Wrap Up: 2018 Policy & Media Summit
July 28, 2018
This time last week a small but powerful group of Young Leaders left Washington D.C. equipped with the knowledge, tools and confidence to be the changemakers of the future. The 2018 MPAC Policy & Media Summit taught them everything they needed to know to be successful in their future careers as future Senators, Journalists, Foreign Service Officers, CEOs and so much more.
Day 1:
The Summit delegates spent the first day being trained by MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati and Staff in preparation for the next few days of rigorous meetings around DC.
Day 2:
“Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t write a story and express your passions. At the end of the day, we’re all humans and you can’t put your emotions in a box and file them away.”
Hiba Ahmed, NPR
Delegates learned the importance of media, tech and NGO’s in the policy-making space as they met with industry leaders at Google HQ, NPR, The Aspen Institute, Oxfam, New America, and Fahmy Hudome International.
Day 3:
“Who’s gonna do the work if WE don’t. If we choose to disengage, our opportunities become few and far between. There are opportunities for you to make a difference and make an impact.”
Congressional Advisor, State Department
Day 3 was packed with workshops, meetings and more exposure for these Young Leaders. MPAC Staff walked them through networking, op-ed writing and much more. The delegates also met with Senator Elizabeth Warren’s staff, Poligon National, and had a meeting at the State Department with several staffers.
Day 4:
Delegates spent some more time on the Hill with Senator Cory Booker and Senator Kamala Harris after spending a morning at the Department of Justice.
IN THIS SECTION
- Policy Analysis
- Statements & Press
- White House Nominates Rashad Hussain as Ambassador for Religious Freedom
- The Blackhouse Foundation and MPAC’s Hollywood Bureau held their first-ever Television Screenwriting Lab for Black Muslim Writers.
- MPAC CONGRATULATES NUSRAT JAHAN CHOUDHURY ON HISTORIC NOMINATION
- GOP Blocks Coronavirus Bill
- Protect Rights During COVID-19
- Coronavirus Joint Statement
- Senate Passes Coronavirus Relief
- Iran Sanctions In COVID-19
- Historic Senate Relief Package
- Coronavirus Stimulus Problems
- Trump Immigration Suspension is Nothing but Cynical Opportunism
- House Introduces the HEROES Act
- Joint Action to Condemn the Murder of George Floyd
- Toward Pluralism: DA Rosen Must Retract His Whistleblower Complaint
- Supporting of Attorney General Keith Ellison Leading Prosecution for Murder of George Floyd
- Trump’s Executive Order on Census Is Unconstitutional
- MPAC Stands with the NBA Players
- What Muslims Want Heading into the 2020 General Election
- Declare Rittenhouse a Terrorist
- MPAC Firmly Denounces the Failure of the Criminal Justice System for Breonna Taylor
- There Is No Place For Violence in Civil Society
- Updates
- A Win Against White Supremacy
- Mosque Safety & Security
- How We’re Confronting White Supremacy
- Our Work on the Muslim Ban
- 2020 Muslim Voter Guide
- Responding to Covid-19
- Census 2020: What You Need To Know
- Human Security During COVID-19: Our Right
- Quarantine Webinars
- Make an impact in 1, 2, 3...
- Mark Kevin Lloyd is Unfit to Serve in State Department
- SoCal Muslims Show Gratitude To Frontline Workers
- DREAMERS are here to stay!
- A Ramadan Like No Other
- Creating inclusive content for kids & families
- National Muslim Task Force Recommendations for Ramadan During This Pandemic
- Ramadan Mubarak!
- Tale of Two Futures: American Muslim Life After the Election
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