Saturday, March 16, 2013- Sylvester Park & The Olympia Ballroom (116 Legion Way SW, downtown Olympia)-- Expect a dynamic day of social action, speakers, music, dance, food, reflection, remembrance, and community! 1 pm – Rally at Sylvester Park: Ten years is enough! Challenge U.S. aid to Israel and the lack of accountability for how those resources […]

Friday, March 15th - Where Should the Birds Fly Olympia Film Society screening & Fida Qishta filmmaker from Gaza 6:30 pm – Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia Event Details We are excited to team up with the Olympia Film Society (OFS) to present this film followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. Fida […]

UPDATE: On March 3rd, in partnership with the Middle East Solidarity Project, we hosted a BDS workshop and performance in Olympia, Washington featuring Remi Kanazi.  Below is the live video from that event: http://youtu.be/MvcUUmtHiic   Remi Kanazi, Palestinian-American poet, writer, and human rights activist based in New York City will bring his spoken word to […]

Tuesday, April 9th at 7 PM-- Traditions Café and World Folk Art Reem Kelani will provide an authoritative, captivating introduction to music of the Arab uprisings drawn from her experiences in Tahrir Square during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, with short demonstrations of song accompanied by jazz pianist Bruno Heinen. The singer's debut album “Sprinting Gazelle: Palestinian […]

The Olympia Film Society will be showing The Gatekeepers May 11th through May 16th. Join us following the film on Wednesday, May 15th for a Rachel Corrie Foundation hosted informal discussion of this important and provocative documentary. Meet us in the Legion Room of the Urban Onion at 8:30 pm to share your thoughts and […]