Thursday, December 5th, 7:00 pm EST - in person at First Baptist Church JP, 633 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA   

Environmental Justice and Genocide with Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh

Sponsored by the GRALTA Foundation, MAPA Ed Fund, First Baptist Church JP

An Evening with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, cofounder of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (palestinenature.org).

Prof. Qumsiyeh was born and raised in Beit Sahour on the outskirts of Bethlehem. His evolving world views have been shaped by living under Israeli occupation, the education he received at universities in the Middle East, the U.S., and years of extensive travel throughout the world. After obtaining a doctorate in Zoology and Genetics from Texas Tech, he trained at the St. Jude Children Research Hospital and taught at the University of Tennessee, Duke, and then at Yale. He is author of 190 scientific papers, hundreds of articles, and several books on topics ranging from cultural heritage to human rights to biodiversity conservation to cancer.

After returning to Palestine in 2008, Mazin and his wife Jessie Chang founded and run (as volunteers) the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability and the Palestine Museum of Natural History—both situated on the Bethlehem University campus.

There will also be Palestinian food and crafts for purchase to support families in Bethlehem.

Instagram post: Instagram / @jpforpalestine

Additional Upcoming Massachusetts events with Professor Qumsiyeh: listed separately on the NENJP calendar

Friday, December 6th, 7:30 pm.   Where Can We Go From Here: Resistance, Solidarity and Building Community, with Mark Braverman, Executive Director, Kairos USA         Community Church of Boston JP, 565 Boylston St., Boston MA.    Sponsored by the GRALTA Foundation, MAPA Ed Fund, JVP Boston, CCB

Saturday, December 7th, 2:00 pm.   Where Can We Go From Here: Resistance, Solidarity and Building Community, with Mark Braverman, Executive Director, Kairos USA   Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA    Sponsored by the GRALTA Foundation, MAPA Ed Fund, NENJP