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8/12 (Online) 7pm - Studio: Black-Palestinian Solidarity Study

Monday, August 12 · 7 - 8pm EDT - Online

Studio: Black-Palestinian Solidarity Study

3-part reading group series dedicated to solidarity in the fight for Black liberation and the decolonization of occupied Palestine.

By Relationships Evolving Possibilities (REP)

About this event - Join REP Studio trainers Sandy and Ar'tesha in a three-part reading group series dedicated to the theme of solidarity in the global fight for Black liberation and the decolonization of occupied territories like Palestine. We will discuss the topics of Black-Palestinian solidarity in Gaza and Ferguson, land, home and displacement, and the power of anti-imperialist student movements.

Each session will be an hour long with the following agenda:

- Welcome, check-in and grounding

- Close reading of the chosen text

- Reflection and discussion

Sessions take place on Mondays at 6pm CST during Black August

  • Monday 8/5

  • Monday 8/12

  • No session on 8/19

  • Monday 8/26

REGISTRATION GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE SERIES. Attendance at all three sessions is not mandatory, but highly encouraged.

SCHEDULE

Mon, August 5th, 6-7 PM CST
Gaza & Ferguson
Text: Black-Palestinian Solidarity in the Ferguson-Gaza Era by Kristian Davis Bailey

Mon, August 12th, 6-7 PM CST (7-8 PM EDT)
Home, Land, and Displacement
Text: Apologies to All the People in Lebanon by June Jordan and Moving towards Home by June Jordan

SKIPPING AUGUST 19TH

Mon, August 26th, 6-7 PM CST
Anti-Imperialist Student Movements
Text: Oberlin College Commencement Speech by Audre Lorde, May 29, 1989 I

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