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AMILA November 2006 Newsletter
American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism (AMILA)
November 2006 Newsletter www.amila.org
[email protected]
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IN THIS ISSUE
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- AMILA Gatherings Move to a Quarterly Schedule
- September 16, 2006: AMILA Bay Area Eid Gift Drive Garage SaleS - RECAP
- September 30, 2006 - October 1, 2006: 15th Annual AMILA Ramadan Retreat - RECAP
- 2006 AMILA Ramadan Sunday Iftar Series - RECAP
- October 27, 2006 - AMILA Eid Party - RECAP
- November 11, 2006 - AMILA Gathering - Postponed
- November 12, 2006 - AMILA Mt. Diablo Hike - Tentative
- 2006 AMILA Gatherings Schedule
- 2007 AMILA Membership Renewal
- Please get involved with AMILA
----------------------------------- ---
- AMILA Gatherings Move to a Quarterly Schedule
With the hopes of moving back to monthly gatherings and the call for new volunteers, AMILA will be doing quarterly gatherings until further notice. The next one will be AMILA's 14th Anniversary Gathering in November.
----------------------------------- ---
- September 16, 2006: AMILA Bay Area Eid Gift Drive Garage SaleS - RECAP
Sunnyvale (or Union City) & San Jose, CA | 7:00 AM - 2 PM www.amila.org/projects/garagesale.php | [email protected]
AMILA will be conducting two simultaneous Garage sales to help raise funds for the proposed AMILA Eid Gift Drive. One will occur in San Jose and the other in Sunnyvale (or Union City). Donations of usable, sellable goods are being solicited both in advance and especially on the day of. Garage Sales attract an interesting lot of people. It's a fun day to help get rid of unwanted goods to help support a good cause with other Muslims that want to help support the community-at-large.
Event Summary: Congratulations to Naheed & Shehnaz for hosting and for all volunteers that supported the sale! Sounds like the AMILA Garage SaleS went well. We were able to raise a few hundred dollars on the day of and potentially will be able to raise a few hundred more selling some of the higher dollar value donations online via Ebay. That ought to put AMILA in the $1,000 neighborhood for this year which is on par with the 2nd Garage Sale that AMILA held a few years back. The second phase of this project would be to find a group, find and coordinate the gift sales, wrapping and distribution which others would be better situated to discuss current status.
----------------------------------- ---
- 2006 AMILA Ramadan Sunday Iftar Series - RECAP
September 24, NOT October 1 (Same Day as Ramadan Retreat), October 8, October 15 and possibly October 22, 2006
Uzma Siddiqui - [email protected]
AMILA is looking for hosts for the Sunday Iftar series. This is a great opportunity to share the blessing of Ramadan with your AMILA community. It is a fun experience as previous hosts can tell you. The Iftars are a great way for AMILA members with smaller homes to participate. Iftar attendance is normally about 10-25, include both iftar and dinner, of which the dinner part is entirely potluck. So please mark your calendars now for these dates and stay tuned for updates.
If you would like to be a host for a Sunday Iftar, please email us at your earliest convenience with the following information:
- Date(s) you are available to host.
- your address, including city
- directions to your home from a couple of different directions
- phone number
We request hosts to provide minimally for the iftar itself. Start time is 30 minutes before maghrib, and we try to finish in time for people to go to tarawih nearby.
The iftars are also where we wrap presents we have purchased for distribution to poor Bay Area Muslim children as part of the AMILA Gift Drive. So there's a hands-on aspect, too.
We look forward to hearing from you if you would like to host.
Event Summary: Thank you to our hosts this year: Saira Nazir - San Ramon; Sylvia Chan-Malik - Hercules, Sohela Shah - San Francisco for hosting the AMILA Iftar series. Folks from all over the Bay Area came out to sample exotic dishes at the homes of our hosts.
----------------------------------- ---
- September 30, 2006 - October 1, 2006: 15th Annual AMILA Ramadan Retreat - RECAP www.amila.org/education/retreat.php | [email protected]
Location: Pigeon Point Lighthouse
By a matter of hours, AMILA was able to secure the beautiful and scenic Pigeon Point Lighthouse located ~20 miles south of Half Moon Bay on the California coast. This is at the same location of the AMILA Retreat two years ago. The last AMILA retreat in the Marin Headlands Hostel had various logistical issues that we do not anticipate having at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse location. We received mostly positive feedback on the Pigeon Point Lighthouse location in the past and do hope you will mark your calendars now for the AMILA Ramadan Retreat.
www.norcalhostels.org
Attended by: ~35 People.
