ID#: 5998 May 2 : Los Angeles : MPAC 24th Annual Media Awards

Dear Friend, 

I’m happy to share with you that the 24th Annual MPAC Media Awards, honoring “Voices of Courage and Conscience,” will be held on May 2nd, at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

We are excited that this year’s honorees embody what it means to be a “Voice of Courage and Conscience.” This year’s honorees include the HBO Documentary, “The Newburgh Sting” and IFC Film’s Camp X-Ray, starring Kristen Stewart, best known for the Twilight series and Peyman Moadi, star of the Oscar-winning film, A Separation.

Both projects examine government policies and practices that directly impact the Muslim community, one tackling the Guantanamo Bay prison and the other exposing the FBI’s use of informants in mosques. With the constant barrage of negative images of Islam and Muslims, it’s especially important to come together as a community to celebrate when members of Hollywood get the story right!