Over the past months, our learning series on organizing for liberation has brought together organizers and activists to learn from the struggle for liberation in Palestine and globally. Our final session in February will spotlight stories of organizing and resistance from Palestine. We will be joined by Palestinian grassroots leaders who will share their experiences and lessons around creating tangible change under compounded systems of oppression, apartheid, and settler colonialism—as well as the evolving realities and challenges of organizing amidst the ongoing genocide.

Together, we’ll reflect on how organizing builds power, what is needed to sustain it, and the lessons offered for global liberation movements. Join us on February 12th, 2025 at 10am Eastern Time / 5pm Palestine Time to explore how communities can shift power on the ground in pursuit of liberation.

The session will be moderated by Palestinian organizer and activist Zaid Shuaibi.

*The session will feature presentations in Arabic, with simultaneous English interpretation

*We are also planning an optional 30 mins discussion after the session closes for participants to explore actions they can take both collectively and individually to support the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

Information:

  • Date: Wednesday, February 12th 2025
  • Time: 10 – 11:30am Eastern Time / 5 – 6:30pm Palestine Time  (find your timezone here)
  • Place: Online on Zoom
  • Cost: Free

Content & learning points

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn from the lessons, successes, and challenges around organizing and campaigning in & for Palestine
  • Explore how communities can shift power and pursue concrete change on the ground in the broader fight for liberation
  • Reflect on evolving realities and challenges around applying organizing within and against an apartheid and colonial system

Facilitator & Speakers

Zaid Shuaibi
Zaid Shuaibi

Zaid is a Palestinian community organizer and activist with extensive experience in advocacy and grassroots mobilization… (click to read more).

Fida Shehada
Fida Shehada

Fida served as the Director of the “Women Against Weapons” coalition to combat crime in Arab society… (click to read more).

Rami Massad
Rami Massad

Rami founded and volunteered in community organizations in his village of Aboud. He was active in… (click to read more).

Nour Abuzaid
Nour Abuzaid

Nour Abuzaid is an architect, researcher, and computational designer. She is a Senior Researcher… (click to read more).

Questions & answers

This event is for organizers who are involved in or interested in liberation/anti-colonial movements and campaigns; people who want to learn more about how organizing can build and shift power in movements for liberation

The 90 min session will be conducted as a moderated panel discussion and presentation by the speakers, with space for Q&A and reflection.

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Contact person for this event

Sachiko Osawa
Sachiko Osawa

For more information about this event please contact Sachiko Osawa

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