Makan - Palestine, Gender and Sexuality (Warwick for Palestine)
2026-05-06 15:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
Join us with Warwick for Palestine on a talk about gender and sexuality in Palestine! This workshop explores gender and sexuality not just as social issues but as material and political issues in the Palestinian context. The session will examine how Zionism constructs racist, colonial stereotypes of Palestinian men and women to further the oppression of Palestinians. It will also highlight Palestinian resistance to gendered and sexual oppression, highlighting feminist and queer Palestinian organising and how it has always gone hand in hand with anti-colonial resistance.
Wednesday 6th May 3:30 – 5:30pm

NSUN with Makan - Madness & Palestinian Liberation Part 1 (Online)
2026-05-06 16:00 - 17:30
Mad Campaigns Lab is a space for NSUN members (individuals with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress, and/or trauma, as well as grassroots, user-led mental health groups).
Madness & Palestinian Liberation (with Makan)
Part 1: 6th May, 4.00-5.30pm. Panel & discussion
How are Disability Justice and Palestinian Liberation interlinked? How does settler colonialism work to shape experiences of mental ill-health & madness? Join NSUN and guest speakers from Makan to learn more.
This session will include a presentation and discussion between NSUN and Makan. This first half will be recorded but this will not include participants’ names or faces. After the break we will take questions from the audience, which will not be recorded.

Sign up for Part 1

Uncovering Reparations: Lessons from Palestine and South Africa: A talk with Lubnah Shomali & Tshepo Madlingozi (Online)
2026-05-07 17:00 - 18:30
Register your place here
Global discussions increasingly highlight the necessity and role of reparations to achieve accountability, redress and justice for historical injustices. If done effectively, reparations have an essential role in decolonial processes. The Ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people and the “post-apartheid” situation of South Africa offer an opportunity to reflect on the importance of reparations and decolonization in dismantling the structures of foreign domination and systems of oppression.

For Palestinians, this involves confronting the continuation and consequences of root causes of the Ongoing Nakba: Israeli forced displacement and transfer, colonization, apartheid and genocide. For South Africans who are living a ‘post-apartheid’ reality characterised by a lack of reparations and sustainable social reconciliation, there continue to be ongoing efforts working to redress the issues around what true reconciliation and justice should look like.
Join BADIL, Makan & the South Africa Human Rights Commission for an upcoming webinar that aims to provide a space to educate participants on the ongoing Nakba and the process of dismantling apartheid and reparations in South Africa; examine the legal, political, and moral foundations for reparations; discuss the South African case as a precedent, highlighting its achievements and failures; and explore strategies for advocacy, accountability, and global solidarity in advancing reparations.
About Tshepo Madlingozi
Tshepo is the Commissioner of the South Africa Human Rights Commission.
Trained in law and sociology, he is a scholar-activist whose work focuses on decolonization, reparative justice, human rights, and participatory democracy. In 2024, the President of South Africa appointed Madlingozi as a full-time Commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), an independent constitutional body. At the SAHRC, he is responsible for the Anti-racism, Education, and Equality key areas.
About Lubnah Shomali
Lubnah is a Palestinian activist and has worked with BADIL since 2012. She aims to advance a rights-based decolonial framework and solution for Palestine, centering the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights to self-determination and return, and is responsible for BADIL’s donor relations, fund development, and legal and international advocacy.
About BADIL
BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights is an independent, human rights non-profit organization committed to defend and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons. Our vision, mission, programs and relationships are defined by our Palestinian identity and the principles of international humanitarian and human rights law. We seek to advance the individual and collective rights of the Palestinian people on this basis.
About Makan:
Makan is an independent, non-partisan organisation dedicated to interconnected learning. Our approach is grounded in a belief that education is a liberatory act that can lay the ground for structural change. Situating Palestine within the context of other human rights, social justice and global liberation movements, we work towards transformation by adopting educational approaches that capture the history of the Palestinian struggle and the realities on the ground. We aim to support advocates as part of a community that is not only well-informed, interconnected, and empowered, but passionately committed to cultivating a future for Palestinians built on freedom, justice, and dignity.

Reframing Palestine - Waltham Forest for a Free Palestine
2026-05-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 9AH
This workshop for Waltham Forest for a Free Palestine will delve into the key frameworks and concepts through which the Palestinian struggle can be understood, such as settler-colonialism, occupation, apartheid, peace process, Nakba, and more. Through interweaving a historical and conceptual analysis of the trajectory of the Palestinian cause, this workshop will offer a critical understanding of Palestine, its history, and the discourse around it.
You can also hear updates about the Pensions divestment campaign, and learn more about how to get involved in action for Palestine in Waltham Forest.
Register your place here
Wednesday 27th May 7-9pm
Location: Hornbeam Cafe (458 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, United Kingdom E17 9AH)

Makan – Communications & Advanced Debating (Online)
2026-06-02 18:00 - 20:30
This workshop aims to provide attendees with skills and tools to engage with different audiences and to effectively deal with difficult questions in potentially high-pressured situations. Each participant will put their knowledge and communication skills to practice by engaging in a one-on-one debate roleplay with Makan facilitators. Each debate is then followed by detailed facilitated feedback.
Tuesday 2nd June, 6:00-8:30pm
Apply for your spot here
