Saturday, April 4, 2009 | 11 am - 3pm
Islamic School of Seattle, 720 25th Ave, Seattle
Seattle’s HAND sponsored its first annual event featuring presentations and discussions of opportunities for the local Muslim Community to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals for eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. The program included:
• ISS Children's Performance, introducing the Millennium Development Goals, in art and words
• University of Washington Muslim Student Association’s video presentation of their work to raise public awareness of the MDGs, highlighting the United State’s performance to date
• WA CASH display of their program that opens doors to small business training and business capital to persons of all income levels
• Panel Discussion showcasing Muslims in cooperative developments towards reaching the MDGs
• RISE-UP from Poverty story of this new non-profit designed to change the lives of our impoverished brothers and sisters overseas, and based on a local sister's childhood experience of poverty - a demonstration of how one person can involve others to help meet the MDGs
Welcome & Event Coordinator: Narima Amin, Founder, RISE-UP from Poverty
Panel Moderator: Lesley Ahmed, Activist & Entrepreneur
Panelists: Mark Brinkmoeller, The ONE Campaign; Munir Rizvi, World Education Foundation; Hafiz Lalji; Washington CASH
Spiritual Address: Dr. Karim Abdullah, Naturopathic Physician