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SUMMARY:Palestine\, Gender and Sexuality Series with Makan & Queercircle Workshop 2: How Israel weaponises gender to subordinate Palestinians
DESCRIPTION:Workshop 2: “How Israel weaponises gender to subordinate Palestinians” \nIn the second part of our ‘Palestine\, Gender and Sexuality’ workshop series\, this workshop aims to promote a deeper understanding of gender and sexuality not just as social issues but as material and political issues in the Palestinian context. This session specifically examines how Zionism constructs racist\, colonial stereotypes of Palestinian men and women\, and weaponises gender stereotypes of masculinity and femininity to further the oppression of Palestinians. \nThe workshops in this series prioritise interactivity and invite participants to engage in close reading of texts and images in group discussions\, and are interspersed with lecturing. \nRegister here. 
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-gender-and-sexuality-series-with-makan-queercircle-workshop-2-how-israel-weaponises-gender-to-subordinate-palestinians/
LOCATION:Building 4\, 3 Barton Yard\,  London\,  SE10 0BN\, Building 4\, 3 Barton Yard\, London\, SE10 0BN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250417T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250417T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T154144Z
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SUMMARY:The cage and the spoon: Imprisonment and prisoners’ resistance in Palestine (Online mini lecture)
DESCRIPTION:Commemorating Palestinian Prisoners Day\, Makan will be holding an online mini lecture\, ‘The cage and the spoon: Imprisonment & prisoners’ resistance in Palestine’ . This session will: \n\nSituate imprisonment as a settler colonial tool of control and subordination\n\nProvide an overview of imprisonment across historic Palestine from the early 20th century to today\n\nCentre the efforts of Palestinian prisoners and wider civil society who are resisting these conditions\n\nJoin us to learn more about imprisonment in Palestine on Palestinian Prisoners Day. \nThe session will include a 40 minute talk and a short Q&A. \nRegister for the webinar here. \n Deadline to register is Wednesday 16 April 5.00pm London time.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/the-cage-and-the-spoon-imprisonment-and-prisoners-resistance-in-palestine-online-mini-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250423T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250403T083929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T083929Z
UID:2400-1745433000-1745440200@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine\, Gender and Sexuality Series with Makan & Queercircle Workshop 3: Palestinian resistance against gendered\, sexual and colonial oppression
DESCRIPTION:In the third part of our ‘Palestine\, Gender and Sexuality’ workshop series\, this workshop focuses on Palestinian resistance to gendered and sexual oppression\, highlighting feminist and queer Palestinian movements and organising. By situating gender and sexuality as central to the Palestinian struggle\, we will discuss how the Palestinian anti-colonial resistance has historically gone hand in hand with struggling against internal patriarchal structures as well as Israel’s weaponisation of gendered stereotypes. \nThe workshops in this series prioritise interactivity and invite participants to engage in close reading of texts and images in group discussions\, and are interspersed with lecturing. \nRegister here. 
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-gender-and-sexuality-series-with-makan-queercircle-workshop-3-palestinian-resistance-against-gendered-sexual-and-colonial-oppression/
LOCATION:Building 4\, 3 Barton Yard\,  London\,  SE10 0BN\, Building 4\, 3 Barton Yard\, London\, SE10 0BN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250403T084059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T084059Z
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SUMMARY:Palestine\, Gender and Sexuality Series with Makan & Queercircle Workshop 4: How to Talk About Gender\, Sexuality\, & Palestine
DESCRIPTION:This workshop aims to help people expand their skills when talking about Palestine in relation to topics of gender and sexuality by offering communication tips on how to engage in such conversations and how to respond to various arguments. Through facilitating a safe discussion space\, we go through a variety of recurring talking points regularly heard in the media and the wider public conversation on this topic\, and we collectively analyse these arguments and how to respond to them. \nThe workshops in this series prioritise interactivity and invite participants to engage in close reading of texts and images in group discussions\, and are interspersed with lecturing. \nRegister here. 
