Comments on: Mass Layoffs Friday at ADC

By: tamirk

tamirk — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:02:00 +0000

The failure of ADC’s organization has become more evident recently, for one reason and one reason only. The lack of ability to sympathize with the arab american community! And that is because the so called leader is not arab american. You would not place a man as the president of the M.A.D.D and expect the same results as a woman. We need a young arab american to lead, and we need it now!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:21:00 +0000

You know what would settle this…why don’t you just post a link to a graph showing a decline in ADC Membership numbers across time, since you must have such information to be making this statement or are you, like others here, just blowin steam out your ass?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:58:00 +0000

Objective measures? How about the state of local chapters around the country. How many still exist and function. Not many. How about membership, how are membership numbers. Not good.

By: SD

SD — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:56:00 +0000

“Your a perfect example of what’s wrong with the Arab American community. Your a very good complainer and a very poor do-er.”

Actually, Fadi has done a lot for the community, and continues to be very active. Anybody with the slightest connection to the Arab-American community would know that about him.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:24:00 +0000

Fadi- You have an agenda and its very obvious. The person who fails to make a connection is you. You make a claim that there is a disconnect between ADC and its membership but provide no evidence or objective measure of this. Maybe its just you and your friends that have a disconnect with ADC. Don't speak on behalf of the base unless you can actually prove it.

For your information, ADC is a large operation and has never relied on membership dues. Dues off set membership expenses to keep cost of membership low and encourage people to join.

You need to do some homework before you go out trying to attack organizations that are trying to do good instead of just bitchin on a blog and not having an positive effect in the lives of Arab-Americans.

Your a perfect example of what's wrong with the Arab American community. Your a very good complainer and a very poor do-er.

Quit bitchin and do something good for the community.

By: Fadi

Fadi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:03:00 +0000

Correction, the ATFP did not attack any Arab-Americans as “flaming homosexuals.” This was done by Hussein Ibish, in a personal capacity. Apologies.

By: Fadi

Fadi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:57:00 +0000

Hi, thanks for all the feedback. AnonYMous 4:16, you fail to connect the economic situation in this country with the main point here, which is the growing disconnect between the ADC and the Arab-American community. I understand your argument that the layoffs are a product of the economic woes… but from my understanding, ADC has been financially mismanaged now for the majority of MRO’s tenure. More, with a membership-based non-profit, I would expect low cost membership dues to be able to carry ADC through right now. There is a problem with membership, is there not?

Anonymous 10:28, are we not permitted to criticize ATFP, which is one of the most blatant examples of an Arab-American group working against our interests? My point was that the ATFP works against the interests of the community. This has manifested itself in a variety of ways; for example the ATFP’s attack on Arab- and Palestinian-Americans, by name, as “flaming homosexuals,” inciters of violence, and supporters of Hamas.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:28:00 +0000

Fadi conveniently throws the American Task Force on Palestine under the bus.. again.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:50:00 +0000

I have heard through my sources that ADC hasn’t been paying their employees on time and has encountered serious cash flow issues. Is this an appropriate way to be running a “professional” organization? Sounds like there’s a lot of disorganization on the administrative end of this non-profit. It needs to be run like a for-profit company and pay its workers on time (and a meaningful wage) if they expect to bring about any change on Arab American issues.
- Concerned Arab American in Detroit

By: arabrightsunite

arabrightsunite — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:49:00 +0000

It’s not the economy stupid. It’s the leadership. ADC is being run into the ground by leadership in the office and on the board.