ArabishWay

Chevron BDS - Freeway Bannering
2025-08-29 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sleater Kinney I-5 Overpass
Join freeway bannering on Friday, August 29, 3:00-4:30pm at the Sleater Kinney I-5 overpass as part of a local, regional, and global campaign to raise awareness about protesting Chevron’s support of Israel’s settlements, military bases, and the assault on Palestinians in Gaza, which rely on the power grid Chevron provides.

The best access to the Sleater Kinney overpass is to park at Hobby Lobby, in Lacey.

The Rachel Corrie Foundation supports the Chevron boycott and the global BDS movement, now celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Global Strike for Gaza
2025-08-28
GLOBAL STRIKE FOR GAZA – AUG 28🚨
Last Thursday, the Global Economic Strike for Gaza began. Hundreds of thousands heard the call — promoting it on their pages, translating posters, organising demonstrations, and even committing to close their businesses every Thursday.
This is just the beginning. On Thursday 28th August, we take up Bisan’s call – and we strike again — and this time, we must spread the word even further.
Israel is carrying out genoc//de in Gaza, while western politicians not only look away but actively arm an aparthe//d regime wiping out a civilian population. It is time to escalate on a global scale. When governments refuse to listen, we—as a united global collective—must strike where it hurts them most: their economies.
On Thursday 28th August, and continuing every Thursday after, we strike together.
Please read the deck, share it widely, and spread the word.
Updates via: @humantiproject @globalstrikegaza

Yafa: Virtual Delegation
2025-08-27 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
We are thrilled to announce that for this month’s virtual delegation to Yafa, occupied Palestine, we will be joined by Sami Abu Shehadeh– Palestinian elected official and former member of the Knesset.
During this virtual delegation and Q&A on Wednesday, August 27th at 12pm EST, hear from community and political leaders Abed and Sami Abu Shehadeh about the history of Yafa, the challenges that Palestinians are currently facing there, as well as the city’s significance in connection to the ongoing genocide and displacement in Gaza.

Register for the event here!

Whisk Cooking Class: Street Foods of the World
2025-08-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Want to expand your culinary passport? Are you looking for a new dish to spice up your repertoire? Do you dream of tasty treats on foreign streets, but haven’t been able to get away? If the answer is yes, this class is for you! Join Chef Drew Flanders in this hands-on class where you will prepare simple but flavor-packed dishes inspired by foods sold in the markets, festivals, and by street vendors from around the world. From Morocco to Japan, Mexico to Senegal, in this class you will prepare and enjoy a variety of flavors and textures from the simple perfection of the taco, the warm comfort of “Japanese pizza”, to the glory of two different types of grilled-meat-on-a-stick!
Make, eat and enjoy street foods from

Morocco – Chermoula Chicken
West Africa – Spicy Peanut-Dusted Beef Skewers
Japan – Okonomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes
Mexico – Alambres, Steak and Bacon Tacos with Salsa Verde

Participants will have the option of enjoying wine or beer as street food is always best with a beverage!

Wally Baram
2025-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Here-After, Alley Entrance, 2505 1st Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
Wally Baram is a Mexican-Syrian stand-up comedian, writer, and actress in Los Angeles. She has performed stand-up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She was selected for the prestigious Just for Laugh’s New Face Showcase in 2020. She’s also written for Shrinking (Apple), What We do in the Whadows (FX & Hulu), BETTY (HBO), Sprung (Amazon), and the upcoming Netflix series, NEON. Wally performs regularly at clubs and venues across the country. Her comedy brings a unique perspective on the strange banalities of entering the adult world as well as growing up with a strong multi-cultural/Mexican-Syrian identity. She is also, unfortunately, Gen-Z.

The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire (Class Four of Four)
2025-08-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Register for Location
Censorship, distortion, and intimidation have made many of us unable to access knowledge about Palestine and the diaspora. And now? We need this knowledge more than ever.
So proud to be hosted through @baladna.pnw
Seattle, sign up for this 4 session course where we’ll discuss the connections between Palestinian dispossession and resistance in the US Empire and in Palestine. Open to everyone.
Registration in bio and https://tinyurl.com/nhff2khb
July 30, Aug 6, Aug 13, Aug 20
7:00-8:30pm
Location to be announced
#seattle #palestine #baladna #class #historyofthepresent

Arab Street Food: Shawarma with Nadia Tommalieh
2025-08-19 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Across the Arab world, you’ll find variations on their most famous street food: shawarma. Traditionally cooked on a vertical spit that turns, shawarma is universally loved as a picnic spread, a main course, or an iconic street-food sandwich. In this class Nadia Tommalieh will show you everything you need to make shawarma wraps at home, starting with fresh-made saj bread. You’ll fill your warm bread with spiced and thinly sliced beef shawarma, tahini-based taratorsauce; batata harra (crispy cubed potatoes in a citrus cilantro sauce); avocado bil labaneh w za’atar (mashed avocado, jalapeno, yogurt, and Za’atar); and mkhalal left (pickled turnips).