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-gender-and-sexuality-series-with-makan-queercircle-workshop-4-how-to-talk-about-gender-sexuality-palestine/
LOCATION:Building 4\, 3 Barton Yard\,  London\,  SE10 0BN\, Building 4\, 3 Barton Yard\, London\, SE10 0BN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250423T080644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T080644Z
UID:2438-1746556200-1746559800@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Lead Up to the Nakba (Online Mini Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:As we approach the 77th year of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba\, Makan will be holding an online mini lecture that will focus on the local and global context of the early 20th century to provide an understanding of the period leading up to the Nakba. The session will look at specifically: \n\nBritish imperialism’s role in paving the way for Zionist colonisation to begin in Palestine in the early 1920s\nPalestinian resistance to British and Zionist colonisation \nUnderstanding the Nakba as a process that began well before 1948 and continues to today\n\n\nThe session will include a 40 minute talk and a short Q&A. \nRegister here \nDeadline: Monday 5th May\, 5pm London time
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/lead-up-to-the-nakba-online-mini-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T213000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250415T044448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T044448Z
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Ahmed Alnaouq and Malak Mattar at Southbank Centre for book launch of We Are Not Numbers
DESCRIPTION:For this event\, editor Ahmed Alnaouq and contributor Malak Mattar discuss the book in conversation with Makan Director\, Aimee Shalan. \nFollowing the 2014 Gaza War and decades of oppression and resistance\, storytelling platform We Are Not Numbers (WANN) was founded to give a voice to the youth of Gaza. \nIn an epilogue covering the most recent war in Gaza\, the collection’s editors Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey reflect on the personal tragedies they have faced\, including the deaths of 21 of Alnaouq’s family members in a single bomb blast\, as well as those writers able to take WANN’s work forward and those no longer alive to do so. \nIn a rallying cry to onlookers around the world\, We Are Not Numbers offers unparalleled insight into the real lives of the people of Gaza and imagines where we might go from here. \nPresented in association with PalFest. \nBuy your tickets here.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/in-conversation-with-ahmed-alnaouq-and-malak-mattar-at-southbank-centre-for-book-launch-of-we-are-not-numbers/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Purcell Room\, Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250429T065457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T065457Z
UID:2441-1746727200-1746732600@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Makan x Amnesty: Nakba Day Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Nakba\, meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic\, marks the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948 during the creation of the state of Israel. But Nakba Day – which is commemorated on May 15th – is not just a historical event. It’s about an ongoing experience of loss\, dispossession and resistance that continues to shape the lives of Palestinians today. This workshop\, created specifically for Youth and Students will: \n– Explain what Nakba Day is and why it matters for human rights\n– Provide historical context around 1948 and the forced displacement of over 750\,000 Palestinians\n– Connect that history to the ongoing realities of occupation\, settler colonialism\, and resistance in Palestine\n– Offer space for young people to reflect\, ask questions\, and better understand the current conflict and activism for Palestinian rights \nWhether you’re new to this topic or already engaged\, this webinar is a space to learn\, connect and deepen your understanding of human rights and how the Nakba is a continuing struggle for dignity\, rights and freedom. This is open to students and youth. \nThis online workshop will be delivered by Amnesty UK in collaboration with Makan. \nSign up here.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/makan-x-amnesty-nakba-day-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250423T075443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T075443Z
UID:2431-1747161000-1747166400@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Reframing Palestine (Palestine 101 Online Mini-Series)
DESCRIPTION:As we commemorate the 77th year of the ongoing Nakba\, we are running this two-part Palestine 101 workshop series to provide the foundational knowledge and skills to understand the Palestinian struggle and its history. We encourage you to attend both workshops\, but you can also choose to attend only one. \nIn this training we delve into the key frameworks and concepts through which the Palestinian struggle can be understood\, such as settler-colonialism\, occupation\, apartheid\, and more. Through interweaving a historical and conceptual analysis of the trajectory of the Palestinian cause\, this workshop offers a critical understanding of Palestine\, its history\, and the discourse around it.  \nApply here \nDeadline to apply: Thursday 8th May\, 6pm London time
