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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Film Series Feature: Brooklyn Inshallah
DESCRIPTION:Khader El-Yateem\, an Arab American Pastor from Palestine\, and Linda Sarsour\, organizer of the Women’s March on Washington\, come together in the wake of President Trump’s anti-Muslim policies. With Sarsour’s support\, El-Yateem runs for New York City council. Will he be the first Arab American to ever win a seat in the race? The documentary follows the drama of his candidacy.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-film-series-feature-brooklyn-inshallah
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Hiba Dagher
DESCRIPTION:Hiba Dagher is a student at the University of Michigan & founder of Hikayat. She is the recipient of two Hopwood prizes & her work has been featured in Xylem literary magazine & the Cafe Shapiro anthology. You can find her @mtndaughter on twitter.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-writing-showcase-hiba-dagher
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SUMMARY:Cooking with Salima's Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:Moroccan and Puerto Rican food blogger Salima from Salima’s Kitchen is here to share a classic Moroccan Tomato Salad. This dish is traditionally served as a side salad\, but also tastes fabulous on top of omelettes\, with any kind of meat or on top of a toasted slice of bread.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/cooking-with-salimas-kitchen
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Sa'ad Ojeili
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URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-writing-showcase-saad-ojeili
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T170000
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Live Writing Showcase Reading featuring Banah Ghadbanah\, Diaa Alsersawi\, Fargo Tbakhi\, Hasheemah Afaneh\, Farida Rady\, Philipe AbiYouness\, and Samira Abed
DESCRIPTION:This live reading showcases seven Arab-American authors featured in the Shuruq 4.5 writing series. This is the first of a two-part reading series. Hosted by Samia Saliba.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-live-writing-showcase-reading-featuring-banah-ghadbanah-diaa-alsersawi-fargo-tbakhi-hasheemah-afaneh-farida-rady-philipe-abiyouness-and-samira-abed
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201007
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Ameerah Bader
DESCRIPTION:Ameerah Bader is a Palestinian-Tlingit poet and illustrator located in Boise\, Idaho. They have been writing poems for ten years and drawing for nine. In 2019 they graduated with BFAs in both illustration and printmaking. Humor\, identity\, and tiny moments are centered within Ameerah’s work. They appreciate the unseen. They enjoy merging both imagery and language to engage in storytelling. Their favorite color is all of them but just a little desaturated. They enjoy singing in the morning\, falling asleep with a book on their lap after lunch\, drinking wine in the evening\, riding their bicycle into the sunset\, and blinking at the stars. Ameerah has been published a handful of times\, nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice\, and is currently working on a small collection of small poems.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-writing-showcase-ameerah-bader
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Mona Gazala
DESCRIPTION:Mona Gazala is a Palestinian-American artist currently living and working in Columbus Ohio. Gazala recently received her Masters of Fine Art with a minor in City and Regional Planning from the Ohio State University\, and over the past ten years has pursued a strong interest in community-engaged art\, social justice issues\, and post-colonial studies. She is currently writing a book called “Buck Creek Journals\,” which documents her rural Ohio excursions – and her fluctuating relationship with the land and rural landscapes – as a descendant of Palestinian refugees on stolen Native American soil. More about the artist’s work can be found at her website\, https://www.gazalaprojects.com.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-writing-showcase-mona-gazala
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Film Series Feature: American Arab
DESCRIPTION:Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi (Nice Bombs) shares his own story of experiencing racism in post-9/11 America. Showcasing the diversity of Arabs living in the United States\, American Arab sparks a frank conversation about identity and perception\, and argues for giving people “the space to be complicated.”
