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Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-29 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Sat Nov 29: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Sun Nov 30: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Sat Nov 29: 7.30pm PDT

Sun Nov 30: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Kids for Palestine (Olympia)
2025-11-30 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-07 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Woodruff Park, 1500 Harrison Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98502
Gather with other families at Woodruff Park, in West Olympia (near the tennis and pickleball courts) every Sunday, 1-4 pm, to support Palestine through conversation and art in a kid-friendly event.

Peace Vigils [Olympia]
2025-11-30 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-12-07 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Percival Landing, 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98501
4:30-6:00 PM
Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia
4th &Water Street

Join us every Friday in downtown Olympia as we continue to gather to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, an end to occupation, saving Gaza’s children, and for peace.

Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship Of Reconciliation for supporting and joining our efforts to demand a permanent peace in Gaza. Thank you to everyone for continuing to respect the peaceful and welcoming atmosphere that the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) has maintained at these weekly vigils for so many years.

Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-30 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Movie: Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
2025-11-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The wildly prolific German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder paid homage to his cinematic hero Douglas Sirk with this update of that filmmaker’s 1955 All That Heaven Allows. A lonely widow (Brigitte Mira) meets a much younger Arab worker (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise—and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fassbinder expertly wields the emotional power of classic Hollywood melodrama to expose the racial tensions underlying contemporary German culture.

Sun Nov 30: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

Movie: Palestine 36
2025-12-01 17:15 - 19:30, 2025-12-02 17:15 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Magic Lantern Theater [Spokane], 25 W Main, Spokane, WA, 99201
Palestine’s Official Submission to the 98th Academy Awards. Official Selection of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. Coming to theaters in the US and Canada in 2026. A film by Annemarie Jacir Starring Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Jalal Altawil, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri, Yafa Bakri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Wardi Eilabouni, Ward Helou, Billy Howle, Dhafer L’Abidine, with Liam Cunningham, and Jeremy Irons. In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region. ———- Watermelon Pictures is a film production and distribution company rooted in creative resistance. Our mission is to champion unheard voices, inspire the world to stand up to injustice and imagine our way into a shared, liberated future.

Karam Foundation's: The Journey Home
2025-12-02 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 1:00 EST to hear stories and insights directly from our team on the ground. We’ll also take a closer look at The Journey Home, our latest report that captures how Syrians are thinking and feeling about returning home and what these insights say about the country’s next chapter.
We will explore:

What daily life looks like inside a newly liberated Syria

What families are saying about home, safety, and the future

What surprised us in the data, and what it means for rebuilding

Where the biggest opportunities and challenges are emerging

We’ll close with an open Q&A.
This session offers an essential look at what is unfolding in Syria right now, through the voices of the people living it. We hope you’ll join us.

America's Forever Wars in the Middle East" on US imperialism at the People’s Forum.
2025-12-02 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, and that has attempted to destroy the Palestinian people and those who stand with them, we cannot understand how to confront it. Join popular educators from the Palestinian Youth Movement in a rigorous study of the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to understand US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world.

For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
WHEN
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:

Session 1: Introduction to Imperialism: How Gaza Exposed America-First’s False Promises | December 2, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 2: From Sovereign Nation to Client State: U.S. Imperialism in Egypt | December 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 3: America’s War of Terror on Iraq| December 9, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET
Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET

America's Forever Wars in the Middle East" on US imperialism at the People’s Forum
2025-12-04 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual

Annual Holiday Bazaar
2025-12-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-06 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Steamboat Island, 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, Olympia, WA
The annual Holiday Bazaar culminates for its final year, at the house of a longtime volunteer, on Friday December 5, and Saturday December 6.
This is a great opportunity to buy a unique gift that also supports Gaza humanitarian relief and a free Palestine. Come purchase gifts of olive oil from the West Bank, Palestinian spices and crafts, and Middle East clothing and art.
Join us on Steamboat Island at 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, Olympia, 10:00 am-4:00 pm both days for this annual Palestinian Holiday Bazaar, hosted by a long-time volunteer.

