HOSTS for HOSPITALS
From time to time when within our existing host network we do not have a host-home
available to meet the specific lodging needs of a particular family, we send out a broad
email so that we may hopefully find such a home.
We now have need of a home at which Arabic is spoken. The patient is a 9 year-old
Iraqi boy, Ali, who will be treated at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia. With him will
be his 55 year-old grandmother. They will need lodging for at least a month starting on
November 9.
A flight surgeon / ER physician from the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center who served
in Iraq earlier this year brought this lodging need to our attention:
"I was asked to see a lovely 9 year old boy who was brought to our
volunteer clinic by his father. He has a severe congenital defect of
his thoracic cage where his ribs are fused on one side and he has
developed a severe scoliosis secondary to this. This type of
abnormality if left uncorrected will result in death due to cardiac
and pulmonary compromise. Fortunately, the Shriners Hospital
for Children in Philadelphia has agreed to perform the corrective
surgery.
Ali is a very intelligent young child who wants to be a doctor when
he grows up. I would be most grateful to you and your organization
if you could find an Arabic speaking family with whom he and his
grandmother could stay. Your organization and the host family
will be making a real difference in the life of a child who has so
much promise.
Dean L. Winslow, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine."
A picture of Ali will be provided in a follow-up email.
The guests are fine with pets and stairs, and, will have transportation provided for them.
They are wonderful individuals, as witnessed first-hand by Dr. Winslow. If you or someone
you know may be able to help them for any of the period of time for which they need lodging,
please contact me ASAP.
As always, thank you so much for your time in receiving these emails and your support of
the HOSTS for HOSPITALS program.
Mike Aichenbaum
Director
HOSTS for HOSPITALS
4719 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-472-3801 fax: 610-617-3659
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HOSTS for HOSPITALS (HfH) is a nonprofit agency providing free
lodging and support at volunteer-host homes as a caring response
to the housing needs of patients and their families who come to the
Greater Philadelphia area for specialized medical care. From July
2000 through September 2006, 203 host-families have provided over 850
patient-families a combined total of 24,097 nights of lodging, thus saving
these patient-families an estimated $1,483,000 in equivalent hotel expenses.
On Every Friday - at Israeli Consulate, 15th &
Locust, support weekly demonstration from noon - 1:30pm;
continue protests from 1:30pm - 6:pm on consulate side of
street. Bring your own signs, banners, literature.
Please respond if your organization can take
responsibility for set time slot. Primary demands:
Immediate Cease Fire; Open borders for humanitarian aid
to Gaza and Lebanon.
The 2007 calendar is dedicated to the memory of Ghassan Kanafani.
Ghassan Kanafani (1936 - 1972) A novelist, short-story writer, painter and dramatist. The main themes in his writings are uprootedness, exile, and national struggle. He often used in his stories the desert and its heat as a symbol for the plight of the Palestinian people. The Proceeds will support Kanafani cultural foundation.For more information on Kanafani Foundation, Please visit www.kanafani.dk The wall calendar features 12 months each on a 2 page spread with 12 artworks by Palestinian artists.
Help us with this project, Please forward this email to your friends and contacts. Thank you for your continuous support
Contact Mourad El-Zain
416-890-2331
Feb. 10th: Playgrounds for Palestine Fundraiser
at Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania campus), at 5:30pm
Playgrounds for Palestine, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia dedicated to building recreation areas for Palestinian children who live under military occupation, is holding a fundraiser featuring entertainment by Arab American comedienne Maysoon Zayid and Philadelphia musical ensemble Tribe 1, plus debkeh, children's activities and dinner. For tickets and futher information, please visit
• Feb. 17th: Al-Bustan presents interactive storytelling by Leila Buck, Arab American performer, storyteller and teaching artist
at Free Library, West Philly branch at 40th Street and Walnut, 3-4pm, free and open to children and families
Come enjoy an hour of "story in a bag." Leila will weave interactive stories using the audience's ideas to create original characters, voices, and gestures. Based on the groundbreaking work of New York's veteran Theater in Education company, the Creative Arts Team, Leila's work combines performance and learning in a unique process that is both educational and fun.
• Feb. 25th: The Tabadol Project - video with live score
at the International House, at 7pm
The Tabadol Project brings together US composer and musician Gene Coleman with Lebanese musicians and artists Raed Yassin, Christine Sehnaoui, Mazen Kerbaj, Sharif Sehnaoui and Ziad El Ahmadie, with film and video projections of Institute du Monde Arab building in Paros. For more info:
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Subject: Freedom of Religion panel in Philadelphia
WHEN: Evening of May, 7, 2007
WHERE: Philadelphia Public Library
WHAT: Multi-faith panel Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Religion
WHO: Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim panel members
_______________________________________________TUESDAY, FEB 13: Join SUSTAIN Philly to "LOVE PHILLY 
Bring Our Money Home"Join us on Tuesday, February 13
at
Kaffa Crossing (4423 Chestnut)
from 7-9 pm
to launch
LOVE PHILLY: Bring Our Money Home!