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/shuruq-4-5-film-series-feature-american-arab
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201005
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SUMMARY:Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Philip Metres
DESCRIPTION:Philip Metres has written ten books\, including Shrapnel Maps (Copper Canyon 2020)\, Sand Opera\, and The Sound of Listening. Awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship\, the Lannan Fellowship\, three Arab American Book Awards\, and two NEAs\, he is professor of English and director of the Peace\, Justice\, and Human Rights program at John Carroll University.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/writing-showcase-philip-metres
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191004T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191004T220000
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SUMMARY:Olympia Fall Arts Walk
DESCRIPTION:Olympia Fall Arts Walk \n\nMixed-media event focusing on the theme of “Defying Walls that Divide.” Come see us Friday at the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural from 5-10 PM.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/olympia-fall-arts-walk-2
LOCATION:Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural\, State Ave NE & Capitol Way N\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190914T190000
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SUMMARY:Benefit Concert: Neil & Tamara Caulkins
DESCRIPTION:  \nReserve your tickets now! \nA benefit concert for the Rachel Corrie Foundation. We are excited to announce the partnership with Neil and Tamara Caulkins in our goal of raising $2\,000. We are asking for a suggested donation of $25 per entry\, but we don’t want money to prevent anyone from attending – donate whatever you can. The more the merrier as we enjoy Neil & Tamara’s performance! No matter what you give\, your experience and entry will be the same! All monies will benefit the Palestinian Cultural Palace\, one of many Gaza Projects RCF supports. \nEvent Details \nJoin the Rachel Corrie Foundation at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church for a Benefit Concert with Neil & Tamara Caulkins September 14th at 7:00 PM. The Concert will be followed by a Reception for our guests to mingle\, enjoy light desserts and learn more about what RCF is doing and how they can support. \nTickets are encouraged to be reserved in advance so we can estimate attendance. We’re asking for a suggested donation of $25 per ticket\, but is not required.Simply choose the ticket price that feels most comfortable to you! Please contact RCF with any questions or concerns about accessibility at (360) 754-3998. \nAll monies raised will benefit the Palestinian Cultural Palace\, one of many Gaza Projects RCF supports. \nMusic Program \nPolaca Moderato\, 1818                                                                                                        Benigne Henry  \nAllegro Moderato #18 \nGrand March \nAndantino \nRondo Allegro Vivace \n  \n*Intermission* \n  \nCaprice\, 1827                                                                                                                         A. H. Varlet  \nDuo\, 1824                                                                                                                             Ch. Cl. Lebas de Cormant  \nSunrise in the Woods\, Gentil y rítmico\, 2018                                                             Virginia Yep  \nCommissioned by and dedicated to the Caulkins Guitar Duo \n  \nNeil and Tamara Caulkins \n \nNeil and Tamara Caulkins have been playing guitar together since they met during a guitar ensemble rehearsal many years ago. They went on to earn masters degrees in music at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. They then studied for a year at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid\, Spain\, with maestro Jose Luis Rodrigo. They received scholarships to study at the international Spanish music festival in Santiago de Compostela and the Manuel de Falla International music festival in Granada. Upon their return to the United States\, the duo recorded a critically acclaimed CD and pursued a rigorous concert schedule\, including performances in New York\, Calgary\, and throughout the southeast and pacific northwest. \nThe duo has commissioned several new works for two guitars including Three Cherokee Legends by Sarah Pierce\, Kootenai East\, Op. 56 by Michael E. Young\, Pentamerisms by Michael Daugherty\, and Water Leaves by Bruce Reiprich. \nA forgotten manuscript of duets by Isidro de Laporta (fl. 1790-1820) on the shelves of the Royal Conservatory library in Madrid introduced Neil and Tamara to a wealth of early nineteenth century music for two guitars. They are currently bringing this repertoire to life through research in archival sources and a study of historically informed performance practices on early nineteenth century instruments. \nAbout \n \nBenefiting the Palestinian Cultural Palace \nConcert ticket sales and donations will support the Palestinian Cultural Palace project in Gaza\, directed by Mohammed Baroud\, supervised by the Women’s Program Center-Rafah\, and supported by the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice.  \n\n \n\n\nThis Gaza project provides a cultural\, developmental\, and social gathering place for youth that aims to sustain and celebrate Palestinian culture and to support the hopes and dreams of Gaza participants.  A team of male and female professional performers provide training in theater\, music\, dance\, and creative writing.  Youth develop performance skills\, stage professionalism\, and creative and constructive avenues for expression of feelings and energy\, and are encouraged to develop strategies for pursuing the peace that will provide for a safe life.  The project aims to support youth in developing their personalities\, expressing their needs clearly before officials and decision makers\, and to positively activate their role within the family and the larger society of their Palestinian homeland. \n\n\n\n\nAfter the project facility and supplies were destroyed by an Israeli military bombing in August 2018\, trainers have worked very hard to restore the spirit of the team and the work.  Phase one of the 2019 project this spring targeted 120 youth ages six to twenty-two and culminated in a festival that included “new dance\,” combining hip hop\, break dancing\, and other international dance forms with Palestinian folklore “to convey a global message that the Palestinian people have the right to practice their art and culture like all other countries of the world.”\n\n\nThe project indirectly targeted 5000 people\, including performance attendees\, those reached through networking with local institutions\, associations\, and schools\, and coordination with local and international media.  Festival attendance exceeded 2\,000 people and included more than 350 youth participant family members.  The project awaits funding for phases two and three which will take trainers into Gaza schools and communities to work with youth to create a “Colors of Peace” art exhibition and to engage thousands of Gaza youth in creating “Birds of Peace” messages and drawings.\n\nTo support this project\, join us for the musical benefit September 14th.  If you can’t make it\, you can still help by donating here.  Donations can also be made by check to the Rachel Corrie Foundation.  Put “Gaza Projects” or “Palestinian Cultural Palace” in the subject line and mail to the Rachel Corrie Foundation\, 203 East 4th Ave\, Suite 402\, Olympia\, WA 98501.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/benefit-concert-neil-tamara-caulkins
LOCATION:Gloria Dei Lutheran Church\, 1515 Harrison Ave NW\, Olympia\, WA\, 98502\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seattle Arab Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Rachel Corrie Foundation will be tabling at the Seattle Arab Festival August 10th & 11th from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM: \nThe Seattle Arab Festival (SAF)\, located in Washington State\, is a new non-profit organization established in 2018.  SAF succeeds the Arab Center of Washington\, which was the founder and official sponsor of the Arab Festival\, a biennial event held at Seattle Center since 1999. \nSeattle Arab Festival will be held on August 10th & 11th in 2019. \n\nIt is Free and open to public.\nThe schedule will be updated as events and activities are confirmed.  Please check back often for new information about individual activities.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Festival will feature exciting activities at each location:  \n\nArmory Stage: Children’s Corner\, Vendor Booths\, Bakery Booth\, Country Booths\, Music\, Dancing\, Fashion Show.\nArmory Hallways: Information Booth & Book Vendors.\nFisher Pavilion Indoor Stage: The Souk (Traditional Arabic Market with Vendor Booths). Music\, Dabkeh \, Stand Up Comedy\, Bakery Booth\, Exhibits\, Photo Corner\, Coffee\, Dessert\, Pastry\, Ice Cream and Drink Booths\, Spices Booth.\nFisher Pavilion Outdoor Canopy Stage: Story telling “Tales of Arab Americans of the Pacific Northwest”\, Poetry\, Solo Music\, Book Reading\, Food Demos\, Drumming (Tablah).\nFisher Pavilion Outdoor: Food Grill\, Coffee Booth.\nFisher Pavilion Platform : Hookah Lounge\,
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/seattle-arab-festival-2
LOCATION:Seattle Center Armory Hall & Fisher Pavilion\, 305 Harrison Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190607T190000
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SUMMARY:Finding Home Film Series - Wajib
DESCRIPTION:Finding Home \nMideast Focus Ministry \nFirst Friday Film Series VI \nSaint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral \nThe loss of home is often complicated by long years as refugees. What does it mean to lose one’s home? What is involved in finding home? Families must often separate to thrive at all. Some face the danger of never belonging anywhere\, once they are safe. Such elements of refugee-hood complicate other real issues of unemployment and isolation under other people’s sky. \nIn this year’s series\, we join families engaged in complicates struggles. We discover what creates community and what is essential for finding home! \nWAJIB \nPalestinian architect\, Shadi\, living in Rome\, returns home to Nazareth to help his father deliver his sister’s wedding invitations. As they struggle to bridge the gap between their different lives\, the two men discover the importance of “home”. This film quietly explores the complex relationship of a practical Palestinian survivor\, who has to forfeit his idealist son\, to provide a home\, even under occupation.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/finding-home-film-series-wajib
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, 1245 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190531T173000
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SUMMARY:The Occupation of Palestine
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion on the occupation of Palestine Dispossession\, Deprivation\, and de-development. \nPanelist Cindy Corrie\, Huda Gidden and Prof. John McKay moderated by Paster John Shuck.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/the-occupation-of-palestine
LOCATION:WA\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190516
DTSTAMP:20190512T014035Z
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SUMMARY:Nakba Day Observance
DESCRIPTION:RCF NAKBA DAY OBSERVANCES \nMAY 15\, 2019 \nJoin the Rachel Corrie Foundation (RCF) in Olympia\, May 15\, 2019\, to observe the 71st anniversary of al-Nakba (in Arabic\, “the catastrophe).   This widespread ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinians led to the establishment of the State of Israel on May 15\, 1948\, displacing more than 750\,000 Palestinians\, and destroying more than 400 Palestinian villages. \nAs Palestinian friends and colleagues in Gaza continue incredible grassroots organizing with the Great March of Return\, it is important for international audiences to connect and learn more.  Join us in Olympia\, May 15th\, for two events that explore the Nakba and how it continues and is challenged. \n  \nOlympia Observances \nPalestine: Stolen Homeland – Nakba Display \nWashington State Capitol Lawns near Tivoli Fountain \n(Northeast of the Legislative Building\, alongside Capitol Way on the west campus) \nWednesday\, May 15th \n11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nCome when you can and explore this display of tent-style placards with names of Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948 inscribed.  Talk with local Palestinian-Americans whose families experienced the Nakba and its aftermath\, and with RCF volunteers sharing how the Nakba continues and jeopardizes a just peace in the Middle East. \nThe installation\, created by the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign\, has traveled to multiple Western Washington locations and will be displayed this month at Westlake Mall in Seattle and at the University of Washington\, as well.  \nDefying the Walls that Divide Us –  Miriam Taqiedden and Gerri Haynes \nFirst Christian Church – Koinonia Hall \n701 Franklin St. SE\, Olympia\, WA \nWednesday\, May 15th \n7:00-9:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) \nJoin RCF for presentations and discussion about how the Nakba continues\, and hear from those who are Defying the Walls that Divide Us.  Miriam Taqieddin will compare and contrast events along Palestine’s borders with those along the US-Mexico border and will address the humanitarian and economic downsides of erecting a heavily militarized border wall.  Gerri Haynes\, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR)\, will speak about health and medical conditions in Gaza\, the work of WPSR\, and the exchanges of knowledge and friendship that have occurred between medical delegates from the U.S. and medical personnel in Gaza.  Dr. Therese Saliba will facilitate discussion. The event is free to the public. Donations to support WPSR delegations to Gaza and RCF Gaza projects are welcome. \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nMiriam Taqieddin is a sophomore at The Evergreen State College\, focusing on law and public policy.  She is an emerging community activist who advocates for Palestinian liberation and immigrant rights in the U.S.  Upon graduating from Evergreen\, Miriam plans to attend law school and to study immigration law. \nGerri Haynes has a decades-long history in nursing and as a palliative care consultant\, grief and bereavement educator\, and bereavement support group facilitator.  Her experience includes critical care nursing and management\, and policy and curriculum development for care of children with life-limiting conditions. Her work in this area has been conducted at the Washington State Department of Health\, at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center\, and as project manager for a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to improve care for such children.  Her work has impacted families\, community providers\, hospital staff\, first responders\, and medical\, social work\, and nursing students. Gerri Haynes has traveled to parts of Palestine\, Israel\, Jordan\, Syria\, Iraq\, and Lebanon one to three times each year since 1993. Since 2009\, she has organized and led fourteen Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) medical service delegations to Gaza.  \nFor information\, contact info@rachelcorriefoundation.org or call (360) 754-3998.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/nakba-day-observance
LOCATION:First Christian Church\, 701 Franklin St. SE\, Olympia\, Washington \, 98501
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T190000
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SUMMARY:Finding Home Film Series - Naila and the Uprising
DESCRIPTION:Finding Home \nMideast Focus Ministry \nFirst Friday Film Series VI \nSaint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral \nThe loss of home is often complicated by long years as refugees. What does it mean to lose one’s home? What is involved in finding home? Families must often separate to thrive at all. Some face the danger of never belonging anywhere\, once they are safe. Such elements of refugee-hood complicate other real issues of unemployment and isolation under other people’s sky. \nIn this year’s series\, we join families engaged in complicates struggles. We discover what creates community and what is essential for finding home! \nNAILA AND THE UPRISING \nThis film inventively chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh – a woman who must choose between love\, family and freedom. She chooses all three. In the late 1980s\, she joins a clandestine movement of Palestinian women who play a pivotal role in the First Intifada\, forcing the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination through a vibrant\, nonviolent\, mobilization of the people.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/finding-home-film-series-naila-and-the-uprising
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, 1245 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190426T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190426T220000
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SUMMARY:Spring Arts Walk
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URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/spring-arts-walk
LOCATION:Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural\, State Ave NE & Capitol Way N\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice":MAILTO:info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T210000
DTSTAMP:20190319T193325Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Home 2019 First Friday Films - This is Home
DESCRIPTION:Finding Home \nMideast Focus Ministry \nFirst Friday Film Series VI \nSaint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral \nThe loss of home is often complicated by long years as refugees. What does it mean to lose one’s home? What is involved in finding home? Families must often separate to thrive at all. Some face the danger of never belonging anywhere\, once they are safe. Such elements of refugee-hood complicate other real issues of unemployment and isolation under other people’s sky. \nIn this year’s series\, we join families engaged in complicates struggles. We discover what creates community and what is essential for finding home! \nTHIS IS HOME \nThis film follows four families sent to resettle in Baltimore in 2016. They have only eight months to learn English\, find jobs\, and become self-sufficient. The clock starts right when they land. A vast cultural divide hinders new arrivals and Americans trying to help them. Part way through the process\, the President issues a travel ban. Suddenly their lives are all the more perilous.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/finding-home-2019-first-friday-films-this-is-home
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, 1245 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T193000
DTSTAMP:20190308T204820Z
CREATED:20190308T204820Z
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SUMMARY:16 Years - Remembering Rachel Corrie: Bridging the Issues
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 16th \n16 Years – Remembering Rachel Corrie \nBridging the Issues \nPotluck- Panel & Discussion – Music by David Rovics \n4:30-7:30 p.m. \nWashington State Labor Council – Suite 200 \n906 Columbia St SW\, in downtown Olympia\, \n  \n4:30 p.m. – Gathering – Bring a potluck dish to share.\n5:00 p.m. – Welcome and Rachel Corrie Remembrance\n5:10 p.m. –  “Bridging the Issues” Panel & Q&A \nUS interventions & Venezuela \nBorders\, Walls\, & Declared Emergencies (Immigration Rights)\nPalestine – Silencing Protest\n6:00 p.m. – Potluck Dinner & Table Discussions\n7:00 p.m. – Dessert & Music by David Rovics\n7:30 p.m.    Action Items & Closing
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/16-years-remembering-rachel-corrie-bridging-the-issues
LOCATION:Washington State Labor Council\, 906 Columbia St SW\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501
ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice":MAILTO:info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190315T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190315T163000
DTSTAMP:20190223T022904Z
CREATED:20190222T231752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190223T022904Z
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SUMMARY:Palestinian Rights Advocacy Day
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, we have watched the campaign for Palestinian rights in the U.S. move into places of government – to city councils\, state legislatures\, and the U.S. Congress.\n\n\nOn the federal level\, we’ve challenged anti-BDS legislation and supported the first-ever bill in support of Palestinian rights and Palestinian kids. In Washington State\, we ’ve challenged resolutions in the state legislature and a letter signed by U.S. governors that misrepresented and intended to disrupt the BDS movement for Palestinian rights.\n\n\n\n\nThrough our advocacy\, we have become stronger\,\nand it’s time to take another step!\n\nYou are invited to join us for a\nPalestinian Rights Advocacy Day\nin Olympia\, Friday\, March 15th\, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.\n\nSee Schedule and More Details Here.\n\nRegister Here by March 8!