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/reframing-palestine-palestine-101-online-mini-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250415T045216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T045216Z
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SUMMARY:Panel discussion - Film screening of Bye Bye Tiberias
DESCRIPTION:Makan Director\, Aimee Shalan\, will participate in a panel discussion following the film\, alongside Yousif Qasmiyeh\, Palestinian poet and scholar (Oxford)\, and Feryal Awan\, Lecturer in Media and Postcolonial Studies (UCL). \nBye Bye Tiberias (Arabic: باي باي طبريا\, romanized: Bāy Bāy Ṭabariyya) is a 2023 documentary film. It follows Hiam Abbass\, who leaves her Palestinian village of Deir Hanna in the Lower Galilee\, Israel to pursue her dream of becoming an actress\, leaving behind her mother\, grandmother\, and sisters. Abbass returns to her village\, with her daughter\, Soulaem\, to explore her mother’s choices\, and family influence. It is a co-production between Palestine\, Belgium\, France and Qatar. \n\nAll welcome but please register to attend: https://ucl-byebyetiberias.eventbrite.co.uk \n\nThis event has been co-organised by the UCL Centre for Transnational and Global History\, the UCL Middle East Research Centre and UCL Social Research Institute.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/panel-discussion-film-screening-of-bye-bye-tiberias/
LOCATION:Archaeology lecture theatre G6\, 31–34 Gordon Square\, London\, WC1H 0PY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T153000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250507T084708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T044059Z
UID:2451-1747576800-1747582200@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine: an Indigenous and Anti-Imperialist Struggle (Bristol Transformed)
DESCRIPTION:As part of Bristol Transformed\, Makan will deliver a session on  Palestine: an Indigenous and Anti-Imperialist Struggle. Participants will explore the concepts of indigeneity\, settler-colonialism\, and imperialism to understand Palestine as both a local Indigenous struggle for decolonisation as well as part of a global anti-imperialist struggle\, and explore how together these frameworks shape our demands and strategies. Through facilitating a safe discussion space\, participants will be given the chance to expand their skills when talking about Palestine by going through talking points heard in the wider public conversation\, and we will collectively analyse these arguments and how to respond to them. \nThis session will combine lecture with group interactivity\, and is appropriate for people who have a foundational knowledge on Palestine. \nGet your tickets here.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-an-indigenous-and-anti-imperialist-struggle/
LOCATION:Trinity Centre – Fyfe Hall\, Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250526
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250513T064008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T064149Z
UID:2460-1748044800-1748217599@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Q&A with Aimee Shalan post-show - MILK مِلْك (Shubbak Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Makan Director\, Aimee Shalan\, will lead a post-show Q&A following MILK مِلْك\, a visual performance by Palestinian company Khashabi Theatre\, directed by Bashar Murkus\, produced by Khulood Basel\, at this year’s Shubbak Festival programme. \nThrough striking visual language and movement\, MILK مِلْك confronts disaster as an unending state—one that reshapes time\, memory\, and survival itself. A haunting meditation on trauma\, endurance\, and resilience\, this production opens a festival that amplifies stories of resistance\, solidarity\, and hope. \nThe post-show talk will take place after the performance on Saturday 24 May \n7.30pm\, Sat 24 May \n4pm\, Sun 25 May \nDuration: 1hr 20mins\nSuitable for 14 years+ \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/post-show-qa-khashabi-theatre-milk-%d9%85%d9%90%d9%84%d9%92%d9%83/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250423T075922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T075922Z
UID:2435-1748370600-1748379600@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:How to Talk About the Nakba (Palestine 101 Online Mini-Series)
DESCRIPTION:As we commemorate the 77th year of the ongoing Nakba\, we are running this two-part Palestine 101 workshop series to provide the foundational knowledge and skills to understand the Palestinian struggle and its history. We encourage you to attend both workshops\, but you can also choose to attend only one. \nThis workshop will focus on how to effectively and accurately talk about the Nakba. Through facilitating a safe discussion space\, we go through a few talking points regularly heard in the media about the Nakba\, and we collectively analyse these arguments and how to respond to them. \nApply here \nDeadline to apply: Thursday 22nd May\, 6pm London time 