Event Summary: Many new faces joined long time AMILA Retreat attendees at the ocean view Pigeon Point Lighthouse to learn about the Life of the Prophet (PBUH). Dr. Shabana Mir & Sheikh Alauddin AlBakri gave both spiritual lessons and stories about the life, family, upbringing, moral character, thoughtfullness, kindness, generosity and courtesy of the Prophet (PBUH). The challenges that Muslims face in getting closer to Allah and becoming more like the Prophet (PBUH) were discussed. Steps and solutions on how to achieve both were offered. Homemade meals were prepared and provided for all retreat attendees with some food being prepared & donated by some very dedicated volunteers and delivered from as far away as Walnut Creek, CA. The food made a further trek than some retreat attendees! The AMILA retreat is not only a time of learning and introspection but also a time for feeling like a part of the AMILA family. Please help preserve the beauty of Pigeon Point Lighthouse Station by registering and voting once a day at: www.partnersinpreservation.com
----------------------------------- ---
- October 27, 2006 - AMILA Eid Party - RECAP
AMILA Eid Get-together!
Friday, October 27, 2006 at 7:30 pm
NY Wings, 663 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110, (415) 863-7755 | www.nywings.com www.amila.org | Please RSVP to [email protected]
Come out for an AMILA dinner at an all American, halal restaurant, NY Wings in SF. All are welcome to attend.
Event Summary: Approximately twenty members of the AMILA community came out to celebrate in an Eid Get-Together at NY Wings. Halal wings, cheeseburgers and philly cheesesteak sandwiches were enjoyed by all.
----------------------------------- ---
- November 11, 2006 - AMILA Gathering - Postponed.
Two speakers from overseas were to come to speak in the Bay Area and to AMILA. Due to speaker scheduling conflicts/delays, AMILA will not be having a formal November Gathering.
----------------------------------- ---
- November 12, 2006 - AMILA Mt. Diablo Hike - Tentative
Time & Meeting Location: TBD.
RSVP Requested: Jessica Livingston, [email protected] www.amila.org
Rain or shine. Well maybe just shine, but if it rains, we will figure out alternative plans depending on attendees. Come join AMILA for a hike to Mt. Diablo in the East Bay. Tentative plans are to meetup at a central location, carpool up to Mt. Diablo and then hit up either Tandoor Cafe (zabihah) or Zachary's Pizza in San Ramon. If you know of some easy to moderate hikes around Mt. Diablo, contact us. About AMILA - Founded in 1992, American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism (AMILA) is committed to spiritual enrichment, intellectual freedom, and community service.
----------------------------------- ---
- 2006 AMILA Gatherings Schedule
AMILA Gatherings take place the 2nd Saturday of each Month (95% of the time) which in 2006 will fall on: February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11 and December 9, 2006. So please mark your calendars now for these dates and stay tuned for updates.
AMILA needs HOSTS/VENUES for our upcoming monthly gatherings. AMILA is in the process of requesting and lining up more interesting and through provoking speakers to continue our monthly gatherings. We are in need of hosts to continue this AMILA tradition.
Do you have an apartment/home/condo/townhouse/mans ion/villa/estate/chalet that you would like to open up for an AMILA Gathering? The AMILA Monthly Gatherings are typically potluck events and we request the host to provide the basics including items such as paper plates, cups, utensils, napkins and refreshments (drinks and tea). If you would like to host this month or have the ability to host future AMILA gatherings, please contact Uzma Siddiqui - [email protected] . Thank you.
We'd like to schedule venues for the rest of the year (typically the 2nd Saturday of the month from 6-9pm). Please let us know if you can host a gathering at your home or if your complex has a clubhouse we can use. Also, please let us know of any affordable public venues around the Bay Area for our larger gatherings.
Information Requested (Send to - [email protected] ):
1. Please provide us with multiple available Saturday date(s) that you are available to host. If you are not available to host on a Saturday evening, then please provide other day(s) times that you might be able to host in the future as we have offered additional speakers/gatherings/meetings at other times as the opportunity permits.
2. Name, Address & Directions from 2-3 different directions.
3. Parking guidelines.
4. Approximate number of people that you may be able to accommodate. Previous AMILA gatherings take place in the living/dining areas of the residence with most members sitting on the floor to accommodate the space.
----------------------------------- ---
- 2007 AMILA Membership Renewal
As you know, AMILA receives no outside funding and relies on membership dues to cover the costs on almost everything we do, including hosting our monthly meetings, website maintenance, activist projects, and sending out our bimonthly newsletter. You may submit your membership & dues through our website at amila.org. Thank you for your continuing support!
