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When
you purchase books, films or music by clicking an Amazon link on
Levantine Center's web site, you help support our public programs
and services to the community. Thank you.
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Tax-deductible
contributions support our programs for Middle East peace & cross-cultural
understanding.
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 "Sovereign Threads: the History of Palestinian Embroidery" was on display recently at the Craft and Folk Art Museum Sovereign Threads |
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 "The Arab/Muslim Revolution: the Middle East & the West" a conference with Islamic scholar Reza Aslan and Middle East historian Mark LeVine See Calendar, Jan. 12, 2006 |
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 Global Frequency concert att the Levantine Cultural Center, Fri., Dec. 2! Featuring Naked Rhythm, MC RAI and Antoneus Maximus & the Nuthouze Band. Advance tix $10. Reserve now. |
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 Don't miss the next Sultans of Satire show on Thurs., Dec. 15, and read about the first one... Middle East Comic Relief, Thurs., Nov. 17, 8 pm. Click here. |
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 Levantine Cultural Center cosponsored the 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival, which included several films with Middle Eastern themes or subjects. |
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 The
Naser Musa-Adam del Monte Ensemble performed Arab-flamenco fusion
on Dec. 19, 2004. Click
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 Iraqi-American Playwright and Actor Heather Raffo and Her One-Woman Show, "Nine Parts of Desire," Are the Talk of New York and Los Angeles |
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Articles
of Note Palestinian Samia Dodin Talks to Israeli Sami Shalom Chetrit Lian Ensemble Concert Review Turkish news: Snow—the new novel by Orhan Pamuk Can Jews/Arabs Make Peace Through Music? By Ghada Karmi In Search of Fatima—a review of Ghada Karmi's memoir "Heart" of Arab Music by Jim Motavalli Persians on the Pacific by Tara Bahrampour Tariq Ali On Poetry In Turbulent Times in the Mideast (audio) |
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Al-Andalus
to Jerusalem: Levantine Festival at the John Anson Ford  Al-Andalus with Tariq Banzi, Julie Banzi and flamenco dancer Ana Montes Click Here To Read Three Articles on the Concert |
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Volunteer
With Levantine Cultural Center
Several openings offer you an opportunity to make a difference, while adding to your creative experience. You will build your leadership skills, enjoy great networking with like-minded people, and you may be tapped to join our Board of Directors. To apply for any of the following positions, email your cover letter and resume.
| Media Assistant (web, audio-visual) Assist with new media improvements to web site and programs. Experience with photography, videotaping, editing, sound recording desirable. |
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Program Assistant Internship
— Work directly with the artistic director on programs, membership
and other tasks, as needed. MAC and/or PC skills with Microsoft
Office desirable. Familiarity with Arabic, Farsi or other Middle
Eastern language is helpful. Flexible hours, 15-20 per week with
fringe benefits.
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PR/Marketing Assistant Internship
— This part-time pr/marketing internship focuses on assisting
with media and community outreach. Intern will improve our media
list, coordinate radio, TV and print communications, and do outreach
to select foundations and like-minded organizations, promoting the
programs and general profile of the center. Strong communication
skills and some guerrilla marketing or community organizing experience
are desirable. Flexible hours, 15-20 per week with fringe benefits.
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Calendar Editor — Levantine
Cultural Center has one of the finest calendars anywhere, listing
cultural arts events in Southern California—all within a Middle
East/Mediterannean/West Asian context. Yet we seek to constantly
improve this public service. Become our new Calendar Editor, and
work mostly from your own computer, with occasional hours in the
office. Interact with people in management positions, as you request
complementary tickets, services or other in-kind exchanges that
help grow the Center and benefit our members. This position offers
the possibility of implementing some of your own ideas. Time commitment
flexible but requires a minimum of 10 hours per month. You will
receive occasional free tickets and other fringe benefits.
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Newsletter Assistant Editor
— Work as an editor for our online newsletter, which regularly
explores the literature, music, poetry, philosophy and other humanities
of the Middle East. Implement your copy editing skills, while further
enriching your own knowledge of the Middle East.
Help us make the newsletter a monthly rather than a quarterly feature by soliciting contributions from a range of writers, from those well-established to younger, emerging contributors. View our current newsletter. Flexible hours, 20 per month with fringe benefits. |
| Film Committee Chair — Are you a film buff? Have you worked in the film industry? We are working with the Los Angeles Film Festival, May-June 2007, as well as the Arab Film Festival, Nov. 2007, and are seeking a volunteer to oversee our visual arts track. You will work with our film commission, helping make film and video selections, coordinate publicity, sell tickets, and represent the Center at screenings. |
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Fundraiser/Grantwriter —
Do you have fundraising skills from having worked with other nonprofit
or cultural arts organizations? Are you concerned about the need
to support intercultural dialogue and exchange? We are in great
need of a talented fundraising person who will be hired on a contract
basis. Our primary focus is in capacity building, with only about
30% of grant applications submitted for programs.
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Graphic Designer — Levantine
Cultural Center seeks volunteer graphic designers to help create
print materials and graphics for our web site, including postcards,
posters and more. If you are a young professional or student designer
with a desire to grow your portfolio, this is an excellent opportunity.
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Web Designer — We are constantly
enhancing our web site. Already we receive as many as 250,000 visitors
per month. Join our roster of committed volunteers by donating a
few hours a month of your time. Work with us as we create improved
functioning of our web site. Assist us in adding a shopping cart
and other new features. If you are a young professional or student
designer with a desire to grow your portfolio, this is an excellent
opportunity.
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Project Manager — Levantine
Cultural Center has a committed Board of Directors, each of whom
in turn oversees volunteer members who co-chair a number of committees.
We seek a highly organized individual, whose sole responsibility
will be to manage others as they address the tasks designated by
the board. You will maintain a roster of people and assignments
and simply check in with everyone on the list, giving moral support
while urging completion of tasks in a timely fashion. This is an
excellent opportunity to build leadership skills. Upon successful
completion of a trial period, the new Project Manager will be invited
to join our Board of Directors.
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Additional volunteers are sought on a continuing
basis, to assist us in the production of arts programs. Help run
our membership table, get out mailings, keep our maiing list updated
and an array of other tasks. Please contact Levantine Cultural Center
at 310.657.5511 or 657.5522.
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