ArabishWay

No Tech For Apartheid: Panel
2023-11-27 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us in a series of discussions with an amazing group of scholars, journalists and activists to learn about tech enabled Israeli apartheid, the history of tech workers in both enabling and dismantling apartheid, and what you can do to support Palestinians.

***Register through Ticket Tailor to receive a link to the live-streamed video on the day of the event. This event will also be recorded and captioning will be provided.***
Speakers:
Caroline Hunter co-founded the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement.
Marwa Fatafta leads Access Now’s policy & advocacy work on digital rights in MENA region.
Mona Shtaya is Campaigns & Partnerships Manager (MENA) and Corporate Engagement Lead at Digital Action. She was also advocacy & communications manager at 7amleh.
Ariel Koren was pushed out of Google for advocacy on the #NoTechForAparthied and Drop Nimbus campaigns.
Antony Loewenstein is the author of The Palestine Laboratory.
Matt Mahmoudi is Researcher/Adviser on Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights at Amnesty Tech, and co-author of Digital Witness. He is a professor at University of Cambridge.
Timnit Gebru (moderator) is the founder and executive director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR). Prior to that she was fired by Google in December 2020 for raising issues of discrimination in the workplace, where she was serving as co-lead of the Ethical AI research team.
Alex Hanna (moderator) is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). A sociologist by training, her work centers on the data used in new computational technologies, and the ways in which these data exacerbate racial, gender, and class inequality.
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This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and is part of Until Liberation: A Series for Palestine by Haymarket Books cosponsored by Palestinian American Organizations Network, Mondoweiss, Spectre, Dissenters, Tempest, Palestine Deep Dive, The New Arab, and more. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our important publishing and programming work. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Palestine Legal and Respond Crisis Translation

Giving Tuesday Ideas!
2023-11-28
Susan Abulhawa’s Playgrounds for Palestine: Giving Tuesday to Rebuild Gaza
Saalam Cultural Museum: Please consider getting some items for the families in need or donating to our Resettlement Assistance fund to help the families with things like rent and utilities.
UNRWA USA: Over 5,000 UNRWA humanitarian workers are on the ground to deliver lifesaving medical assistance, but food, water, and fuel soon be depleted. https://www.unrwausa.org/donate
Karam Foundation: https://give.karamfoundation.org/give/530541#!/donation/checkout supporting refugee communities after the devastating earthquakes!
PCRF: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/giving-tuesday2023 to raise funds necessary to help support a number of humanitarian needs, programs, and projects, including those for sick and injured children in the Middle East, regardless of their religion and without political affiliation or purpose.

Rising in Solidarity: Palestine and the Arab Revolution: Panel of Speakers
2023-11-28 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
Hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated globally in outrage at Israel’s genocidal bombardment of Gaza. In the Middle East in particular, protests have been massive, faced state repression, and evoked memories of the Arab Spring revolutions. In Egypt, for example, protestors marched to Tahrir Square for the first time since 2013. In Jordan, protestors faced regime and security forces preventing them from reaching the border to show solidarity with Palestinians.
The liberation of Palestine has long resonated throughout the Middle East and North African region. This connection is deeper than just sympathy: the settler-colonial project of Israel, its backing by US imperialism, and the complicity of the Arab regimes with Zionism reflect on the oppression of the people of the region more broadly. Because of this, one of the long-held slogans of the Palestinian left has been that the road to Jerusalem flows through Cairo, Damascus, and Amman, that Palestinian liberation will have to be achieved through regional revolt and revolution. This panel of revolutionaries from around the region will talk about the inextricable ties between Palestinian liberation and liberation across the region, and its special relevance in this crucial historic moment.
***Register through Ticket Tailor to receive a link to the live-streamed video on the day of the event. This event will also be recorded and captioning will be provided.***
Speakers:
Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist and scholar-activist, currently based in Germany. He’s also a member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists, and was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising in Egypt.
Soheir Asaad is a Palestinian feminist and political organizer and a human rights advocate. She received a Master’s degree in international human rights law from the University of Notre Dame (US). Soheir is the advocacy team member of Rawa, for liberatory, resilient Palestinian community work. She is also the co-director of the “Funding Freedom” project. Previously, Soheir worked in legal researcher and international advocacy in Palestinian and regional human rights organizations.

