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SUMMARY:13th Annual Vancouver Peace & Justice Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation at the 13th Annual Vancouver Peace & Justice Fair.\nThe Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair will return to Esther Short Park for its 13th year on September 10\, showcasing local nonprofit agencies and churches\, volunteers and activists\, performers and just-plain-folks who are focused on making Clark County – and the whole bloomin’ world – a better place to live. \nVisitors can get to know the many busy\, big-hearted local community groups that are working on important causes like hunger and homelessness\, racial and ethnic bigotry\, environmental restoration and climate change\, oil trains and pollution\, war and refugees\, gender and LGBTQ equity\, health and nutrition\, animal welfare\, and much more. \nThe entertainment lineup this year is bigger and better than ever. Main-stage highlights this year will be sweet Celtic harp from Jennifer Pratt-Walter\, cosmic keyboards from jazz master Jim Templeton\, and crowd-pleasing Woodstock-nation sounds of cover band Echoes of Yasgurs. Capping off the whole festival will be a special appearance by the Vancouver USA Singers. \nMore information is available at:\nwww.vancouverpeaceandjusticefair.org
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/13th-annual-peace-justice-fair
LOCATION:Esther Short Park\, 8th & Columbia\, Vancouver\, WA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160814T190000
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SUMMARY:Al Andalus Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to experience an energetic and absolutely beautiful performance by the Al Andalus Ensemble. This Award winning quintet unites the East and the West and features the oud\, ney\, violin\, flamenco guitar and multi-lingual vocals. \n“A delightful proposition of exquisite music.”  -El Pais (Madrid\, Spain) \n“A perfect soundtrack ushering in the night with an ethereal sweetness.” –The Georgia Straight (Vancouver\, B.C.) \n“Tarik & Julia Banzi create a new musical language that unites the East & West” – Aramco World Magazine
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/al-andalus-ensemble
LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Cathedral\, 147 NW 19th Ave.\, Portland\, OR\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160814T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160814T170000
DTSTAMP:20160805T023835Z
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SUMMARY:Rock Therapy for People of Color Workshop and Evening Show
DESCRIPTION:Islamic punk (taqwacore) pioneers The Kominas are coming to Olympia from Boston to perform a show and present a workshop on their band’s history and how their message was twisted by white\, conservative media. They will also present their thoughts on the importance of creating a POC driven music scene. \nSince their earliest release in 2005\, The Kominas have found themselves in national controversy for singing about Muslim centric issues in a post-9/11 America. They were branded extremists\, radicals\, and terrorist sympathizers by conservative radio shows and blogs and were even highlighted on Fox News. However\, through the controversy\, The Kominas continue writing\, performing and touring in hopes of making the world re-examine their bigotry and islamophobia and to create a space for Muslim individuals within music scenes across the globe\, all through the medium of danceable punk\, funk punjabi\, and reggae. \nBrought to you by The Kominas\, Students Justice for Palestine\, and DiY Collective.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/rock-therapy-for-people-of-color-workshop-and-evening-show
LOCATION:Obsidian\, 414 4th Ave. E\, Olympia\, WA\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Kominas/xDeloreanx/TrialError/Holy North American Highway/Hen's Teeth
DESCRIPTION:This show is co-sponsored by the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) which shares an anti-Islamaphobic politics with the bands and other co-hosts. SJP members will be tabling with educational material\, leaflets\, buttons\, stickers\, etc. Come say hello to learn or get involved! \nBefore the show there will be a workshop hosted by The Kominas on creating a POC driven music scene as well as their band history and role in the media. Go to that too. It’s important. The workshop is at 3 PM at Obsidian (414 4th Ave. E\, Olympia). \nThe Kominas – Boston\, MA\nhttps://kominas.bandcamp.com/\nDance-y\, dub-y taqwacore legends. \nxDeloreanx – Florence\, Italy\nhttps://xdeloreanx.bandcamp.com/album/plutonium-virtual-ep\nBack to the Future loving\, powerviolence freaks. \nTrial/Error – Olympia\, WA\nSludgy\, noisy powerviolence dweebs.\nhttps://youtu.be/vKajh3mhSl0 \nHoly North American Motor Highway – Olympia\, WA\nhttp://holynorthamericanmotorhighway.bandcamp.com/releases\nPoetic\, experimental\, slow chamber punk weirdos. \nHen’s Teeth-Olympia\, WA\nhttps://hensteeth.bandcamp.com/\nPost punk\, psychedelic babes. \n$5-$10 suggested donation – no one turned away from lack of funds \nBrought to you by The Kominas\, Students Justice for Palestine\, and DiY Collective.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/the-kominasxdeloreanxtrialerrorholy-north-american-highwayhens-teeth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160812T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160812T203000
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SUMMARY:Middle Eastern Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Spend the evening enjoying delicious Arabic cuisine\, drinks\, and special guest entertainment celebrating Arab culture to benefit Olympia’s 3rd Arab Festival. There will also be opportunity to shop for amazing gifts including exclusive hand-crafted Palestinian embroidery\, delicious Canaan Fair Trade products\, and more. \n  \nTickets On Sale Now! \nAll proceeds from this event will directly benefit Shuruq III: The Olympia Arab Festival\, held Saturday\, October 8\, 2016 from 11am-5pm at The Olympia Center. \n  \nTo learn about how you can be involved in this year’s festival\, check out our website. \nCo-Sponsorship Opportunities ARE AVAILABLE! Simply fill out the Arab Festival 2016 – Co-sponsorship Form or go to our online Co-sponsorship page.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/save-the-date-middle-eastern-dinner
LOCATION:Panorama\, 1751 Circle Lane SE\, Lacey\, WA\, 98503
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160731T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160731T180000
