May
10
to May 30

5/2 thru 5/30 (in person, Newton MA) Skip Schiel Exhibit "The Ongoing & Relentless Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948 to Today"

Exhibit will run through May 30th, Library hours are 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM M-S & 1:00 - 5:00 Sundays - in person @ The Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, Massachusetts

Skip Schiel has entitled his art exhibit The Ongoing & Relentless Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948 to Today.” In describing the exhibit, Skip provides the following in his own words: “To form its new state in 1948, Israel expelled some 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in what is now Israel—the Nakba or Palestinian Catastrophe. During 2018 and 2019, I met many of the refugees now often living in refugee camps in the Occupied West Bank of Palestine, and interviewed and photographed them. When possible, I returned to their ancestral homes to photograph fields, ruins, and Israeli parks and communities built on those lands.”

Artist provided biography: Skip Schiel is a long-term Quaker blended with Buddhism from a Catholic background, a conscientious objector during the American War on Vietnam, and a father of two daughters and grandfather of 3 teen-aged grandchildren. He is also a socially engaged, participatory photographer, filmmaker, and blogger engaging in struggles for justice, peace, compassionate treatment of the environment, and enlightenment. His main current projects include an examination of conditions in Palestine and Israel ("The Ongoing & Relentless Nakba") and actions to address the climate emergency, mainly working with Extinction Rebellion. During the COVID pandemic, he explored Boston area rivers, coastal regions, and urban districts by bicycle, photographing and filming what pricked his eye—"A Chronicle of My Life During the COVID Crisis."

Additional resources: The ongoing and relentless nakba: end of year update (2021) – Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography (wordpress.com), & The Ongoing and Relentless Nakba (FCPX) (youtube.com) (a 25-minute overview)

Thursday, May 9, is the Opening Reception. You can find more info here: 5/9 (in person, Newton MA) 6:30 PM - Opening Reception for the Skip Schiel Exhibit "The Ongoing & Relentless Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948 to Today" — NENJP - New England Network for Justice for Palestine

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May
13
10:00 AM10:00

5/13 (in person + Zoom discussion) various times - VFP Peace Walk 2024: Walk from Salem to Malden MA + Potluck @ Friends Meeting Cambridge + Presentation & Discussion (hybrid) (Veterans for Peace)

Peace Walk 2024 - Massachusetts

May 13, 2024

10 am: Depart from Salem Post Office, 2 Margin Street, Salem, MA, and walk to Malden.

Events

6 pm: Potluck, Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138

7 pm: Presentation and Discussion, Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138

The presentation and discussion will be available on Zoom or  provide the meeting ID 783 475 1861 and passcode 1652 (if requested) on Zoom.com, the Zoom app, or after calling 1-646-558-8656.

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May
13
10:30 AM10:30

5/13 (in person, Richmond VA) All Day - Fundraiser @ Halal Munchies to Raise $ to Send 10 Organizers to the People's Conference for Palestine (SJP VCU & partners)

🧆 FUNDRAISER !! 🧆

Drop by Halal Munchies at 815 W Cary St Richmond VA anytime Monday, May 13th to help us raise funds to send 10 Richmond organizers to the People's Conference for Palestine in Detroit, Michigan later this month! Any excess money after purchasing basic travel and housing costs will be donated to trusted grassroots organizers in Egypt who are assisting Palestinians as they flee Gaza.

Instagram post: Students for Justice in Palestine in VCU (@sjpvcu) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
13
7:00 PM19:00

5/13 (Zoom) 7:00 PM - Occupation, Encampment & Divestment on Campus: Students' Voices Must Be Heard (MAPA)

Mon May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Occupation, Encampment & Divestment on Campus: Students’ Voices Must Be Heard

A conversation and dialogue with students from Massachusetts universities, including University of Massachusetts Amherst, Smith College, Northeastern University, MIT, and others. Students’ voices must be heard, and this forum will provide a platform to student organizers leading the effort in protesting U.S. complicity in the genocide in Gaza and inform the broader public what they can do to support and move forward the students’ agenda.

Smith College: Smith College began their demonstrations against the Gaza invasion in October 2023 including demands for divestment, including specifically from local weapons manufacturer L3 Harris. Dissatisfied with the College’s response, the students occupied College Hall on March 27th.  After 2 weeks, they left the building occupation and have continued to hold events and protests on the campus lawn.

University of Massachusetts Amherst: UMass students began their active protest on October 27 with a sit-in in the Administration building with demands of divestment by the University.  57 students were arrested at that time.  The students mounted a first encampment that they dismantled peacefully but then as administration failed to negotiate with them, set up a 2nd encampment on May 7. This encampment was brutally torn down and 134 people were arrested by university, state, and town police despite a gathering of support of around 500 people.

Northeastern University: Northeastern University students joined the university encampment movement on Thursday, April 25th, setting up tents on Centennial quad on their Boston campus. By Saturday, the encampment had been raided and shut down by the police. Over 100 Northeastern students and allies were arrested and detained by campus and state police. Students then disrupted graduation ceremonies on campus, flourishing Palestinian flags and also disrupted the commencement ceremonies at Fenway Park with demands for divestment and an end to the war.   

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT students set up an encampment nearly two weeks ago, erecting tents in front of Kresge Auditorium. By the second day they were met by virulent protests from counter protesters, and within a few more days, MIT authorities had ordered them to take the encampment down by May 6th. Despite the deadline threatened by administration, they had put the encampment back up and remained there with support from both the surrounding community and students from a number of high schools who blocked Massachusetts Avenue, the main thoroughfare between Cambridge and Boston. Early on May 10th, police raided the encampment, dismantling the tents and arresting some of the students.  MIT students have also faced suspension.

Other Universities have been invited but given the volatility of the situation with hostile administrations and sanctioned violence from campus, local and state police, not all will be able to send a representative to the webinar.

To register: Occupation, Encampment, & Divestment on Campus: Students' Voices Must Be Heard (everyaction.com)

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May
13
8:00 PM20:00

5/13 (Zoom) 8:00 PM - No Cost Mental Health Care to Support Solidarity Encampments and Arrestees

Mondays @ 8:00 PM EDT - Zoom (private space - no recording permitted)

No Cost Mental Health Care to Support Solidarity Encampments and Arrestees - Crisis Support. Restorative Connection

Flyer: Mental Health Care to Support Solidarity Encampments and Arrestees - Mondays.pdf(Review) - Adobe cloud storage

Use the QR Code on the flyer to launch the Zoom meeting or DM here for Zoom link: Jail Support in LA (@jailsupportla) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
14
1:00 AM01:00

Reminder + Links

Reminder: this list is recently added only. For a more complete look at upcoming events click the link here (calendar view) Calendar — NENJP - New England Network for Justice for Palestine or here (list view) for smart phones (sometimes Calendar view works OK on phones, sometimes it doesn’t) Calendar — NENJP - New England Network for Justice for Palestine Also, if this email has been clipped, click on the link View Entire Message (at bottom) in order to not miss any events

Check these links to regional Calendars and Instagram accounts for more events or actions.pdf(Review) - Adobe cloud storage

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May
14
7:15 AM07:15

5/14 (in person, various times & locations) - Tuesday Vigils & Standout Daily @ Somerville HS + Weekly @ the UU Church of Medford, Easthampton, Marblehead & Gloucester

Daily Standout at Somerville High School. Somerville High, 81 Highland Ave. 7:15 am-7:45 am

Weekly Tuesdays - Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford Vigil for Ceasefire. 4:30-5:30 147 High St., Medford MA. Bring your signs. No chanting or shouting: This is a silent vigil. 

