THE NAKBA @ 75
The Ongoing Palestinian Catastrophe
In May 1948, three-quarters of a million Palestinians were forcibly displaced (in Arabic, 'Nakba,' 'catastrophe') as the state of Israel was established. 75 years later:
"... every Palestinian remains at risk of forcible transfer. Embedded in Israel’s settler-colonial and apartheid regime, Israel continues to implement its unlawful policies and practices against Palestinians, including through the appropriation of natural resources, denial of residency rights, home demolitions, and discriminatory planning and zoning. Israel’s arsenal of apartheid tools operates to reinforce a coercive environment for Palestinians, wherever they are. " (from Al-Haq)
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Nakba by highlighting the ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people with a series of programs, one in-person and three interviews/webinars.
Thursday, May 4 - Interview with Sandra Tamari, Adalah Justice Project,
SANDRA TAMARI
May 4, 1:00pm Eastern Time
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Sandra Tamari is a Palestinian organizer and the Executive Director of Adalah Justice Project. She is a co-founder of the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee and was co-chair of the Steering Committee for the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (2015-2018). Sandra was the Palestinian liaison with the St. Louis Black community when Michael Brown was murdered in Ferguson, MO in 2014. Adalah Justice Project is a Palestinian-led organization working to achieve collective liberation, rooted in the conviction that linking US policy abroad and repressive state practices at home is crucial to shifting the balance of power.
Zoom Registration link - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd-iorj4oE9WHjOsi7vChuavj72CVgnvl
Thursday, May 11 - Philip Farah, Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (in-person event)
PHILIP FARAH
Thursday, May 11, 6:30pm
Plymouth Congregational Church
501 West Berry Street
Philip Farah is a Palestinian Christian born and raised in East Jerusalem. He immigrated to the US in 1978 at age 27. He has lived, studied, and worked in several countries in the Middle East and is now a natural resources economist in Washington DC. He is a founding member of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace and co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace.
Saturday, May 13 - Sam Bahour, 1948 Nakba survivor stories
THE CONTINUING NAKBA AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR JUSTICE
Saturday, May 13, 1:00pm Eastern Time
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The Chicago Faith Coalition for Middle East Policy and Indiana Center for Middle East Peace join together to host this important nationwide webinar.
Palestinian-American businessman, Sam Bahour will speak and stories from 1948 Nakba survivors and others will also be shared.
Hosted and partnering with the Chicago Faith Coalition (Don Wagner, Pauline Coffmann, and friends) Zoom Registration link - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoce2qpjIsHtN2B35ta0-tnqfKw_pKAaz7
Thursday, May 18 - Phil Weiss, Mondoweiss
PHIL WEISS
Thursday, May 18, 1:00pm Eastern Time
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Phil Weiss is the founder of the must-read daily web-based news source, Mondoweiss, covering American foreign policy in the Middle East from a "progressive Jewish perspective." It fosters greater fairness for Palestinians in American foreign policy, and provides American Jews with an alternative identity to that expressed by Zionism, which Phil regards as antithetical to American liberalism. - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcO2vrDwjGddfRy_VZC48r2zj5ksFTlqn