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/how-to-talk-about-the-nakba-palestine-101-online-mini-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T173000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250611T165809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T165809Z
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SUMMARY:War on Want 2025 AGM Panel 'Not in Our Name: Resisting the UK's Role in Israel's Genocide & Apartheid'
DESCRIPTION:Makan’s Outreach & Programmes Manager\, Sarona\, will moderate a panel discussion for War on Want’s 2025 AGM that will focus on the UK’s complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and its broader role in maintaining the structures of apartheid and occupation. From arms sales and diplomatic support to the silencing of solidarity\, the UK government and institutions are enabling and profiting from the destruction of Palestinian life. \nIsrael’s genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza is enabled by international complicity – of governments\, including the UK\, and powerful corporations. Meanwhile\, the super-rich and corporations are profiting from a political and economic system that pushes millions into poverty\, increases global inequality and drives climate collapse. \nThese crises are connected — and to challenge them\, we must be too. \nSpeakers include Rafeef Ziadah\, Dr Mahim Qureshi & George Collecott \nTickets are free – but any donations directly support Al Mezan Center for Human Rights\, our partner in the Gaza Strip. Book your ticket now to join us in turning protest into power.  \nGet your tickets here.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/war-on-want-2025-agm-panel-not-in-our-name-resisting-the-uks-role-in-israels-genocide-apartheid/
LOCATION:Rich Mix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6LA\, London\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250618
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250604T015404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T015404Z
UID:2497-1750118400-1750204799@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Whose Knowledge Is It?
DESCRIPTION:This session that will focus around unpacking indigeneity through a decolonial lens\, creating space for dialogue that challenges dominant narratives and centres indigenous Palestinian perspectives and knowledges for the ‘Whose Knowledge Is It?’ conference with Students at Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge. \nThe conference invites students\, educators\, researchers\, and community organisers to engage critically with questions of decolonising education\, epistemic justice\, and knowledge production. Through panels\, collaborative sessions\, and open dialogue\, we aim to explore how power operates in and beyond the academy\, and how we might collectively reimagine more equitable and plural forms of knowing. \nHosted by students at the Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge\, and members of the Cambridge Interfaith Programme\, this one-day event will create space for reflection\, resistance\, and rethinking how knowledge is defined\, shared\, and valued. Register here.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/whose-knowledge-is-it/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250611T164936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T165432Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Cinema for Palestine 2025: No Pride in Genocide
DESCRIPTION:Makan’s Outreach & Programmes Manager\, Sarona\, will participate on a panel for Queer Cinema for Palestine as part of the 2025 global film festival during Pride month curated by PACBI\, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. \nWhile Israel attempts to instrumentalise our identities as queer people to “pinkwash” its image as it commits genocide against Palestinians\, we re-affirm that there’s no pride in genocide. \nNo-one is free until we’re all free! \nProgramme\n* Refreshments from 6.30pm\n* Films start 7pm.\n* We will show 8 short films in total\, using a projector\n* There will be a break half way through\n* After the break we’ll hear briefly from speakers on the themes of queer solidarity with Palestine and cultural boycott activism\n* After the last few films are screened\, you’re welcome to stay and hang out \nSpeakers\n– Samir Eskanda\, a Palestinian artist\, organizer\, and human rights activist based in the UK.\n– Sarona Bedwan\, Outreach & Programmes Manager at Makan\, a Palestinian-led organisation that provides transformative education aimed at strengthening the movement for Palestinian liberation.\n– Marwan Kaabour\, a graphic designer\, artist and writer\, and the founder of Takweer – an online archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. \nTickets\n* Free (unwaged) – 10 available\n* £3 (low income) – 10 available\n* £7 (standard)  – 50 available\n* £12 (solidarity) – 30 available \nBuy your tickets here \nAll money raised after covering costs will be split three ways between LFP\, QFP and Al Qaws (a Palestinian grassroots organisation for sexual and gender diversity (alqaws.org)
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/queer-cinema-for-palestine-2025-no-pride-in-genocide/