Easthampton for Ceasefire is back with a standout in support of Palestine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Join us on Tuesday, May 7th, from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm at the corner of the Pond. Bring signs, banners, flags, and friends! Kids and families are welcome and encouraged to participate. This will be the first of many events by this group as we enter the next phase of our work. Instagram post: JVP Western Mass (@jvpwesternmass) • Instagram photos and videos

Marblehead, MA Vigil on Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm in front of the high school and Community Center at the lights at the intersection of Humphrey-Pleasant and Lafayette Sts., Tom Gale 631-1218

Gloucester, MA Vigil Tuesdays @ 7-8pm, Fisherman's Wives Memorial

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May
14
9:00 AM09:00

5/14 (in person & Zoom event) various times - VFP Peace Walk 2024: Walk from Cambridge to Boston + Reception & Presentation (hybrid) @ the Community Church of Boston

Peace Walk 2024 - Massachusetts: May 14, 2024

Walkers go from Cambridge to Boston.

Events

Noon: Cambridge Commons - Join the Alliance for Water Justice and Peace Walkers on the Cambridge Commons

6 pm: Reception, Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

7 pm: Presentation, Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Presentation is also available on Zoom.

Learn more: Massachusetts - peacewalk2024.org

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May
14
10:00 AM10:00

5/14 (Zoom) 10:00 AM - Arab Gulf Views on Normalization with Israel Post Oct 7: Prospects and Challenges Ahead (MEI)

Tuesday, May 14, 10:00 AM - Zoom

Arab Gulf Views on Normalization With Israel Post Oct. 7: Prospects and Challenges Ahead

Prior to the Oct. 7 attacks, a number of strategically important Arab Gulf countries had established relations with Israel or were actively considering doing so. Others have since emerged as key interlocutors, attempting to mediate a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. What is the current view of maintaining relations with Israel in these countries? Is Saudi-Israeli normalization still possible given public opinion and the new geopolitical realities? Are the Abraham Accords now relegated to becoming yet another frosty peace treaty? How will Qatar manage its future relations with Hamas and Israel? To discuss these issues and more, the Middle East Institute invites you to a special webinar.

Speakers - Dr. Bernard Haykel, Professor and author of forthcoming book on Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Princeton University / ​​Dr. Hind Al Ansari, Fellow, Gulf International Forum / Mr. Nadim Koteich, General Manager and Political Commentator, Sky News Arabia

Mr. Firas Maksad (Moderator), Senior Fellow and Senior Director of Strategic Outreach, Middle East Institute

To register: Webinar Registration - Zoom

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May
14
11:00 AM11:00

5/14 (Zoom) 11:00 AM - Kumi Now Online: The Ongoing Nakba with Yacoub Odeh (Sabeel)

Tuesdays @ 11:00 AM EDT - Zoom

UPDATE: The start time for Kumi Online is back to 11:00 AM EDT

Kumi Now Online - U.S. Support of Israel, with Tariq Habash

Join us on May 14, as Yacoub Odeh joins us to discuss discuss the ongoing Nakba and his documentary on Lifta. We will also engage in activism for Gaza.

To register: May 14: The Ongoing Nakba – with Yacoub Odeh – KUMI NOW

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May
14
to May 15

5/14 thru 5/15 (in person, DC) Nakba Days of Action: Stop Arming Israel - Take Action in DC (USCPR)

Tuesday, May 14 - Wednesday, May 15 - in person, DC

NAKBA DAYS OF ACTION: STOP ARMING ISRAEL - TAKE ACTION IN DC

Join the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action on May 14-15 for “Nakba Days of Action: Stop Arming Israel” focused on the ongoing struggle to end U.S. military funding to Israel, once and for all.

As we commemorate 76 years of the ongoing Nakba, Palestinians in Gaza have now lived through a seven-month-long genocide. In the midst of this devastation, people around the world have risen up, building spaces fighting toward Palestinian liberation. The Gaza solidarity encampments have brought a new level of attention to the ongoing genocide. Take action to stop the aggression and demand that Congress divest from Israel immediately!

Join us in community in Washington, DC. You'll build with movement organizers, who will share the tools to create pathways for ending U.S. military funding to Israel. Then you’ll bring your demands directly to moveable members of Congress in advocacy meetings on Capitol Hill.

Registration is only $50, which includes meals.

While the scholarship deadline has passed, you can learn more about how to cover your costs with this grassroots fundraising toolkit.

Questions? Contact us. / Learn more: Nakba Days of Action: Stop Arming Israel — US CAMPAIGN FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS ACTION (uscpraction.org)

REGISTER NOW (technically the deadline was May 10, but interested persons should reach out anyway. Plus, there are individual events which may accept later registrations)

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May
14
3:00 PM15:00

5/14 3:00 PM (Zoom) - JVP Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & fear into action to stop a genocide

Weekdays @ 3:00 PM EDT

Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & fear into action to stop a genocide

URGENT: We need all hands on deck now to act. If the Zoom room is full, join us here: Jewish Voice for Peace - YouTube

We must act together to demand the U.S. immediately de-escalate to prevent imminent genocide after 75 years of Israeli military occupation and apartheid. Invite your friends to this daily power-half hour to take action in political community. -Call on Congress to demand they stop fueling violence -Get messaging resources and pointers for having the hard conversations with people in your life -Intervene in the media narrative beating the drums of war against Palestinians Come to channel grief and fear into action to stop the bloodshed. All are welcome. All are needed.

To register: Webinar Registration - Zoom

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May
14
6:30 PM18:30

5/14 (in person, DC) 6:30 PM - Teach-In: How U.S. Policy Enables the Gaza Genocide (USCPR)

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 PM EDT - In person, Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC,

Teach-In: How U.S. Policy Enables the Gaza Genocide

Join us for this free and public event. You'll hear directly from three Palestinian speakers from Gaza on how U.S. policy enables the Gaza Genocide. Analyst Jehad Abusalim will break down the historical context and current political landscape, visual journalist Eman Mohammed will share a personal narrative on life for Palestinian people in Gaza, and video storyteller Salma Shawa will will outline just how important it is for us to use our voices to share out how the US is enabling this genocide. USCPR Action Policy Manager Mohammed Khader will also analyze the U.S. role in the ongoing genocide from a policy perspective. USCPR Action Executive Director Ahmad Abuznaid will moderate, with an introduction from USCPR Action Organizing & Advocacy Director Iman Abid.

Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the program begins at 7 PM. Join us on the evening before Nakba Day to deepen your knowledge and learn how you can advocate to force real policy change.

To register: Teach-In: How U.S. Policy Enables the Gaza Genocide (uscpr.org)

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May
14
7:00 PM19:00

5/14 (Zoom) 7:00 PM - How to Get Press for Peace Activists, with Norman Solomon and Kathy Kelly (MAPA)

Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 PM EDT - Zoom

How to Get Press for Peace Activists, with Norman Solomon and Kathy Kelly

As wars continue in Gaza, Ukraine, and elsewhere, efforts to stop them are up against a powerful military-industrial-media complex in the United States. No matter how much coverage of war comes through mainstream news outlets, the human realities of war are scarcely conveyed.

Let’s change it!

You’re invited to the live online presentation — “Make War Visible . . . and End It” — with authors and activists Norman Solomon, whose book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine was published last year, and Kathy Kelly, whose work with Voices in the Wilderness has brought her to Iraq, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Gaza; all during wartime.

