West Side Democrats Presents

WEST SIDE CHATS

hosted by Jason Haber

West Side Chats is a new one-on-one conversation between West Side Democrats' own Jason Haber and a trail-blazing guest. The series will explore policy, politics, and a potpourri of everything in-between. It's totally unscripted and you never know where the conversation will go. In each episode our guest will take questions from and interact with our members.  

We are thrilled to announce that our next guest will be comedian, actress, and disability rights advocate Maysoon Zayid for a discussion on the importance of disability rights in the 2020 election.

When: Thursday May 21, 2020, at 7:30 PM EDT

Where: Please register to join us via Eventbrite. A Zoom link with instructions will be emailed to you upon registration.

Maysoon Zayid is an actress, comedian, writer, and disability advocate. She is a graduate of and a Guest Comedian in Residence at Arizona State University. Maysoon is the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest. She was a full-time On Air Contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann and a columnist for The Daily Beast. She has most recently appeared on Oprah Winfrey Networks In Deep Shift, 60 Minutes, and ABC News. Maysoon had the number one TED Talk of 2014 "I got 99 problems... palsy is just one" and was named 1 of 100 Women of 2015 by BBC. Her new Audible original book Find Another Dream, (written and performed by Zayid), is the true story of how a Muslim girl with cerebral palsy, who grew up in New Jersey, created her own path to stardom.

As a professional comedian, Maysoon has performed in top New York clubs and has toured extensively at home and abroad. She was a headliner on the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and The Muslims Are Coming Tour. Maysoon appeared alongside Adam Sandler in "You Don’t Mess with the the Zohan" and has written for VICE. She limped in New York Fashion Week and is a recurring character on General Hospital. www.Maysoon.com