Community at Ya Hala
2025-12-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-12 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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. 👀

SZ Gallery’s 5th Persian Garden: First Friday Art Walk
2025-12-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SZ Art Gallery, 2441 76th Avenue SE, Suite 160, Mercer Island, WA
SZ Gallery’s 5th Persian Garden is an exhibit that tells culturally rich stories of Persian culture through contemporary and classically-influenced pieces. Monir & Mehdi Ghanbeigy from Iran have created multimedia artwork together since 1970, combining Mehdi’s detailed work with Persian miniatures and painting, Monir’s background in ceramics, and their mutual love for the history of Persian art.
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Monir and Mehdi began working together in Iran before they moved to England for further training at London and Canterbury College of Art. After returning to Iran in 1980, they developed a novel style in ceramics and painting, influenced by both modern art as well as the very rich traditions of Persian pottery and storybook miniatures. They have shown their art at numerous national and international exhibitions, including the 2012 Venice Biennial, and have taught for many years at several universities in Iran and in their private workshop. Their pieces are permanently on exhibit at the Contemporary Art Museum in Iran, as well as several museums around the world.
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Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2025-12-06 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-13 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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!

Virtual Conversation with Wasim Said
2025-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join the People’s Center for Palestine on Saturday, December 6th at 10am PT/1pm ET for a virtual conversation with Wasim Said, speaking from Gaza, whose book Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide was written after multiple displacements from his home in Beit Hanoun. His testimony offers an urgent account of life in Gaza under ongoing bombardment—an essential narrative for understanding the realities on the ground and the stakes of documenting genocide in real time. The translation was recently published in October 2025 by 1804 Books, in collaboration with the People’s Center for Palestine and Liberated Texts.

The event will also feature reflections from Thiago Ávila, Fady Joudah, Mousa Alsadah, and Danya Al-Saleh, who will discuss the book’s literary, political, and historical significance and the vital role of witnessing for long-term struggle.

Arabic Story Time at Lake City Public Library
2025-12-06 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | Lake City – Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States
At storytime, children from birth through elementary school and their families can enjoy stories, songs, and fun learning activities.
Event in English and Arabic.

Peace Vigil [Whidbey Island]
2025-12-06 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
🔻 Every Saturday, 11am-1pm: Weekly vigil with @solidaritywpalestine_whidbey to stand with Palestine, raise community awareness, and support one another. Bring your flags, signs, or come as you are!

Global Solidarity Holiday Market
2025-12-06 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Save the date! Join us at the Global Solidarity Holiday Market fundraiser on December 6, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. With your support, we will raise money for mutual aid efforts in Palestine and Sudan, as well as for people affected by ICE here in the US.
We will be selling gifts, toys, jewelry, etc. We will have a kid zone, a bake sale, and food for sale.
You can’t attend but want to help? You can help us by sharing this flyer and donating items. We have 7 donation sites across Seattle (please see our previous post about donation sites).
📆 December 6, 2025, from 11 am-4 pm.
📍Cherry Street Village – 720 25th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Movie: The Encampments
2025-12-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
THE ENCAMPMENTS follows student organizers at some of the world’s most prestigious universities as they take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, igniting one of the largest student movements in history which continues to have far-reaching effects on US and world policies today.
Filmed on the ground and in real-time as these events were unfolding, THE ENCAMPMENTS features detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil and takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors, whistleblowers from inside Ivy League administrations, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today.
“What makes THE ENCAMPMENTS artistically triumphant is its sense of contemporary and historical detail, owed to both footage shot by the filmmakers, as well as by the protesters themselves. In the process, co-directors Kei Pritsker and Michael T. Workman craft a work of cinema that’s as rigorously journalistic in its arguments as it is nakedly sentimental.” – IndieWire
“This is more than a student protest—it’s a generational struggle for justice. Students have always led the charge for justice, from the sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement to the campus protests against South African apartheid. The encampments that started at Columbia are part of that legacy, inspiring millions of people around the world. The film ensures the students in US and Gaza are heard, their actions are remembered, and the fight for Palestinian liberation continues.” – Macklemore
“Khalil remains detained at an ICE facility in Louisiana amid a legal battle to prevent his deportation from the U.S. after the Trump administration ordered his removal… The legal challenge to Khalil might ultimately come down to the Supreme Court, which would decide how far the secretary of state can determine whether a permanent resident can be removed for speech.” – Axios

America's Forever Wars in the Middle East" on US imperialism at the People’s Forum
2025-12-09 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, and that has attempted to destroy the Palestinian people and those who stand with them, we cannot understand how to confront it. Join popular educators from the Palestinian Youth Movement in a rigorous study of the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to understand US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world.