Dr. Banah Ghadbian (they/them) holds a Phd in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, San Diego. Their PhD dissertation, “Ululating from the Underground: Syrian Women’s Protests, Performances, and Pedagogies” looked at the ways women and children in Syria utilize theatre, protest, graffiti, and freedom school spaces in the Syrian Revolution. Dr. G has taught using theatre and social justice curricula at the Syrian Women’s Association in Amman, Jordan and with displaced Syrian and Palestinian youth in the Arab Youth Collective of San Diego, among many other places. Dr. G holds a masters in Ethnic Studies and a BA in in Comparative Women’s Studies and Sociology. Banah is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Women’s Studies at Spelman College where they also serve as faculty advisor for the Students for Justice in Palestine. Banah is a member of Palestinian Feminist Collective.
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This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and is part of Until Liberation: A Series for Palestine by Haymarket Books cosponsored by Palestinian American Organizations Network, Mondoweiss, Spectre, Dissenters, Tempest, Palestine Deep Dive, The New Arab, and more. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our important publishing and programming work. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Palestine Legal.

Showbox Presents: Good People Live: Majid Jordan with Alex Lustig [Portland]
2023-11-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Roseland Theater, 10 NW 6th Ave, Portland, Oregon, 97209
At the start of their music journey, singer Majid Al-Maskati and producer Jordan Ullman united their talents to form a partnership that is now globally known as Majid Jordan. The R&B duo blessed dance aficionados everywhere following the release of their debut EP Afterhours, catching the attention of Noah “40” Shebiband and signing to OVO Sound. From working with Drake to co-producing and writing the 2013 6x-platinum smash hit “Hold On We’re Going Home,” and a number of successful hits, Majid Jordan have continuously evolved their sound over the years to create a subgenre that is uniquely their own. Majid Jordan also appeared as fictional popstars, the Halal Brothers, in season 3 of Hulu’s critically acclaimed series, Ramy. Gearing up for their highly-anticipated return, the boys are back and ready to explode onto the music scene. It’s been a decade since their first work Afterhours was produced, and this new music aims to pay homage to the beginning of their musical journey, when they originally went by the name “Good People.” Reminiscence is a prominent theme in their most recent development as they aim to remain true to their origins, while they continue to create music that feels and sounds good.

The Legacies of Edward W Said: Academic Praxis and the Question of Palestine: online panel discussion
2023-11-29 07:30 - 09:00 | Virtual
Sijal Institute invites you to join the upcoming online panel discussion in partnership with TWAILR entitled “The Legacies of Edward W Said: Academic Praxis and the Question of Palestine.”
Register via the link in our bio
يدعوكم معهد سجال لحضور حلقة نقاشية باللغة الإنجليزية عبر الإنترنت بالتعاون مع Third World Approaches to International Law Review (TWAILR) عنوانها“The Legacies of Edward W Said: Academic Praxis and the Question of Palestine”.
نرجو التسجيل لمن يرغب بالحضور عبر هذا الرابط (يمكن إيجاده على صفحتنا الرئيسية أيضًا):
https://rb.gy/kh3j6b

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: UNRWA USA
2023-11-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
You are invited to join UNRWA USA on November 29th, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, for a nationwide virtual vigil.
Let’s unite cities across the United States in solidarity with Gaza, to reflect on our shared grief and reiterate our calls for an immediate ceasefire to let Gaza live.
The vigil will feature poignant remarks from a number of Palestinian speakers, moving performances, and reflective poetry readings.
​​​RSVP here to receive a link for the private broadcast.
https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/united-for-gaza-a-nationwide-virtual-vigil/e542835

