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INVOLVED! STAY INFORMED!
EMPOWERING
OURSELVES: STRENGHTENING OUR
SOUTH
ASIAN VOICE
Are
you a citizen, or a new immigrant to Chicago? Come learn about how
you can exercise your civic and political voice.
Who:
Citizens and new immigrants
When: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Where: Indo-American Center, 6328 N. California, Chicago 60659
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Complimentary lunch will be served at 12:00
For more information, or to RSVP for this session, please contact
Susan at the Indo-American Center at 773-973-4444 Ext. 103 or at
susan@indoamerican.org.
How
do I get involved in my community? What is my civic responsibility
as a citizen or new immigrant?
Come
learn about how the American government and political system work.
This session will provide information about why it is important
to become citizens, vote, organize, and voice your opinions to your
elected officials at all levels of government. Hear how you can
make a difference in your community!
This
event has been planned by members of the Indo-American Democratic
Organization, the Indian American Bar Association, the Indo American
Center, South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow and South Asian
Progressive Action Collective with the support and participation
from several other organizations including:
- Civil
Rights Education Center
- Council
on American-Islamic Relations (Chicago)
- Illinois
Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- Midwest
Business Alliance
- Muslim
Civil Rights Center
- Network
of Indian American Professionals (NetIP)
- Pakistani
American Bar Association
- Pakistani
American Christian Association
- Punjabi
Cultural Society of Chicago
- Sikh
American Heritage Organization
- South
Asian American Policy and Research Institute
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