This session is part of an ongoing learning space on liberation movements that centers Palestinian stories, lived experiences, and resistance. 

Students across universities, especially in the US, have used multiple tactics to draw attention to Israel’s war on Gaza, including rallies, sit-ins, fasts, and most recently the escalation to campus encampments. The encampments have been unified in their power and clear in their demands to university administrations to ‘disclose and divest’, and have continued to center Palestine in their narrative. 

The movement across campuses gives us a unique lens to look at the current moment: the global solidarity with Palestine; the shifting narrative and power within the Global North; the use of state sanctioned violence and suppression; and the power of building community and hope to push for change.

We invite you to a conversation with student organizers from the US, France and Canada, to hear directly from the students and teams that are organizing across campuses, and learn from their successes and challenges.

The session will be conducted as a panel discussion, with space for Q&A and time for reflection. Through the discussion we will be uplifting stories from the different student encampments and organizing efforts—stories of hope, resilience, and community building that have kept the momentum going.

We will explore both why and how the student movements have become a symbol and means of resistance and building power against oppression in Palestine and on campuses. 

This event is open to everyone.

Register below.

In this session, you will learn:

• Stories of hope, successes, and resilience from student organizers
• Lessons on building power for liberation

For more information about this event please contact Sachiko Osawa