Movie: Sudan, Remember Us
2025-08-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-08-17 17:00 - 19:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
In April 2019, filmmaker Hind Meddeb travelled to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, at a jubilant moment in the country’s history. The long-time dictator Omar Al-Bashir had recently been overthrown after a 30-year regime marked by genocidal violence in Darfur. Meddeb began filming with young activists rallying for a citizen’s government by staging sit-ins, making music, reciting poetry, and painting murals. Their hopes are expressed in signs that read “Sudan free from tribalism” and “religious pluralism.”
For Meddeb, who has family roots in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria, the movement brings to mind the aspirations of her late father: “the dream of an Arab country with its customs shaken up by a feminist revolution.” She captures demonstrations going late into the night with a celebratory atmosphere. The activists are defiant against backlash. “Bullets don’t kill,” says one young man. “What kills is people’s silence.”
SUDAN, REMEMBER US enshrines this moment, but also documents the descent into war that followed. Today, Sudan is engulfed in violence between internal factions in collusion with external arms suppliers driven to gain control over the country’s wealth of minerals. The war has displaced more than 8 million people and killed over 14,000, but is largely ignored by international news. No single film can explain a nation’s complex history or politics. Instead, Meddeb simply bears witness to courageous people receiving scant coverage. Meddeb is always attuned to the power of language—dictators may come and go, but as one activist asserts, “poems are eternal.”

Intisaar at the Royal Room
2025-08-17 18:30 - 20:30 | The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118
Sunday Songwriters Session

Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 doors
The Royal Room is All Ages until 10pm.
The Royal Room Presents: Sunday Songwriters Session
Featuring:
Intisaar Jubran is a Palestinian/Armenian/American singer songwriter performing acoustic indie folk/rock in the spirit of 90s female icons with grunge/rock/prog elements.

Palestinian Cooking Class
2025-08-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Common Good Tacoma, 621 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA, 98402
This will be a class that teaches you how to make a Palestinian salata (salad) called fatoosh. This is a fundraiser for Palestine.

Sidra's Shoes?
2025-08-17
in Olympia?

Chef Hend Yahya at University District Farmers Market
2025-08-16 09:00 - 14:00 | University District Farmers Market, University Way NE (the "Ave") between 50th & 52nd, Seattle, WA, 98105
Hend is amazing at simultaneously crafting delicious food and captivating a crowd of market goers with her knowledge. She is a true pro and PCC Markets and Whisk Bellevue Instructor and will always delight with her fresh and unique, often culturally inspired, choices. Don’t miss chatting with her. She is an excellent resource.
You can learn more about Hend on Instagram @yayacooksandtravels.
She will also be at the following Farmers Markets:

September 6 at Magnolia

Chef Hend Yahya
September 25 Lake City
Chef Hend Yahya

Palestine Narrates: Movie: Foragers
2025-08-16 | TBA
Elderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their own land and the harsh restrictions imposed by their occupiers on the basis of preservation.

Ken Bebelle and Julia Vee with Sara Hashem ― 'Pearl City'
2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Third Place Books – Ravenna, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Third Place Books is pleased to welcome Ken Bebelle and Julia Vee to our Ravenna store for a conversation about their new novel, Pearl City ― the dramatic conclusion to their Phoenix Hoard series. They will be joined in conversation by The Jasad Heir author Sara Hashem.
This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!

Sara Hashem grew up the eldest in her family in Orange County, California. She spent two of her formative years living in Egypt, where she consumed an ocean’s worth of sugar cane juice and wrote stories during the events of Arab Spring.

The Arab Grill
2025-08-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-13 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Think of Arab cuisine and the first thing that comes to mind is probably the characteristic blend of spices. But equally important is the char that you can only get by cooking with fire. In this class Nadia Tommalieh will introduce you to the perfect balance of smoke, spice, and citrus in a spread of dishes that celebrate the warmth of Arab hospitality. On the menu: shish tawook (grilled yogurt-marinated chicken with sumac and Aleppo); and reyash mashwieh (grllled lamb chops with pomegranate molasses and baharat spice). You’ll round out the meal with tabbouleh (Lebanese parsley and bulgur wheat salad); grilled muhammara with walnuts and breadcrumbs; and three flavors of toum (Arab-style garlic sauce).

