Saturday, March 2, 6:00 - 9:00 PM EDT - online and in person at The People’s Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY + Google Map

Join us for A Fundraiser for Gaza with Sarah Aziza, George Abraham, Amira al-Dasouqi, Farah Barqawi, Cathy Linh Che, Ladan Osman, La La Lil Jidar Collective, and Omar Ahmad , hosted by Denice Frohman & Jess X. Snow

Doors Open at 5:15pm | In Person and on Zoom | Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us for our second community activation—threading together the voices of Palestinian writers, allies, and musicians from NYC, West Philly, and New Orleans. As we embroider a cultural front of solidarity for the liberation of Palestine, we gather for a poetry reading by Farah Barqawi, Amira al-Dasouqi, Cathy Linh Che, and Ladan Osman(?), with a special collaborative feature by Sarah Aziza and George Abraham reading letter correspondences they’ve shared since October 7th. The evening also includes: an artist talk from the La La Lil Jidar Collective discussing their photography exhibit (“20 Years Behind The Apartheid Wall”), live music from Omar Ahmad, a guided meditation, and tabling with art and services for sale from several community groups:

Inspired by Sarah and George’s letters of kinship in a time of crisis, guests will be invited to participate in a letter writing booth where they may write letters to Palestinian political prisoners (via Writers Against the War on Gaza), and to children in a free Palestine in the future.

“Gaza for me, means… one of the world’s densest points of human love.” — Sarah Aziza

All proceeds benefit Gazans and their families in Palestine.

Co-sponsored by Poets and Writers, Birds LLC, Asian American Writers Workshop, the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, and The Latinx Project.

More information, tickets and zoom registration: The People's Forum | A People’s Night of Poetry & Music for Palestine - The People's Forum (peoplesforum.org)