAR president, Bahija Réghaï wrote a letter to the Ottawa Citizen in response to editor Leonard Stern's column Guarding the Green Gates . Réghaï's letter was published on September 16 th 2008 under the title  Stepping on the 'bugs ' .

• On September 17 th , 2008, Bahija Réghaï, NCCAR president, took part in a panel titled “Working for Peace: What you can do.” The panel convened after the showing of the play "My Name is Rachel Corrie,” which is based on the life of young American civil rights activist Rachel Corrie who was killed in 2003 by an Israeli Forces bulldozer as she attempted to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian home in Gaza.

• NCCAR is co-sponsoring the launch of “Steps in the Rights Direction: 365 Human Rights celebrations and tragedies” by Stephen Hammond on Monday, October 7 th 2008 in the Auditorium of the Ottawa Public Library,  120 Metcalfe St. at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm). Hammond, a human rights author and speaker, will be present at the event. He will be touring Canada to deliver speeches about Canada's human rights history and the importance of human rights today. For more information please visit our website www.nccar.ca .

• NCCAR is organizing a dinner to honor Ms. Alexa McDonough, Former Leader of the New Democratic Party and Member of Parliament for Halifax on Tuesday, October 21 st , 2008 at 7 pm. For more information, please contact our office at (613) 238-3795 or by email: nccar@nccar.ca

Contacting your Member of Parliament (MP) is an effective way to take action and to be heard.  If you have any trouble finding your MP or need help, use the following link requiring only your postal code: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC

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Gold $500 ($41.60 monthly)
Silver $250 ($20.83 monthly)
Bronze $100
Student $25

NCCAR is a non-profit organization committed to building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Canada and the Arab world. NCCAR receives its financial support from individual members, corporate and individual donations, and direct fundraising initiatives. You can help by providing a financial contribution, becoming a member, volunteering and by circulating our message. NCCAR is currently seeking youth volunteers to help with a variety of work.

Cheques are payable to "National Council on Canada-Arab-Relations" and can be sent to:

NCCAR
63 Sparks, Suite 301
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5A6
 

You can pay your membership by credit card via telephone to our office at 613-238-3795. You can also do that on our website (www.nccar.ca) by clicking on the "Donate Now" logo.

For more information on membership privileges, an up-to-date review of NCCAR's involvement in the Canadian community, and recent activities in Canada and abroad, please refer to our website's many sections.

NCCAR is a non-profit organization dedicated to building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Canada and the Arab world.

Le CNRCA est un organisme à but non-lucratif consacré à sensibilisé le Canada au monde Arabe et à encourager des liens de coopération.