For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
WHEN
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:

Session 3: America’s War of Terror on Iraq| December 9, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET
Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET

Christmas in Bethlehem
2025-12-09 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh and step into the warmth and flavors of a Palestinian Christmas with this festive menu inspired by the holiday tables of Bethlehem. In this class, you’ll cook a collection of celebratory dishes that blend winter comfort with bold flavors: dajaj mashwi bil za’atar (whole roasted Cornish hens crusted with za’atar spice); salatet freekeh bil a’ashab (a freekeh and arugula salad tossed with fresh herbs, roasted chestnuts, and pomegranate seeds); salatet bandoura w zaiytoon (tomato and olive salad dressed with sumac and olive oil), mutabal ara’a (roasted butternut squash topped with tahini and toasted pine nuts); and for dessert, makrouta, the traditional Palestinian pinwheel cookies filled with dates and infused with anise and cardamom.

America's Forever Wars in the Middle East" on US imperialism at the People’s Forum
2025-12-11 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, and that has attempted to destroy the Palestinian people and those who stand with them, we cannot understand how to confront it. Join popular educators from the Palestinian Youth Movement in a rigorous study of the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to understand US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world.

For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
WHEN
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:

Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET

AANM: Arab Film Series Online
2025-12-12 - 2025-12-21 | Virtual
Films available for ten days each month listed
Arab Film Series Online
Free Online Stream | Suggested $5 Donation – Register
The Arab American National Museum (AANM), Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), and ArteEast proudly present the Arab Film Series, a monthly curated online program of contemporary and classic films, followed by discussions with Arab, Arab American, and diasporic filmmakers, connecting a worldwide community through film, dialogue, and activism. More information about each film program can be found at arabfilmseries.org
Upcoming Dates

December 12-21

Seattle Arts & Lectures Youth Poetry Reading
2025-12-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Join us for a celebratory poetry reading featuring SAL’s talented Youth Poetry Fellows. This reading marks the end of the program, and you are invited to come celebrate their genius with us!

Registration is not required, but helps us anticipate audience size. If you’d like to RSVP, please do so here!
About SAL’s Youth Poetry Fellowship (YPF):
The Youth Poetry Fellowship serves a cohort of young writers committed to poetry, performance, civic and community engagement, education, and equity across the Puget Sound region. Over the course of the school year, fellows meet regularly for workshops with the Youth Poetry Fellowship mentors. Fellows also have numerous public opportunities to share their voices, leadership, and love of Seattle throughout the course of the year. One of the fellows serves as the Youth Poet Laureate and writes a poetry collection published by Poetry NW Editions.
Ahsenti Alfedil (she/her) is a first-generation American of Ethio-Sudanese descent and a student at the Bush School. A multidisciplinary Piscean, she moves fluidly between poetry, acrylic/oil painting, and movement—always led by curiosity and feeling. When not overwhelmed by her academic workload, she finds joy in braiding hair, spending hours adorning herself and loved ones in henna, skating to her favorite playlists, and research as a leisure activity. As a writer, Ahsenti turns most often to poetry. Her work shows resistance to categorization because she follows her intrigue; the fleeting moments that spark inspiration to create. Through her writing, she hopes to make space for those navigating layered identities, vulnerability, and for stories that make people feel seen in their most intricate and unspoken parts.
Nadia Najam is a senior at Liberty High School in Renton, Washington. She finds joy in reading any good book she can get her hands on and spending time in nature. Through YPF, Nadia hopes to grow more confident in sharing her writing with the world and to challenge herself to explore new themes and styles in her poetry.
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