Thursday, November 7, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM EST - Zoom

Children's Day of Action: Story Sunbirds Read-Aloud

Story Sunbirds is answering the call to action by poet, Mosab Abu Toha, to commemorate the children's press conference at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza on November 7, 2023 - empowering educators, parents, and children to organize solidarity press conferences, marches, and events.

Our part will be a day-long read-aloud with children’s book creators sharing their work from 8 AM - 7 PM EST on November 7th while fundraising for MECA (the Middle East Children’s Alliance).

All times are EST (Eastern Standard Time). *Schedule is subject to change.

8 AM - Intro by Omar Abed

8:20 AM - Evangelene Alaraj; Book reading

8:40 AM - Maysa Odeh; A Map for Falasteen

9 AM - Susan Muaddi Darraj; reading from Farah Rocks

9:20 AM - Yaffa AS - Inara (YA LGBTQ Palestinian anthology)

9:40 AM - Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; Salat in Secret

10 AM - Nora Lester Murad; Ida in the Middle

10:20 AM - Christine Suggs; Draw along

10:40 AM - Olivia Abtahi; The Interpreter

11 AM - Hannah Moushabeck; Homeland

11:20 AM - Daniel José Older; Dactyl Hill Squad

11:40 AM - Rhonda Roumani; Tagging Freedom

12 PM EST - Omar Abed; The Book That Almost Rhymed

12:20 PM - Hatem Aly; Draw along

12:40 PM - Aida Salazar; Jovita Wore Pants

1 PM - Danielle Davis; To Make, a Picture Book

1:20 PM - Inda Ahmad Zahri; How To Measure The Ocean

1:40 PM - M.O. Yuksel; In My Mosque

2 PM - Salam Zahr; Draw along

2:20 PM - Eric Smith; Color Outside the Lines

2:40 PM - Sabaa Tahir; From Emilio Sloth's Modern Manners by Renee Ahdieh

3 PM - Rob Liu-Trujillo, Alejandria Fights Back

3:20 PM - Isabel Quintero; Mama's Panza

3:40 PM - Padma Venkatraman; selected writings

4 PM - Jacqueline Woodson; Each Kindness

4:20 PM - Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares

4:40 PM - Salma Ali; Live draw along

5 PM - Rifk Ebeid; Kamal’s Keys

5:20 PM - Mosab Abu Toha's Poetry

5:40 PM - Eve Ewing; Poetry

6:00 PM - Agnes Monod-Gayraud: Song & Poetry Fairies of Faedom

6:20 PM - Rukman Ragas; Reading from a short story

6:40 PM - S.K. Ali

Register to join at any point during the day: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Instagram posts by @hannamoushabeck Instagram / Nora Lester Murad Instagram / @storysunbirds Instagram / @mosab_abutoha Instagram