Algerian Assimi (Algeroise) dance workshop with Esraa Warda
2025-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Brasil In Motion/Balance Studio, 418 N 35th St, Seattle, Washington, 98103
8 hours of instruction with Esraa Warda, right here in Seattle!
Esraa Warda is a prominent Algerian-American dance performer and educator based in New York, specializing in traditional and popular Algerian dance forms like Raï, Chaoui, and Assimi. Her work operates from a decolonial indigenous body knowledge, sexuality, and North African feminism(s) framework. Warda’s teaching pedagogy blends traditional embodied formats and community-based learning with a systematic approach to Algerian dance vocabulary. To learn more about Esraa, visit https://www.esraawarda.com/.
LOCATION:
All workshops will be held at Brasil In Motion/Balance Studio at 418 N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103.
Street parking.
Please note that this studio is in a historical house on the upstairs floor and entering the studio requires climbing a flight of stairs.
SCHEDULE:
Sunday 2/16: 2-4 pm Algerian Assimi (Algeroise) Dance and 4:30-6:30 pm Key Concepts of Algerian Dance Lecture
See below for class descriptions.
REGISTRATION:
$150 Limited Early Bird Registration, includes all 4 workshops – open to first 10 people to register!
$175 Full Workshop Package, includes all 4 workshops
$50 Single Workshop
To register, click here.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:
Sunday, February 16 from 2-4 pm: Algerian Assimi (Algeroise) Dance
Assimi, or “danse Algéroise,” is an Andalusian-influenced classical dance from Algiers, danced at the opening of wedding processions by family matriarchs to usher in the evening. This graceful dance embodies the dignity, virtue, and femininity of Algerian women. Students will learn to dance with intention, charm, and meditative coordination of “les mouchoirs” (handkerchiefs) in hand.
Sunday: February 16 from 4:30-6:30 pm: Lecture: Key Concepts of Algerian Dance
Enhance your dance experience with an engaging lecture and conversation that explores the social, historical, and aesthetic aspects of the Algerian dances we have practiced over the weekend. This session provides students with an authentic, critical introduction to key concepts essential for understanding and participating in Algerian dance culture(s)

Stefanie Fatooh, qabilaseattle@gmail.com

Lecture: Key Concepts of Algerian Dance with Esraa Warda
2025-02-16 16:30 - 18:30 | Brasil In Motion/Balance Studio, 418 N 35th St, Seattle, Washington, 98103
8 hours of instruction with Esraa Warda, right here in Seattle!
Esraa Warda is a prominent Algerian-American dance performer and educator based in New York, specializing in traditional and popular Algerian dance forms like Raï, Chaoui, and Assimi. Her work operates from a decolonial indigenous body knowledge, sexuality, and North African feminism(s) framework. Warda’s teaching pedagogy blends traditional embodied formats and community-based learning with a systematic approach to Algerian dance vocabulary. To learn more about Esraa, visit https://www.esraawarda.com/.
LOCATION:
All workshops will be held at Brasil In Motion/Balance Studio at 418 N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103.
Street parking.
Please note that this studio is in a historical house on the upstairs floor and entering the studio requires climbing a flight of stairs.
SCHEDULE:
Sunday 2/16: 2-4 pm Algerian Assimi (Algeroise) Dance and 4:30-6:30 pm Key Concepts of Algerian Dance Lecture
See below for class descriptions.
REGISTRATION:
$150 Limited Early Bird Registration, includes all 4 workshops – open to first 10 people to register!
$175 Full Workshop Package, includes all 4 workshops
$50 Single Workshop
To register, click here.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:
Sunday: February 16 from 4:30-6:30 pm: Lecture: Key Concepts of Algerian Dance
Enhance your dance experience with an engaging lecture and conversation that explores the social, historical, and aesthetic aspects of the Algerian dances we have practiced over the weekend. This session provides students with an authentic, critical introduction to key concepts essential for understanding and participating in Algerian dance culture(s)

Stefanie Fatooh, qabilaseattle@gmail.com

Flavors of Somalia: Cooking Class
2025-02-17 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Located in the horn with the longest coastline in mainland Africa, Somalia was a powerhouse in the spice trade for centuries and a common stopping point for sailing vessels from all over the world. This allowed indigenous Somali cuisine to expand and incorporate the influence of Indian, East African, Italian, and Middle Eastern flavors, leading to a delicious and unique culinary tradition. Join local chef Ifrah Ahmed in class, where she will teach you about the cuisine of Somalia and how to make some of her favorite classic dishes. On the menu: suqaar digaag (spiced chicken and pepper saute); bariis(Somali rice); sambuus (fried triangular dumplings filled with beef and vegetables); and basbaas (Somali-style hot sauce).
Please note: some classes can be adjusted for students with dietary restrictions, but many cannot. If you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or gluten-free, you can use the drop-down menu on our events page to view the best classes to fit your needs. If a class you’re interested in doesn’t appear in that filtered view, please email us before registering and we’ll see if the class’s menu can be modified.

