Thursday, Dec. 5, at 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern
How to Recognize Anti-Palestinian Racism and Counter It
Introductory Workshop: Recognizing Anti-Palestinian Racism and Creating an Environment of Understanding
The One-time Introductory Workshop is an interactive introductory virtual workshop designed to be a 90-minute meeting that brings together the community.
Get to know Palestinian people, culture and history and the cultural wealth that they possess.
Describe and identify anti-Palestinian racism (APR), in civil society, and look at its human impacts including on health and wellness.
Begin to examine ways we can help the institute align, to create a culture, environment and perhaps changes that confront and reduce APR where it exists within the community, inside institutions and in society.
About IUAPR
The Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism (IUAPR) consists of researchers, physicians, psychologists, and legal, anti-racist and communication experts who are committed to empirically researching, educating and advocating on the impact of anti-Palestinian racism on individuals and communities across all sectors of society.
You are not alone.
IUAPR's groundbreaking survey reveals harmful effects of anti-Palestinian racism on both Palestinians and non-Palestinians:
88% of more than 1200 survey respondents reported experiencing or witnessing anti-Palestinian racism.
Anti-Palestinian racism affects both Palestinians (27% of survey respondents) and non-Palestinians (73% of respondents). Distinct from Islamophobia, 61% of the respondents were Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, no religion or other religions.
Prevalent in the most significant sectors of society including schools, work, healthcare settings & public spaces.
75% of respondents reported feeling isolated and alone.
55% of respondents reported feeling afraid.
>70% of all respondents (and >75% of students, faculty, teachers and education administrators) reported mental and physical health effects from anti-Palestinian racism.
74% of >250 students, faculty, teachers & education administrators reported experiencing anti-Palestinian racism, >66% experienced it from faculty, teachers or administrators
Some useful links follow: IUAPR Website / IUAPR Study / IUAPR Research & Resources / IUAPR Instagram / IUAPR LinkedIn / Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing and Manifestations Report by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association
This webinar is made possible partly by the Fund for Unitarian Universalism and the Fund for Unitarian Universalist Social Responsibility.
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Convener: Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East
Co-sponsors: Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism / Church of the Larger Fellowship / Friends of Sabeel North America / Kairos USA / Orthodox Christians for Palestine / Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace / Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA) / Pax Christi / Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice / Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation / United Methodists for Kairos Response / United Church of Christ Palestine-Israel Network