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/palestinian-rights-advocacy-day
LOCATION:United Churches of Olympia\, 110 11th Ave SE\, Olympia\, Washington\, 98501
ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice":MAILTO:info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T210000
DTSTAMP:20190218T215507Z
CREATED:20190218T215507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190218T215507Z
UID:14631-1551207600-1551214800@rachelcorriefoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening "Making Waves: The Rebirth of the Golden Rule"
DESCRIPTION:Veterans for Peace and the Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons will present a program on February 26th at Traditions cafe\, 300 5th Avenue SW in Olympia from 7 to 9 pm.  Included is an award-winning film screening of “Making Waves: The Rebirth of the Golden Rule”\, followed by talks by Zoe Byrd\, Golden Rule Ambassador\, and Peter Lumsdaine\, Washington PSR. \nThe Golden Rule was a sailboat with a crew of four Quaker activists who left Long Beach\, CA in 1958 intending to sail to the Marshall Islands to protest nuclear bomb testing by the US military.  Soon after leaving a stop in Hawaii\, the ship and crew were seized by the US Coast Guard. \nIn 2010 the boat was found\, underwater in Humboldt Bay\, CA.  It was rebuilt and sailed the Pacific coast for three years.  This Spring it plans to sail to Hawaii\, the Marshall Islands\, Guam\, Okinawa\, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/film-screening-making-waves-the-rebirth-of-the-golden-rule
LOCATION:Traditions Cafe\, 300 5th Ave. SW\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T160000
DTSTAMP:20190219T215625Z
CREATED:20190219T215625Z
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SUMMARY:JVP Seattle\, Monthly Mincha - The Torah of Angela Davis
DESCRIPTION:Join JVP Seattle on February 23rd from 2-4pm for another monthly mincha–JVP Seattle’s new monthly Shabbat learning session that is open to all. \n \nThis Black History Month we find ourselves at a moment ripe with opportunity to reinvigorate a vibrant spirit of Black and Jewish solidarity. We can only do this wholeheartedly if we unabashedly defend our bold Black movement leaders who are under attack for speaking up for Palestine. \nOn February 15\, Jews in Birmingham\, Alabama\, are gathering to hold a Shabbat to welcome Professor Angela Davis back to her hometown. They have asked us to gather across the country as well to show our solidarity.  \nWe in Seattle will be honoring Angela Davis during our Saturday monthly Mincha on the 23rd! We will be reading from the Torah of Angela Davis\, a collection created by Jay Saper\, and will dream\, celebrate\, and commit to all of us getting free.   \n\nWe will be gathering at Pipsqueak Art Gallery in the Central District\, which is a wheelchair accessible space. We ask that you please come scent free. Feel free to bring snacks or beverages to share— but most importantly just bring yourself!\n \nPlease send any access needs\, questions and RSVP to emmett.stanfield@gmail.com\n\n \nWe hope to see you there!\n\n— \nJewish Voice for Peace is a diverse and democratic community of activists inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace\, social justice\, and human rights. \nTo Subscribe to this list: send an email to jvp-seattle-announcements-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/jvp-seattle-monthly-mincha-the-torah-of-angela-davis
LOCATION:Pipsqueak Art Gallery\, 173 16th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T190000
DTSTAMP:20190219T215036Z
CREATED:20190219T215036Z
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SUMMARY:Block the Wall Community Gathering and March
DESCRIPTION:We’re reaching out to invite you to our Block The Wall Community Gathering and March this Wednesday the 20th! We are participating in the nationwide #blockthewall mobilization in response to the recent state of emergency and border wall deal. We refuse to choose between Trump’s openly racist wall and the Democrats’ implicitly racist “smart border.” The differences between Trump’s border wall and a soft-power smart wall are variations on the same deadly theme. We choose another way: freedom of movement\, solidarity and mutual aid. Together\, we can demonstrate that we can build a better world. \nAt 4pm we’ll gather at Percival Park to meet and share food and hot drinks\, make signs\, and play games. Community groups and organizations are invited to table their materials. We would like to uplift groups that organize around migrant justice\, who do solidarity work at detention centers\, etc. If this is you\, please email us and let us know how we can support your work at this time! If you would like to table\, show up! Please bring whatever tables and canopies you might need. \nAt 5pm we’ll gather at Percival Landing to march through downtown with banners and signs and hand out informational leaflets. We are playing on the theme of “emergency” – wear high visibility vests and bring caution tape! We will be stopping momentarily at intersections along our route for folks to give speeches or perform acts. If you want to reserve a spot\, shoot us an email! \nWe hope you are able to attend this event. We need a bold\, positive vision of the future in contrast to Trump’s white supremacist fantasy. We need to create a world in which people can move freely\, where families can find refuge from danger\, and communities are brave enough to welcome newcomers and create shared sense of belonging. \nSee you on Wednesday! \n<3 Olympia Block the Wall\nolyblockthewall@riseup.net \nVideo for the National Call\nhttps://vimeo.com/317503449 \nFacebook event for Olympia\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/831044973910525/?ti=ia
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/block-the-wall-community-gathering-and-march
LOCATION:Percival Landing Park\, 217 Thurston Ave NE\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181210T213000
DTSTAMP:20181115T223330Z
