Uniting America

Providing youth with a safe space to express themselves, acquire new skills, and build relationships with each other is a necessary component in raising confident young leaders. As an organization committed to the development of young Muslims, CIOGC has recently increased its outreach that targets youth within the community by starting a Youth Council.

I love documentaries. They pull me into what often seems like another world, full of interesting people, places, and ideas I have often never considered. When I remember that the world depicted is the same one I inhabit, I am always blown away.  I watch, overcome with amazement I observe what I perceive as to be unfathomable take on flesh in living color.

What a whirlwind the past few weeks has been! My host organization held a national conference along with its national affiliates last week and I was able to take an active part in the planning and execution of the event.

I attended an inspiring event at UIC on September 18 called “KIN-ETIC: Activating Asian American Students in Civic-Community Life,” which brought together college students, university faculty, community-based organizations, and activists to spark them into action in Chicago’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

Citizenship Day was a blast! In case you didn’t know, every September 17th is Constitution Day, also called Citizenship Day, and is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The UA Fellows hit the streets of downtown to greet people on this special day.

For this blog I would like to discuss what I hope for my next HIV health fair will do, given the perspective I am still unable to confirm the location of interest at University of Chicago Illinois. Ideally what I would like to happen is bring a few LGBTQ organizations who work around HIV, whether testing, education, training, etc, and have tables at the student lobby on October 15, 2013.

As this year is approaching to an end, and as I reflect on how I developed as a human being as a result of this job, I feel deeply touched and privileged.  I also feel sad for my time is about to end. Who I was just a few months ago, and who I am now, is just not the same.

South Suburban Immigrant Project is planning on bringing Home/Land a play performed by the Albany Park Theater Project to Bolingbrook.

On Sunday, Uniting America, the National Slovak Alliance, Arab American Family Services, Bridgeview Community Center, and the Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce hosted Bridgeview's 1st Annual Multi-Cultural Fair.