Pray Beyond Borders - Films for Palestine from Mexico to Gaza
2023-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
We will be showing clips from the forthcoming documentary Pray Beyond Borders – A Requiem for Friendship Park and discussing the feature-length version of the film we are finishing now and the ongoing crisis at the border, as well as showing a series of short films from Palestine.
All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
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The Return: Dunya Productions
2023-11-30 - 2023-12-03 | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
The play is set in an automobile repair shop in the mid-sized city Herzliya. This Seattle premiere by Palestinian playwright Hanna Eady and Seattle-based playwright Edward Mast deftly dramatizes the tensions between a Palestinian and an Israeli Jew who might have known each other in the past. By the end of the play, both of their lives will be forever changed by the realities of present-day Israel.
Nov. 30 – Dec. 2: Thursday – Saturday at 8:00 PM
Dec. 3: Sunday at 5:00 PM.
We have also dedicated one performance to material aid for Gaza and all of Palestine. All proceeds from Friday December 1 will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF).
Additional seats are being added to accommodate demand, but THE RETURN is still performed in an intimate space which can fill up quickly. Get your tickets today at https://dunyaproductions.square.site/upcoming
“The Return is a powder keg of raw, visceral emotion and a clarifying window into life in Israel. The Return is also a powerful testament to how art can serve as a vanguard of truth, hope, introspection, and the conscience of society.”
— Beverly Aarons in Artists Up Close

Children's Literature with Palestinian Kidlit Authors on Instagram Live
2023-11-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
For #ReadPalestineWeek @desibookaunty and I will be hosting Palestinian Kidlit authors on Instagram Live to talk about children’s literature that celebrates our culture!
Join us to hear @librarycatnyc and @omarabedwrites and @hannahmoushabeck recommend books for young readers

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time (online) - KCLS
2023-11-30 17:00 - 17:30, 2023-12-07 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Description

وقت القصة عبر الإنترنت. كل خميس من 5:00 مساءً إلى 5:30 مساءً.
استمتعوا بالقصص والحركة والأناشيد باللغة العربية التي تنمي مهارات القراءة والكتابة لدى أطفالكم في وقت مبكر.
نرحب بجميع الأعمار مع الكبار.
الرجاء التسجيل *عبر الإنترنت هنا*. بعد التسجيل، ستصلكم رسالة تأكيد بالبريد الإلكتروني تحتوي على رابط Zoom الخاص بالبرنامج. سيتم استخدام نفس الرابط كل أسبوع لوقت القصة باللغة العربية. إذا كنتم لا ترون رسالة بريد إلكتروني، فتحققوا من ملف البريد العشوائي.
تتوفر ترتيبات تيسيرية ملائمة للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة عند الطلب عبر البريد الإلكتروني access@kcls.org قبل سبعة أيام على الأقل من الحدث. و أيضا تتوفر التسميات التوضيحية التلقائية دائمًا للأحداث عبر الإنترنت.
Online Story Time. Thursdays, 5-5:30 pm.
Enjoy stories, music, movement, and rhymes in Arabic that develop your child’s early literacy skills.
All ages welcome with adult.
Please register online. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the program’s Zoom link. The same link will be used each week for Arabic Story Time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.

Gaza Teach-In
2023-12-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Cafe Red, 7148 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA, 98118
Join the PYM for a teach in on Gaza! Equip yourself with knowledge about history, resistance, and peopel who remain steadfast in teh face of genocide. Come prepared to engage in a discussion about our role as a community and how we actively work towards cultivating conditiosn tha tsupport Palestinian liberation.
Palestinian Youth Movement
@PalestinianYouthMovement
@PSLSeattle

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2023-12-02 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!

Arabic School: Saturdays in Kent
2023-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Kent Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA, 98030
Our Arabic School provides those who want to learn Arabic the opportunity to fine-tune their knowledge. Our classes are held weekly at Kent Meridian High School for our kids and youth.
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Program Eligibility Requirements:
– Elementary or middle-school age children
– Living in King County

When: Saturdays
Time: 10-12
Where: Kent Meridian High School (10020 SE 256th St, Kent, WA 98030)

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2023-12-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-09 14:00 - 15:00 | 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.

Moroccan Earthquake Winter Clothing Drive and Fundraiser
2023-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave NW, Issaquah, WA, 98027
Dinner and Entertainment Provided by the Moroccan Community in Partnership with the City of Issaquah

Q&A Session with Palestine Women's National Team
2023-12-03 11:00 - 12:00 | KCLS – Redmond, 15990 NE 85th Street, Redmond, WA, 98052
Learn about the experience of playing for the PWNT, traveling to Palestine, and listen to stories told by my teammates as they share their personal experiences on video.