LOCATION:Pelican House\, London\, E1 5QJ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250604T062516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T062516Z
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SUMMARY:How to Talk About Palestine Workshop (inspired by The Table by Aisha Zia)
DESCRIPTION:We will run a specially adapted version of our ‘How to Talk About Palestine’ workshop to compliment Aisha Zia’s play\, The Table. The workshop will help you expand your skills when talking about Palestine and conversations around migration by offering communication tips on how to engage in such conversations\, and by building your confidence to know how to respond to various arguments. Register here. \nImportant:  There are three small steps to the workshop room. Please contact us directly should you have access requirements.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/how-to-talk-about-palestine-workshop-inspired-by-the-table-by-aisha-zia/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250612T152515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T152515Z
UID:2543-1750876200-1750879800@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Makan - The Two-State Solution: State-Building as Pacification (Online Mini Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:About this Mini Lecture:\nWith conversations about a two-state solution and establishing a Palestinian state picking up again between various Western powers and Saudi Arabia\, this session aims to provide a critical historical overview of how the two-state framework emerged\, from the Partition Plan to the Oslo Accords to the Abraham Accords to the new proposed French-Saudi conference. Through this\, the session will explore how this framework as conceptualised by Western powers aims to co-opt the Palestinian struggle and entrench Israel’s power.\n\nThe session will include a 40 minute talk and a short Q&A.\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\nWednesday 25th June 2025\, 6.30-7.30pm (BST)\n\n\n** Deadline for completion – Monday 23rd June\, 6pm London time **
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/makan-the-two-state-solution-state-building-as-pacification-online-mini-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250704T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250704T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250610T092508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T092508Z
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SUMMARY:Pinkwashing\, Gender and Sexuality with Makan and Birkbeck Institute of Gender and Sexuality (Public Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public lecture on the historical and contemporary counterpoints of pinkwashing\, jointly organised by the Birkbeck Institute of Gender and Sexuality and Makan\, whose transformative education strengthens the movement for Palestinian liberation. The lecture will contextualise pinkwashing as a conflation of queerness and nationalist ideology\, or the “queer branding” of racism\, xenophobia\, and Islamophobia. Makan will draw on archival materials and anti-colonial strands of gender theory\, attending to topics such as white savourism\, colonial masculinities\, gay assimilation and queer resistance. Birkbeck postgraduate researchers have the opportunity to remain for an afternoon workshop with Makan on anti-colonial research skills\, collaborating to develop interdisciplinary theoretical knowledge and methods for analysing\, evaluating\, and resisting pinkwashing. \nSpeakers \n\nDr Penn Newell Penn Newell (they/them) is a queer writer\, researcher and Lecturer in Creative & Critical Writing at Birkbeck\, University of London. Some of their writing can be found here.\nSarona Bedwan – Sarona Bedwan is a writer and Outreach & Programmes Manager at Makan\, a Palestinian led educational organisation.\n\nWhen: 4 July 2025\, 10:00 — 12:00\nVenue: Birkbeck Central \nBook your place
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/pinkwashing-gender-and-sexuality-with-makan-and-birkbeck-institute-of-gender-and-sexuality-public-lecture/
LOCATION:Birkbeck Central
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250709T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250709T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250616T154529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T154529Z
UID:2551-1752085800-1752093000@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Zionism\, Gender\, and Sexuality Workshop 1 (Gender\, Sexuality\, and Anti-Colonial Struggle in Palestine)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop 1: Zionism\, Gender\, and Sexuality  – Wednesday 9th July\, 6:30-8:30pm – online \nIn the first part of our four-part ‘Gender\, Sexuality\, and Anti-Colonial Struggle in Palestine’ workshop series\, we examine the relationship between colonialism and gender broadly\, and examine how this applies in the context of Palestine. This workshop will focus specifically on the role of gender in the construction of Israeli society historically\, during the early days of the Zionist movement and the foundation of the Israeli state\, before examining how the role of gender in Israeli society has adapted and shifted over time\, co-opting progressive ideas but maintaining these same colonial goals.  \nYou’re more than welcome to choose any or all of these workshops to attend\, however we highly encourage you to attend all sessions as they directly build on one another.   \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/nj1ux3hLqCEFdf3a8  \nWednesday 9th July\, 6:30-8:30pm (London time) – Zoom \nDeadline: Wednesday 2nd July
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/zionism-gender-and-sexuality-workshop-1-gender-sexuality-and-anti-colonial-struggle-in-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250723T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250616T154853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T154853Z
UID:2554-1753295400-1753302600@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Israel’s Weaponisation of Gender & Sexuality Workshop 2 (Gender\, Sexuality\, & Anti-Colonial Struggle in Palestine)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop 2: Israel’s Weaponisation of Gender & Sexuality \nIn the second part of this series\, this workshop aims to promote a deeper understanding of gender and sexuality not just as social issues but as material and political issues in the Palestinian context. This session specifically examines how Zionism constructs racist\, colonial stereotypes of Palestinian men and women\, and weaponises gender stereotypes of masculinity and femininity to further the oppression of Palestinians. \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/nj1ux3hLqCEFdf3a8  \nWednesday 23rd July\, 6:30-8:30pm – Zoom \nDeadline: Wednesday 16 July
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/israels-weaponisation-of-gender-sexuality-workshop-2-gender-sexuality-anti-colonial-struggle-in-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250806T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250806T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250616T155138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T155138Z
UID:2557-1754505000-1754512200@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestinian Resistance to Gendered\, Sexual and Colonial Oppression Workshop 3 (Gender\, Sexuality\, and Anti-Colonial Struggle in Palestine)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop 3: Palestinian Resistance to Gendered\, Sexual and Colonial Oppression  \nIn the third part of this workshop series\, this workshop focuses on Palestinian resistance to gendered and sexual oppression\, highlighting feminist and queer Palestinian movements and organising. By situating gender and sexuality as central to the Palestinian struggle\, we will discuss how the Palestinian anti-colonial resistance has historically gone hand in hand with struggling against internal patriarchal structures as well as Israel’s weaponisation of gendered stereotypes. \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/nj1ux3hLqCEFdf3a8  \nWednesday 6th August\, 6:30-8:30pm – Zoom \nDeadline: Wednesday 30 July 
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestinian-resistance-to-gendered-sexual-and-colonial-oppression-workshop-3-gender-sexuality-and-anti-colonial-struggle-in-palestine/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250820T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250820T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250616T155412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T155412Z
UID:2560-1755714600-1755721800@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:How to Talk About Gender\, Sexuality\, & Palestine Workshop 4 (Gender\, Sexuality\, and Anti-Colonial Struggle in Palestine)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop 4: How to Talk About Gender\, Sexuality\, & Palestine \nThis workshop aims to help people expand their skills when talking about Palestine in relation to topics of gender and sexuality by offering communication tips on how to engage in such conversations and how to respond to various arguments. Through facilitating a safe discussion space\, we go through a variety of recurring talking points regularly heard in the media and the wider public conversation on this topic\, and we collectively analyse these arguments and how to respond to them. \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/nj1ux3hLqCEFdf3a8  \nWednesday 20th August\, 6:30-8:30pm – Zoom \nDeadline: Wednesday 13 August
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/how-to-talk-about-gender-sexuality-palestine-workshop-4-gender-sexuality-and-anti-colonial-struggle-in-palestine/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250902T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250902T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250806T112948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T113243Z
UID:2626-1756837800-1756845000@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine 101 series: Palestinian History - Session 1: Reframing Palestine