Learn more and register: How to Get Press for Peace Activists, with Norman Solomon and Kathy Kelly – Massachusetts Peace Action (masspeaceaction.org)

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May
14
7:00 PM19:00

5/14 (in person, Hanover NH) 7:00 PM - Vote for Ceasefire at the Hanover NH Town Meeting

Vote for ceasefire at the Hanover Town Meeting this Tuesday, May 14th in the Hanover High Gymnasium!! Regular polls will be open 7AM to 7PM, but the votes for the ceasefire resolution and police budgets will take place during the business meeting starting at 7PM.

If you aren't registered yet, you can register at the polls day-of with your ID, proof of citizenship, and proof of Hanover residence. If you need accommodations to attend the business meeting (it'll likely be a late night) email us at uv4pal@gmail.com, and we'll do our best to help!! Solidarity and free Palestine!! 🍉

Instagram post: Upper Valley For Palestine (@uppervalleyforpalestine) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
14
7:30 PM19:30

5/14 (in person, Arlington MA) 7:30 PM - Arlington for Palestine Open Meeting

Attend the Arlington for Palestine next open meeting: Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30pm!

We will be in community together, work to support current initiatives, & brainstorm new initiatives. Hope to see you there!

Dm for location. Attend our next open meeting: Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30pm! Dm for location. We will be in community together, work to support current… | Instagram

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May
14
8:00 PM20:00

5/14 (Online) 8:00 PM - Weekly Centering Palestine Zoom meeting (Centering Palestine)

CENTERING PALESTINE: COVID SAFE ACTION

(Every Tuesday, 8-9pm)

A weekly covid cautious event that focuses on news, accessible action, and education! Zoom link and community agreements here.

Details & Zoom link: Centering Palestine - Zoom Link / Community Agreements - Google Docs

Instagram post: Join us TUESDAY from 8-9pm EST!

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May
15
6:00 AM06:00

5/15 (Everywhere) All Day - Nakba Day Global Call for Action & Solidarity (Kairos Palestine & Global Kairos for Justice Coalition)

May 15, 2024

A call for global Action and solidarity on Nakba Day - Israel’s Continuing Apartheid, Ethnic Cleansing, forcible displacement and Now Genocide

Read this pdf for Background and Suggested Actions: Nakba_Day_-_call_for_global_action.pdf (kairospalestine.ps)

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May
15
6:30 AM06:30

5/15 (in person, various times & locations) - Daily Standout @ Somerville HS + Weekly Protest @ L3 Harris & Standout @ Easthampton Town Common Rotary

Every Wednesday Morning - 6:30 to 7:15 am at L3Harris on Route 66, just a few blocks up the hill from Smith. D.I.Y. Early Birds Gaza Protest - L3Harris stock is among weapons stocks that Smith students are demanding that the school sell. The Northampton L3 plant, one of 300 L3 facilities, employs about 200 workers, making submarine periscopes and electro-optical targeting equipment for navy guns. We will urge the L3 employees to join us in demanding that L3 stop sending weapons to Israel and that the corporation convert to peace-work. Please join us - and spread the word Flyer L3 Weekly Wed Protest.pdf(Review) - Adobe cloud storage

Daily Standout at Somerville High School. Somerville High, 81 Highland Ave. 7:15 am-7:45 am

ALL OUT FOR RAFAH -- Nakba Day March! You can’t suspend the movement! 📅 Wednesday May 15th 🕔 4pm 📍 77 Mass Ave Instagram Post: ALL OUT FOR RAFAH -- Nakba Day March! You can’t suspend the movement! 📅 Wednesday May 15th 🕔 4pm 📍 77 Mass Ave | Instagram

Easthampton for Ceasefire is back with a standout in support of Palestine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Join us on Wednesday, May 15th from 5 to 6:30pm at town common rotary in Easthampton. Bring signs, banners, flags, and friends! Kids and families are welcome and encouraged to participate. Instagram post: Easthampton for Ceasefire is back with a standout in support of Palestine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Join us on Wednesday, May… | Instagram

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May
15
7:30 AM07:30

5/15 (in person, NH & VT) various times - Weekly Wednesday Ceasefire Vigils in NH & VT

Vigil for Palestine, 7:30-8:15 a.m. every Wednesday, South Royalton, VT - the bridge at the junction of Route 110 and 114. Hosted by Vermont Peace/Anti-War Coalition  

-Wednesday, May 15, 2-3pm: Ceasefire Vigil at Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's office, 2 Washington St, Dover, NH (every other Wed., alternating with Rep Pappas office)

Every Wednesday - UPPER VALLEY, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, VIGIL for a permanent Ceasefire Now! in Gaza and the West Bank on Ledyard Bridge between Hanover, NH and Norwich, VT.

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May
15
12:00 PM12:00

5/15 (Zoom) 12:00 PM - Britain and the Ongoing Nakba in Palestine (British Palestinian Committee & Center for Palestine Studies, Queen Mary Univ)

Wednesday, May 15, 12:00 PM EDT - Online

Britain and the Ongoing Nakba in Palestine

Marking Nakba Day with a panel discussion on Britain’s historic and contemporary role in the ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian people

British Palestinian Committee Policy Roundtable Series - Greenlighting Genocide: Britain and the War on Palestine

The series of panel discussions aims to dissect and scrutinise the different dimensions of Britain's role in supporting what leading experts have described as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. By convening experts, scholars, and policymakers, this panel series seeks to critically examine and discuss Britain's political, economic, and military complicity in the sustained emergency in Palestine; while advancing policy approaches that support the protection of the Palestinian people and the realisation of their inalienable rights.

Britain and Ongoing Nakba in Palestine

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Palestine Studies (SOAS) International State Crime Initiative, Queen Mary University of London

As Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people continues, we mark Nakba Day with a panel discussion on Britain’s historic and contemporary role in the ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian people. As the colonial power, Britain laid the foundations of settler-colonialism in Palestine and ultimately presided over the mass expulsion of Palestinians in 1947-1948. Since then, and contrary to the mythologies of the policymaking establishment, Britain has played an active role in resisting efforts to achieve justice and the restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. Leading scholars of Palestinian history and politics examine this hidden history, exploring the origins of the present-day genocide in Gaza in Britain's colonial past, and drawing out the lessons for British policymakers today.

Our Speakers: Professor Avi Shlaim, Emeritus Fellow of St Antony’s College, University of Oxford - Avi Shlaim is an historian and scholar of the international relations of the modern Middle East. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. His most recently published book is Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew (2023).

Professor Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Associate Professor of History and Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Arab Studies, Rice University - Abdel Razzaq Takriti is a historian of anticolonialism, revolutions, intellectual and political currents, and state formation in the modern Arab world. He is the author of Monsoon Revolution: Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman, 1965-1976 (Oxford University Press, 2013; paperback edition, 2016).

Dr Chandni Desai, Assistant Professor in the Critical Studies of Equity and Solidarity, University of Toronto - Chandni Desai’s research focuses on cultures of resistance and revolution, third world internationalism and solidarity. She is currently working on her first book Revolutionary Circuits of Liberation: The Radical Tradition of Palestinian Resistance Culture and Internationalism, a study of Palestinian resistance culture.

To register: Britain and the Ongoing Nakba in Palestine Tickets, Wed 15 May 2024 at 17:00 | Eventbrite

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May
15
12:00 PM12:00

5/15 (Zoom) 12:00, 1:00, 2:30 & 6:30 PM - Boston University Liberation Coalition Nakba Day Teach In Series x 4

🚨🇵🇸 BU Palestine Liberation Coalition Nakba Day Teach In Series 🇵🇸
‼️As we commemorate 76 years of the ongoing Nakba, Palestinians in Gaza have now lived through a seven-month-long genocide. In the midst of this devastation, people around the world have risen up, building spaces fighting toward Palestinian liberation. The Gaza solidarity encampments have brought a new level of attention to the ongoing genocide.

🌟Join BU Palestine Liberation Coalition on Nakba Day for a full day of community learning and facilitated discussion about the urgency of demands for a free Palestine.

‼️Nakba day is on May 15 and marks the violent displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Zionist settlers as they declare their occupation a “nation-state” in 1948. What we have witnessed these past months in Gaza is part of an ongoing colonial project to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land since the Nakba for 76 years.

🌟The teach-ins are combination of virtual and in-person sessions, led by BU community members! Open to everyone, registration is required.

Palestinian Liberation is Climate Justice 12:00 PM Teach in: Meeting Registration - Zoom

Social Work for Palestinian Liberation 1:00 PM Teach in Meeting Registration - Zoom

The Architecture of Colonization and Occupation in Palestine 2:30 Teach in: Meeting Registration - Zoom

The Neocolonial Role of Medical Industrial Complex: From Turtle Island to Palestine 6:30 Teach in: Meeting Registration - Zoom

More info: BU Palestine Liberation Coalition (@bu_plc) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
15
12:00 PM12:00

5/15 (in person, Bangor & Bar Harbor ME) 12:00, 1:00 & 3:00 PM - Bangor Weekly Wed Standout + HELP March & Fundraiser, College of the Atlantic

Bangor Weekly Standout, Wednesdays, 12:00 PM 1:00 PM, Bangor City Hall 262 Harlow Street Bangor, ME (map) A weekly stand-out for Palestine by the people of Bangor.

HELP March for Palestine, Wednesday, May 15, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, College of the Atlantic,105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME (map) Questions? Contact HELP@coa.edu Instagram post: Join us for a march for Palestine in Bar Harbor, Maine. All are invited and welcome to attend!! Reach out to HELP@coa.edu with any… | Instagram

HELP Fundraiser Fair, Wednesday, May 15, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, College of the Atlantic105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME (map) Questions? Contact HELP@coa.edu Instagram Post: Come enjoy some arts, crafts, food and drinks at our fundraiser fair in College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME!! All proceeds go to… | Instagram

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May
15
1:00 PM13:00

5/15 (Zoom) 1:00 PM - The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony (Combatants for Peace)

Wednesday, May 15, 1:00 PM EDT - Zoom

The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony

About the Ceremony - The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony is a unique opportunity to commemorate the pain and tragedy of the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic), when in 1948 more than 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes, became refugees, and had their villages and cities destroyed. In Israel, even mentioning the Nakba is completely taboo, however, Combatants for Peace believes that peace and reconciliation involve a sincere and honest reckoning with this history that didn’t end in 1948 but continues until this day.

Combatants for Peace understands that to end the occupation and find a solution to the conflict, we must listen with empathy to each other’s stories and acknowledge injustice to achieve true liberation. Combatants for Peace was born out of the personal experiences of its Israeli and Palestinian founders who were previously actively involved in violence against the other side. They share, “We do not seek to deny our violent past but rather work with it, process it, and turn it from a site of conflict into a basis for joint, constructive action. This is how we perceive the history of this land and of the two peoples who co-inhabit it. Our ceremonies are intended to carry the audience—Israelis, Palestinians, and internationals—to past traumas and their lingering legacies, then to the present, in order to build a just, peaceful, and equitable future.”

Learn more and register: 2024 Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony — American Friends of Combatants for Peace (afcfp.org)

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May
15
3:00 PM15:00

5/15 (Online) 3:00 PM - JVP Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & fear into action to stop a genocide

Weekdays @ 3:00 PM EDT

Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & fear into action to stop a genocide

URGENT: We need all hands on deck now to act. If the Zoom room is full, join us here: Jewish Voice for Peace - YouTube

We must act together to demand the U.S. immediately de-escalate to prevent imminent genocide after 75 years of Israeli military occupation and apartheid. Invite your friends to this daily power-half hour to take action in political community. -Call on Congress to demand they stop fueling violence -Get messaging resources and pointers for having the hard conversations with people in your life -Intervene in the media narrative beating the drums of war against Palestinians Come to channel grief and fear into action to stop the bloodshed. All are welcome. All are needed.

To register: Webinar Registration - Zoom

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May
15
4:00 PM16:00

5/15 (in person, Cambridge MA) 4:00 PM - ALL OUT FOR RAFAH - Nakba Day March! (Boston PSL, JVP Boston, Boston Coalition for Palestine)

ALL OUT FOR RAFAH -- Nakba Day March!

You can’t suspend the movement!

📅 Wednesday May 15th
🕔 4pm
📍 77 Mass Ave

Instagram Post: ALL OUT FOR RAFAH -- Nakba Day March! You can’t suspend the movement! 📅 Wednesday May 15th 🕔 4pm 📍 77 Mass Ave | Instagram

note: this March is entered separately from the other Standouts and Vigils in MA on Wednesday in order to go out on Tuesday night’s calendar alert. To see the other stand outs go to 5/15 (in person, various times & locations) - Daily Standout @ Somerville HS + Weekly Protest @ L3 Harris & Standout @ Easthampton Town Common Rotary — NENJP - New England Network for Justice for Palestine

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May
15
5:30 PM17:30

5/15 (in person, DC) Passing the Key: From 1948 to Now (ADC, USCPR, PYM)

Wednesday, May 15, 5:30 PM - in person @ Busboys and Poets, 450K location, 450 K St NW, Washington, DC View Map

Passing the Key: From 1948 to Now

Description: On May 15th, 2024, Palestinians will be commemorating 76 years of the ongoing Nakba. 

Join ADC, USCPR and PYM for an intimate event featuring personal stories from '48 Nakba survivors, student activists, and Palestinians from Gaza who will discuss the parallels between 1948 and now. As we have all watched the last 7 months of the genocide in Gaza unfold, we see history repeat itself. 

As Palestinians are often silenced, our power is in our truth and in retelling our stories. 

Join us in uplifting the Palestinian people, honoring our history and present, and standing together in community during this difficult time.

Registration required: https://support.adc.org/a/passing-key-1948

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May
15
6:00 PM18:00

5/15 (in person, Providence RI) 6:00 PM - Rally and March! Protest to Dismantle the Genocidal Zionist Entity - Fight for Liberation and Return (PSL Rhode Island)

Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 PM EDT - In person at the Rhode Island State House, 82 Smith St, Providence, RI

RALLY AND MARCH! PROTEST TO DISMANTLE THE GENOCIDAL ZIONIST ENTITY — FIGHT FOR LIBERATION AND RETURN

🔻 In honor of the 76+ year long plight and struggle for liberation of the Palestinian people, join this Nakba Day in protest of the settler colony and in honor the freedom fighters and martyrs of Palestine.

Learn more here: PSL Rhode Island (@pslrhodeisland) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
15
6:00 PM18:00

5/15 (in person, Lexington MA) 6:00 PM - Kites for Kids! Family Gathering and Memorial for Refaat Alareer (Lexington for Palestine)

Solidarity Kite Event - Lexington for Palestine is hosting Kites for Kids! May 15th 6-7:30pm. Hastings Park in Lexington, MA. A family-friendly gathering where kids (of all ages) will decorate and/or fly kites in solidarity with the children of Gaza.

This gathering will also be a memorial to Refaat Alareer, a Palestinian poet, writer, and activist. Bracelet exchanges and lawn games will also be available. Since the event is at 6pm, we suggest bringing your own picnic dinners, blankets, and chairs. Register One kite per kid. Please include the name of child in comment box when you sign up!

If registration is full, fear not, your child can still participate by bringing their own kites (can be store bought or custom). If you sign up and need to cancel, please remove your registration so others can sign up.

Learn more and register: Solidarity Kite Event: Solidarity Kite Event (signupgenius.com)

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May
15
8:00 PM20:00

5/15 (Zoom) Media and Press Training for Local Organizing (CODEPINK)

Wednesday, May 15, 8:00 PM EDT - Zoom

Media and Press Training for Local Organizing

Using earned media effectively requires timing and strategic planning. From press releases to statements; op-eds and blogs to TV/radio/podcast interviews - there are many ways to incorporate earned media tools into your organizing.

Join CODEPINK’s Media Relation’s manager, Melissa, to learn earned media strategy and tools that will maximize the impact and reach of your message!

RSVP: Media and Press Training for Local Organizing - CODEPINK - Women for Peace

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May
15
9:00 PM21:00

5/15 (Zoom) 9:00 PM EDT - Apartheid-Free: A Three-Part Series for Churches (Christians for a Free Palestine)

Wednesday, May 15, 9:00 PM EDT - Zoom

"Apartheid-Free: A Three-Part Series for Churches"

Thank you for signing up to participate in this education series facilitated by WA Christians for a Free Palestine, based on A Dossier on Israeli Apartheid: A Pressing Call to Churches Around the World written by Kairos Palestine and Global Kairos for Justice. We encourage you to sign up with a partner or team from your church so you can have support and accountability in your learning and action.

Please mark your calendar for these dates: Wednesdays, May 8, 15, and 22 - 6-8 pm Pacific Time - 9-11 pm EDT

To register: Registration for "Apartheid-Free: A Three-Part Series for Churches" (google.com)

If you have questions, please email Susie at teachmatheveryday@gmail.com

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May
13
4:00 PM16:00

5/13 (in person, Livingston NJ) 4:00 PM - Mondays with Mikie Weekly Protest @ Rep Mikie Sherrill office

Mondays @ 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT - in person at Livingston Town Hall, 357 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston NJ

Mondays with Mikie - Protest @ Rep Sherrill’s Office NJ 11 Every Monday

🚨NEW TIME🚨 Join us as we raise awareness about the genocide taking place in Gaza and call on Rep. Sherrill to support a permanent ceasefire, ending the occupation of Palestine, reinstate UNRWA funding, and stop arming Israel! ⏰Please NOTE: new time ⏰Join us in front of Mikie’s office on Monday from 4-5 PM to make our voices heard! We need everyone’s support to… | Instagram

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May
13
3:00 PM15:00

5/13 3:00 PM (Zoom) - JVP Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & fear into action to stop a genocide

Weekdays @ 3:00 PM EDT

Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & fear into action to stop a genocide

URGENT: We need all hands on deck now to act. If the Zoom room is full, join us here: Jewish Voice for Peace - YouTube

We must act together to demand the U.S. immediately de-escalate to prevent imminent genocide after 75 years of Israeli military occupation and apartheid. Invite your friends to this daily power-half hour to take action in political community. -Call on Congress to demand they stop fueling violence -Get messaging resources and pointers for having the hard conversations with people in your life -Intervene in the media narrative beating the drums of war against Palestinians Come to channel grief and fear into action to stop the bloodshed. All are welcome. All are needed.

To register: Webinar Registration - Zoom

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May
13
10:00 AM10:00

5/13 (Zoom) 10:00 AM - October 7, 2023: Terrorism or National Liberation Movement? with Francesca Albanese, Tareq Bacon & more (International Institute of Social Studies)

Monday, May 13, 10:00 AM EDT - Zoom

Institute of Social Studies Announces Zoom Seminar in Four-Part Series: ‘October 7, 2023: Terrorism or National Liberation Movement?

The first webinar, titled ‘October 7, 2023: Terrorism or National Liberation Movement?’ will delve into the Hamas movement, its history and evolution, the events of October 7 and their aftermath, the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, and the suspension of aid and support to UNRWA.

Notable participants include the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese; Tareq Bacon, President of the board of ‘Al-Shabaka’; Dr. Shahd Hammouri, a lecturer in law at the University of Kent – UK; and Dr. Jeff Handmaker from the International Institute of Social Studies.

To attend and register here (note: time listed is CEST)

For further details, click here 

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May
13
10:00 AM10:00

5/13 (Livestream) 10:00 AM - UN Gen Assembly: Tenth Emergency Special Session on Illegal Israeli Actions in E. Jerusalem and the OPT - Resumed

Monday, May 13, 10:00 AM - Livestream

General Assembly: 51st plenary meeting, Tenth emergency special session (resumed)

Description ⁃ Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Item 5: draft resolution (A/ES-10/L.30/Rev.1)

  • Continuation of the debate on the item

Related Sites and Documents - A/ES-10/L.30/Rev.1

Livestream link: General Assembly: 51st plenary meeting, Tenth emergency special session (resumed) | UN Web TV

Subject Topical - VOTING / OCCUPATIONS / TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL / MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

Geographic Subject - PALESTINE

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May
13
10:00 AM10:00

5/13 (Livestream) 10:00 AM - UN Security Council - The Situation in the Middle East (Yemen)

Monday, May 13, 10:00 AM EDT - Livestream

The situation in the Middle East (Yemen) - Security Council, 9623rd meeting

Summary - The situation in the Middle East (Yemen).

Livestream link: The situation in the Middle East (Yemen) - Security Council, 9623rd meeting | UN Web TV

Subject Topical - MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

Geographic Subject - YEMEN

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May
13
8:00 AM08:00

5/13 (Zoom) 8:00 AM - Mid-Month Monday: Introduction to the Beautiful Trouble Toolkit

Mid-Month Monday: Introduction to the Beautiful Trouble Toolkit

Start: Monday, May 13, 2024 at 8:00 AM ET

This is a virtual event

Host Contact Info: team@beautifultrouble.org

Come and participate in our Mid-Month Mondays Beautiful Trouble Toolbox Jam Sessions. They're designed to help you maximize your utilization of Beautiful Trouble resources and tools while uncovering its hidden treasures! Sessions begin with an overview facilitated by our lead trainer, Nadine Bloch, followed by interactive Q&A for up to an hour.

RSVP: MidMonth Monday: Introduction to the Beautiful Trouble Toolkit - Action Network

Beautiful Trouble equips social movements with an ever-growing suite of strategic tools and training to help grassroots movements be more creative, effective, and irresistible. Learn more: About — Beautiful Trouble

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May
13
7:15 AM07:15

5/13 (in person, various times & locations) - MA Monday Standouts @ Somerville HS & Arlington Center +Solidarity Rally @ Boston College

Daily Standout at Somerville High School. Somerville High, 81 Highland Ave. 7:15 am-7:45 am

Solidarity with Boston College Students Organizing for Palestine + Come show your support for Palestine! Monday at 12 pm at Boyden Park, the public park off campus across from St. Ignatius. We want alumni, students, and community members to show your support for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide. In just a matter of days over 1400 members of the BC community signed the petition demanding BC divest from Israel, weapons makers, and other firms profiting off of genocide and apartheid. Over 2800 members have signed the petition calling on BC to drop the unjust charges against students who were disciplined or holding a rally in supportive of Palestine. We will be rallying at the park and then some of our members will deliver the petitions to the university. If you have any questions, please reach out! Instagram post: BC Equality (@bcequality) • Instagram photos and videos Student petition: Petition · Solidarity with Boston College Students Organizing for Palestine - United States · Change.org