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SUMMARY:Olympia Arab Festival Volunteer BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Are you a high school student looking for volunteer hours or a community member looking to lend support? Then we’ve got the perfect place for you to help out! Join us for a fun\, relaxing\, and delicious afternoon as we go over general planning thus far\, remaining areas of need\, and volunteer tasks for this year’s 3rd Olympia Arab Festival – Shuruq III.\nThis will be a potluck style bbq so please bring a dish to share with folks. To sign up for potluck items go to our group meal on Perfect Potluck.\n\nWe still need volunteers to help with in the following areas: \n\nChildren’s Activities\nArt Gallery\nWelcome Table/Greeters\nSetup/Takedown\nDesign\nFood help\n\n\nRSVP to Jessica ASAP!\nContact RCF Program Manager Jessica Babcock for more information about volunteer roles\, committee meeting times\, and how to contribute to this year’s festival. \n  \nNot able to make the BBQ or volunteer but would still like to contribute? Check out other ways to get involved here. \n\nSee past Arab Festival success here.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/save-the-date-olympia-arab-festival-volunteer-bbq
LOCATION:TBD
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T213000
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SUMMARY:ANERA to host Benefit Dinner
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe event will also feature a live music performance by Palestinian-American artist\, Hanna Eady\, who will add more than a dash of charm to the night. \nTickets: www.anera.org/seattle\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/255840694790101/
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/anera-to-host-benefit-dinner
LOCATION:Harissa Mediterranean Cuisine\, 2255 NE 65th Street\, Seattle \, WA\, 98115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160724T203000
DTSTAMP:20160723T024223Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160723T024223Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Works Tacoma: Boston School Bus Drivers Discuss Victory over Veolia
DESCRIPTION:As part of their west coast tour\, come hear four of the victorious Boston School Bus Drivers talk about their fighting strategies.\nLast year\, after more than two years of hard-fought struggle\, the militant\, fighting rank and file of the Boston School Bus Drivers Union — ­United ­Steelworkers Local 8751 — won a historic victory against global giant Veolia/Transdev\, one of the most notorious capitalist union busters\, as well as ­Boston Public School bosses\, Boston Mayor ­Marty Walsh and their media mouthpieces. \nFour fired union leaders\, out of work since October 2013 on bogus charges of leading a wildcat strike\, went back to work on Dec. 23\, 2015. In addition to rein­statement of the four with full senior­ity rights and a substantial monetary payment\, the local won a contract with economic justice and the protection of 40 years of the collective bargaining process. \nSolidarity is key to the Boston school bus drivers success. “Team Solidarity” has been building power among the working class through a 40+ year commitment to racial justice\, disability justice\, LGBT*Q rights\, local struggle and anti-colonial/anti-imperialist struggle including solidarity with workers in Palestine. \nThese drivers are truly an inspiration and have so much knowledge and experience to share with us about solidarity and building power among the working class to push corporate power back. \n\nSnacks will be provided. Event is free and open to the public.\nEvent is wheelchair accessible.\n——————————- \nIn addition to the Seattle and Tacoma eventes\, there will other actions featuring our friends from Boston:\nSaturday\, July 23\, 1:00 – 4:00 PM: Livestream of events on Decolonize TV\nSunday\, July 24\, 1:00-3:00 PM: “Access Now: Rally in Solidarity with Disabled Transit Riders\, Access Drivers\, Boston School Bus Drivers and Flint\, Michigan” (Metro Access Paratransit Office; 201 S. Jackson St.\, Seattle)\nCo-sponsored by A. Phillip Randolph Institute & Stop Veolia Seattle with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587; International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19; International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Bayan PNW; Disability Liberation Front; Dyke Community Activists; Freedom Socialist Party; Got Green?; Organized Workers Labor Solidarity (OWLS); Rachel Corrie Foundation; Seattle Black Book Club; Social Justice Fund Northwest; Transit Riders Union; Washington Fair Trade Coalition; Workers World.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/solidarity-works-tacoma-boston-school-bus-drivers-discuss-victory-over-veolia
LOCATION:ILWU Local 23 Longshore Hall\, 1306 Alexander Ave E.\, Fife\, WA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160723T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160723T160000
DTSTAMP:20160723T024444Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Works Seattle: Boston School Bus Drivers Discuss Victory Over Veolia
DESCRIPTION:As part of their west coast tour\, come hear four of the victorious Boston School Bus Drivers talk about their fighting strategies.\nGuest video appearance by Monica Lewis Patrick on Veolia’s role in the Flint lead poisoning crisis. \nLast year\, after more than two years of hard-fought struggle\, the militant\, fighting rank and file of the Boston School Bus Drivers Union — ­United ­Steelworkers Local 8751 — won a historic victory against global giant Veolia/Transdev\, one of the most notorious capitalist union busters\, as well as ­Boston Public School bosses\, Boston Mayor ­Marty Walsh and their media mouthpieces. \nFour fired union leaders\, out of work since October 2013 on bogus charges of leading a wildcat strike\, went back to work on Dec. 23\, 2015. In addition to rein­statement of the four with full senior­ity rights and a substantial monetary payment\, the local won a contract with economic justice and the protection of 40 years of the collective bargaining process. \nSolidarity is key to the Boston school bus drivers success. “Team Solidarity” has been building power among the working class through a 40+ year commitment to racial justice\, disability justice\, LGBT*Q rights\, local struggle and anti-colonial/anti-imperialist struggle including solidarity with workers in Palestine. \nThese drivers are truly an inspiration and have so much knowledge and experience to share with us about solidarity and building power among the working class to push corporate power back. \nEvent is free and open to the public. \nLunch from Mawadda Cafe will be served (Halal\, gluten-free and vegan options will be available). \n—————————————————————————– \nIn addition to the Seattle and Tacoma eventes\, there will other actions featuring our friends from Boston:\nSaturday\, July 23\, 1:00 – 4:00 PM: Livestream of events on Decolonize TV\nSunday\, July 24\, 1:00-3:00 PM: “Access Now: Rally in Solidarity with Disabled Transit Riders\, Access Drivers\, Boston School Bus Drivers and Flint\, Michigan” (Metro Access Paratransit Office; 201 S. Jackson St.\, Seattle)\nCo-sponsored by A. Phillip Randolph Institute & Stop Veolia Seattle with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587; International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19; International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Bayan PNW; Disability Liberation Front; Dyke Community Activists; Freedom Socialist Party; Got Green?; Organized Workers Labor Solidarity (OWLS); Rachel Corrie Foundation; Seattle Black Book Club; Social Justice Fund Northwest; Transit Riders Union; Washington Fair Trade Coalition; Workers World.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/solidarity-works-seattle-boston-school-bus-drivers-discuss-victory-over-veolia
LOCATION:Seattle Labor Temple\, 2800 1st. Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98121\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160725
DTSTAMP:20160714T220632Z
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SUMMARY:Seattle Arab Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come visit The Rachel Corrie Foundation booth at the festival. We hope to see you there!\n\nSeattle Center Festál presents Arab Festival July 23-24\, 2016. Explore and experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of Arab countries through live performances\, foods\, hands-on activities\, and a lively marketplace. From mouth-watering food to traditional and contemporary music\, the Arab Festival provides a place of celebration for Arabs in our neighborhood. A traditional bazaar\, deliciously strong coffee\, dancing and workshops\, along with children’s activities including an Arabic spelling bee\, crafts and more\, illuminate Arab culture in our midst. Cultural information booths representing several of the 22 Arab countries will be present to provide information and insight into the Arab World.\n\nProgram
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/seattle-arab-festival
LOCATION:Seattle Center Armory Hall & Fisher Pavilion\, 305 Harrison Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160621T210000
DTSTAMP:20160609T190722Z
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SUMMARY:"The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine" with Ben Ehrenreich
DESCRIPTION:Co-Presented By: The Palestine Festival of Literature; Jewish Voice for Peace – Seattle; and the Rachel Corrie Foundation \nAward-winning journalist and novelist Ben Ehrenreich presents a powerful\, damning\, grounded\, and beautifully written book about life in Palestine as it is being lived now\, The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine (Penguin Press). This is immersion journalism at its best\, drawn from years spent throughout the West Bank. \n“It is all too easy to become overwhelmed by the glaring injustice and the difficulties a traveler encounters in the territories occupied by Israel but Ben Ehrenreich resists the temptation. He remains enraged but lucid\, eloquent and insightful. Of the voluminous amount of writing about the occupation this is one to treasure. He retains an intimacy with his subject without losing his critical distance. So much has been written about the occupation of the Palestinian territories by Israel but rarely with such vividness\, eloquence and success in illuminating complex historical and political realities. This is a superbly intelligent\, informative and critical book about one of the fundamental issues of our time.” —Raja Shehadeh. \n“In The Way to The Spring\, Ben Ehrenreich accomplishes an extraordinary feat of journalism.  His portraits of Palestinian resistance are luminous; his writing subtle\, meticulously documented and deeply human; showing the nuanced empathy that slashes through the best funded government propaganda. This is a necessary book.” —Molly Crabapple.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/the-way-to-the-spring-life-and-death-in-palestine-with-ben-ehrenreich
LOCATION:The Elliot Bay Book Company\, 1521 Tenth Avenue\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160617T210000
DTSTAMP:20160614T010207Z
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SUMMARY:"Everything You Always Wanted to Know about BDS" with Dalit Baum
DESCRIPTION:Friday June 17 from 7 to 9 PM \nAt TaborSpace (in the Dining Room) at the Mt Tabor Presbyterian Church \n5441 SE Belmont\, Portland\, OR \n  \nDalit Baum\, PhD.\, is the Director of Economic Activism for the American Friends Service Committee. An Israeli researcher\, scholar\, feminist\, and social justice activist\, Dalit is the co-founder of Who Profits from the Occupation and of the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel. \nLearn more about corporate power and war profiteering\, and about organizing in Israel and the U.S. to expose these corporations and help them step away from the Israeli occupation. \nCome to ask all questions\, or to be reintroduced to the issues. Enjoy refreshments\, old and new friends. This event is dree and all are invited \n  \nCo-sponsors: Jewish Voice for Peace-PDX; American Friends Service Committee; Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights; Occupation-Free Portland; Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights; Friends of Sabeel North America; Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Conference Holy Land Task Force; Oregon/Idaho Methodist Federation for Social Action; United Church of Christ-Central Pacific Conference Palestine Israel Network; Lutherans for Justice in the Holy Land-Central Lutheran Church; International Socialist Organization; Code Pink (Portland); Corvallis Albany Palestine Solidarity; Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice; KBOO Community Radio
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-bds-with-dalit-baum
LOCATION:TaborSpace at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church\, 5441 SE Belmont\, Portland\, OR\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160616T210000
DTSTAMP:20160613T234032Z
CREATED:20160613T230740Z
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SUMMARY:Film: "Hit and Stay"