AMILA is a completely volunteer-run organization that needs your support! Your annual membership of $45 per person, $75 per couple pays for a bimonthly newsletter, bringing in renowned speakers for our signature AMILA Monthly Gatherings, meeting locations, maintenance of our website and listserv, and sponsoring the advanced expenses for our yearly Spiritual Retreat. You many renew your membership by visiting:
www.amila.org/about/donate.php
----------------------------------- ---
- Please get involved with AMILA
Why Get Involved?
AMILA is a member driven organization. This is a great opportunity for YOU to get involved with a group of diverse and caring Muslim individuals as well as have fun, and make new friends. AMILA has been around for almost 15 years. That is a very long time in the age of Muslim organizations. AMILA provides a great basis for grass roots efforts. Please do consider getting involved with any of the activities that AMILA supports. This will ensure that AMILA can be still be present for more years to come.
What is your main interest?
AMILA through the efforts of the Steering Committee (SC) and dedicated volunteers has organized academic, professional, community service, and social networking events, built networking with other organizations and gives support and has been supported by other organizations serving a similar cause.
You can help AMILA continue its unique programs by getting involved any of the following areas:
- Securing Monthly Speakers (Thought provoking speakers that can provide are comfortable sharing unique ideas and views on topics of relevance to Muslims in America)
- Securing locations throughout the Bay Area where AMILA Gatherings can take place (Homes, Community Centers, Libraries, etc.)
- Social Events (Annual AMILA Picnic, Dinners, Movies, Events, etc.)
- Religious Events (AMILA Ramadan Spiritual Retreat)
- Educational Events (AMILA/ZIA Book Club)
- Community Services Events (AMILA Eid Gift Drive, Food Sort, Soup Kitchen)
- PR/Outreach (Share AMILA with others in the Bay Area that would benefit from AMILA programs)
- Local/National/International Issues (AMILA Sponsorship of Events that fall in line with AMILA's Goals)
- Networking/Communicating with other organizations (Maintaining Communication/Networking with other Organizations for joint projects/events).
Volunteers:
- Do not need to be elected
- Work co-operatively with the appropriate SC Member(s)/Project(s)
- Are not required to attend SC Meetings
Volunteering requires less time commitment than an AMILA Steering Committee Position. Do consider lending a helping hand to AMILA. Please e-mail [email protected] with some details on how you feel you can help AMILA.
Thank you,
AMILA
[email protected] www.amila.org
November 2006 Newsletter www.amila.org
[email protected]
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IN THIS ISSUE
-------------
- AMILA Gatherings Move to a Quarterly Schedule
- September 16, 2006: AMILA Bay Area Eid Gift Drive Garage SaleS - RECAP
- September 30, 2006 - October 1, 2006: 15th Annual AMILA Ramadan Retreat - RECAP
- 2006 AMILA Ramadan Sunday Iftar Series - RECAP
- October 27, 2006 - AMILA Eid Party - RECAP
- November 11, 2006 - AMILA Gathering - Postponed
- November 12, 2006 - AMILA Mt. Diablo Hike - Tentative
- 2006 AMILA Gatherings Schedule
- 2007 AMILA Membership Renewal
- Please get involved with AMILA
----------------------------------- ---
- AMILA Gatherings Move to a Quarterly Schedule
With the hopes of moving back to monthly gatherings and the call for new volunteers, AMILA will be doing quarterly gatherings until further notice. The next one will be AMILA's 14th Anniversary Gathering in November.
----------------------------------- ---
- September 16, 2006: AMILA Bay Area Eid Gift Drive Garage SaleS - RECAP
Sunnyvale (or Union City) & San Jose, CA | 7:00 AM - 2 PM www.amila.org/projects/garagesale.php | [email protected]
AMILA will be conducting two simultaneous Garage sales to help raise funds for the proposed AMILA Eid Gift Drive. One will occur in San Jose and the other in Sunnyvale (or Union City). Donations of usable, sellable goods are being solicited both in advance and especially on the day of. Garage Sales attract an interesting lot of people. It's a fun day to help get rid of unwanted goods to help support a good cause with other Muslims that want to help support the community-at-large.
Event Summary: Congratulations to Naheed & Shehnaz for hosting and for all volunteers that supported the sale! Sounds like the AMILA Garage SaleS went well. We were able to raise a few hundred dollars on the day of and potentially will be able to raise a few hundred more selling some of the higher dollar value donations online via Ebay. That ought to put AMILA in the $1,000 neighborhood for this year which is on par with the 2nd Garage Sale that AMILA held a few years back. The second phase of this project would be to find a group, find and coordinate the gift sales, wrapping and distribution which others would be better situated to discuss current status.