Join the Arlington UJP for their weekly Monday Standout, 5:00 - 6:00 PM - at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Mystic Street in Arlington Center. Free All the Hostages. Let Gaza Live! - “We are mourning the loss of the civilians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel, and asking our government for a permanent ceasefire, peace and safety for all Palestinians and Israelis, end the occupation, and stop fueling the conflict by supplying military aid to Israel.” Instagram post: Arlington For Palestine (@arlingtonforpalestine) • Instagram photos and videos (sign petition in their bio to demand support from reps)

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May
12
7:00 PM19:00

5/12 (Zoom) 7:00 PM - Combatting Academic Repression 101 (National SJP, Pal Legal, NLG)

Sunday, May 12, 7:00 PM EDT - Zoom

Combatting Academic Repression

Host: National SJP, Pal Legal, National Lawyers Guild

Join us on Sunday, May 12 at 7 PM EST for
"Combatting Academic Repression 101"— a training on the best collectivist tactics and community care strategies to effectively navigate academic repression including disciplinary proceedings, censorship and discrimination. The training is for students, faculty, staff and any community member actively supporting students organizing for Palestine while facing backlash.
It will be led by a seasoned community organizer in academia

(NSJP alumnus) + an experienced movement lawyer representing multiple SJPs around the U.S. We will also have plenty of time for open Q&A to strategize together on how to address specific hurdles various SJP chapters, encampments and divestment coalitions are facing. We can be more coordinated and creative if we dip into the abundant communal/ intergenerational experience we have in the Palestine solidarity movement.

To register: Combatting Academic Repression Training 5/12 (cryptpad.fr)

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May
12
5:00 PM17:00

5/12 (in person, Jamaica Plain MA) 5:00 PM - JP for Palestine Weekly Meeting (Copy)

Join us at our next meeting on Sunday, May 12 at First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St. Jamaica Plain, MA, 5:00 - 6:30 PM. Open invitation to bring communal snacks and drinks - pls be mindful of allergies! Join us at our next meeting on Sunday, May 12 at First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St. Jamaica Plain, MA. Open invitation to bring communal… | Instagram

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May
12
4:00 PM16:00

5/12 (in person, DC) 4:00 PM - Voices from Gaza Live Performance (Musuem of the Palestinian People)

The Museum of the Palestinian People is proud to present "Voices from Gaza," a powerful live performance that underscores the resilience and enduring struggle of Palestinians. 

  • May 5th, 2024, at 4 pm

  • May 12th, 2024, at 4 pm @ Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW, Washington, DC

"Voices from Gaza" features testimonies from Gaza from 2010 to 2024. 

In 2010, the Ashtar Theater in Gaza collaborated with children across Gaza to share their stories from Israel’s 2008-2009 aggression on Gaza. These testimonies, eerily relevant today, offer a glimpse into the ongoing struggles faced by Palestinians in Gaza. 

In addition to the original testimonies, the cast will share recent testimonies from Palestinians in Gaza over the last six months. 

All narratives are performed by Palestinians local to the DC area, each who has offered their love to share these stories with us. 

Ticket Options:

  • Resilience Monthly Club Members and students: $15

  • Early-bird (by May 2nd): $20

  • Regular and walk-up: $30

Tickets: Museum of the Palestinian People (neoncrm.com)

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May
12
4:00 PM16:00

5/12 (in person, Portsmouth NH) 4:00 PM - Civil Rights Sundays - Ceasefire Now! End Genocide! (Occupy NH)

Civil Rights Sundays, Market Square Portsmouth at 4-5pm every Sunday, sponsored by Occupy New Hampshire Seacoast and Seacoast Peace Response.

Ceasefire Now! End Genocide! Reports are becoming less frequent from Gaza because more and more journalists have been killed. Not in the name of AmericaNo genocide with our Tax dollars!

All are welcome to join. Bring your own sign or there will be ones available.  

Weekly Civil Rights Sunday - Permanent Ceasefire in Palestine (20+) Ceasefire Now, End Genocide! | Facebook

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May
12
2:30 PM14:30

5/12 (in person, Providence RI) 2:30 PM - Community Gathering Honoring Palestinian Mothers - Eat! Pray! Protest!

Sunday, May 12, 2:30 PM - in person at Providence Pedestrian Bridge

Community Gathering Honoring Palestinian Mothers. Eat! Pray! Protest!

37 Palestinian mothers are martyred by genocidal assault every day in the Gaza Strip since October 7. This Mother’s Day we honor the Palestinian mothers - despite their suffering, Palestinian mothers and women-led resistance is a vital part of the Palestinian struggle. Courageous Palestinian mothers despite all odds, holding the murdered children in hand, Palestinian mothers have resisted with sumud (steadfastness) while fighting for Thawabit (their “inviolable rights”).

From massacres, expulsion, dispossession, and genocidal wars, to the surveillance and control tactics of occupation, Palestinian mothers have shown Sumud that declares to the occupier: You may break our bones, but you cannot break our spirit! Join us for a community gathering to honor the mothers-martyrs, to pray, rally and to share food together, with the resolve and commitment for a Free Palestine.

Instagram post: PSL Rhode Island (@pslrhodeisland) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
12
2:30 PM14:30

5/12 (Online) 2:30 PM - Voices of Grief: Stories of Resilience & Reconciliation (American Friends Combatants for Peace)

Sunday, May 12, 2:30 PM - Online

Voices of Grief: Stories of Resilience & Reconciliation w/ Maoz Inon & Musa Al-Hattawi

Immediately following the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony

We will meet bereaved Palestinian and Israeli peacemakers who are transforming their losses into catalysts for hope. I hope you will join us for this next powerful conversation. 

Register Now

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May
12
2:00 PM14:00

5/12 (in person, Richmond VA) 2:00 PM - Weekly March for Palestine @ Monroe Park (SJP VCU & PSO VCU)

WEEKLY MARCH FOR PALESTINE, 2:00 PM MONROE PARK, RICHMOND VA: EVERY SUNDAY. 🚨🇵🇸
We march WEEKLY to show our consistent support. The movement will not die down. If we don’t get it, SHUT IT DOWN.

⚠️ Masks are highly, highly encouraged for every march. We have a limited supply and would be eternally thankful to anyone willing to buy extras to bring and distribute.

Interested in helping the bike marshals, joining the medics, or even helping out as a de-escalator? Please DM us for more information. We appreciate any and all hands. 🚲

🍉 After each march, join the People’s Assembly in a productive space to discuss the movement, build connections, and feel closer to the community. Anyone is welcome.

THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED. Instagram post: Students for Justice in Palestine in VCU (@sjpvcu) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
12
1:30 PM13:30

5/12 (Online) 1:30 PM - Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony (Combatants for Peace & Parents Circle-Families Forum)

Sunday, May 12, 1:30 PM EDT - Zoom

Sunday, May 12, 2024, we will gather to mourn together, to remember the lives lost, and to call for peace. The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, hosted by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle Families Forum, offers hope by bringing Palestinians and Israelis to mourn side by side and model another way forward.

Register to Attend Online

In the wake of October 7, 2023, with countless lives lost and families shattered, we stand together to mourn, remember, and demand an end to violence.

This year’s ceremony will center on the stories of children born into conflict, whose only crime was being born Palestinian or Israeli. What will be the future of the next generation? How can we bring hope amidst so much tragedy?

Join us on May 12 to call for an end to the violence and demand a political solution that brings freedom, justice, and safety for all.

Register now

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May
12
1:00 PM13:00

5/12 (in person, Providence RI) 1:00 PM - Kaddish on the Bridge every Sunday (JVP RI)

JVP-Rhode Island is hosting a weekly grief space at the Providence Pedestrian bridge (officially named Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge) from 1-1:30 PM. We will be saying Kaddish, a Jewish mourning prayer, and we welcome other readings and rituals that allow us to grieve the over 32,000 people who have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank. You do not need to be Jewish to join us. Jewish Voice for Peace - Rhode Island (@jvp_ri) • Instagram photos and videos

What is Kaddish? Kaddish is a Jewish prayer of mourning. It can only be recited when there is a gathering of 10 or more people. In Judaism, there is a notion that certain prayers can only be said in community.