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the late Daniel Berrigan and nonviolent Peace Activism. Watch the informative and inspiring documentary film “Hit and Stay.” \nOn April 30\, Dan Berrigan died shortly before reaching the age of 95. He and his late brother Phil were members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and courageous leaders of bold nonviolent peace activities from the 1960s onward\, especially opposing the Vietnam war and nuclear weapons and drawing upon their radical Catholic faith. \nTo help people learn more about the Berrigan brothers and this kind of nonviolent peace activism\, the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation will show the film “Hit and Stay” about this movement. We invite you to gather on Thursday evening June 16 at Traditions Café’ at 5th & Water\, downtown Olympia. \nEnjoy social time and finger-food starting at 6:30 pm. At 7:00 some Olympia folks who knew Dan will share some first-hand stories and insights about working with him. Then we’ll watch the 97-minute documentary film “Hit and Stay\,” which provides information and inspiration about recent decades of nonviolent peace activism. We’ll wrap up with a brief discussion. \nPrime sponsor: Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation\n(360) 491-9093 www.olympiafor.org \nCo-sponsor: Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace (OMJP)
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/film-hit-and-stay
LOCATION:Traditions Cafe\, 300 5th Ave. SW\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160528T190000
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SUMMARY:Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation
DESCRIPTION:featuring author Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta \nSaturday\, May 28\, 7:00 p.m.\nOlympia Friends Meeting House (3201 Boston Harbor Rd NE\, Olympia)\nAuthor Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta\, a Quaker Jew who lived in Jerusalem for seven years and has written widely on Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent activism\, will share reflections from her interview-based study that presents the voices of over 100 practitioners and theorists of nonviolence\, the vast majority either Palestinian or Israeli.  In Kaufman-Lacusta’s collection\, these subjects reflect on their personal involvement in nonviolent resistance and speak about the nonviolent strategies and tactics employed by Palestinian and Israeli organizations\, both separately and in joint initiatives.  In their own words\, these activists share examples of effective nonviolent campaigns\, discuss obstacles encountered\, and the changes required for their organizations\, and the nonviolent movement as a whole\, to more successfully pursue the goal of a just peace.  Attention is devoted to the special challenges of joint struggle and to hopes and visions for a shared future in the region. \nCopies of Refusing to be Enemies will be available for purchase and signing. For more information\, please call (360) 754-3998 or e-mail to info@rachelcorriefoundation.org. \nCo-sponsored by: Olympia Friends Meeting; Canadian Friends Service Committee; Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) – Vancover; IJV – Canada; Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/refusing-to-be-enemies-palestinian-and-israeli-nonviolent-resistance-to-the-israeli-occupation
LOCATION:Olympia Friends Meeting House\, 3201 Boston Harbor Rd NE\, Olympia\, WA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160527T190000
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SUMMARY:The Exiled Palestinians: Stateless Palestinians from the Camps in Lebanon
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 27th\, 7:00 PM\nBloedel Hall at St. Mark’s Cathedral\n(1245 10th Ave E.\, Seattle)\nOn May 14\, 1948\, as Zionist leader David Ben Gurion was proclaiming a Jewish state in Palestine\, his heavily armed troops seized the ancient Palestinian Arab town of al-Zeeb and drove out most of the inhabitants. Eighteen-year-old Mariam Fathallah was one of them. She and her young husband and their families were forced to flee to Lebanon\, along with most of the town. By the end of the year\, the 4\,000 year old community had been leveled to the ground. More than half the Arab Palestinians in Palestine were killed or expelled and more than half of the cities\, towns and villages of Palestine were made to disappear\, a crime that Palestinians call al-Nakba (the Catastrophe). \nMariam\, now 86 years old\, wants to meet you and tell her story in person. So does Amena Ashkar\,the granddaughter and great granddaughter of other Nakba survivors\, who has known no other home than refugee camps. \nCOME AND HEAR THEIR STORIES. COME AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/the-exiled-palestinians-stateless-palestinians-from-the-camps-in-lebanon-2
LOCATION:Bloedel Hall at St. Mark’s Cathedral\, 1245 10th Ave. E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160526T193000
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SUMMARY:The Exiled Palestinians: Stateless Palestinians from the Camps in Lebanon
DESCRIPTION:On May 14\, 1948\, as Zionist leader David Ben Gurion was proclaiming a Jewish state in Palestine\, his heavily armed troops seized the ancient Palestinian Arab town of al-Zeeb and drove out most of the inhabitants. Eighteen-year-old Mariam Fathallah was one of them. She and her young husband and their families were forced to flee to Lebanon\, along with most of the town. By the end of the year\, the 4\,000 year old community had been leveled to the ground. More than half the Arab Palestinians in Palestine were killed or expelled and more than half of the cities\, towns and villages of Palestine were made to disappear\, a crime that Palestinians call al-Nakba (the Catastrophe). \nMariam\, now 86 years old\, wants to meet you and tell her story in person. So does Amena Ashkar\,the granddaughter and great granddaughter of other Nakba survivors\, who has known no other home than refugee camps. \nCOME AND HEAR THEIR STORIES. COME AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. \nSponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace Tacoma and The Rachel Corrie Foundation.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/the-exiled-palestinians-stateless-palestinians-from-the-camps-in-lebanon
LOCATION:Fircrest United Methodist Church\, 6308 South 19th\, Tacoma\, WA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160515T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160515T160000
DTSTAMP:20160513T202433Z
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SUMMARY:Bake Sale Benefiting the Olympia Arab Festival
DESCRIPTION:Eastside Olympia Food Co-op\nWe are moving into full preparation mode for this year’s 3rd Olympia Arab Festival – Shuruq III at the The Olympia Center\, October 8th! Help support us by buying some delicious homemade treat made by our Festival Coordinator Farihan Bushnaq. \n\nThanks to the Olympia Co-op for donating ingredients and the opportunity to sell our Arab baked goods!
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/bake-sale-benefiting-the-olympia-arab-festival-2
LOCATION:Olympia Co-op (Eastside)\, 3111 Pacific Ave SE\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160514T160000
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SUMMARY:Bake Sale Benefiting the Olympia Arab Festival
DESCRIPTION:Westside Olympia Food Co-op\nWe are moving into full preparation mode for this year’s 3rd Olympia Arab Festival – Shuruq III at the The Olympia Center\, October 8th! Help support us by buying some delicious homemade treat made by our Festival Coordinator Farihan Bushnaq. \n\nThanks to the Olympia Co-op for donating ingredients and the opportunity to sell our Arab baked goods!
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/bake-sale-benefiting-the-olympia-arab-festival
LOCATION:Olympia Co-op (Westside)\, 921 Rogers St NW\, Olympia\, WA 98502\, WA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T224400
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SUMMARY:March 16 -- Remember Rachel - Remember Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 16th \n\nRemember Rachel – Remember Gaza \n  \n\n\n  \n\n6:00 – 8:30 PM\nFirst Christian Church\, Koinonia Hall\n701 Franklin St SE\, in downtown Olympia\nCommunity Potluck\n\nSpecial Guest: Alice Coy \nJoin the Rachel Corrie Foundation Wednesday\, March 16th\, to remember and reflect upon Rachel Corrie’s stand in Gaza thirteen years ago\, and upon all those who continue to live and struggle there.  This annual event will feature guest Alice Coy\, International Solidarity Movement activist\, visiting from the UK\, who was with Rachel in Gaza in 2003.  Join us as we celebrate Rachel’s community here in Olympia and those in Gaza whom she grew to love.  Help us explore how we can make a difference for our global community and our friends in the Middle East.  Please bring a potluck dish to share. \nFor further information contact info@rachelcorriefoundation.org or (360) 754-3998
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/march-16-remember-rachel-remember-gaza
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T213700
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SUMMARY:"Healing Palestine's Children" featuring Dr. Mads Gilbert\, March 11 at Seattle Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:7:30PM\, Friday\, March 11th\nTown Hall Seattle – Great Hall\n1119 Eighth Avenue (enter on Eighth Avenue)\, Seattle\nDoors open at 6 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring Israel’s 51-day attack on Gaza in 2014\, Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert rushed to the scene to assist. Working day and night\, he documented his work at al-Shifa Hospital\, wanting the rest of the world to see.  In this fundraising event for KinderUSA at Town Hall Seattle\, Gilbert will share what he witnessed and offer a call to action to help the thousands of children in Gaza still affected physically and psychologically by this devastating war.  His presentation\, unseen in mainstream media\, is a tribute to the courage\, endurance\, and strong spirit of Palestinian health workers\, volunteers\, and the severely tested population of Gaza.  The fundraising event for KinderUSA will support the organization’s psychosocial and food security programs for Gaza’s children\, who have endured three wars in six years.\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: ($10 – $50)\n\n $10 economy seating; $25 general seating\, plus post-event book signing; and $50 premium seating\, plus pre-event reception. \n\nTICKETS AVAILABLE online at https://www.kinderusa.org/events/ \n  \n\n\n\n“Healing Palestine’s Children” featuring Dr. Mads Gilbert\, March 11 at Seattle Town Hall
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/healing-palestines-children-featuring-dr-mads-gilbert-march-11-at-seattle-town-hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160122T200200
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SUMMARY:May 3 -- Peace Works 2016: The Inaugural Rachel Corrie Memorial Lecture featuring Ilan Pappé
DESCRIPTION:The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice Presents Peace Works 2016\n The Inaugural\nRachel Corrie Memorial Lecture\n\n \nFeaturing world-renowned historian & activist \nIlan Pappé\n“Why is Palestine Still the Issue?”\n\nMay 3\, 2016 — 6:30 PM\nThe Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at\nThe Evergreen State College\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but you must RSVP to reserve a seat. Click here to reserve your spot today!\n\nCo-Sponsored By:\nReInterpreting Liberation: Third World Movements and Migrations*; U.S. Foreign Policy & The Roots of Terrorism*; Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights; Creative Solutions: Activism\, Advocacy and Self-Determination in Indian Country*; A New Middle East?: Diagrams\, Diagnosis\, and Power*; Americans Committed to Justice and Truth; Jewish Voice for Peace – Portland; Rebuilding Alliance; Diversity\, Multiculturalism and Public Education*; Political Economy and Social Movements: Race\, Class\, and Gender*; Tree of Life Educational Fund; Northfielders for Justice in Palestine; Al-Shabaka\, The Palestinian Policy Network; Jewish Voice for Peace – Tacoma; G.I. Voice\n* – Evergreen State College Program\n\n  \nWe need your help!  We welcome cosponsors who want to be a part of spearheading this inaugural Rachel Corrie Memorial Lecture and to ensure that it is a success for years to come.  Your support will provide for the staffing and organization\, the promotion\, and the realization of this first and future event.  You will help make possible the much needed conversations that this new project will provide.  Can you help us?  We would love to include you\, your organization\, or your business as a cosponsor for 2016 Peace Works and for its launch of the Rachel Corrie Memorial Lecture! \nDonation levels begin at $50. \nSimply fill out the Peace Works 2016 – Cosponsorship Support Form OR go to our online Co-sponsorship page and let us know how you can contribute\, so we can proceed confidently\, knowing you are with us! \nQuestions?  Feel free to contact us by email or call (360) 754-3998.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/may-3-peace-works-2016-the-inaugural-rachel-corrie-memorial-lecture-featuring-ilan-pappe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160107T191200
