WMC 20 / 20 Partners
Ministre Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre
Chargé de la Communauté Marocaine Résidant à l’Etranger
الوزارة المنتدبة لدى الوزير الأول
المكلفة بالجالية المغربية المقيمة بالخارج
To: Moroccan American Club of Washington
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the "Washington Moroccan American Club" on the occasion of its 20thth Anniversary.
Your Group through its actions confirms our belief that civil society among Moroccan émigrés residing outside Morocco is contributing favorably to the promotion of Moroccan culture in the host countries, and by the same token reinforces friendship and dialogue between people in the host countries and our Moroccan émigrés. These are actions that my Department strongly supports and encourages. We have thus set up a program along these lines and have sent out a call for proposals to organizations that are working to promote the welfare of our émigrés and to properly disseminate our culture in the host countries.
Happy Anniversary; with my best wishes for success in your initiative, which strengthens the position of those Moroccans living in the USA.
Mohamed Ameur
Minister
In Charge of Moroccans
Émigrés
Le Conseil de la communauté marocaine à l'étranger
مجلس الجالية المغربية في الخارج
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Driss El Yazami, CCME
On the footsteps of Zemmouri.
The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Washington Moroccan American Club is an event in more ways than one. It owes its richness to the program prepared for the population of the U.S. capital, which reflects primarily the profound changes experienced by Morocco. On all fronts (gender, ethno-cultural pluralism, rule of law, etc...) Morocco has opted for the path of modernity and reform. The road is still long, but both Moroccan society and Moroccan government are forging their own history.
The activities planned for this anniversary also reflect the dynamism of the Moroccan émigrés' associations. Here again, much remains to be done, but the achievements in this field are also important. There can be no real change in the relationship between Morocco and its institutions (the Council of the Moroccan community abroad, CCME, being one) with the Moroccans living abroad without the emergence and strengthening of a network of émigrés' cultural associations that are independent, diversified and professional. Since its creation by His Majesty King Mohamed VI, CCME has viewed its activities as falling within a partnership with the broader actions of Moroccan communities worldwide, through cooperative relationships with them while respecting their autonomy, independence and diversity. Our contribution to this anniversary is another example of this.
Finally, this anniversary illustrates the profound changes that the Moroccan community abroad has seen for one quarter of a century. It also shows the universal character of that community (we are now present throughout the world, although a little more than three-quarters of us live in Europe) as well as the strength of its roots within the new countries of residence. In almost all
countries where they reside more Moroccans are becoming fully-fledged citizens, trying to be good citizens of their lands of adoption without cutting their ties with their homeland.
In the United States, this great haven for immigrants and land of pioneers, the courage of the Moroccans - some of whom arrived here as early as twenty-five years ago - is manifested through this anniversary. Just like their ancestor, Zemmouri, who arrived here with the first European expeditions, they were not afraid of leaving (their homeland) to discover new horizons in a new country and to learn the hard way.
I want to tell them how much we admire them, and congratulate them on all of their achievements.
Driss El Yazami, President of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad.
Ambassador Mr. Aziz Mekouar note to Washington Moroccan Club
It is my great pleasure to congratulate the Washington Moroccan American Club (WMAC) on its twentieth Anniversary Over the years the Embassy has partnered with WMAC on a variety of events to serve the community and present the Moroccan culture to the public at large. We are grateful for WMAC contribution and our work together compliments respective mission
WMAC is right to look to the future and to the next generation of Moroccans in America and the issues that concern them. We are wishing WMAC continued success and look forward to the next opportunity
To work together to serve its members and all who are friends of Morocco
Aziz Mekouar,
Ambassador
Mr Ahmed HAJJI, Directeur Général L'Agence pour la Promotion et le Developpement Economique et Social des Provinces du Sud
"It is for me a pleasure to wish a happy anniversary to the “Washington Moroccan American Club”, and to congratulate you for the rich programs started for the celebration of its 20th anniversary. It is an initiative which can only be encouraged, being based on promoting Morocco , the bilateral, US-Moroccan, relations and our national cause.
All events
Press release : Washington Moroccan American Club Sets Goal of 20 Events to Celebrate 20th Anniversary in March 2010
Press release بيان صحفي
Since its inception in March 1990, the Washington Moroccan American Club (WMC) has grown to serve the Moroccan American community nationwide. Over the past 20 years, we have organized and strengthened our presence in the cultural, business, government, and even political sectors. The WMC’s 20th Anniversary is a celebration for all of us as we look toward the future and embrace the next generation both here in the U.S. and in Morocco.