What will this ritual space look like? We will gather every Sunday to say Kaddish and share readings or rituals that allow us to grieve the on-going genocide in Gaza and West Bank. If you would like to offer a ritual or reading, message us.

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May
12
12:00 PM12:00

5/12 (in person, Somerville & Amherst MA) 12:00 & 3:00 PM - Free Palestine: Mother's Day Family Gatherings (Somerville & Valley Families for Palestine))

Free Palestine - Mother’s Day Family Gatherings @ Conway Park, Somerville and UMass lawn, Amherst

Mother’s Day gathering for Mothers who are struggling to celebrate while witnessing genocide. Join us for a family friendly gathering at Conway Park Playground (3:00 - 5:00 PM) Crafts, games and possibly a children’s parade! DM (via Instagram) to RSVP and bring a snack to share (no pork). Instagram Post - A Mother’s Day gathering for Mothers who are struggling to celebrate while witnessing genocide. Join us for a family friendly gathering at… | Instagram

Join Valley Families for Palestine Sunday, May 12, at noon, on the UMass liberated lawn for a Mother’s Day event in honor of the Mothers of Gaza. We welcome you to picnic and participate in our vigil for the mothers who have lost their children, the mothers who have been widowed, the mothers who are still stuck under the rubble, and the mothers who have lost their lives to Israel’s brutal death campaign. Flower donations for the alter in honor of the Mothers are welcome. Family-friendly event. @valleyfamiliesforpalestine will lead activities for kids. ❤️🇵🇸🕊️

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May
12
12:00 PM12:00

5/12 (in person, Keene & Manchester NH) 12:00 & 3:00 PM - Mother's Day Marches for Palestine in NH

Sunday, May 12, 12:00 PM - in person, Appian Way, Keene NH

This Mother's Day, we march for an end to the Palestinian genocide.

As mothers, fathers, community members, and humans who want to build a better world - we say NO to our country's support of a genocide that has killed 35,000 Palestinians, including 15,000 children. We will not be silent. We recognize our interconnectedness, and we stand for collective liberation. We will gather at the Appian Way Arches of Keene State College (right on Main Street!) at noon. Join us as we march up Main Street and share our message with the people downtown. We end our march at Central Square at the Gazebo. There will be speeches, amplified Palestinian voices, and opportunities for action. Bring your signs, flags, noise makers, voices, and heart!! * This is a family-friendly event! Kids are welcome and encouraged to attend. (20+) Mother's Day March for Palestine | Facebook

Join us this Mother's Day in solidarity with the lost and struggling mothers in Palestine 🇵🇸 Meet at Manchester Veterans Park at 3:00 PM - Instagram Post: Southern NH for Palestine (@southern_nh4palestine) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
12
12:00 PM12:00

5/12 (in person, Allston MA) 12:00 - 4:00 PM - Portraits for Palestine Fundraiser

Sunday, May 12, 12:00 - 4:00 PM EDT - In person, Ringer Park, Gordon St. Entrance, Allston MA

Portraits for Palestine - a Fundrasier

CALLING ALL BOSTON ADVOCATES FOR THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE: a small coalition of artists have come together to raise as much money as possible for a family who reached out to us, asking us for help to flee Rafah and cross safely to Egypt. Come with friends, family, or pets for professional outdoor portraits on film or digital at Ringer Park in Allston, next to the Green Line’s Warren Street stop.

Graduating students, couples, activists, mothers: get your portraits taken and support those in Rafah who so desperately need help. Photographers will be waiting with an outdoor portrait set, music, and a donation table with venmo or PayPal info as well as a cash box.

Minimum donations of $100 for five portraits. PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY AND SHARE WIDELY.

***Organisers are aware that the border may or may not longer be crossable as of last night. If so, ALL proceeds will continue to go towards relief funds for Palestinians and those who aide them.

Instagram post: Kayla Robbins (@julianshazelnut) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
12
12:00 PM12:00

5/12 (in person, Richmond VA) 12:00 PM - Community Build & Security Training @ Monroe Park (SJP VCU, AMP RVA & more)

Sunday, May 12, 12:00 - 4:00 PM EDT - in person at Monroe Park, Richmond, VA

🍉🍉 Sunday event! 🍉🍉Community Build @ Monroe Park

As we prepare for the upcoming week centered around remembrance of Al Nakba and the atrocities that took place at the hands of Zionists and those who continue to support and fund the genocide and ethnic/cultural cleansing of Palestinians, please join us for a community build in Monroe Park.

From noon to 4pm we will make signs and bracelets, write letters and postcards, and altogether strengthen our community ties within the struggle towards an end to ALL funding for Israeli occupation and a liberated Palestine within our lifetime. Around 1pm there will be a security training you will not want to miss. We hope to see you there and at our upcoming events for Nakba week! Instagram post: Students for Justice in Palestine in VCU (@sjpvcu) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
12
12:00 PM12:00

5/12 (in person, Belfast, Ellsworth, Freeport, Lewiston ME) 12:00, 1:00 & 2:00 PM - Maine Weekly Sunday Standouts + Emergency Rally for Rafah @ Bates College, Lewiston

ELLSWORTH Sundays, 12 - 1 pm, on Union River Bridge downtown (every week)

BELFAST Sundays, 12 - 1pm Post Office Square (every week)

FREEPORT, Sundays, 1-2:00pm on the corner of West St and Main St. (every week)

Emergency Rally for Rafah! Action for Gaza NOW! Join SJP Bates for a rally on Hathorn steps at Bates College (Lewiston ME) at 2:00pm on Sunday the 12th. The rally will be followed by a joint protest with community groups through Lewiston to deliver a list of demands to Jared Golden, a Maine representative and Bates alum. Your voice is needed, join us! Instagram Post Action for Gaza NOW! Join us for a rally on Hathorn steps at Bates at 2:00pm on Sunday the 12th. The rally will be followed by a joint… | Instagram

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May
12
11:00 AM11:00

5/12 (in person, Williamstown MA) 11:00 AM - Mother's Day Rally for Gaza! (@berks4collectiveliberation)

Sunday, May 12, 11:00 AM - in person at Williamstown Roundabout @ Fields Park, Williamstown MA

Mother’s Day Rally THIS SUNDAY in Williamstown. We cannot recognize Mother’s Day without recognizing the ongoing assault on Palestinian families and bodies.