Lady Grey Pop-Up
2023-12-03 12:00 - 15:00 | Ben’s Bread, 216 N 70th St., Seattle, WA, 98103
Announcing our ✨ FINAL TWO ✨ pop-ups of the year. First things first, ~ this Sunday ~ Nov. 19th, at our gracious host’s, Ben’s Bread.
After this week, our absolute last pop-up of the year will be Sunday, 12/3.
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We’re so excited to be back with some familiar flavors, and some news ones. 👀 🍰 Swipey swipe for this weekend’s menu!
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We’ve been so so grateful for all of you that turn up for our pop-ups. It’s no stretch to say that Becca puts her whole heart into baking these friggin’ delicious cakes, and I hope it shows.
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Be there, be square! We can’t wait to see you all again. ♥️

*Arab owned!

First Ever Seattle SWANA Stitching Circle
2023-12-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Contact Host for Location Details
Join our first ever Seattle SWANA Stitching circle
Are you working on, curious about, or interested in participating in your SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) region craft? (Palestinian Tatreez, Egyptian Khayamiya, Armenian Janyak, and any others!)
Are you looking for like-minded folk where you can share all parts of who you are, in an inclusive space?
Bring any SWANA region craft you’re working on and join us for an afternoon to craft, share food and beverages and build SWANA community, village style. Bring a story to share!
Don’t have a craft you are working on but are curious/ interested? Come anyway – while this is not a teaching space, we will help each other along – no matter the place we are in our craft journey.

Date: Sunday, December 3rd
Time: 2 – 5 pm
Location: Seattle, WA 98122, Contact seattleresistancetatreez@gmail.com to RSVP and get location details.
Food: Potluck style!

Contact hala.saleh@gmail.com to RSVP and get location details.
This event is co-organized by Hala Saleh and Milla Prince, who are Palestinian Tatreez artists living in the Northwest.

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Thank you and I look forward to being with you all again soon

Author Meets BookTok: Sim Kern and Rashid Khalidi on “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine”
2023-12-04 07:00 - 08:30 | Virtual
10am EST / 3pm GMT / 5pm Gaza
Register: https://tinyurl.com/msmdep3u
Join us for this can’t miss event: Sim Kern in conversation with Rashid Khalidi, author of the New York Times bestseller, and Booktok favorite, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. Hosted by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, we will explore Palestinian history, learn about Gaza’s place in it, and how history can help all of us, especially book influencers, meet this moment of mobilization against genocide and war. We are proud to host this event as part of Read Palestine Week.
This event will be recorded.

Mass Meeting: How Can We End the War on Gaza?
2023-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Washington – Savery Hall, Chelan Ln, Seattle, WA, 98195
Millions have marched in historic, anti-war protests around the world. There is enormaous pressure on Biden and US imperialism with Biden’s poll numbers plummeting, especially among young people. How do workers, union members, and young people build a nationwide and international anti-war movement that will end the war on Gaza, and build a working class alternative to capitalism’s work machine.

Workers Strike Back and Socialist Alternative

Univeristy of Washington: Seattle Campus: Savery Hall: Room 260!

Music: Yemen Blues
2023-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th St, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
World renown ensemble that fuses Yemenite, West African, Latin & Jazz influences

We Are Palestine: Exhibition
2023-12-08 - 2024-01-31 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
We are human.
We are hopeful.
We are hurting.
We are Palestine.
in collaboration with Zawyeh Gallery, Ramallah & Dubai

Limited Edition and Canvas Prints, Silkscreens & Photography
12 Prominent & Emerging Palestinian Artists

12.08.2023 – 01.31.2024
Art Opening : Friday, December 8th, 5-8pm
Art Reception : Friday, January 5th, 5-8pm

We Are Palestine: Art Opening
2023-12-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture, 2441 76th Ave SE, Ste 160, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States

Holiday Bazaar on Steamboat Island!
2023-12-09 09:00 - 16:00
It’s time for celebrating and preparing for the holidays! Our friend and colleague Farihan Bushnaq is hosting a Palestinian Christmas Bazaar in her garage, at 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, on Steamboat Island, (Sat. and Sun.), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day. If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind, last minute gift, this is the place! Come check out Fairhan’s beautiful Palestinian embroidery, handcrafted olive tree wood carvings and jewelry, as well as Middle-Eastern clothing and art. Artisan olive oil products from Canaan Palestine will also be available for sale. And there will be Arabic coffee and baklava, too! We hope to see you next weekend. Please help us spread the word.

