About

CA MENA Civil Rights Coalition

The CA MENA Civil Rights Coalition is a coalition of MENA-led and MENA constituency-based organizations that work to advance MENA civil rights in California. It is convened by the Arab American Civic Council and Armenian-American Action Network and aims to protect and advance California's MENA population's civil rights and equal opportunities. 

The central purpose of the coalition is to advocate for the civil rights of MENA Communities in the United States, specifically in the State of California. The first goal of the CA MENA Civil Rights Coalition is to pass AB 2763, the California MENA Inclusion Bill, through the #CountMENAInCA Campaign. The bill would require all state agencies and departments to include a MENA demographic category of different populations identifying with the MENA region. Further goals of the MENA Coalition include advancing equal opportunities and special classifications of the MENA population to improve the civil protections of the community. 

The coalition comprises MENA-constituency and MENA-serving-based organizations that forward and are led by MENA communities. The coalition celebrates the diversity of the MENA population and seeks to uplift the marginalized communities often left invisible in conversations, services, and issue-based advocacy.

CA MENA Civil Rights Coalition Member-Organizations

  • Arab American Civic Council

  • Armenian-American Action Network

  • National Network of Arab American Communities (NNAAC)

  • ACCESS California Services

  • Arab Cultural & Community Center

  • CAIR California

  • National Iranian American Council (NIAC)

  • Somali Family Service