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About the event
Registration for CAIR-Ohio’s October 31st Annual Banquet at Ohio Union in Columbus, Oh., is now available online. In past years, the banquet has sold out. Ticket prices are discounted before October 31, so register TODAY to reserve your place.
We look forward to hosting you, highlighting the challenges and victories of the past year, and sharing our plans for further community empowerment, civic engagement, challenges to Islamophobia, and trainings for our youth to become the next generation of leaders! This year we are celebrating 24 years of service. We are blessed with another year working to promote justice, protect civil rights, and empower our community.
This year’s theme “Inspired by Faith, Leading by Service,” will be the focus of the October 31st evening banquet and will feature congresswoman Rashida Tlaib as Keynote Speaker, and athlete Noor Abukaram. We will also be joined by CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab and internationally acclaimed spoken word poet Amal Kassir.
Banquet attendees will also meet the winners of CAIR Ohio’s 2021 Community Empowerment Awards.
Speakers
Rashida Tlaib
Congresswoman
Rashida made history in 2008 by becoming the first Muslim woman to ever serve in the Michigan Legislature. She is the oldest of 14 children, born and raised in Detroit, the proud daughter of Palestinian immigrant parents. She is currently the Congresswoman for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, which includes the city of Detroit and many surrounding communities
Amal Kassir
Internationally Acclaimed Spoken Word Poet
Amal is a major proponent in education and building individual agency in particularly under-served and vulnerable populations. She hopes to take part in the global effort for literacy in war-struck areas and refugee camps through writing. She is an international spoken word poet, having performed in 10 countries and over 100 cities.
Noor Abukaram
Athlete
NoorAlexandria Abukaram is a freshman at The Ohio State University. In the 2019 Cross Country season during a cross country meet, Noor was disqualified for wearing the hijab after running her personal best. Noor decided to speak out and make a statement about the discrimination she experienced which garnered national uproar. Her experience was featured on The Washington Post, The New York Times, Good Morning America, Time Magazine, AJ+, CNN, BBC, USA Today, Sports Illustrated.
Ahmed Rehab
Executive Director CAIR-Chicago
Ahmed Rehab is Executive Director of the Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations as well as CAIR’s National Strategic Communications Director.
A prolific writer and lecturer on contemporary social issues including civil rights, media relations, and Islam-West relations, Rehab lectures at various University campuses in Chicago and around the nation.
Schedule
Sunday October 31, 2021
Banquet Registration
4:00 PM
Asr Prayer in Congregation
4:45 PM
Main Program and Dinner
5.00 PM
Maghrib Prayer
6.30 PM
Closing Remarks
8:00 PM
Save your spot
Don’t miss out! Tickets are selling fast.
Individual
$ 35
- Save $5 per individual before October 3, 2021
Individual at the door
$ 40
Table of 10
$ 300
- Save $5 per individual
Children’s Enrichment Program
$ 10
- per child
Sponsorship
Organization
$1000, $2500, $5000
- Banquet tables for a family, business, mosque, or other group, can be reserved by calling 614.451.3232 or by emailing info@cair-ohio.com. Individual package starts at $500 for 10 guests (1 reserved table), individual name on table, and MC recognition. Business sponsor packages start at $1000 and include half page ad, MC recognition and logo on website and slideshow.
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