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SUMMARY:Oct. 2-3: "Murals of Solidarity" at Olympia Fall Arts Walk
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural during the 2015 Fall Arts Walk for an interactive exhibition of community mural projects.\n \n\nFALL ARTS WALK \nOctober 2nd & 3rd \nFriday: 5-10pm Saturday: noon-8pm \nState Ave & Capitol Way\, Olympia WA \n\nMurals of Solidarity: \nFrom the Local to the Global showcases the mural projects of Art Forces. These projects make visible histories and relationships that have been obliterated and forgotten; making connections between national and global issues of social justice\, borders\, precarity\, migrations and colonization. Art Forces’ murals are projects that create perceptual “ruptures” to imagine new possibilities. They work “Off the Wall” as sites of cultural organizing to bring people together across movements in Palestine\, Oakland and Olympia. \nMore info at: artforces.org
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/oct-2-3-murals-of-solidarity-at-olympia-fall-arts-walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150915T214200
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SUMMARY:Sept. 24: "The Look of Silence" 6:30pm at Olympia Film Society
DESCRIPTION:Produced by master filmmakers\, Werner Herzog and Errol Morris\, The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing. In this powerfully moving film\, survivors of the 1965 Indonesian genocide face the men responsible for incomprehensible atrocities. The focus is on Adi\, a traveling optometrist\, whose family was devastated by the past. While giving eye exams and fitting glasses\, Adi uses the opportunity to confront the aging perpetrators\, challenging them to accept responsibility for the horrific events that have not only affected his family\, but crippled the spirit of an entire nation. \n \nDir: Joshua Oppenheimer / 2015 / Global / Indonesian\, with English subtitles / 103 min / DCP \nPost-film discussion with Evergreen State College professors Eric Stein and Larry Mosqueda on Sept. 24 at 6:30pm.\nSAT 9/19 6:30 \nSUN 9/20 2:30 & 7:30 \nTUE 9/22 6:30 \nWED 9/23 9:00 \nTHU 9/24 6:30 \nTickets for this film screening can be purchased at the box office 1/2 hour before showtime. \nOlympia Film Society \n206 5th Ave SE \nOlympia\, WA 98501 \n  \nSponsored by: \n \n 
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/sept-24-the-look-of-silence-630pm-at-olympia-film-society
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150813T004600
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SUMMARY:Sept. 12: Author Susan Abulhawa at Orca Books
DESCRIPTION:Susan Abulhawa\nSaturday\, September 12\, 2015\n1pm\nOrca Books Olympia\, WA\n&\n7pm\nElliott Bay Book Company Seattle\, WA\n  \nAbout  The Blue Between Sky and Water:  \nIt is 1947\, and Beit Daras\, a quiet village in Palestine surrounded by olive groves\, is home to the Baraka family. Eldest daughter Nazmiyeh looks after her widowed mother\, prone to wandering and strange outbursts\, while her brother Mamdouh tends to the village bees. Their younger sister\, Mariam\, with her striking mismatched eyes\, spends her days talking to imaginary friends and writing. When Israeli forces gather outside the town’s borders\, nobody suspects the terror that is about to descend. Soon the village is burning and\, amidst smoke and ash\, the family must take the long road to Gaza\, in a walk that will test them to their limits. Sixty years later\, Mamdouh’s granddaughter Nur is living in America. She falls in love with a married man\, a doctor who works in Palestine\, and follows him to Gaza. There she meets Alwan\, the mother of Khaled – a boy trapped in his own body\, unable to wake up from a deep blue dream. It is through her that Nur will at last discover the ties of kinship that transcend distance – and even death.The Blue Between Sky and Water is a story of powerful\, flawed women; of relocation\, separation and heartache; of renewal\, family\, endurance\, and love. Susan Abulhawa brings a raw humanity and delicate authority to the story of Palestine in this devastatingly beautiful tale. \n \nSusan Abulhawa is a human rights activist\, a biologist\, and political commentator. She is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine\, a children’s organization dedicated to upholding The Right to Play for Palestinian children. Her debut novel\, Mornings in Jenin\, was an international bestseller\, translated into 26 languages. She lives in Pennsylvania with her daughter and their beloved dogs.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/sept-12-author-susan-abulhawa-at-orca-books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150811T203600
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SUMMARY:Sept. 12: Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair at Esther Short Park will showcase the hard work and creative spirit of individuals\, social justice groups\, peace organizations\, faith communities\, performers\, artists\, businesses\, and environmental activists who are making the world a better place. Join the fun and visit the Rachel Corrie Foundation booth! \n\nESTHER SHORT PARK\n8th and Columbia St.\nVancouver\, Washington\nSaturday\, Sept. 12\, 2015\n9am to 4pm
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/sept-12-vancouver-peace-and-justice-fair
