Arab American Civic Council Urges Congress to Once Again Pass the Historic NO BAN Act Members of the No Muslim Ban Ever coalition, the largest grassroots campaign that worked to repeal the Trump administration’s Muslim and African Bans, welcomes today’s reintroduction of the NO BAN Act and urge members of Congress to pass the historic civil rights legislation as quickly …
This last Wednesday, on January 27th, marked the four-year anniversary of the Muslim Travel Ban instated by President Donald Trump. Thousands dropped their everyday tasks and headed over to L.A.X to protest against this outwardly racist, Islamaphobic, and xenophobic executive order. This order united Americans despite economic, racial, religious, and political differences. We understood the basis of America’s foundation was …
Jeanine Nassar is a first-year Political Science Administrative Studies Major at the University of California, Riverside. She was selected as the IMPACT Intern at the Arab American Civic Council. The Initiate Meaningful Partnerships and Community Transformation (IMPACT) Internship program, a partnership between UCR’s Middle Eastern Student Center and the AACC, is designed to further advance their mission of social justice …
Today, the NO BAN Act Coalition is celebrating the end of the Muslim and African Ban and calling on Congress to take the next step and prevent similar bans from being enacted again. The NO BAN Act Coalition is an alliance of national and local civil rights, faith and community groups who have been working tirelessly to support passage of the NO BAN …
The Arab American Civic Council (AACC), a grassroots community organization based in Orange County, today released a poll finding residents are open to an official Little Arabia designation in Anaheim. According to the poll, conducted by AACC and the University of San Diego’s US Immigration Policy Center, more than 58% of registered voters in the City of Anaheim support a …