CREATED:20181115T223330Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Human Rights Day Celebration & Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation for our Sixth Annual Human Rights Day Celebration & Fundraiser on Monday\, December 10th\, 2018 at 6:30 pm at Dillinger’s Cocktails and Kitchen inside The Security Building in downtown Olympia to celebrate efforts to realize human rights for all\, connect with our community\, and financially support RCF work. \nBUY TICKETS \nCelebrate with Community \nThe early years of RCF consisted of endless nights spent at kitchen tables with invested community members\, piles of papers\, and copious amounts of coffee. RCF has since transitioned to formal office space\, although the community members\, papers\, and coffee are still present. We’ve called The Security Building home since 2006\, and this year\, we thought it would be special to invite our community into our home to celebrate\, meet the neighbors\, and share a connection to place. \nThe event will be held downstairs from our office at Dillinger’s\, a prohibition themed craft bar and restaurant that pays homage to the beautiful historical building we all call home. Our guest speaker is Steffani Powell\, a U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Lawyer\, and our next-door office neighbor. \nThe menu\, inspired by our work in Palestine\, Steffani’s work with immigrants\, and Dillinger’s commitment to local ingredients\, will consist of delicious Latin and Middle Eastern inspired dishes paired with complimentary cocktails/mocktails. \nWe’re excited to celebrate\, but more importantly\, we’re honored to host an evening with our neighbors for our friends and supporters that will feel like coming home. Will you join us? \nIMPORTANT: Please note\, this event is being held in a bar/restaurant. Individuals under the age of 21 are NOT legally permitted to attend and will be turned away (with a full ticket refund if purchased). The venue is accessible to people with wheelchairs or service animals and includes gender-neutral restrooms. Noise levels can be high. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance to guarantee admission and meal/drink. Please contact RCF with any questions or concerns about accessibility at (360) 754-3998. \nOur Guest Speaker \nImmigration Attorney Steffani Powell graduated from University of Louisville\, School of Law\, in Louisville\, Kentucky in 1992. Prior to moving to Washington State\, she worked with the Russell Immigration Law Firm in Louisville following her departure from Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services where she was Director of the Office of Immigration Services for over 12 years. \nIn 2000 and 2001 she worked in London\, England as an immigration attorney. Steffani has focused her legal career on Asylum\, Consular Processing\, Deportation Defense\, Family Immigration\, General Immigration\, Business Immigration and Naturalization cases. She represents clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)\, Executive Offices of the Immigration Court [EOIR]\, and U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide. She is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association\, the American Immigration Lawyers Association\, and Strengthening Sanctuary of Olympia.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/2018-human-rights-day-celebration-fundraiser
LOCATION:Dillinger’s Cocktails & Kitchen\, 406 Washington St SE\, Olympia\, WA\, 98501\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice":MAILTO:info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181217
DTSTAMP:20181004T220649Z
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SUMMARY:VEILS\, a Macha Theatre Works Production
DESCRIPTION:VEILS\nBY TOM COASH\, DIRECTED BY LIA FAKHOURI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntisar\, a veiled African-American Muslim student\, thought she might finally fit in when she enrolled for a year abroad at the American Egyptian University in Cairo. \nSamar\, her non-veiled Egyptian roommate\, enlists Intisar’s help in creating an internet blog about the controversial practice of wearing veils (or not)\, in hopes of challenging Western assumptions of Muslim culture and bridging the gap between the West and the Middle-East. \nAs Egypt hurtles toward revolution\, Intisar and Samar are surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of a bitter cultural divide. Will the violent events and emotions leading up to the revolution salvage their friendship or shatter it? \nSTARRING:\nFathiya Ritter and Alaji \nPRODUCTION TEAM:\nLia Fakhouri (Director)\, Parmida Ziaei (Scenic Design)\, Sadiqua Iman (Costume Design)\, Johanna Melamed (Sound Design)\, Suzi Tucker (Projections Design) and Zanna King (Lighting Design) \nDATES:\nNovember 30 to December 16\, 2018 \nWest of Lenin \n203 N. 36th Street \n\nhttps://www.machatheatreworks.com/currentshow
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/veils-a-macha-theatre-works-production
LOCATION:West of Lenin\, 203 N 36th St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98103\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Macha Theatre Works":MAILTO:tickets@machatheatreworks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181116T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181116T130000
DTSTAMP:20181102T224758Z
CREATED:20181102T220023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181102T224758Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch with Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei: Mental Health in Gaza Under Siege
