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SUMMARY:Amnesty International Student Training Day (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on 2 November 2024 in Bristol for a dedicated day of training and organising. We’ve partnered with Amnesty International UK to help equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively debate\, hold meaningful conversations\, and navigate your legal rights to protest and take action on campus. \nDon’t miss this chance to connect with like-minded activists\, share experiences\, and gain practical tools to take your activism further this academic year! \nClick here for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/amnesty-international-student-training-day-bristol/
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SUMMARY:Palestine Mini Series 3:  Framing Israeli Apartheid: Uses and Limitations for Palestine Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:This Palestine Mini-Series offers a cohesive understanding of the Palestinian struggle through four 1-hour sessions taking place every other week. The series interweaves historical overview with an analysis of the framing of the Palestinian struggle. The aim is to empower you with the knowledge needed to not just know historical facts\, but to be able to effectively talk about and frame Palestine. You can attend all sessions for cumulative knowledge or select one(s) specific to your needs/interest. \nThe third session critically examines the apartheid framework in relation to the Palestinian context\, outlining its strategic uses and its limitations. The session will include a 40 minute talk and a Q&A section. \nDeadline to Register: Tuesday 12th November\, 6pm London time \nLoading…
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-mini-series-3-framing-israeli-apartheid-uses-and-limitations-for-palestine-advocacy/
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SUMMARY:Fighting Systems of Oppression: How Do Our Principles Guide Our Work for Justice?
DESCRIPTION:Makan Director\, Aimee Shalan\,  will be joining educators and organisers that are doing powerful work for justice\, locally\, nationally\, and globally–from resisting genocide to fighting for abolitionist futures. \nWe will discuss and learn from each other’s experiences about how the principles we hold dear help guide and shape our work for justice. \nSpeakers: \nWelcome: Nina Mehta is a community educator and co-director of PARCEO\, a community research\, resource\, and education center that partners with a range of groups and institutions to strengthen our collective work for justice. \nModerator: Morgan Bassichis is a writer and performer who has been a member of Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City since 2014. They co-edited the anti-zionist anthology Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah\, published by Wendy’s Subway in 2023. \nUjju Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor at The New School. She brings a long history of working to build organizing for educational justice\, immigrants’ rights\, and abolition as well as projects at the intersection of arts and social justice\, popular education\, and adult literacy. \nNyle Fort is a minister\, organizer\, and scholar. He is currently an Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. \nDarakshan Raja is the founding director of Muslims for Just Futures (MJF) where she manages the organization’s overall development\, programming\, administration\, and strategic direction. She leads MJF’s national advocacy and movement-building efforts\, local Chicago power-building programming\, and DC Guaranteed Income Program. \nAimee Shalan is a British-Palestinian and Director of Makan\, a not for profit organisation providing transformative education to strengthen the movement for Palestinian liberation. \nLesley Williams is a longtime advocate for Palestinian rights and for anti racism in local and municipal government and services. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/fighting-systems-of-oppression/
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SUMMARY:Free the People\, Free the Land: Climate Justice Training
DESCRIPTION:This workshop aims to develop understandings of the material connections between justice for Palestine and climate justice. The session will dive into the relationship between settler colonialism and ecological violence on a local level\, and discuss the relationship between the climate crisis and imperialism on a global scale and why the climate justice movement should have Palestine and anti-imperialism at the heart of it. \nThis workshop is suitable for people involved in the climate justice movement who would like to learn more about how climate justice connects to Palestine\, and/or for people who are involved in the Palestine movement and would like to learn how climate justice relates. \nDeadline to Apply is Wednesday 13 November\, 6pm London time \nLoading…
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/free-the-people-free-the-land-climate-justice-training/
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SUMMARY:Edward Said: The Question of Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Makan Director\, Aimee Shalan\, to mark the re-publication of Edward Said’s The Question of Palestine\, this landmark event gathers eight key authors to reflect on the enduring legacy of Said’s work and its role in the ongoing Palestinian struggle for self-determination.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/edward-said-the-question-of-palestine/
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SUMMARY:Gender\, Sexuality & Anti-Colonialism in Palestine
DESCRIPTION:This interactive workshop will critique intersectionality and examine gender and sexuality in relation to Palestine. By focusing on the roles of Israeli settler colonialism and Western imperialism in gender and sexual oppression\, as well as looking at frameworks for resistance and liberation\, this workshop goes beyond the pink-washing framework to deepen our solidarity.\n\nThis workshop is suitable for people who are involved in queer and feminist movements and would like to learn more about how feminist/queer struggles relate to the context of Palestine\, and/or for people who are involved in the Palestinian liberation movement and would like to learn more about how queer and feminist liberation is central to it. \nThe workshop will be jointly facilitated by Sarona from Makan and Ghiwa from Kohl. It has been organised with the Queer Hope and Futures Project (led by Aytak\, Qais\, and Akanksha) and the Centre for Feminist Research. \nThis workshop is being held at Goldsmiths\, University of London. The venue will be in the main building (Richard Hoggart Building – RHB) on Goldsmiths campus in New Cross\, SE London – https://maps.app.goo.gl/RfbADo3zfoAVAeBo6  The exact room will be emailed before the workshop to confirmed participants. The room will be accessible by lift.\n\nThe workshop will run from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM with an hour break for lunch (1-2 PM) and hot lunch will be provided for everyone. We have approximately 30 spaces for the workshop.\n\n\nRegister here
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/gender-sexuality-anti-colonialism-in-palestine/
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SUMMARY:Palestine Mini Series 4: Where are we today? (Online Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:This Palestine Mini-Series offers a cohesive understanding of the Palestinian struggle through four 1-hour sessions taking place every other week. The series interweaves historical overview with an analysis of the framing of the Palestinian struggle. The aim is to empower you with the knowledge needed to not just know historical facts\, but to be able to effectively talk about and frame Palestine. You can attend all sessions for cumulative knowledge or select one(s) specific to your needs/interest. \nThe final session focuses on the current period in the Palestinian struggle\, focusing on the consequences of the so-called ‘peace process’ and on current forms of Palestinian and global resistance. The session will include a 40 minute talk and a Q&A section. \nDeadline to Register: Tuesday 26th November\, 6pm London time \nLoading…
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/palestine-mini-series-4-where-are-we-today/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241130T193000
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SUMMARY:Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Book Talk & Panel
DESCRIPTION:Makan Programmes & Outreach Manager\, Sarona Bedwan\, will participate on a panel discussion alongside Rebecca Vilkomerson\, Rabbi Alissa Wise\, Ben Jamal\, and Asad Rehman following a book talk featuring the themes of their new book\, Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons From Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing.
URL:https://www.makan.org.uk/event/solidarity-is-the-political-version-of-love-book-talk-panel/
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