Welcome note to WMAC from the Mayor of The District Of Columbia , Adrian Fenty
اCongratulations to Washington Moroccan American club by the Mayor of The District of Columbia
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Thursday March 4, 2010 HMEMSA: Moroccan American Network for Education
HMEMSA
Home of Moroccan Educators and Moroccan Students in America:
Academic Community & Students invited to attend,/space limited:
Hosted by GLOBAL Education at George Mason University Johnson Center
Room: JC 3rd Floor Meeting Rm G
Rsvp: Mohamed Belkhayat mbnns@yahoo.com
Chair: Nadia Duchell: nduchell@gmail.com
Co-Chair: Amine Chigani: achigani@vt.edu
الخميس 4 مارس2010 : ندوة في جامعة جورج مايسن (George Mason )
يؤطرها دكاترة وأساتذة جامعيين مغاربة حول موضوع تسهيل ولوج الجامعات والمعاهد الأمريكية في وجه الطلبة المغاربة الجدد بتأطير من "بيت الأكاديميين المغاربة الأمريكيين في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية"
Friday 5, March 2010: Morocco and Movies
"How Hollywood became interested in making
movies in Morocco"
Speaker. Mohamed Abbazi,
noted Moroccan Cinematographer
"The Making of Itto Titrit", one of the pioneer
Amazigh-speaking movies and
a breaking ground experiment in the exploration
of a long-neglectedsegment of Moroccan culture.
Speaker, Mohamed Abbazi, Director
Aziz Abbassi, Discussant.
Hosted by Moroccan American Center
Movie: 7:30 PM followed by reception
Location: Goethe-Institute
812 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC 20001/ Metro Stop: Gallery Place/Chinatown
Chairs and Contacts : Jean AbiNader : jabinader@moroccanamericancenter.com
Caitlin Dearing : cdearing@moroccanamericancenter.com
الجمعة 5 مارس 2010 : المغرب وصناعة الأفلام
Tuesday March 9, 2010 :The Tangier American Legation Institute (TALIM)
The Many Faces of the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM)
Tuesday March 9, 2010 6:30 pm-Networking;
7:00 pm-Program; 8:00 pm- Networking
Location: Johns Hopkins University, the Paul H. Nitze |
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036, Kenney Auditorium.
Panelists:
Dr. I William Zartman, President, TALIM
Dr. Diane Ponasik, Secretary, TALIM
Dr. Mary Ellen Lane, Executive Director of Council of American Overseas Research Centers, Smithsonian Institution.
الثلاثاء 9 مارس ، 2010 : ندوة ينظمها معهد الإرث الأمريكي في طنجة يتم فيها الحديث عن هذا المتحف باعتباره المؤسسة الوحيدة التي تعود ملكيتها لأمريكا خارج أراضيها، والتطرق إلى الدور الذي يقوم به هذا المتحف كمركز للأبحاث بالإضافة إلى الأنشطة الجمعوية والثقافية التي ينشط من خلالها هذا المتحف
Thursday March 11, 2010 Healthy Moroccan Cooking
Casablanca Restaurant, 7 - 9 PM
Cooking Demo By Chef Samir Labriny
Moroccan Academy Cuisine
Location: 1504 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314
The health benefits of Moroccan cuisine
Chef Samir Labriny at WMC 20/20 Gala
Or send an email to: labriny@yahoo.com,
ا لخميس 11 مارس , 2010: عروض الطبخ المغربي الصحي يقدمها الشاف سمير البريني رئيس المعهد المغربي للطبخ بأمريكا.
Friday March 12, 2010 RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MOROCCO
Hosted by High Atlas Foundation ( HAF)
Location: The University Club of Washington, DC
1135 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 862-8800- www.universityclubdc.com
الجمعة 12 مارس 2010: ندوة حول "التنمية القروية في المغرب" من تأطير جمعية "الأطلس الكبير" حول مشروع غرس مليون شجرة والحفاظ على الماء الصالح للشرب.
Join the High Atlas Foundation for a conversation about rural development in Morocco, and learn more about their socio-economic and environmental projects that are changing the lives of thousands of Moroccan families, and ways you can get involved.
Chairs & Contacts:
Kate McLetchie & Tina Khartami, HAF Board Members
haf@highatlasfoundation.org (646) 688-2946
Saturday March 13, 2010 WMC Youth Fine Arts Event & Poetry Slam
Time : 4:30 - 7:30 PM
McLean Community Center
Location: , 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA
Chair & Contact: Annalisa Assaadi, ajassaadi@gmail.com
Phone # 703 609 3666
Co Chairs: Amal Lafhal & Meryem Boulale
Register Now age 7 to 17 ! ajassaadi@gmail.com
السبت 13 مارس ، 2010: مسابقة ثقافية وفنية مفتوحة في وجه الجيل الأول من المغاربة الأمريكيين.
