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In honor of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s birthday, family and friends invite you to join them to paint a mural in her memory. Show up to paint, gather and show support, on July 25th, 10am – 2pm at Cherry Street Village in Seattle.
Find out more at @foraysenur on Instagram.
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Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 2024 graduate in Psychology and Middle East Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington, was a lifelong human rights activist and community organizer. She was killed by the Israeli military on September 6, at a demonstration in the Occupied West Bank.
This Friday, 7:00-9:00 pm, Ayşenur’s community will gather at the University of Washington in Seattle, Kane Hall 130, to reflect on her life and activism The public event will include moderated discussions with faculty and guest speakers and a musical performance interlude.
Featured panelists include Cindy Corrie, Craig Corrie, Sarah Corrie Simpson, Hamid Ali, Juliette Majid, Ozden Benette, and Samah Park Imtiaz.
The event will be moderated by Aria Fani and Rawan Arar, faculty at the Council of the Middle East Center at the University of Washington.
Music performance will feature George Kassis, Hanady Kader, and Hanna Eady.
On September 7, the Corrie family and Rachel Corrie Foundation issued this statement on the death of Ayşenur.
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Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an international solidarity activist was tragically killed by Israeli snipers in the occupied West Bank on September 6, 2024.
Economics for Everyone (E4E), Palestine Action of South Sound (PASS), and the Rachel Corrie Foundation invite you to attend “Murder on Stolen Land: Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and the Struggle Against Israeli Occupation”, a panel discussion on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Moving Parts Studio (302 Columbia St NW Olympia, WA).
Join us as we commemorate the life of Aysenur, a recent University of Washington graduate, who was protesting against settlements in the town of Beita when Israeli forces opened fire on demonstrators.
We will discuss the history of resistance against Israel’s ongoing expansion into the West Bank.
Panelists will include:
Rose Y. is an Evergreen State College graduate student who recently travelled to the West Bank in an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) delegation with Aysenur Eygi. Rose will speak about Aysenur Eygi’s murder and Protective Presence in Palestine.
Imad Ahmad is a Palestinian-American whose family hails from Beita and who has spent extensive time in the area. Imad will outline the innovative strategies being employed in the fight against Israel’s land theft.
Steve Niva is a professor of Middle East politics at The Evergreen State College and former editor of the magazine, Middle East Report. Steve will explore the broader strategy of Israeli settler colonization in the West Bank.
The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice
203 East Fourth Ave., Suite 402
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 360-754-3998
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