A Conversation with Ta‑Nehisi Coates
2025-02-18 19:30 - 21:00 | S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium – Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
From the bestselling author of Between the World and Me comes a new collection of visionary essays, The Message. Follow Ta-Nehisi Coates as he journeys to three resonant sites of conflict in the world to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don’t—shape our realities.
Written at a dramatic moment in American and global life, this work from one of the country’s most important writers is about the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive nationalist myths that shape our world—and our own souls—and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths.
All tickets, with the exception of a limited number of Pay What You Can tickets, include a copy of The Message.

The Crocodile Presents: EMEL
2025-02-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Madame Lou’s, 2505 1st Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
A Tunisian-American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer. She rose to fame with her protest song “Kelmti Horra” (“My Word is Free”).

Comedian: Sami Obeid
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | 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.

No Other Land (in person) - NWFF
2025-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards!
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Synopsis courtesy of mTuckman Media

Thu Feb 20: 7.30pm PDT
Fri Feb 21: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Feb 22: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Fri Feb 28: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Mar 01: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Sun Mar 02: 4.00pm PDT

Conversation with Angela Davis: Collective Struggle in Critical Time
2025-02-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Olympia Capitol Theater, 206 5th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States
Rachel Corrie Foundation, Olympia Film Society, Jewish Voice for Peace Tacoma, Evergreen Tacoma, Jewish Voice for Peace Olympia, and Palestine Action South Sound present:
A Conversation with Angela Davis:
Collective Struggle in Critical Times
Featuring spoken word by Terrance Turner, aka C.A.U.T.I.O.N.
GA $28.25 & OFS $23.25 (available online and at the door)
$13.25 Student (available for purchase at the door only)
All Prices Include Service Fees
6pm doors / 7pm show

From prison abolition to Palestine liberation, Angela Davis has been at the forefront of radical intellectual work and political activism for decades. Her public rise in the Black Power and Women of Color movements made her an outspoken advocate for racial, gender, and economic justice. She is the author of many books, and a founding member of Critical Resistance, a national organization dedicated to the dismantling of the prison industrial complex

Comedian: Sami Obeid
2025-02-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Nippon Kan Theater, 628 South Washington Street, Seattle, WA, 98104

No Other Land (in person) - NWFF
2025-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards!
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Synopsis courtesy of mTuckman Media
Fri Feb 21: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Feb 22: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Fri Feb 28: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Mar 01: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Sun Mar 02: 4.00pm PDT

Stitching Palestine: Virtual Movie Screenings with Palestine Museum US
2025-02-22 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!

This Saturday – Documentary Film – “Stitching Palestine,”by Carole Mansour.
Saturday, 12:00 Noon US EDT, 19:00 Palestine Time, 18:00 Europe
Running Time 77 minutes, English with English subtitles as applicable. The film screening will be followed by discussions with the audience.
The Story behind “Stitching Palestine:” Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity.
Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery.
Please Click here to register for this event.

No Other Land (in person) - NWFF
2025-02-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards!
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Synopsis courtesy of mTuckman Media
Sat Feb 22: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Fri Feb 28: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Mar 01: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Sun Mar 02: 4.00pm PDT

Registration Open: Fighting Fascism at Home and Abroad: Study and Action for Palestine
2025-02-25 - 2025-03-02 | Virtual
We are all connected. The same forces oppressing our communities at home are arming the Israeli regime abroad. “Study & Action for Palestine” is an online course and learning community that explores the question of how we can build a durable movement, strong enough to take on these forces at home and abroad. The course provides a direct avenue of engagement with experienced Palestinian, Jewish, Christian & Labor Union organizers taking action for Palestine right now AND a community of learning & support that fortifies participants with knowledge, skills & supportive relationships for the long haul as we demand an end to genocide and a #FreePalestine.
Cosponsors: @uscpr @jewishvoiceforpeace@adalahjusticeproject @showingupforracialjustice@_catalystproject_ @highlandercenter @rabbis4ceasefire
Guest teachers: @nouraerakat @ahmadabuznaid@huwaida.arraf @sumayaawad … and more!
Facilitators: @chrisforliberation & Eleanor Hancock of @comrades.education
Link in @comrades.education bio and on comrades.education homepage for full details & registration.
Artwork: Yasmine Abulhab @yabulhab_creates_stuff
Photography: Naaman Omar via apaimages & Nikolas Gannon via Unsplash