Today’s @unitednationshumanrights press release highlights a fraction of this devastating violence UPHELD BY BERKSHIRE COUNTY WEAPONS AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

Masks required & available at the event. We keep us safe 💕Instagram post: Massachusetts for Palestine (@maforpalestine) • Instagram photos and videos

note: This rally was entered separately from the other MA Sunday standouts and rallies in order to go out on Saturday’s Calendar alert. For other Sunday actions in MA see 5/12 (in person, various times & locations) - MA Sunday Stand Outs + Run for Justice — NENJP - New England Network for Justice for Palestine

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May
12
10:00 AM10:00

5/12 (in person, various times & locations) - MA Sunday Stand Outs + Run for Justice

Runners for Justice in Palestine, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA @ 10:00 AM Sundays (every week) This Sunday 5/12 at 10:00am we run and walk in honor of Palestinian mothers. We acknowledge and remember the martyred mothers of Gaza; the >50,000 pregnant people without adequate medical care; the mothers whose existence is resistance. We mourn for the orphaned children of Palestine (1% of the population) who will grow up without their mothers. Join our community to keep #AllEyesOnGaza this Mother’s Day. We meet at 575 Memorial Drive by the Charles River at 10:00am! Join us to walk or run! Flyer: Runners for Justice in Palestine weekly Sundays Boston (1).pdf(Review) - Adobe cloud storage / ❤️🇵🇸 most recent Instagram post This Sunday 5/12 at 10:00am we run and walk in honor of Palestinian mothers. We acknowledge and remember the martyred mothers of Gaza; the… | Instagram

JVP Western MA Stand Out at the Roundabout: Jews & Friends for Ceasefire Now - Sundays@ 11am – 12pm, Northampton Round-about (Northeast side of the roundabout in Northampton, by the Norwottuck Rail Trail park & ride bike-path parking lot off of Damon Rd, at end of the Coolidge Bridge over the CT River. (map) - Bring Your Own Signs (every week) JVP Western Mass (@jvpwesternmass) • Instagram photos and videos

Brewster Community Standout for Peace, Sundays 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist, 1969 Main St., (Rte 6A) (every week)

Weekly Standout in Lenox Sundays, 11:30 - 12:30 @ the Center at Lenox, Rt 7, 489 Pittsfield Rd. Everyone is welcome! Bring your signs!

Weekly Standout every Sunday 12-1, Shawsheen Square in Andover (intersection Rt 28 and 133). Merrimack Valley People for Peace

Sundays at 1:00 in Braintree RALLY. Ceasefire Now! Stop the Genocide - Thayer Public Library, 798 Washington St., Braintree MA (every week) Flyer: Ceasefire Now Stop the Genocide Braintree March 3.pdf(Review) - Adobe cloud storage

Sundays at 1:00 New Bedford Stand-out at the intersection of Routes 6 & 140 (corners of Kempton St. and Brownell Ave. Parking available on Metropolitan Ave behind the Gulf station). Bring friends! Signs are available but feel free to also bring your own (every week) Instagram post SE Mass Coalition for a Free Palestine (@sema.freepalestine) • Instagram photos and videos

Sundays at 1:00 at Five Corners (Vineyard Haven) Rally. Islanders for Palestine. (every week) Ceasefire MV | MV For Palestine: Stop The War On Gaza

Every minute without a ceasefire, diplomacy and humanitarian aid costs lives. We are witnesses to this daily. Please join the Pro Peace Boston vigil every Sunday, 4pm, at the steps of the MA State House, Boston. Instagram: @propeaceboston • Instagram photos and videos

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May
12
9:00 AM09:00

5/12 (in person, Ipswich & Salem MA) Time TBA - VFP Peace Walk 2024 - Morning Coffee Hour, Ipswich + Optional Walk Ipswich to Salem

Sunday, May 12, Mother's Day, Day of Rest

  • Time TBA: Morning coffee hour at First Church, 1 Meetinghouse Green, Ipswich, MA 01938

  • Honor the original intent of Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation: Disarm, disarm! The sword is not the balance of justice.

  • Optional walk from Ipswich to Salem

  • If you need housing or transportation from train or bus or want to join while walkers are en route, please contact Tarak Kauff, (845) 706-0187, takauff@gmail.com.

Check here for updated information: Massachusetts - peacewalk2024.org

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May
12
8:00 AM08:00

5/12 8:00 AM & 8:00 PM (Livestream & Recorded) - This Week in Palestine - Live Every Sunday WZBC 90.3 FM Boston College Radio

Sundays, 8:00 AM EDT

Every Sunday 8:00 a.m. and again at 8:00 p.m. EDT - This Week In Palestine is a weekly radio broadcast, hosted by John Roberts every Sunday morning at 8:00AM in the Boston area on WZBC, 90.3 FM. It features the Palestinian narrative, the Palestinian voice which is so seldom available in the mainstream media.

Live at WZBC.org & again, recorded, 8:00 p.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. PDT)

Stream live at WZBC 90.3 FM Boston College Radio 8:00 a.m. EDT

or recorded 8:00 p.m. EDT at Home - KKRN 88.5 FM, Round Mountain, CA, or anytime at the archive Truth and Justice Radio

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May
11
8:30 PM20:30

5/11 (Zoom Livestream) 8:30 PM - "All Jill Wants for Her Birthday is Justice for Palestine," with Jill Stein and Friends

Saturday, May 11, 8:30 PM EDT - Zoom Livestream

Join Presidential Candidate, Jill Stein, Saturday night @ 8:30 PM ET with Jenan Matari, Medea Benjamin, Andy Shallal, Anthony Zenkus and more to power up our fight to make sure every voter in every state has an anti-genocide choice on their ballot!

RSVP Jill's Birthday Live Stream Event - Jill Stein 2024

Instagram post: Jill Stein (@drjillstein) • Instagram photos and videos

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May
11
7:30 PM19:30

5/11 (in person, Cambridge) 7:30 PM - Music for Peace: Brahms Birthday Bash (Mass Peace Action)

Saturday, May 11, 7:30 PM EDT - in person at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, near Harvard Law School

Music for Peace: Brahms Birthday Bash

For our third and final Music for Peace concert of the 2023-24 season, former Peace concert director, Victor Rosenbaum returns to celebrate Brahms' birthday with solo and chamber music by Brahms, his friends Clara and Robert Schumann, and Barriere and Popper.  Joining him will be artistic director and cellist, Carol Ou and cellist Sam Ou.

Johannes Brahms, Intermezzi, op. 117
Clara Schumann, 3 Romances
Robert Schumann, Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Jean-Baptiste Barriere, Sonata no 4 in G major for two Cellos
David Popper, Suite for two Cellos, op. 16

Tickets: Music for Peace: Brahms Birthday Bash (everyaction.com)

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May
11
7:00 PM19:00

5/11 (in person, Woodbridge CT) 7:00 PM - Sing for Palestine - Love 'n Co Live Recording Session & Open Mic @ the Palestine Museum US

Saturday, May 11, 7:00 - 9:00 PM EDT - in person at the Palestine Museum US, 1764 Litchfield Turnpike, Suite 200, Woodbridge CT

Sing for Palestine

The band Love n Co will be recording a live rendition of their song called “Cease” on 5/11/24. Plus, there will be an open mic which will allow for you to connect, express, grieve, and speak with community.

With speakers from CT Dissenters, Bright Raven Studio, and Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven and more to discuss how everyone can get more involved in the Palestinian liberation against war and militarism.

We invite you to join us in community. We can do anything, yet we know we can do so much more with you… together!!!!!!

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May
11
4:00 PM16:00

5/11 (in person, DC) 4:00 PM - Exhibit Opening: "Testimonies: Resisting Erasure Through Culture (MPP)

Saturday, May 11, 4:00 PM EDT - in person at the Museum of the Palestinian People, 1900 18th St NW, Washington, DC

Join us for an evening at the Museum of the Palestinian People's (MPP) for a reception celebrating the opening of our newest exhibit, "Testimonies: Resisting Erasure Through Culture."

This is a casual, come-as-you-are reception where we can enjoy small bites and refreshments as we gather in community with each other.

"Testimonies" delves into a century-long journey of using art, music, poetry, and activism to resist cultural erasure. Explore how Palestinian artists have resisted cultural erasure through their art. As we navigate through challenging times, this exhibition stands as a beacon of hope and a call for justice. Discover how art and culture transcend boundaries, giving insight into the spirit of those who remain steadfast in the face of oppression.

Tickets: Museum of the Palestinian People (neoncrm.com)

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