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For Immediate Release |
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Contact: Murat Gokcigdem |
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Phone: (202) 225-8885 |
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August 9, 2007 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON TO HOST YOUTH DIVERSITY DIALOGUE WITH AMBASSADOR KAREN HUGHES, LOCAL EDUCATORS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS
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Guests Include President of National Shia Imami Ismaili Council, Mahmoud Eboo and Moderator Mike Ghouse, President of The Foundation For Pluralism |
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that she will host a Youth Diversity and a Dialogue at Southern Methodist University’s Owen Arts Center, on Monday August 20th.
Congresswoman Johnson and Ambassador Karen Hughes has worked with His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Northern Texas to devise a forum for an educational dialogue between speakers and representatives of the local youth so that our future leaders are building on upon the idea of “inclusivism,” and develop the right to tools to combat extremism and promote tolerance.
All interested press are invited to the 8:30am gathering before the dialogue. For more information please contact Murat Gokcigdem of Congresswoman Johnson's staff at 202-225-8885.
WHAT: Youth Diversity and Dialogue
WHEN: Monday, August 20, 2007 8:30 a.m. to 12 :00 p.m.
WHERE: Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of Arts
Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75205
WHO: U.S Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
The Honorable Karen Hughes, Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Mahmoud Eboo, President National Shia Imami Ismaili Council
Mike Ghouse, President of the Foundation for Pluralism
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, De Soto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glen Heights and Ovilla.
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