The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire (Class Three of Four)
2025-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Register for Location

Movie: Severed + Panel Discussion
2025-08-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Severed (produced by Donkeysaddle Projects, +972 Magazine and The Nation, in partnership with Just Vision) tells the story of Mohamad Saleh, an 18-year-old from Gaza who has lived through five major assaults. In those attacks, he lost his home, family members, his best friends, and, at the age of 12, his leg. Mohamad was able to evacuate to Egypt after surviving seven months of genocide and remains in exile there, struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of his life. Through his eyes, the pain and trauma endured by thousands in Gaza are laid bare, alongside their remarkable strength, resilience, and determination to live.
Tickets are sliding scale, and a portion of the proceeds benefits Gaza families. (If comps are needed, please contact cole@nwfilmforum.org.)

About the panelists/co-sponsors:
Zahyr Lauren [moderator] (they/them), also known as The Artist L.Haz, is the founder of the arts, education, and advocacy company Koro Rules The Sun LLC. Koro Rules The Sun is an art-based company that creates visual work in service of justice movements and has generated thousands in donations for organizations like the Center for Constitutional Rights. The company uses creative expression to Activate, Elevate, and Support messages and movements for freedom and global solidarity.
Diana Fakhoury [panelist] is a multidisciplinary designer, artist, and co-founder of Washington for Peace and Justice (WA4PJ). WA4PJ is a Palestinian-led advocacy group working to transform US policy on Palestine through political action in Washington state. While centering Palestinian voices, they build people’s power to advocate for communities locally and in historic Palestine, in pursuit of justice and collective liberation.
Rufina Reyes [panelist] is the director of La Resistencia, a grassroots organization led by undocumented immigrants and people of color who have been oppressed by the immigration enforcement system. The organization supports and engages with people detained at the Northwest Detention Center who organize for their own survival and protest against the detention and deportation regime. La Resistencia is working to end the detention of immigrants and stop deportations.
Mohamad Saleh [filmmaker] is the protagonist and co-producer of Severed. He is 19 years old and lived his entire life in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, until escaping the genocide in May 2024. Mohamad just completed his high school matriculation exams and plans to study nursing. He is an intern at Donkeysaddle Projects. Mohamad will participate via Zoom from Cairo, Egypt.
Jen Marlowe [filmmaker] is the director of Severed, and the founder of Donkeysaddle Projects, an organization that integrates storytelling, political education and activism in the fight to build a world liberated from state violence in all its manifestations. She serves on the boards of Black Lives Matter-WA and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, and is a founding company member of Dunya Productions-Seattle. Jen is also a Consulting Producer for Just Vision.
Additional Co-sponsors Include:
Multitude Films is an independent production company dedicated to transformative culture change through nonfiction storytelling. They are committed to care at every stage of our work and aim to shift norms across our industry — with a vision of a film industry that values and rewards projects directed and crewed by teams of color, LGBTQ filmmakers, filmmakers with disabilities, working class filmmakers, and women.
Black Lives Matter-WA‘s mission is to dismantle anti-black systems, policies, and outcomes that lead to the oppression, torture, and death of black and brown people. BLM-WA is intentional about building collective power by ensuring that those most affected are not just participants, but the architects of our movement for change. BLM-WA’s leadership prioritizes the inclusion of queer, and trans individuals, as well as those with disabilities, reflecting the communities BLM-WA serves.

Bread and Blood: A Reading with Samah Zaqout in Gaza
2025-08-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Join us for a reading with Samah Zaqout in Gaza.

My name is Samah Zaher Zaqout and I am a Gaza-based Palestinian living under the current “war.” I wrote this piece, “Famine, Fear, and the Fight for Bread” to shed light on what we are experiencing here, especially in Northern Gaza where we are experiencing the most difficult conditions.
A little about me: I am a writer, translator, and teacher. I graduated from the faculty of Arts, English literature, as one of the best students; I was a student of the late Dr Refa’at Al-Areer.
I write about life in Gaza. I have published some of my pieces on outlets such as Electronic Intifada, We Are Not Numbers, and Politics Today. I have also participated with my writings in some events and books abroad.
I am partnering with Eyewitness Palestine on an exciting event.

Sammy Obeid: Borderline Funny in Victoria!
2025-08-09 16:30 - 18:00 | Vic Theater, 808 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2B6, Canada
Comedian Sammy Obeid (Netflix, Conan, TikTok) plays Victoria for ONE night ONLY: August 9, 4:30 pm at The Vic Theatre!
Lebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he’s also appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and America’s Got Talent, as well as TBS’s Conan, and is best known for his world record of performing comedy 1,001 nights in a row, a story featured in both Time Magazine and The New York Times

Doors open at 6pm.

