Saturday, November 16 · 9am - 6pm EST - in person at the Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, CT
Conference: Breaking Chains, Building Bridges: CT for Palestine
A conference for all people who want to deepen their commitment to the Free Palestine movement in CT and beyond.
By CT Palestine Solidarity Coalition
Marking over a year of ongoing genocide and unprecedented, worldwide resistance in defense of Palestinian lives, the CT Palestine Solidarity Coalition put out a call for this conference as a space that will gather in power, learning, and community. With over thirty organizations endorsing, the "Breaking Chains, Building Bridges" conference will host Palestinian and pro-Palestinian organizers and activists to speak on a variety of topics.
Featuring a plenary with leading local, regional, and national Palestine solidarity organizers, the conference will include a day packed full of panels, discussions, and community building. Organizers and community members have put together over 10 panels and workshops on topics including campus repression, reflections on the encampment movement, prison abolition and the struggle for Palestinian liberation, CT's links with the war economy, Muslims for Palestine, and building Palestine solidarity in the labor movement! There will also be a special meet-up for healthcare workers hosted by Healthcare Workers for Palestine - New Haven! The concluding session of the conference will be a democratic discussion and vote to collectively determine plans for future demonstrations and educational campaigns.
Childcare will be available! COVID masking is required and masks will be made available for all attendees
Conference Outline
1. Registration and coffee: 9-10:00am
2. Panels and workshops 10am-3:45pm (includes lunch)
3. Action planning 3:45-5:15
Speakers to include:
Kristian Bailey - Programming and Operations Manager Eyewitness Palestine and Co-Founder of Black 4 Palestine!
Hesen Jabr - Palestinian Healthcare worker fighting workplace repression as a member of NYSNA Members for Palestine!
Sultana Hossain - Recording Secretary, Amazon Labor Union (IBT); Co-chair, NY Labor for Palestine!
Seamus Malekafzali - journalist in Beirut during Israeli invasion; by-lines in the Intercept, the Nation, and other major publications!
Jeff Schuhrke - Historian of the fight for an anti-war trade union movement in the United States; journalist with by-lines in the Nation, Jewish Currents, and other major publications!
Theia Chatelle - Independent Journalist covering Israeli international intelligence surveillance; recent article topics include Israel's high-tech harassment of Queer Palestinians in the West Bank and coverage of anti-Palestine solidarity repression at Yale!
Representatives from Free the UConn 26 and Yale Political Defense!
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Endorsers List (in formation): We Will Return CT / Palestine Museum US / American Muslims for Palestine CT / Palestinian Youth Movement Boston / Jewish Voices for Peace New Haven / PowerUp CT / Islamic Association of Central Connecticut IMPACT / New Britain Racial Justice Coalition / Justice for Jayson / Palestine Solidarity Working Group / CT Dissenters / Wesleyan Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) / Yalies 4 Palestine / Western Connecticut State University SJP / Southern Connecticut State University SJP / UConn Storrs Muslim Student Association / Veterans for Peace CT / Muslim Advocacy for Rights Unity and Fairness - CT / UConn Jews Against Genocide / Labor for Palestine National Network / Science for the People New Haven / Maine Coalition for Palestine / CT Committee for Labor for Palestine / New York City Labor for Palestine / New Haven Healthcare Workers for Palestine / IATSE Members for Palestine / Healthcare Workers for Palestine - Maine / Maine Labor for Palestine / UAW Labor for Palestine / Jewish Voice for Peace - New Haven / Nurses Against Genocide / Doctors Against Genocide / Physicians for Humanity / Workers' Voice / Party for Socialism and Liberation - CT / Stop Cop City CT / UConn Unchain / UMass Young Socialists / All-Empire Worker's League / Upper Valley DSA / Connecticut DSA / Workers' Aid to Ukraine / Green Party CT
To be added to endorsers list, please fill out endorsement form! https://forms.gle/rdyafWvhbR8dwJdUA
To Register: Breaking Chains, Building Bridges: CT for Palestine Tickets, Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite