PAKPAC Seminar

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The Future of Advocacy of Pakistani American
Community in United States Challenges and
Opportunities
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If you do not turn on to politics, the politics
will turn on to you.

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In politics, an organized minority is a political
majority

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• What is at Stake
• The future of our children in United States needs
  to remain bright
• Equal opportunities
• Ease of travel to Pakistan and back
• Equal access to family who want to immigrate to
  United States

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• What is at Stake (Contd)
• Challenges in US-Pakistan relations
• Our opportunity to make a difference knowing both
  the countries and people
• Support to the people of Pakistan with respect to
  the development of infra structure
• Being a part of the process

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PAKPAC

• Updates and Changes Within

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Introduction to the Board
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Mr. Rehman Bhatti
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Saquib Khan
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Muzammil Malik
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Imran Shahab
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Zahid Ali Syed
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Mohiuddin Zeb

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Farooq Soomro

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Jamila Khalil

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• Questions to be asked of NEW BOD members by
  nominating Committee
• What is your opinion of American political
  system? How do you propose we integrate
  Pakistani-Americans into mainstream of American
  politics? 
• Are you currently or planning to be an active
  player in the political arena? If so in what
  capacity?
• What do you know about PAKPAC and / or other PACs
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• What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses
  of PAKPAC?

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• What are your expectations from PAKPAC and how do
  they fit into your personal goals? 
• How can you enhance the image and reach of
  PAKPAC? What things would you do different in
  PAKPAC
• How can you help PAKPAC reach its objectives
• How can you help nurture political activism
  amongst fellow Pakistani-Americans in your area? 
  
• Please submit a brief resume covering, but not
  limited to, education, professional and personal
  activities with particular emphasis on community
  affairs and political activism

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• Internal criteria for evaluating potential board
  of directors
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• 1.  Credibility of Individual in community
• a.        Local
• b.       National
• c.        International
• 2.   State of Residency
• 3.   Access to elected officials, Senators,
  Congressperson, etc
• 4.   Access to US administration, think tanks,
  etc
• 5.   Organization and other skills needed by
  PAKPAC
• 6.   Capacity to raise funds
• 7.   Source of recommendation
• 8.   Occupation (area of expertise)

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NOMINATION PROCESS
   
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Overlap on Issues
People of US
PakistaniEmbassy
USState Dept

PAKPAC
People ofPakistan
Other Pak Organizations
American Muslim Groups
Immigrant Civil Rights gps
Asian Americans
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Advocacy

• Local Processes
• National Processes
• Executive Government

• Think Tanks
• Media

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Activists VS Agitators VS Advocates

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Local Political Processes

• ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL
• Local databases for various parts of United
  States
• Experience and intellectual support ( Resource
  group)
• Financial -(Processes are created to identify
  support)
• Introduction to larger community and community
  branding

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National Political Process

• Access points to Members of Congress
• Matching lists of community activists and Members
• Local capacity building- Workshops
• Staffers Update
• DC based meetings
• DC based events

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Efficiency

• Return on investment of time
• DC Based Meetings have much higher return.
• Calculating efficiency is based on Out reach,
  message, development of Friend status access
  development.
• Politics is a process

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Finances

• Remains a challenge
• Community needs to look at this as an investment
  with a ROI.
• E.g. 100K investment for the Kerry
  Lugar175000 return
• Recent increase in 200 million dollars with
  20K(1 10,000 return)
• Buying access to educate Members.

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Champions on the Hill
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Pakistan Champions

• Member of Congress
• Easily accessible (lt 1 day)
• Willing to write a strong letter for you
• Willing to have his/her office work for you for a
  DC based initiative
• Stand up and make a strong statement on your
  issue in House/ Senate
• Set up Senior Secretarial- Exec Govt meetings for
  you.
• Write, sponsor, co sponsor or support your Bill

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Executive Government

• State Department
• DHS
• DOJ
• TSA
• USCIS
• Inter-Agency

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Think Tanks

• Updates and reports are provided to main think
  tanks
• Policy writers network
• Policy recommendations

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COMMUNITY Pakistani Organizational Links
Development

• Events based in DC we are trying to collaborate
  with other groups across United States
• Experience Some organizations are on paper
• Individuals representing organizations for X yrs
  with no internal processes.
• No access to Members, No financial capacities
• Inaccurate representations

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Pressure group

• Pakistan
• Oversight
• Questions
• Asking for policies positions

• US
• Obama visit request
• 200 M
• Pakistan interview

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Web Presence

• Web based events
• Web based fund raising
• Face book
• Twitter
• Flickr
• Wordpress Blogs
• DC based web hits the highest amongst the hits
• 5-600 hits/ day

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PAC VS Foundation

• Contribution post TAX
• Contribution to political campaigns
• Can endorse reps
• Needed for political growth and process

• 501 C3
• Tax deductible
• Civil Education work
• Workshops
• Grants
• Internships

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Capacity Building

• Youth Leadership Workshops
• Internship
• Advocacy workshops
• How to access your Member of Congress
• Joining a Day on Hill
• Effective messages
• Maybe with APPNA SAYA/ APPNA Spouse gp.

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Internship

• DC based one week of intense overview of
  political processes in DC
• Exec Government/ DOJ/ DHS/ TSA
• Meetings with Muslim Staffers
• Meetings with Legislators
• Thank Tanks
• Media Representatives

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What we need

• Access to Members of Congress
• Financial support for Fund Raisers
• Financial support for the PAC
• Community advocates
• Honest, committed, selfless people willing to
  build on what has been achieved
• Engaged community willing to support
• Young volunteers

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What can you do to HELP!!!