The Falafel Stand
2025-02-25 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-02-26 18:00 - 21:30 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
For the love of fresh bread, falafel, hummus, and everything in between! In this class Nadia Tommalieh will teach you how to make a traditional “sandweishet falafel” (falafel sandwiches) that will have you convinced you’ve traveled to the Arab world to eat them. You will learn about the different falafel variations of the region as she shows you how to get the perfect puff on your homemade khobez (pita bread), and how to achieve flavorful, crispy falafel every time. This super delicious street food sandwich is never complete without a layer of fresh smooth hummus. You will top your piping hot sandwiches with tarator (tahini garlic sauce), tatbeeleh (jalapeno lemon sauce), Mkhalal left (pickled turnips) and salatah Arabia (Arabic style tomato and cucumber salad).
Please note: some classes can be adjusted for students with dietary restrictions, but many cannot. If you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or gluten-free, you can use the drop-down menu on our events page to view the best classes to fit your needs. If a class you’re interested in doesn’t appear in that filtered view, please email us before registering and we’ll see if the class’s menu can be modified.

Teach Truth: Jesse Hagopian
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Third Place Books – Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
In the face of relentless attacks on antiracist education, a much-needed reckoning with the roots of this latest wave of censorship and an urgent call to action to defend education.

Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome local educator, activist, and writer Jesse Hagopian to our Seward Park store for a presentation of his new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education.
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!
Having trouble accessing Eventbrite? Click here.

Omar El Akkad with Ijeoma Oluo at Seattle Public Library
2025-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Central – Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad discusses his new book, ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL ALWAYS BE AGAINST THIS, with Ijeoma Oluo

Community Book Reading with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
2025-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Register for Location
Join us for a special evening with poet and essayist Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, as she reads from her acclaimed collection, Something About Living, on Friday, February 28, at 6 PM on the UW Seattle Campus. Something About Living, which chronicles the history and experiences of Palestinian diaspora, was awarded the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry. The event is open to all Seattle-area students, staff, and community members. Food is provided, and more information on location will be sent after RSVPing at bit.ly/LenaTuffahaReading 📚✨

Hend Yahya: Essential Knife Skills
2025-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC-Edmonds, 9803 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
Build confidence in the kitchen by mastering knife skills! Practice knife-handling hands-on and learn how to cut safely and efficiently in this skill-building workshop. Build a foundation of knife efficiency, including proper grip, everyday use and professional techniques. You can bring your favorite chef’s knife or use one of ours. A light snack will be served in class.
About the instructor: After cooking in Michelin Star restaurants and high volume catering events, I made a “temporary” switch to teaching cooking classes. However, the satisfaction and unique experience I received from teaching convinced me that this was my new culinary path. I am a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu, where I mainly focused on French and Western technique, but I have deep roots in Middle-Eastern cuisine and an enthusiastic, developed passion for Japanese cuisine. In my travels I seek out to learn something new, and for me, the more specific and obscure, the better. My interests and abilities continue to range out further, as long as I can do it, I will teach it.

No Other Land (in person) - NWFF
2025-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards!
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Synopsis courtesy of mTuckman Media
Fri Feb 28: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Mar 01: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Sun Mar 02: 4.00pm PDT

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2025-03-01 10:30 - 11:30 | 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.
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في وقت القصص، يمكن للأطفال الذين تتراوح أعمارهم من حديثي الولادة وحتى سن الخامسة وعائلاتهم الاستمتاع بالقصص والأغاني وأنشطة التعلُّم المرحة.
نرحب بالعائلات من جميع الأعمار.
يُعقد الحدث باللغة الإنجليزية والعربية.
Registration is not required.

Islamic Art Patterns Watercolor Workshop
2025-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 | King County Library System – Valley View, 17850 Military Road S, Seatac, WA, 98188
Description

Explore techniques to create vibrant patterns and flowing biomorphic motifs. Using watercolor, blend traditional
artistry with modern expression.