Cherry Street Village Cleanup
2025-08-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us again this summer at Cherry Street Village to help clean up some rooms to open up more community space and rentals. We will also be working towards making the outdoor space ready for a community garden! 🌿
Optionally, please bring: gloves, pruning tools, and water! 🧤
Snacks will be provided 🫒

ARCE-DC: The Milky Way and the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Sky by Dr. Or Graur
2025-08-09 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
The ancient Egyptians left us some of the earliest records of the night sky, in which they noted the sun, the moon, planets, and several constellations. Many of these celestial objects are associated with—or personified by—certain gods, such as Re and the sun. Yet how the Egyptians conceptualized the Milky Way remains unclear. This talk will focus on the popular suggestion that the Milky Way was a manifestation of Nut, the Egyptian goddess of the sky.
The speaker has tested this theory by combining astronomical simulations of the Egyptian night sky, readings of primary sources (the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, and the Fundamentals of the Course of the Stars), research on ancient Egyptian material culture (coffins, funerary papyri, and tomb murals), and anthropological studies of Milky Way creation stories from around the world.This talk will show how Nut’s depictions changed over the course of Egyptian history, and will present the first visual evidence for the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art. Dr. Graur concludes that the Milky Way was not a manifestation of Nut but one more astronomical phenomenon that graced her body in her role as the goddess of the sky.
The online event typically lasts an hour—50 minutes for the lecture, 10 minutes for Q+A.
No recording or imaging of presentations is allowed in any way.

Comedy: Sammy Obeid
2025-08-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market St, Tacoma, Washington, 98402, United States
Lebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he’s also appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and America’s Got Talent, as well as TBS’s Conan, and is best known for his world record of performing comedy 1,001 nights in a row, a story featured in both Time Magazine and The New York Times

Doors open at 6pm.

The American Nakba: Palestinian Dispossession and Resistance in the Heart of US Empire (Class Two of Four)
2025-08-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Register for Location

Doves for Gaza
2025-08-05 10:30 - 12:30 | Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA, 98501
Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation and volunteers for story time and community art. We need help to add names of children in Gaza to the doves on our Palestine flag.

UNRWA: 5K at Marymoor Park
2025-08-03 08:00 - 12:00 | Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Gaza needs us—and we need each other!
Join UNRWA USA for a morning 5K walk/run, breakfast, coffee, fundraising prizes, and more.
Since 2012, our Gaza 5K has been more than just a walk/run—it’s an UNRWA USA tradition.
This annual event has united communities across the US in solidarity to fund mental health counseling and trauma support for Palestine refugee children. More than a race, it’s a fun way to take action, experience Palestinian culture, and show Palestine refugees that Americans care.
You don’t have to run. Walk, cheer, or fundraise (the most important part) to support life-saving UNRWA services—but everyone must register.
Learn more about Gaza 5K history at gaza5k.org
Not in the PNW or prefer to participate from home?You may also choose the virtual option.
Everyone must register in advance
There is NO race-day registration. All attendees will be given the opportunity to fundraise. Registration for children under age 2 is free.
Use code: wa4pj to get $10 off registration.

Title: UNRWA USA’s Gaza 5K at Marymoor Park
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm PT
Registration link: https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2025-seattle-gaza-5k/e684963

Float for Falastin
2025-08-02 12:00 - 15:30 | Leavenworth Public Boat Launch, Leavenworth, WA
ALL AGES

Paddling With A Purpose! Float the beautiful Wenatchee River for Palestine! Fundraiser for United Palestinian Appeal & Gaza Soup Kitchen!

Meet at The East Leavenworth Road Public Boat Launch, 12pm. Saturday, August 2nd.
Bring your floating gear and leave your car at the Boat Launch.
We will take a free shuttle to the Bridge River Access Park (Icicle Bridge).
The free shuttle will also transport our floating gear.
We will float from the Icicle Bridge back to the Public Boat Launch.
About 2 miles. 2-3 hour float. (See map).
Floaters will need to provide their own floating gear (tube, stand up paddle board, life jacket, water, sunscreen, etc).
We have a small number of tubes, donated from a local rafting company, for people to use. Thank you Osprey Rafting!
Message me if you need gear.
You can also purchase tubes from most major retailers.
Bring flags, kufiyas, waterproof/ bouyant signs, good vibes!

DONATE to Gaza Soup Kitchen.

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2025-08-02 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Check website: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events for current showings and for registration links!
Often the screening ends with a Q&A with the director!

Ya Hala Cafe and Retail Space: T'faddlu Community Night
2025-08-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Games
Music
Cafe
Remember, Ya Hala’s café and retail space is open to all
More details about each weekend’s events will drop on the Monday before. 👀
