Arab American Civil Rights Center hopes to start again this summer

metromode, 3/26/2009

Work on the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's new building in Dearborn could start again relatively soon. Organizers behind the project hope to begin work again in a few months and finish up soon after that.

"We're working on a few projects right now," says Nadia Fadel, director of policy and community affairs for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. "We hope to start again this summer."

The project stalled late last year after hitting a funding snag. Fadel estimates that about 75 percent of the $5 million project is completed. She said her organization needs a small amount of money to get it started again, but declined to say how much.

The 10,000-square-foot building is going up at the intersection of Ford and Chase roads. The two-story structure will feature office space, a reception area, an auditorium and meeting space for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. It will also feature design elements rich in Arabian history.

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is the largest civil rights group for Arab-Americans. More Arabs call Metro Detroit home than anywhere else in the world outside of the Middle East. For information, call (313) 581-1201.

Source: Nadia Fadel, director of policy and community affairs for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Writer: Jon Zemke

Dearborn