----------------------------------- ---
- 2006 AMILA Ramadan Sunday Iftar Series - RECAP
September 24, NOT October 1 (Same Day as Ramadan Retreat), October 8, October 15 and possibly October 22, 2006
Uzma Siddiqui - [email protected]
AMILA is looking for hosts for the Sunday Iftar series. This is a great opportunity to share the blessing of Ramadan with your AMILA community. It is a fun experience as previous hosts can tell you. The Iftars are a great way for AMILA members with smaller homes to participate. Iftar attendance is normally about 10-25, include both iftar and dinner, of which the dinner part is entirely potluck. So please mark your calendars now for these dates and stay tuned for updates.
If you would like to be a host for a Sunday Iftar, please email us at your earliest convenience with the following information:
- Date(s) you are available to host.
- your address, including city
- directions to your home from a couple of different directions
- phone number
We request hosts to provide minimally for the iftar itself. Start time is 30 minutes before maghrib, and we try to finish in time for people to go to tarawih nearby.
The iftars are also where we wrap presents we have purchased for distribution to poor Bay Area Muslim children as part of the AMILA Gift Drive. So there's a hands-on aspect, too.
We look forward to hearing from you if you would like to host.
Event Summary: Thank you to our hosts this year: Saira Nazir - San Ramon; Sylvia Chan-Malik - Hercules, Sohela Shah - San Francisco for hosting the AMILA Iftar series. Folks from all over the Bay Area came out to sample exotic dishes at the homes of our hosts.
----------------------------------- ---
- September 30, 2006 - October 1, 2006: 15th Annual AMILA Ramadan Retreat - RECAP www.amila.org/education/retreat.php | [email protected]
Location: Pigeon Point Lighthouse
By a matter of hours, AMILA was able to secure the beautiful and scenic Pigeon Point Lighthouse located ~20 miles south of Half Moon Bay on the California coast. This is at the same location of the AMILA Retreat two years ago. The last AMILA retreat in the Marin Headlands Hostel had various logistical issues that we do not anticipate having at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse location. We received mostly positive feedback on the Pigeon Point Lighthouse location in the past and do hope you will mark your calendars now for the AMILA Ramadan Retreat.
www.norcalhostels.org
Attended by: ~35 People.
Event Summary: Many new faces joined long time AMILA Retreat attendees at the ocean view Pigeon Point Lighthouse to learn about the Life of the Prophet (PBUH). Dr. Shabana Mir & Sheikh Alauddin AlBakri gave both spiritual lessons and stories about the life, family, upbringing, moral character, thoughtfullness, kindness, generosity and courtesy of the Prophet (PBUH). The challenges that Muslims face in getting closer to Allah and becoming more like the Prophet (PBUH) were discussed. Steps and solutions on how to achieve both were offered. Homemade meals were prepared and provided for all retreat attendees with some food being prepared & donated by some very dedicated volunteers and delivered from as far away as Walnut Creek, CA. The food made a further trek than some retreat attendees! The AMILA retreat is not only a time of learning and introspection but also a time for feeling like a part of the AMILA family. Please help preserve the beauty of Pigeon Point Lighthouse Station by registering and voting once a day at: www.partnersinpreservation.com
----------------------------------- ---
- October 27, 2006 - AMILA Eid Party - RECAP
AMILA Eid Get-together!
Friday, October 27, 2006 at 7:30 pm
NY Wings, 663 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110, (415) 863-7755 | www.nywings.com www.amila.org | Please RSVP to [email protected]
Come out for an AMILA dinner at an all American, halal restaurant, NY Wings in SF. All are welcome to attend.
Event Summary: Approximately twenty members of the AMILA community came out to celebrate in an Eid Get-Together at NY Wings. Halal wings, cheeseburgers and philly cheesesteak sandwiches were enjoyed by all.
----------------------------------- ---
- November 11, 2006 - AMILA Gathering - Postponed.
Two speakers from overseas were to come to speak in the Bay Area and to AMILA. Due to speaker scheduling conflicts/delays, AMILA will not be having a formal November Gathering.
----------------------------------- ---
- November 12, 2006 - AMILA Mt. Diablo Hike - Tentative
Time & Meeting Location: TBD.
RSVP Requested: Jessica Livingston, [email protected] www.amila.org
Rain or shine. Well maybe just shine, but if it rains, we will figure out alternative plans depending on attendees. Come join AMILA for a hike to Mt. Diablo in the East Bay. Tentative plans are to meetup at a central location, carpool up to Mt. Diablo and then hit up either Tandoor Cafe (zabihah) or Zachary's Pizza in San Ramon. If you know of some easy to moderate hikes around Mt. Diablo, contact us. About AMILA - Founded in 1992, American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism (AMILA) is committed to spiritual enrichment, intellectual freedom, and community service.
