CURRENT CRISIS IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL Education for Understanding and Peace with Mariam El-Khatib Watch the recording here Mariam El-Khatib is passionate about educating people on the current crisis in Palestine. She will begin her presentation with a brief review of Palestinian history. That will be followed by a look at the ongoing crisis specifically in the West Bank and Gaza, both before and...
Register Here! "Diversity as key to peace and sustainability in Palestine: human, biological, agricultural" with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh Saturday October 21, 10 - 11:30 AM Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh previously served at US universities including Tennessee, Duke and Yale. He is founder and volunteer director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) at Bethlehem...
US Policy Toward Israel At a Turning Point with Mitchell Plitnick President, ReThinking Foreign Policy September 16, 10- 11:30 AM US Policy Toward Israel At a Turning Point with Mitchell Plitnick Register Here The perception of Israel in the United States, in virtually every corner except the halls of Congress, has undergone a radical transformation in 2023. Ongoing and escalating violence by...
DATE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 2023 TIME: 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. LOCATION: ROSLAND PARK PICNIC SHELTER 4300 West 66th Street, Edina Reflections from the Occupied Palestinian Territories Presented by Jenny Hartley and Fred Rogers Fred Rogers and Jenny Hartley are active with Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel. Recently they returned from an extended visit in Palestine. They were there during a...
Register Here! The Ongoing Nakba: 75 Years Later with Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethlehem June 17, 10- 11:30 AM “Nakba:” in Arabic, “ “the catastrophe.” Between the passing of the United Nations partition plan in 1947 and the end of the war in 1949, at least 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and homeland. Unknown numbers were...
Register here! Acting locally. Thinking globally. with Rep. Ruwa Romman May 27, 2023 10-11:30 AM CT Representative Ruwa Romman (GA-HD97) will cover how local legislation can have international implications on an economic, social, and political level. She will discuss her experience as a Palestinian State House Representative, international programs like GILEE, and the changing political...
Israel, the U.S. and Questions of Democracy, with Dale Sprusansky Watch Here Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:00am - 11:30am CT Our forum will analyze how the agenda of pro-Israel lobby groups in the U.S. outweighs the will of the voters in ensuring nearly unconditional support for Israel. We will assess the growing partisan nature of the pro-Palestine movement, cautioning that it's not best to let...
Neoliberal Apartheid and Imperial Policing with Andy Clarno Watch Now As apartheid becomes a popular framework for analyzing Palestine/Israel today, a look at the limits of liberation in “post-apartheid” South Africa challenges us rethink the definition of what apartheid is and when it ends. Against the dominant definition of apartheid, the radical wing of the South African liberation...
THE WAY OF GAZA with Jehad Alaa AlGhandour WATCH RECORDING HERE Jehad Alaa AlGhandour is an exchange student in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. His home country is Palestine where he was born in the city of Gaza 15 years ago. Jehad came to The United States through a full scholarship called “KL-YES” (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and study); part of his scholarship focuses on experiencing cultures...
THE PALESTINIAN CATCH 22: from Divisory Practices, to Palestinian Leadership with Tarek Al-Zoughbi REGISTER HERE In this discussion, Tarek Al-Zoughbi will add to perspectives on the reality of life and activism under occupation, with focuses on policies, peace-building processes, and Palestinian leadership. The conversation will also include lessons learned from engagement with the...