Saturday & Sunday March 13 & 14 , 2010 : WMC Container of Care: Destination Morocco!
Click on the title to see the drop off locations
Ongoing Collection February & March 2010
at Locations listed below.
"Stuff A Truck" Weekend, Special Event, March 13 & 14, 2010 locations to be announced!
Coinciding with the Washington Moroccan Club’s (WMC) 20th Anniversary, WMC is asking the community to donate gently used clothing, shoes, infant items and school supplies to fill a cargo container destined for Morocco.
Chairs and Contacts:
Touria Bernoussi : tbernoussi@gmail.com
Noura Chehboun : queenamiranora@hotmail.com
Aicha Bensaid: Aichabensaid57@hotmail.com
Hnia Amal: kadernia@yahoo.com
السبت والأحد مارس 13 ، 14 ، 2010 : تنظيم مبادرة "حاويات الأمل" وتخص جمع تبرعات من ملابس ولوازم دراسية من أطفال مغاربة وأمريكيين لفائدة الأطفال المغاربة لخلق جسر من التواصل بين أطفال أمريكا وأطفال المغرب.
Wednesday March 17, 2010 WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN MOROCCO
1 to 5 PM, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Choate Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 – Dupont Circle metro
The link between the status of a country’s women and its progress in development is well established. In this event, preeminent experts on issues of gender and development in Morocco will examine this link as it has impacted Morocco’s progress. They will present their views on past and projected legal reforms affecting women’s rights, on women’s psychological wellbeing and its effect on raising empowered daughters, and on how best to empower Moroccan women to achieve social, economic, and political equality for themselves and their daughters.
لأربعاء 17 مارس 2010: ندوة تتطرق إلى تقييم ودعم المرأة المغربية وتتضمن نقاشا
حول مشروع المدونة.
Friday March 19, 2010: THE COMING OF AGE OF THE IMAZIGHEN QUESTION
Time 9:30-4:00PM
George Washington University Elliot School of International Studies,
Linden Family commons, 6 floors1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052 -
near metro station: Foggy Bottom
For many years, the Moroccan Amazigh community struggled for official recognition. Recently, a series of events, including an intense grassroots campaign by activists and several historic government decisions, have resulted in the “coming of age” of the Imazighen question. These developments, such as the establishment of the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture, sweeping educational reforms, and the issuance of the Amazigh Manifesto, have had significant linguistic, artistic, and socio-political implications. In this event, Washington Moroccan Club and the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture have partnered to present a series of panels exploring these different aspects. Experts in Amazigh language and culture will shed light on the Imazighen question as it matures in this second decade of the 21st century.
الجمعة 19 مارس2010 ندوة حول الأمازيغية ثم عرض فيلم أمازيغي
March 6-12 & 12-21 , 2010 Morocco Study Educational Tours
George Mason ( Experience in Morocco )
Prof: Fatima Hadji
Location: Morocco
New York University March , 2010
( Workshops : TBD)
Location: Morocco
مارس 2010: انطلاق رحلة طلابية تضم 110 طلبة يمثلون
George Mason University & New York University
بإشراف وتأطير من أساتذة مغاربة جامعيين مقيمين بأمريكا
March 22, 2010 : Friends of Morocco Honors Five Decades of Peace Corps Service to Morocco
March 22, 2010 : Celebrating Five Decades of Peace Corps Service to Morocco Hosted by the Tangier American Legation Institute for Morocco Studies (TALIM) and the Friends of Morocco The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) The Johns Hopkins University Rome Building, Rome Auditorium 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 6:30 to 7:00 pm Networking; 7:00 to 8:00 pm Program; 8:00 to 8:30 pm Networking. Refreshments available before and after the Program Chair: Tim Resch, President, Friends of Morocco, timresch@gmail.com 703 470 3166
Panelists:Rueben Simmons, Peace Corps Morocco Director 1963
Marilyn Charles, Peace Corp, Morocco 1,
Reuben Simmons, Peace Corps Morocco Director 1963
Marilyn Charles, Peace Corp, Morocco 1,
Tim Resch, President of Friends of Morocco
Charlie B. Kellett, RPCV/Morocco 1994-96
Bruce Cohen, ex-Peace Corps/Morocco Director 2003-2008
David Lille, Peace Corps Country Director for Morocco (PPT)
مارس2010 / يحدد لاحقا : تكريم أصدقاء المغرب الأمريكيين من العاملين في هيأة جناح السلام الأمريكية
Tuesday March 23, 2010 : Moroccan-US Sister Cities
THE WORLD BANK, WASHINGTON, D.C.