----------------------------------- ---
- 2006 AMILA Gatherings Schedule
AMILA Gatherings take place the 2nd Saturday of each Month (95% of the time) which in 2006 will fall on: February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11 and December 9, 2006. So please mark your calendars now for these dates and stay tuned for updates.
AMILA needs HOSTS/VENUES for our upcoming monthly gatherings. AMILA is in the process of requesting and lining up more interesting and through provoking speakers to continue our monthly gatherings. We are in need of hosts to continue this AMILA tradition.
Do you have an apartment/home/condo/townhouse/mans ion/villa/estate/chalet that you would like to open up for an AMILA Gathering? The AMILA Monthly Gatherings are typically potluck events and we request the host to provide the basics including items such as paper plates, cups, utensils, napkins and refreshments (drinks and tea). If you would like to host this month or have the ability to host future AMILA gatherings, please contact Uzma Siddiqui - [email protected] . Thank you.
We'd like to schedule venues for the rest of the year (typically the 2nd Saturday of the month from 6-9pm). Please let us know if you can host a gathering at your home or if your complex has a clubhouse we can use. Also, please let us know of any affordable public venues around the Bay Area for our larger gatherings.
Information Requested (Send to - [email protected] ):
1. Please provide us with multiple available Saturday date(s) that you are available to host. If you are not available to host on a Saturday evening, then please provide other day(s) times that you might be able to host in the future as we have offered additional speakers/gatherings/meetings at other times as the opportunity permits.
2. Name, Address & Directions from 2-3 different directions.
3. Parking guidelines.
4. Approximate number of people that you may be able to accommodate. Previous AMILA gatherings take place in the living/dining areas of the residence with most members sitting on the floor to accommodate the space.
----------------------------------- ---
- 2007 AMILA Membership Renewal
As you know, AMILA receives no outside funding and relies on membership dues to cover the costs on almost everything we do, including hosting our monthly meetings, website maintenance, activist projects, and sending out our bimonthly newsletter. You may submit your membership & dues through our website at amila.org. Thank you for your continuing support!
AMILA is a completely volunteer-run organization that needs your support! Your annual membership of $45 per person, $75 per couple pays for a bimonthly newsletter, bringing in renowned speakers for our signature AMILA Monthly Gatherings, meeting locations, maintenance of our website and listserv, and sponsoring the advanced expenses for our yearly Spiritual Retreat. You many renew your membership by visiting:
www.amila.org/about/donate.php
----------------------------------- ---
- Please get involved with AMILA
Why Get Involved?
AMILA is a member driven organization. This is a great opportunity for YOU to get involved with a group of diverse and caring Muslim individuals as well as have fun, and make new friends. AMILA has been around for almost 15 years. That is a very long time in the age of Muslim organizations. AMILA provides a great basis for grass roots efforts. Please do consider getting involved with any of the activities that AMILA supports. This will ensure that AMILA can be still be present for more years to come.
What is your main interest?
AMILA through the efforts of the Steering Committee (SC) and dedicated volunteers has organized academic, professional, community service, and social networking events, built networking with other organizations and gives support and has been supported by other organizations serving a similar cause.
You can help AMILA continue its unique programs by getting involved any of the following areas:
- Securing Monthly Speakers (Thought provoking speakers that can provide are comfortable sharing unique ideas and views on topics of relevance to Muslims in America)
- Securing locations throughout the Bay Area where AMILA Gatherings can take place (Homes, Community Centers, Libraries, etc.)
- Social Events (Annual AMILA Picnic, Dinners, Movies, Events, etc.)
- Religious Events (AMILA Ramadan Spiritual Retreat)
- Educational Events (AMILA/ZIA Book Club)
- Community Services Events (AMILA Eid Gift Drive, Food Sort, Soup Kitchen)
- PR/Outreach (Share AMILA with others in the Bay Area that would benefit from AMILA programs)
- Local/National/International Issues (AMILA Sponsorship of Events that fall in line with AMILA's Goals)
- Networking/Communicating with other organizations (Maintaining Communication/Networking with other Organizations for joint projects/events).
Volunteers:
- Do not need to be elected
- Work co-operatively with the appropriate SC Member(s)/Project(s)
- Are not required to attend SC Meetings
Volunteering requires less time commitment than an AMILA Steering Committee Position. Do consider lending a helping hand to AMILA. Please e-mail [email protected] with some details on how you feel you can help AMILA.
Thank you,
AMILA
[email protected] www.amila.org