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of our Palestine 101 series: Palestinian History. In this workshop we delve into the key frameworks and concepts through which the Palestinian struggle can be understood\, such as Nakba\, settler-colonialism\, occupation\, intifada\, peace process\, and more. Through interweaving a historical and conceptual analysis of the trajectory of the Palestinian cause\, this workshop offers a critical understanding of Palestine\, its history\, and the discourse around it. \nTuesday 2nd September – 6:30-8:30pm London time \nRegister here \nThese two sessions are part of a broader Palestine 101 series designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the Palestinian struggle and equip them with the tools to advocate effectively for justice in Palestine. While attending both sessions is highly encouraged\, participants are welcome to join either one. \n 
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-101-series-palestinian-history-session-1-reframing-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250916T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250806T122513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T080329Z
UID:2630-1758047400-1758054600@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine 101 series: Palestinian History – Session 2: How to talk about Palestinian History
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is the second session as part of our Palestine 101 series: Palestinian History. It builds on the ‘Reframing Palestine’ session\, focusing on how the key concepts from that session can be effectively communicated. Through facilitating a safe discussion space\, we go through a couple of recurring talking points regularly heard in the mainstream media and the wider public conversation distorting Palestinian history\, and we collectively analyse these arguments and how to respond to and debunk them. \nTuesday 16th September  – 6:30-8:30pm London time \nRegister here \nThese two sessions are part of a broader Palestine 101 series designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the Palestinian struggle and equip them with the tools to advocate effectively for justice in Palestine. While attending both sessions is highly encouraged\, participants are welcome to join either one.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-101-series-palestinian-history-session-2-how-to-talk-about-palestinian-history/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250826T114953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T115732Z
UID:2650-1760466600-1760473800@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine 101 series: Settler colonialism & Imperialism – Session 1: Local & Global: Palestine as Indigenous and Anti-Imperialist Struggle
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of our Palestine 101 series: Palestinian History. In this workshop\, we explore the concepts of indigeneity\, settler-colonialism\, and imperialism to understand Palestine as both a local Indigenous struggle for decolonisation as well as part of a global anti-imperialist struggle. \nTuesday 14 October – 6:30-8:30pm London time \nRegister here \nDeadline to register: 7th October\, 6pm London time \nThese two sessions are part of a broader Palestine 101 series designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the Palestinian struggle and equip them with the tools to advocate effectively for justice in Palestine. While attending both sessions is highly encouraged\, participants are welcome to join either one.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-101-series-settler-colonialism-imperialism-session-1-local-global-palestine-as-indigenous-and-anti-imperialist-struggle/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20251001T085016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T135513Z
UID:2689-1760554800-1760560200@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:A Conversation on Big Tech & Genocide (In person) - Makan\, 7amleh\, & Al-Kindi Club
DESCRIPTION:Join 7amleh\, Makan\, and Al-Kindi Club for a moderated conversation on Big Tech’s complicity in the genocide—from silencing Palestinian voices and amplifying harmful content\, to the weaponization of AI\, the deplatforming of Gaza fundraisers\, and the systemic exclusion from financial services like PayPal.\n\nSecure your space here\n\nSpeakers: \nRasha Abdul-Rahim (Senior Campaign Director\, Own the Space)\nNadim Nashif (Executive Director\, 7amleh)\n\n\nEvent Info:\n\nWednesday\, October 15th 7-8:30pm @ Frontline Club (13 Norfolk Pl\, Tyburnia\, London W2 1QJ)
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/a-conversation-on-big-tech-genocide-in-person-makan-7amleh-al-kindi-club/
LOCATION:Frontline Club\, 13 Norfolk Pl\, Tyburnia\, W2 1QJ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20251001T084025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T135755Z
UID:2685-1760637600-1760641200@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Vietnam\, Algeria\, Palestine: Passing on the torch of the anti-colonial struggle (Makan x TNI)
DESCRIPTION:This joint online webinar by Makan & Transnational Institute provides an overview of Hamza Hamouchene’s article\, “Vietnam\, Algeria\, Palestine: Passing on the torch of the anti-colonial struggle”\, featured as a part of TNI’s wider Palestine Liberation Series. This session will: \n\nExamine the impact of the Algerian and Vietnamese struggles on the Palestinian struggle for freedom\nExplore the protracted nature of struggle: how different events\, periods\, and moments of rupture build on one another to achieve liberation\nReflect on how these histories of anti-imperialist struggle provide lessons and strategies for our movements today.\n\nThe session will include a 40 minute talk and a short Q&A. \nThursday 16th October 5pm GMT/6PM BST/ 7PM EST. \nRegister your spot here