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150808T215500
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SUMMARY:August 25: REFLECTING ON GAZA\, 7pm Olympia\, WA
DESCRIPTION: Tuesday\, August 25\n7-9pm\nTraditions Fair Trade – 300 5th Ave SW\, Olympia\, WA 98501\nCommunity discussion: how can we work together to prevent another assault like last year’s from happening again?\nSpecial Guests: \n\nMaxine Fookson is a pediatric nurse practitioner and member of Jewish Voice for Peace – Portland.  For nine days in November 2014 she was part of the Washington State Physicians for Social Responsibility Health Delegation to Gaza following the devastating Israeli military attack there in summer 2014.\n\n\nEitan Isaacson grew up in a modern orthodox Jewish community in Rehovot\, Israel. He served as a tank commander in the Israeli military in 2001 to 2004 during the second intifada. Today\, Eitan is an activist in the Seattle chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.Dr. \n\n\nSteve Niva teaches International Politics and Middle East Studies at the Evergreen State College in Olympia\, Washington. His primary areas of research and writing include the Israeli-Palestinian conflict\, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East\, Islamist movements\, and contemporary war and violence. He has written for and served on the editorial board of Middle East Report magazine (www.merip.org).\n\nMohammed Usrof was born and raised in Khan Yunis\, a city in the Gaza Strip\, in Palestine. After receiving a Bachelors Degree in Counseling and Guidance from Al-Aqsa University in Gaza in 2012\, he moved to the Pacific Northwest for study at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland and at The Evergreen State College.  Mohammed has been a coordinator of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and a volunteer for the Rachel Corrie Foundation.\n\nIMAGE CREDIT:\nYours Very Truly\nBy Maybe Jairan Sadeghi\nSource: Palestine Poster Project Archives\nhttp://palestineposterproject.org/poster/yours-very-truly
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/august-25-reflecting-on-gaza-7pm-olympia-wa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150714T035500
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SUMMARY:Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament 2015
DESCRIPTION:Friends\,\nToday is about Gaza. Today is about remembering those we lost last summer\, and honoring their lives. Today is about resistance. Today is about doing our part. \nAs our supporters know\, Rachel Corrie’s friends in Rafah\, Gaza\, have created and produced the Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament in her memory for the past seven years. The month-long amateur sporting event celebrates Ramadan by providing a festive atmosphere and a safe community space\, and it’s back again! \nIn 2014\, the tournament was delayed by the Israeli assault on Gaza\, but eventually over 300 players took to the field to demonstrate to the world that the spirit of Palestinian youth was not broken. Mahmoud Al Neirab\, a famous player who lost his mother and three sisters in an air strike bombing to their home insisted on participating despite his family’s tragedy\, and the audience encouraged him and appreciated his steadfastness and resilience. \nAfter Tamer Al Aydi\, a member of the tournament logistics team and a popular figure in the local football community\, was killed during the Israeli assault\, the al Ramla team took Tamer’s name for their own. Winning the tournament cup\, the team presented it to Tamer’s soul. Over three thousand spectators came out for the finale\, despite the tremendous hardship the Gaza community was facing. \nTournament organizers sent messages to us at the Rachel Corrie Foundation thanking each person who supported the project. Gaza Coordinator Adnan Abu Sa’ud wrote\, “With this tournament\, we have created a real way to strengthen personal connections in our community\, and with our friends around the world.” Although delayed as a result of the assault on Gaza\, the tournament fostered power and pride in a community under siege. \nDuring this special season of Ramadan and as the world remembers the events of a year ago\, the 2015 Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament is under way now! Commemorating Palestinian history and the 2014 assault on Gaza\, 32 teams\, featuring hundreds of players\, have chosen team names ranging from historic villages in Palestine to individuals killed during last year’s tragedy. \nThe Rachel Corrie Ramadan Sports Tournament is an inclusive space for persons regardless of physical ability.  From December 1-3 (in time for the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3)\, part two will feature 150 disabled athletes participating in football\, table tennis\, sitting volleyball\, and basketball.  This inspiring event organized by Al Basma Club for the Disabled will provide a sport forum for the deaf\, amputees\, paraplegics and polio victims. \nOur Gaza friends remind us that it is important to support programs that build community and well-being there.  The Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament allows children and young teens affected by the ongoing occupation and its associated trauma to find positive role models – adults taking charge of their immediate situation\, working together\, creating healthy outlets to dispel stress\, and reaching out in a positive way to build community relationships. \nPlease remember and support our friends in Gaza who are resisting occupation and strengthening community through athleticism and sportsmanship.  Follow tournament developments at the website Gazalife.org and lend your financial support for all 2015 Rachel Corrie Ramadan Tournament events by donating now! \n\nMany thanks and Ramadan Kareem from all of us at the Rachel Corrie Foundation!
