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MPAC Empowering Voices Awards

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Bend the Arc
Benjamin Wittes
CEO of Tumblr
David Karp
empowering voices
empowering voices awards
lawfare
lawfare blog
mpac
muslim public affairs council
Stosh Cotler
On October 3, 2017 By MPAC
Each year we convene DC’s most influential policy, media and community leaders at our Empowering Voices Awards. Hear from three remarkable past honorees, David Karp, CEO of Tumblr, Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend the Arc, and Benjamin Wittes, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare, who continue to amplify and support the tireless work of advocates for diversity, pluralism and inclusiveness. For information and tickets to our 2018 Empowering Voices Awards on October 11th in DC, visit: empoweringvoices.mpac.org ---------- Watch all videos from the 2017 MPAC Empowering Voices Awards: http://bit.ly/2xODHX7 Subscribe to MPAC's channel: http://bit.ly/MPACYouTube Visit MPAC's website: http://mpac.org Like MPAC on Facebook: http://fb.com/mpacnational Follow MPAC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mpac_national Follow MPAC on Instagram: http://instagram.com/mpac_national ---------- About MPAC: MPAC improves public understanding and policies that impact American Muslims by engaging our government, media, and communities.
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Lifting the driving ban is long overdue | Marwa Abdelghani on CNN

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ban
driving
islam
middle east
muslims
saudi arabia
women
women's rights
On September 28, 2017 By MPAC
Marwa Abdelghani, MPAC media analyst, joined CNN Newsroom to discuss Saudi Arabian women finally winning the right to drive. The lift on the driving ban is long over due and has been perpetuating the damaging stereotype that Muslim women are oppressed. Saudi Arabian women have been fighting against discriminatory and misogynistic laws for years and still have a long way to go. Watch more commentary by MPAC's policy and media analysts: http://bit.ly/2t5jqYN
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MPAC Empowering Voices Awards 2016

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andre carson
Benjamin Wittes
civil liberties
David Karp
empowering voices
inclusion
Jeh Johnson
john lewis
judy chu
mpac
Pluralism
Sarah Koenig.
socialjustice
Stosh Cotler
Tom Perez
Xavier Becerra
On September 25, 2017 By MPAC
The MPAC Empowering Voices Awards celebrates voices championing diversity in policy & media. Join us Sep. 27 in DC as we honor David Karp, CEO of Tumblr, Benjamin Wittes, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare, and Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. Learn more and buy tickets at mpac.org/empowering-voices. Past honorees include DNC Chair and then Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, NPR Journalist and "Serial" podcast creator Sarah Koenig, and civil rights icon, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), among many others.
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Interview with Lena Khan, Director of “The Tiger Hunter”

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islam
Lena Khan
muslims
The Tiger Hunter
On September 20, 2017 By MPAC
Watch our exclusive interview with Lena Khan, Director of The Tiger Hunter, a thought-provoking, heartwarming and funny film about a young Indian man who travels to America in the 1970s to pursue his dreams. "The Tiger Hunter" premieres in theaters September 22! Check to see if the film is playing in your city http://bit.ly/2fhkI03 Help show entertainment executives that Muslim filmmakers are talented and can deliver great content. In 2008, we recognized Lena Khan as an emerging filmmaker and consider her a pioneer. She is opening doors for other talented Muslims.
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Highlights from the 2017 MPAC Media Awards

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amplifier
media awards
mpac
mpac media awards
the amplifer foundation
the night of
the white helmets
wethepeople
On August 18, 2017 By MPAC
The year's gala was our most inspiring and hopeful event yet! With 600 guests in attendance, including creatives and executives from entertainment and advertising, we honored people and projects exercising “resistance through art.” The night's honorees were HBO’s The Night Of, Oscar-winner The White Helmets, and The Amplifier Foundation’s #WeThePeople campaign. We also recognized Microsoft, Coca-Cola and other advertisers for their inclusive and unifying ads. Visit media-awards.mpac.org for more.
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