MAPAC News

Pictures from 9th Annual MAPAC Dinner

Ian LaBennett — Mon, 02 May 2011 10:50:56 GMT

This year's dinner was a great success and we thank everyone for their attendance and support. Pictures were taken by Joe Murray of The Visual Advocate and some of them can be seen here: mapacnc.com/gallery

Dr. Abderrahim Foukara speaks on NPR

Ian LaBennett — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:47:27 GMT

On Wednesday Feb 23, our guest speaker for the upcoming 9th Annual MAPAC Dinner spoke with Michael Martin of NPR about the dire situation in Libya. Follow this link to hear the whole discussion and see the transcript.

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/23/133996253/What-Anti-Ghadafi-Protests-Mean-For-Lybia-And-Africa

Press Release - MAPAC against violence in Libya

Ian LaBennett — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:27:05 GMT

MAPAC strongly condemns the killings and violence perpetrated against the protesters in Libya by security forces. We believe in their God-given rights to non-violent protest and are appalled at the tactics of the Libyan government under Gadhafi, who has ruled for more than four decades. Live ammunition, planes, and other equipment of warfare have reportedly been used against the people simply for marching through the streets. MAPAC will be reaching out to politicians at the state and federal level to make it clear that we as Americans cannot stand for this brutality.