ON MARCH 23, 2010
FROM 2:30 pm TO 5:30 PM
J Building Auditorium (Ground Floor)
Room # J-1 050
701 18th Street, N.W.
Washington DC 30433
Close to Farragut Metro Stops
Morocco - US sister cities:
Agadir/Oakland, CA, Tiznit/ Sommerville, MA,
Jadida/ Tacoma, WA, Chefchaouen, Issaquah, WA,
Marrakesh / Scottsdale, AZ, Casablanca / Chicago, IL
El Hajeb /Council Bluffs in Iowa, USA.
Chair and Contacts : Boubker Mazoz:
mazozboubker@gmail.com
Thursday March 25, 2010 Morocco-US Relations - An Update at The Maghreb Center, Georgetown University
Thursday March 25, 2010- At 1:00 PM
Time : 1: 00 PM
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Intercultural Center Room 241
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, N.W.
Washington, DC Chairs and Contacts : Jean AbiNader : jabinader@moroccanamericancenter.com
Caitlin Dearing : cdearing@moroccanamericancenter.com
Hosted by The Moroccan American Center is pleased to cooperate with the Washington Moroccan Club in the observance of
its 20th anniversary
ندوة حول العلاقات المغربية الأمريكية في جامعة جورج تاون ويحتضنها المركز المغربي الأمريكي
March 23 & 25 , 2010: Sahara Cultural Day
Sahara Cultural Day
Where : Dupont Cercle, NW Washington DC
March 23 , 2010
Time : 10 AM - 5:00 PM
Smithsonian
1000 jefferson Dr, SW, washington, DC
March 25, 2010
Time : 10 AM - 5:00 PM
يوم الثقافة الصحراوية
Friday March 26, 2010 Town Hall Meeting : Media
National Press Club, 12 - 5 PM
Location: 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045 / Metro Stop: Metro Center, 13th St. Exit
Participants :
Mohamed Dourrachad, Mohammed Alami, Dr. Anouar Majid, Hafez Al Mirazi, Ismail Harakat , Oussama BenAbdellah, Hisham Bourar, Mohammed Lemine , Mohsine Jbabdi, , Reda Taouijni , Mohamed Satouhi
1-The role of Moroccan (and Arab) expat journalists in advancing national and pan-Arab media
performance and discourse
2-The internet as a tool to promote the image of Morocco abroad and how effectively it is being used by the state and the NGOs.
Hafez Al Mirazi & Mohamed Dourrachad
Saturday March 27, 2010 Hassan Mendoun Memorial Soccer Tournament
Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
Event report
Location: DUNBAR High School Stadium
201 N Str NW
Washington, DC 20001
Teams:
Group 1 Group 2
Majd FC New York FC
Bank of America FC Tawhid United
WAC Veterans WAC
Chair & Contact: Jamal Laoudi - jlaoudi@gmail.com - (301) 367-2433
Co-Chairs: Madhar El Youssefi , Hassan Bouyboud, and Abderrahim Hosn
Click HERE for Complete Details
Saturday, March 27, 2010: Youth 2k Morocco/USA Fun Run
Location: Dunbar High School Stadium
Address: 201 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20001
Mount Vernon Metro
Time: 3pm
Chair: Driss Benmhend, benmhend.driss@epa.gov
RSVP Contact/Volunteer Mariam Amal, Email: amal.mariam@yahoo.com
Event for boys and girls ages 7 to 12 to promote healthy living through physical exercise. The kids' fun run will build their confidence and self-respect and educate them about staying active. This is also a fun event for families who can join in the fitness fun! Then enjoy a fresh healthy snack and have plenty of fun watching the soccer tournament.
$10 Registration fee for each runner, which includes souvenir WMAC T-shirt and award medal! Great games, fun, snacks, and more…
March 28 , 2010 Strengthening the Moroccan American presence in the United States of America
Date : Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Where: 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Chair: Abdel Elkhadiri, President, Houston Moroccan Society,
1:00 to 4:00 PM
Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA
abdel.elkhadiri@moroccansociety.org
Co Chair: Hassan Samrhouni, President & Founder, WMC
hassan@wmc20.org
الخميس 28 مارس 2010: تنظيم لقاء لفائدة الجالية المغربية المقيمة بأمريكا
La culture amazighe à l'honneur lors d'une rencontre à Washington- WMC 20/20
Le but de cette rencontre est de promouvoir la culture amazighe à l'étranger et surtout de montrer ce que le Maroc a entrepris dans le domaine de la promotion de la langue et de la culture amazighes, a indiqué le recteur de l'Institut Royal de la Culture Amazighe (IRCAM), M. Ahmed Boukous.