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 16\, Olympia\, Washington \nVenue:  The Olympia Center\, Rooms 101 & 102 \nTime: Noon-1:00 p.m.  Bring your lunch! \nLocation: 222 Columbia St. NW\, Olympia\, WA 98501 \nMental Health in Gaza Under Siege \nPlease join RCF for a community lunch discussion to hear Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei\, psychiatrist and Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) speak about psychological health in Gaza in 2018. Discussion will be facilitated by Dr. John Van Eenwyk. \nThe lunch is from 12-1 p.m.\, Friday\, November 16th\, at The Olympia Center\, Rooms 101 & 102\, 222 Columbia St. NW.  Guests are urged to arrive a few minutes before noon and to bring their lunches.  Coffee and tea will be provided.  Admission is free\, but please register so we can estimate attendance.  Donations are requested to support completion of GCMHP’s new building that will provide expansion of the organization’s vital treatment\, training\, and education programs. \nDr. Abu Jamei joined GCMHP as a student in the High Diploma Programme in Community Mental Health and subsequently served as a Psychiatrist-Clinical Supervisor and Director of Training and Research.  In 2014\, he was appointed Executive Director.  His particular interests include neuropsychiatry\, child and adolescent psychiatry\, and advocacy and policy change. \nOn July 21\, 2014\, during an Israeli bombing attack on Gaza\, a home of Dr. Yasser’s extended family was hit by a missile as family members were breaking their Ramadan fast with an iftar dinner.  Twenty-eight were killed\, including nineteen children and three pregnant women.  “There was no place for parents and children to hide\,” said Dr. Abu Jamei.  “You never knew where the bombs were going to fall.” Dr. Abu Jamei’s response was to continue his work at GCMHP.   “In Gaza\, you just have to start by doing something. Select anything that will do good\, and that is the right thing to do.” \nGCMHP provides crisis intervention and rehabilitation services to families in Gaza who have been traumatized by years of military occupation\, bombing campaigns\, blockade\, and siege.  This painful history coupled with extreme\, siege-induced unemployment rates makes the work of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme unique and timely in the world of global mental health.   Bring your lunch and join the discussion to learn more! \nThe Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice is proud to join our regional partners and the Gaza Mental Health Foundation in making this event and opportunity possible.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/lunch-with-dr-yasser-abu-jamei-mental-health-in-gaza-under-siege
LOCATION:The Olympia Center\, 222 Columbia St NW\, Olympia\, WA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice":MAILTO:info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T180000
DTSTAMP:20181105T203153Z
CREATED:20181025T023659Z
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SUMMARY:Picture This!  Life & Art in Palestine with Mohammad Sabaaneh
DESCRIPTION:Picture This! Life & Art in Palestine \n Palestinian political cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh in Tacoma\nSaturday\, Nov 10\, 2018 4:00 pm\nKing’s Books\, 218 St Helens Ave\, Tacoma 98402\n\n\nFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/173994876842123/\n\nSponsored by the Tacoma chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.\nFor further info\, write to Tacoma@JewishVoiceForPeace.org\n\n\nMohammad Sabaaneh is a Palestinian cartoonist and graphic artist who lives in Ramallah\, Palestine\, where he is the lead political cartoonist for the daily paper\, Al-Hayat al-Jadida. In 2013\, he was detained by the Israelis for five months\, spending much of it in solitary confinement\, a situation that inspired the creation of his first book of cartoons\, White And Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine\, published by Just World Books in 2017. The book won rave reviews from leading political cartoonists around the world including KAL of The Economist\, Matt Wuerker of Politico\, and Joe Sacco.\n\n\n\nMohammad is the Middle East representative of the Cartoonists Rights Network International. He has had solo and group exhibitions of his work in numerous countries around the world and has conducted cartooning workshops in many parts of Palestine. Last fall\, he won the Medaille d’Or at the Marseille Cartooning Festival. Shortly after that\, he was hailed by the UN’s Committee on Palestinian Rights as one of Palestine’s two best-ever cartoonists– along with the late Naji al-Ali\, and was featured in the exhibition and gala they staged at UN headquarters in New York. This year\, he has already made great appearances in Edinburgh and London. In late September\, his “History of Palestine” frieze was lauded as breakthrough art in the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights’ first-ever artists’ competition.\n\n\n\nTo keep up with the amazing flow of Mohammad’s creativity\, you can follow “@Sabaaneh” on Twitter or Instagram
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/picture-this-life-art-in-palestine-with-mohammad-sabaaneh
LOCATION:King’s Books\, 218 St Helens Ave\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98402\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Jewish Voice for Peace-Tacoma":MAILTO:Tacoma@JewishVoiceForPeace.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181029T200000
DTSTAMP:20181025T024204Z
CREATED:20181025T024204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T024204Z
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SUMMARY:Walking with the People of Palestine
DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Sr. Lisa Pires\, member of a Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) presently working in Hebron\, West Bank\, Palestine. CPTs have been active for many years observing\, monitoring\, and documenting human rights abuses in Hebron\, one of the most sensitive and tense cities in the West Bank. Lisa has been in Hebron since October 2017. \nMore about Lisa: Lisa has been working for the past year with the Christian Peacemakers in the West Bank as a peaceful observer of human rights abuses.  She was recently denied reentry by Israel to continue her work after she left in August to visit with family for a month. She is originally from India and spent most of her 50-year career as a Catholic nun working on behalf of the poor and marginalized in India.
