THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE IN ATTAINING PEACE Mubarak Awad View Recording Here Dr. Mubarak Awad is a Palestinian educator, author, and psychologist. Now a US citizen, Dr. Mubarak has founded numerous programs, centers, and NGOs whose common theme is the power of nonviolent approaches to effect social change, justice, and peace in Israel/Palestine and in the international community. In his talk Dr....
PROTECTING OUR RIGHT TO DISSENT Rasmy Hassouna, Mik Jordahl, and Daniel Nerenberg Register Here Middle East Peace Now cordially invites you to "Protecting our right to dissent: A conversation with Rasmy Hassouna and Mik Jordahl'' to explore the context and implications of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record....
HOPE STILL RISES Daoud Nassar Recording Available Here Daoud Nassar, Palestinian Christian and founder Tent of Nations peace center, will share the story of his family’s struggle to maintain the ownership of their farm located outside of Bethlehem in the West Bank. A recent video of the farm will take you there, and show you the concrete ways in which they have embodied their hope for the...
Miko Peled: A Clear Voice for the Rights of Palestinians Miko Peled RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Miko Peled is not Palestinian; in fact, he is culturally Jewish. His family’s heritage is European, and includes a grandfather who was a signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence in May 1948 and a father who was a prominent general in the Israeli Army in the 1960s-1970s. But like the...
Growing up in Gaza: Education is Nonviolent Resistance Abdallah Salha RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Gaza has been described as the largest open-air prison in the world. Home to more than Two million Palestinians, with 13,000 people per square mile Gaza is one of the most densely-populated places in the world. Since 2007, Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza that has severely impacted every aspect of...
The Palestinians that Remained: Foreigners in their Ancestral Homeland Tarek Khalil Forum Recording is Available Here * Please note that MEPN's Annual Meeting and online elections for the Board of Directors will be held from 10am - 10:15am CT Israel’s establishment is premised on the notion of Jewish supremacy, which necessitates racial domination. As a result of Israel’s creation in 1948,...
Not a Conflict: Against Anti-Semitism and for Palestinian Rights Malkah Bird RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Across the United States, some state legislatures and college campus organizations have pushed to adopt the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-semitism, which equates criticism of Israel with anti-semitism. Palestinians and their allies, including many...
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, (BDS) & Free Speech Abby Martin RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Join us to hear from journalist Abby Martin about her major legal challenge against the state of Georgia for banning her from speaking engagements due to her refusal to sign a pro-Israel loyalty oath. She will discuss the implications anti-BDS laws have on the First Amendment and why the pro-Palestine...
The Ongoing Nakba Lubnah Shomali “The Ongoing Nakba” is terminology coined by BADIL to describe the legal and political situation in Palestine which is a consequence of a colonial and apartheid regime created by Israel to dominate and oppress the Palestinian people. The presentation consists of BADIL’s comprehensive rights-based approach to the Question of Palestine, according to...
The Israel Lobby and the Repression of Palestine Dr. Walter Hixson Despite efforts to downplay its significance, the Israel lobby exercises an enormous and wholly detrimental influence over U.S. Middle East policy and the ongoing repression of Palestine. The propaganda deployed by AIPAC and other Israel affinity groups dominates the U.S. Congress, ensuring that Israel receives far more foreign...
