Annual National Arab American Advocacy Day
National Arab American Advocacy Day is an annual event under NNAAC's Policy and Advocacy Program.
Carrying Arab American Voices Directly Into Congress
National Arab American Advocacy Days bring NNAAC member organizations together in the nation's capital to build policy influence that centers Arab American communities. Participants meet directly with congressional offices and make clear the real-world impact of legislation on the people their organizations serve.
Rather than pursuing a broad agenda, we focus our advocacy toward the obstacles that have the most direct impact on economic mobility. Regardless of whether those barriers show up in access to employment, afterschool care, small business development, language access in critical systems, or exclusion from public benefits programs.
What Happens at National Arab American Advocacy Days?
Advocacy Days follow a structured approach to maximize impact for NNAAC members and the communities they serve:
NNAAC members and partners from across the country gather in Washington, D.C. to align on shared policy priorities and prepare for congressional visits.
Participants engage in direct meetings with members of Congress and their staff, sharing firsthand accounts of how federal policy affects Arab American communities.
As a unified voice, we make the case for specific legislative changes, backed by data and lived experience from the communities NNAAC members serve.
Advocacy Days strengthen the ongoing relationships between NNAAC members and federal policymakers, building policy influence that compounds over time.
Issues That Directly Impact Arab American Economic Mobility
Advocacy Days center on the obstacles with the most direct impact on Arab American communities' economic mobility and wellbeing.
Removing barriers that prevent Arab Americans from equitable access to employment opportunities across sectors.
Expanding access to quality afterschool programs that support Arab American youth and working families.
Advancing Arab American entrepreneurs' access to business knowledge, resources, and capital.
Ensuring Arab Americans have meaningful language access in critical government and service systems.
Ending the exclusion of Arab Americans from public benefits programs they are entitled to access.
Advocating for accurate MENA/Arab American counting and classification in federal data collection systems.