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/vietnam-algeria-palestine-passing-on-the-torch-of-the-anti-colonial-struggle-makan-x-tni/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T153000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250929T121525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T122238Z
UID:2677-1761399000-1761406200@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:How to Talk About Palestine (In person) - Platforma Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday 25th October as we deliver our How to Talk About Palestine workshop as part of The Peterborough programme with 62 Gladstone Street. This workshop is designed to help you speak more confidently and effectively about Palestine—particularly when responding to difficult questions or dominant narratives. \nThe session will offer communication strategies\, tips for navigating challenging conversations\, and insight into the most common talking points. \nPlatforma is a biennial event produced by Counterpoints Arts\, showcasing bold\, innovative work by artists from refugee backgrounds and creative projects with displaced communities. The Peterborough programme is part of the wider festival taking place across the East of England this October\, fostering local connections and conversations around culture\, identity\, and belonging \n62 Gladstone Street is a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough\, with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions\, residencies\, and public programmes\, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community. \n62 Gladstone Street presents this workshop as part of the wider PLATFORMA FESTIVAL with Counterpoints Arts & Supported by Arts Council England \nGet your free tickets here
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/how-to-talk-about-palestine-in-person-platforma-festival/
LOCATION:Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery\, 51 Priestgate\, Peterborough\, PE1 1LF\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250826T115521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T115807Z
UID:2653-1761676200-1761683400@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine 101 series: Settler Colonialism & Imperialism - Session 2: How to Talk About Settler Colonialism & Imperialism
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of our Palestine 101 series: Palestinian History. This workshop builds on the previous workshop\, focusing on how the key ideas from that session can be effectively communicated. Through facilitating a safe discussion space\, we go through a couple of recurring talking points regularly heard in the mainstream media and the wider pro-Israel conversation about indigeneity\, colonialism\, and imperialism\, and we collectively analyse these arguments and how to respond to and debunk them. \nTuesday 28 October – 6:30-8:30pm London time \nDeadline to register:  21st October\, 6pm (BST) \nRegister here \nThese two sessions are part of a broader Palestine 101 series designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the Palestinian struggle and equip them with the tools to advocate effectively for justice in Palestine. While attending both sessions is highly encouraged\, participants are welcome to join either one.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-101-series-settler-colonialism-imperialism-session-2-how-to-talk-about-settler-colonialism-imperialism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251111T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T231038
CREATED:20250915T110838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T124212Z
UID:2665-1762885800-1762893000@www.makan.org.uk
SUMMARY:Palestine 101 series: Israeli Apartheid - Session 1:  Framing Israeli Apartheid: Uses and Limitations for Palestine Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of our Palestine 101 series. In this workshop\, we offer a comprehensive understanding of apartheid\, illustrating how Israel’s policies meet the legal definition of apartheid under international law. This workshop also aims to help activists develop a critical understanding of some of the limitations of the apartheid framework\, and how to utilise it strategically alongside frameworks of settler colonialism and occupation in advocacy work.  \nTuesday 11 November – 6:30-8:30pm London time \nThese two sessions are part of a broader Palestine 101 series designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the Palestinian struggle and equip them with the tools to advocate effectively for justice in Palestine. While attending both sessions is highly encouraged\, participants are welcome to join either one. \nApply here
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-101-series-israeli-apartheid-session-1-framing-israeli-apartheid-uses-and-limitations-for-palestine-advocacy/
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