No Other Land (in person) - NWFF
2025-03-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards!
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Synopsis courtesy of mTuckman Media
Sat Mar 01: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Sun Mar 02: 4.00pm PDT

Ismail: Film Screening + Discussion
2025-03-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Register below to join us for an online film screening of “Ismail”, a Palestinian short film. Following the film will be a discussion with our teachers from the West Bank to hear about the present situation in the region. There will also be an opportunity to learn about upcoming PAB classes and to support the project! COST: *FREE* DATE: March 2 TIME: 1 pm EST / 8pm Palestine ABOUT THE FILM: “Inspired by a day in the life of Palestinian painter Ismail Shammout, Ismail tells the story of a young man struggling to support his parents after their expulsion to a Refugee camp in 1948”. This is a tender hearted film with minimal depictions of violence.
ABOUT PAB: “Palestinian Arabic Bridge” We are a mutual aid project working to connect those who want to learn Arabic with Palestinians in the West Bank who are offering online Palestinian Arabic lessons, conversation practice, and cultural lessons. Every penny goes directly into the teachers hands. All admin and marketing is done through an entirely volunteer basis.
Right now, we are looking to raise a small amount of funds so that we can extend PAB’s reach to more prospective students. There will be an opportunity to donate whatever you can or to help us spread the word in other ways. Learn more about PAB through our linktree: https://linktr.ee/palarabicbridge If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: PAB.Connect.Info@gmail.com ACCESS NEEDS: We will be enabling Automatic Captions during the event. Participants are welcome to have video on or off. Participants will be muted during the screening. If you have any access needs that have not been addressed above, please send us an email at PAB.Connect.Info@gmail.com We will do our best to accommodate needs as we are able! NEWSLETTER: If you would like to hear about upcoming PAB events and classes, please join our mailing list! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyV9xppLDNX2EsZjloVfi7mCgcy9LlI4I9pgDuQmNE4wgoVQ/viewform

Presentation: Eight Families in Gaza: Amplifying Their Voices
2025-03-02 13:30 - 15:00 | Bellingham Central Public Library, 210 Central Ave, Bellingham, WA, 98225
Upcoming Event: “Eight Families in Gaza: Amplifying Their Voices,” Sunday, March 2, 2025
This special presentation offers an opportunity to learn about eight families in Gaza who are connected to a local community member who has received their permission to share their stories and words. This is an opportunity to learn more about their lives, loves, and challenges, and to find out more about ways you can offer meaningful and direct support to Palestinians in Gaza. Affiliated with Whatcom Coalition for Palestine. Open to the public.
Date:Sunday, March 2, 2025 / Time:1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (with optional Q & A / Discussion following the presentation from 2:30 to 3:00 PM)
Location: Lecture Room at the Bellingham Central Public Library
Categories: Non-Library Program

No Other Land (in person) - NWFF
2025-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards!
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Synopsis courtesy of mTuckman Media
Sun Mar 02: 4.00pm PDT

Movie: The Palestine Exception [Spokane]
2025-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, 4340 West Whistalks Way, Spokane, WA, 99224
After years of right-wing assaults on higher education, attacks took a new form in 2023 and 2024 that has been described as the new McCarthyism. As students across the country organize protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, decades-long taboos in academia around criticism of Israel–the “Palestine exception”–are shattered. This film features professors and students as they join calls for a ceasefire and divestment from companies that do business with Israel and face waves of crackdown from administrators, the media, the police and politicians. Scholars from diverse disciplines explain what is at stake in these protests and why so many young people identify with the Palestinian cause. The documentary unfolds as a story of college campuses as sites of both rebellion and repression, places where personal and collective histories converge in unexpected ways.

Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/events/s/the-palestine-exception/647578521288742/?

Unbroken Circle: Palestinian Folk Music with Hanady Kader
2025-03-03 17:00 - 18:30 | King Street Station (2nd Floor), King Street Station (2nd Floor) 303 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA, 98104
Start or deepen your musical journey in a casual, all-are-welcome setting where you’ll explore a new artistic tradition each week.

Professional musicians and artists from across the greater Seattle region want to share their stories and experience with you. Explore musical skills, hear advice from seasoned performers, and help preserve cultural stories and wisdom.
Some of our most meaningful, moving moments happen on Mondays in Unbroken Circle, and we want you to be a part.
Before each session, you’re also invited to come to Drop In Hours starting at 4:00 pm. Pick up an instrument, practice what you’ve learned, and connect with other community members.

Flexible pricing available
Youth Tuition (10-25yrs) $0 – $10 per session.
Adult Tuition (26+ )$25 – $60 per session.