[
sustainphilly.blogspot.com ]
SUSTAIN
Philly announces the launch of a tax day campaign called LOVE PHILLY: Bring Our Money Home. This three-month campaign demands that our tax dollars stop destroying in Palestine and start building in
Philadelphia.
Right now, billions of dollars each year go from U.S. taxpayers to the Israeli military, funding the destruction of Palestinian homes, agriculture, and infrastructure. At the same time, people in the U.S. -- including in
Philadelphia -- face crises around health-care, housing, and education. Federal taxes need to come home to support our cities instead of a militarized, racist foreign policy in Palestine,
Iraq, and around the world.
LOVE PHILLY will raise awareness in
Philadelphia about where our tax dollars are going and where they're not going, the violence they're funding in Palestine and the positive change they could make if they were redirected to fund our city's needs.
This campaign's first event will be a Valentine's Day letter-writing party. We'll send valentines to mayoral candidates reminding them that they should be advocating for the city we love. They should be paying attention to where the money Philadelphians put into the federal pot goes, and demanding that it come back here, toward affordable, accessible health care, housing, and education, instead of sponsoring occupation in Palestine. Come to learn more about the campaign, meet others who are interested, and spread the word about where our tax money is and isn't going.
To get involved in SUSTAIN or to connect a group you work with this campaign , email sustainphilly [at] gmail.com.
Visit the SUSTAIN Philly blog [ sustainphilly.blogspot.com] to endorse the campaign and get action updates leading up to April 17! _________________________________________________
CAIR Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Chapter Updates
www.cairphilly.orgSAVE THE DATE - CAIR PA BANQUETApril 7, 2007 at 7:30 pm
at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue
4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia _________________________________________________
This June marks the 40th anniversary of Israel 's illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem .
To commemorate this anniversary, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice are sponsoring a two-day mobilization on June 10-11 in Washington , DC , including a massive rally, teach-in, and grassroots lobbying day.
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THE NEW JERSEY CHAPTER OF THE
AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE
Proudly invites you to its
2007 ANNUAL BANQUET
Reception and Dinner
Raffle and Silent Auction
Music and Dancing
Fundraising for ADC
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007, at 6:00 pm
Hasbrouck Heights Hilton Hotel
650 Terrace Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights , New Jersey
Tickets: $100.00 ($120 if purchased after February 16)
$50.00 for college students with ID
contact ADC-NJ at (973) 246-7474
Checks should be made payable to “ADC” and mailed to:
Banquet Tickets, 246 Clifton Avenue, Suite 24 , Clifton , NJ 07011
or email your request for tickets to bmustafa1@optonline.net
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ADC Announces 2007 Annual National Convention
Save the Date: June 8-10, 2007 www.adc.org ________________________________________________________
OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE COMES TO PHILADELPHIA
Bus Tour Brings Eyewitnesses from Iraq and Palestine
Wednesday, the 15th: Temple University, Barton 208 (on 13th street between Montgomery and Norris) 4:30-6:30 PM
Thursday the 16th: University of Pennsylvania, Logan Hall Room 17 (Auditorium)
3451 Walnut Street 6-7:30
Friday the 17th:
-table at City Hall 9am-11am
-speak at Free Library of Philadelphia main branch 12pm-2pm
-Concert/spoken word at A-Space 7pm-11pm
Philadelphia-SUSTAIN!, Temple Students for Justice in Palestine and Penn Against War hosts the Wheels of Justice Tour. Rolling in to town on a full-size, brightly-decorated school bus, the tour brings first had witness accounts from Iraq and Palestine to challenge and educate Americans on the effect of war and occupation both on people abroad and Americans at home.
The tour travels on a converted school bus that doubles as a mobile billboard and peace center. In the past three years the bus has traveled more than fifty thousand miles to more than four hundred locations all over the United States. Last Year they traveled more than 20,000 miles
in 27 states, often using biodiesel in stead of petroleum.
For additional information, visit www.justicewheels.org, email sustainphilly@gmail.com or call Kate Zaidan at 267-455-9279
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A book by Susie Abulhawa " The Scar of David" is finally available for pre-order on Amazon, B&N and directly from Pgfp website. we sincerely hope you'll check it out.
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