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/rachel-corrie-ramadan-football-tournament-2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150527T144700
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SUMMARY:June - July: Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism exhibit tours WA state
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nCheck out the exhibit as it tours Washington state:\n  \nJune 3 – 12\nWashington State University \nPhase 1 Classroom Building \n668 N Riverpoint Blvd \nSpokane\, WA 99202 \n9 am-7 pm daily \nJune 13 – July 1\nUniversity of Washington \nOdegaard Undergraduate Library \n4060 George Washington Lane NE \nSeattle\, WA 98195 \nJuly 2 – 16\nUrban Grace \n902 Market Street \nTacoma\, WA 98402 \n\nTuesday and Thursday: Noon to 6:00 pm \nFriday through Sunday: 1:00 to 5:00 pm \n(closed July 4) \nOpening Reception: \nThursday\, July 2\, 4-6 pm \n             Featuring Beverly Naidus\, art faculty at UWT\, making a short presentation: Irresistible Resistance — Compelling Images of Art for Social Change \n  \n  \nThe exhibit features more than twenty boycotts including the Montgomery bus boycott\, United Farm Workers’ grape and lettuce boycott\, divestment from Apartheid in South Africa\, the Palestinian call for Boycott\, Divestment\, and Sanctions\, and many others. \nActivists and solidarity groups have often responded to injustices by implementing boycott and divestment campaigns targeting companies and governments that support and sustain these injustices—these posters have been a primary tool for educating around issues and inspiring people to action. These powerful posters serve as a platform for understanding the effectiveness of boycotts as a nonviolent tactic to end injustice and oppression. \n\nThanks to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Center for the study of Political Graphics (CSPG) for making these posters available! \nSponsored by the Rachel Corrie Foundation \n\n 
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/june-july-boycott-the-art-of-economic-activism-exhibit-tours-wa-state
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T005300
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SUMMARY:June 12: Ask Your Representative to Sign Congressional Letter Challenging Israel's Mistreatment of Palestinian Children
DESCRIPTION:The deadline for signing the letter is June 12th.\n  \nOn Tuesday\, June 2\, the American Friends Service Committee hosted a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill to examine Israel’s child detention practices. The briefing was attended by more than one hundred people\, including 36 Congressional offices. \nIn response to concerns about Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children\, Representative McCollum has initiated a letter to Secretary Kerry calling on the State Department to make the protection of children a priority in the United States-Israel relationship. \nEvery year\, hundreds of Palestinian children – some as young as 12 years old – are detained and arrested in an Israeli military detention system where ill treatment and abuse is widespread. \nMany are taken from their families in night raids\, held without charges or due process\, and subjected to abuse and poor conditions while in custody.\n\n\n\n\nPlease call and write your representative today and urge them to sign this important letter before the June 12th deadline.  \n\nCLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION! \n\nAlso\, please make a quick call to Representative McCollum’s office to thank them for leading this important initiative.\n(1-202-225-6631)\n\n\n\nThe Rachel Corrie Foundation is eager to support this effort\, because of our connections through the years with those who as children were imprisoned themselves or impacted by seeing young relatives imprisoned\, and raised into a reality that deprives them of a fundamental sense of freedom. \n\n\nThe “No Way to Treat a Child” campaign\, organized by the Chicago Faith Coalition\, is aimed at bringing attention to Israel’s routine mistreatment of Palestinian children.\n\n\n\nThank you to the American Friends Service Committee\, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation\, and many others for organizing and supporting this important effort.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n#NOWAYTOTREATACHILD
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/june-12-ask-your-representative-to-sign-congressional-letter-challenging-israels-mistreatment-of-palestinian-children
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150519T225100
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SUMMARY:May 21 Hatim Kanaaneh author of "Chief Complaint" in Olympia\, WA
DESCRIPTION:Hatim Kanaaneh from Arrabeh in the Galilee will be in Olympia May 21 to speak about his latest book Chief Complaint\, fictionalized short stories about life in his village. \nThursday\, May 21st 2015\n7pm\nOrca Books\n509 4th Ave E\, Olympia\, WA 98501\n  \n\nIn Chief Complaint\, Dr. Kanaaneh explores the changing\, precarious\, and ever-shrinking world of Palestinians living in Israel. As his village’s first Western ­trained physician\, Kanaaneh has had intimate access to his neighbor’s lives\, which he chronicles here in a fictionalized collection of vignettes. These compelling short stories reveal the struggles\, triumphs\, memories\, and hopes of the indigenous Palestinian community living in a state that does not acknowledge their past or encourage their future. \n\n\nDr Hatim Kanaaneh completed his medical and public health degrees at Harvard in 1970. He then returned to Galilee where\, in 1973\, he became the Public Health Doctor of the sub­district of Acre. He is the founder of the NGO\, the Galilee Society (The Arab National Society for Health Research and Services).
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/may-21-hatim-kanaaneh-author-of-chief-complaint-in-olympia-wa
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