At the Bushnaq home: 6331 Elizan Dr. NW, on Steamboat Island,

Cease Fire Now Protest at Westlake
2023-12-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Westlake Center, 400 Pine Street, Seattle, WA, 98033, United States
This Saturday we take the streets once more at 2PM (starting at Westlake center)
📣 END THE OCCUPATION
📣END THE GENOCIDE
📣END THE SIEGE ON GAZA
📣CEASEFIRE NOW
🇵🇸 Until liberation, we’ll be in the streets 🇵🇸

Arabic Bazaar
2023-12-09 15:00 - 19:00 | Grace Lutheran Church, 22975 24th Ave S, Des Moines, WA, 98198

Seattle Community: Palestinian Grieving Circle
2023-12-09 17:00 - 20:30 | Register for Location
Food, gifts, and grief resources.
This grieving circle is safe space for Palestinains only.
An evening for Palestinians to come together and express themselves through uplifiting stories of grief and memory in community.
This space will be facillitated by a Mslim therapist and grief counselor to ensure that everyone is safe and comfortable and honor how they show up.
Space is limited.

AUB Alumni Holiday Dinner
2023-12-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Tanoor (Seattle), 803 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA
It’s that time of year again when we come together to celebrate the enduring bonds we’ve built at the American University of Beirut. As board members of the AUB Alumni PNW Chapter, we are excited to invite you to the AUB Alumni Holiday Dinner. It would be a memorable evening filled with nostalgia and reconnection.

Date: Saturday, Dec. 9
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Venue: Tannoor Grill (803 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109)
Tickets: Adults 55$ and kids (<12) 25$

Ticket prices include the following:

– Chef’s choice offered with different variety of vegetarian and vegan, hot and cold appetizers
– Chef’s choice of their most popular Kabobs, which includes Lamb Kabobs, Beef Kabobs, Kafta Kabobs, Shish Tawook (Chicken Kabobs), with vegetarian/vegan options to be provided upon request at the time of the event. Plates can be refilled again if needed
– Chef’s choice of unlimited fresh baked pita bread served with traditional zaatar and olive oil
– 18% automatic gratuity as per restaurant policy for large size groups
– Room rental cost

This event is not aimed to be for-profit. AUB Alumni chapters are nonprofits and any profit made out of events sponsored by WAAAUB will be donated directly to AUB.

This event promises to be a remarkable opportunity to catch up with old friends, make new connections, and relive the cherished memories of our time at AUB. Whether you graduated last year or a few decades ago, the AUB spirit remains in us all.

You are welcome to invite friends and family as well. Everyone is welcome!

Please RSVP using the following registration link:

Registration for the Holiday Dinner

Please also note that as we navigate the difficulties and uncertainties that life has thrown our way, we recognize that many are facing even greater struggles. In the spirit of solidarity and giving back, AUB has set up a donation link to send humanitarian medical relief funds to our fellows in need. Your contribution can have a meaningful impact on the lives of those who are facing hardship. Together, we can provide the support needed for their relief and the community support we need from each other now more than ever.

Here is the donation link for the Gaza Humanitarian Medical Relief Fund

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns, we are happy to help in any way needed!

We hope to see you all at the delightful Alumni Holiday Dinner!

Sincerely, AUB Alumni BoT for the PNW chapter

President: Mona Yassine (503) 750-1332
Vice President: Abed Abla
Secretary: Nada Ramadan
Treasurer: Remi Fayad
Member at Large: Antoine Lahad Abinader
Member at Large: Bassem Bejjani
Member at Large: Khaled Salam
Member at Large: Nahla Bassil
Member at Large: Nazem Akoum