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/walking-with-the-people-of-palestine
LOCATION:Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center\, 2302 North 30th St\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98403\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181025T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181025T213000
DTSTAMP:20180923T075820Z
CREATED:20180923T075820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180923T075820Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Dr. Mads Gilbert
DESCRIPTION:RCF is thrilled to welcome Norwegian physician\, humanitarian\, and activist Dr. Mads Gilbert to the Pacific Northwest for a fundraising lecture benefiting RCF Gaza Projects on Thursday\, October 25\, 2018\, at the Ballard Homestead. \nGuests can expect an inspiring\, riveting\, and heart wrenching evening as Dr. Gilbert testifies to the extreme brutality inflicted upon Palestinians living under Israeli occupation\, shares his own experiences of providing immediate and life-saving emergency medical care and training in the besieged Gaza Strip\, and shines a light on what Americans can do to support Palestinians and end the occupation. As the author of the books Eyes in Gaza and Night in Gaza\, Gilbert is an essential voice in understanding the humanitarian devastation inflicted upon Palestinians under occupation. \nThis event is a fundraiser for RCF Gaza Projects\, which include the Rachel Corrie Gaza Sport Initiative\, the Palestinian Cultural Palace\, the Samira Project\, and more. \nAdmission: The Rachel Corrie Foundation strongly values access to education of all forms. If the ticketing costs are prohibitive and you would like to attend\, please contact us directly at info@rachelcorriefoundation.org. \nDue to graphic images\, no children under 12 will be allowed. \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/an-evening-with-dr-mads-gilbert
LOCATION:Ballard Homestead\, 6541 Jones Ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice":MAILTO:info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T140000
DTSTAMP:20181004T220917Z
CREATED:20181004T220917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T220917Z
UID:13633-1540029600-1540044000@rachelcorriefoundation.org
SUMMARY:EarthCorps Arabic Speaking Station at Duwamish Alive!
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer with EarthCorps! \nانضم الى منظمة ايرث كورب في عمل تطوعي جماعي في اول حدث بيئي عربي في سياتل للعرب وللاشخاص الذين يريدون تعلم اللغة العربية في وسط الطبيعة بهدف بناء مجتمع عربي قوي ومتماسك ومترابط. لزيادة الوعي البيئي والعدل الاجتماعي في المجتمعات والاستمتاع بالطبيعة وحمايتها. ايرث كورب سوف تقوم بتوفير الماء والوجبات الخفيفة والقفازات والادوات اللازمة للعمل، سوف نقوم بالتعلم عن البيئة وماتوفره لنا عن طريق حماية النباتات وزراعة الاشجار. كما ستتاح لنا فرصة التعرف على عرب اخرون في سياتل ومن بينهم اشخاص يرغبون في تعلم اللغه العربيه وبالاضافة الى عمل نشاطات مختلفه تزيد من ترابطنا مع بعضنا البعض في المجتمع. لا يوجد ضرورة لتوفر الخبرة، فسوف نقوم بالتحدث عن كل ماهو لازم في هذا اليوم. \nمطعم علاء الدين جيرو- سيري سوف يقوم بتوفير وجبة الغداء مجانا للمتطوعين خلال الحدث! \nهذا الحدث هو اول حدث بيئي باللغة العربية في سياتل ووجودك يهمنا للعمل على استمرار وجود هذه الفعاليات باللغة العربية في المنطقه وفي العالم ككل \nالجميع من مختلف الاعمار والجنسيات مرحب بهم.، افراد وعائلات ومجموعات تاتي الى احتفالاتنا في سياتل وفي منطقة ال بيوجيت ساوند. للتسجيل في هذا الحدث، اضغط هنا: \nhttps://www.earthcorps.org/volunteer/event/a0E8000000Piwj9EAB/ \nJoin EarthCorps in our first Arabic speaking event at Duwamish Alive! EarthCorps\, Green Seattle Partnership and King Conservation District are working to restore the forest around Longfellow creek and the Duwamish River. This event is open to Arabic language speakers/learners – build community\, spend time outdoors\, and improve our forests! Lunch provided by Aladdin Gyro-cery. \nVolunteers will be planting native plants. No experience is necessary. EarthCorps will provide training\, tools\, and gloves. All are welcome! \nLearn more and sign up! \nhttps://www.earthcorps.org/volunteer/event/a0E8000000OWkUsEAL/ \nFB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/464016624114705/
URL:https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/event/earthcorps-arabic-speaking-station-at-duwamish-alive
LOCATION:Longfellow Creek
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