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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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:20260409T210425
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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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