Goals for Gaza
2024-09-15 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Judkins Park Soccer Courts, 1119 23rd Ave S, Seattle, WA
Street Soccer Tournament Details
5v5 Women’s Tournament (Noon-3:00PM)
5v5 Men’s Tournament (3:00-6:00PM)
$50 Per Team
Register here:
https://www.signupforms.com/registrations/38872

-Dabka Dancing-Music-Food-Community Speakers

SUDANESE FILM GROUP, THEN AND NOW: Part 1
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-26 | Virtual
Join us for September’s Arab Film Series online program: SUDANESE FILM GROUP, THEN AND NOW
Part 1: Sept 16-26, 2025
Part 2: Nov 11-21, 2024
RSVP: arabfilmseries.org
FREE / $5 suggested donation
Available Worldwide

Founded in April 1989 by Ibrahim Shaddad, Eltayeb Mahdi, and Suliman Elnour, just months before Omar Albashir’s military coup, the Sudanese Film Group (SFG) is a collective of filmmakers with a goal to maintain and develop Sudanese cinema. After returning from their film studies abroad, the members spread their love of cinema through film productions, mobile screenings, and publications. Producing over forty films, the group aspired for freedom of expression and the amplifying of local narratives.

This two-part program includes a selection of the Sudanese Film Group’s experimental films using 35mm and 16mm reels, which were digitally restored by Arsenal Berlin in 2018, in an effort to preserve this part of cinematic history. The program also includes a more recent film by Eltayeb Mahdi that documents the Sudanese revolution in 2019.

Screening Online: ON LANDSCAPES, RUINS AND PATTERNS OF REMEMBERING Curated by: Fawz Kabra
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-24 | Virtual
Screening Online: Sept. 19 – 24, 2024
RSVP: artearchive.org
FREE / $5 suggested donation
ON LANDSCAPES, RUINS AND PATTERNS OF REMEMBERING is a program of video works that unfold a politics of image-making, reviewing and recounting social and cultural histories as they are explored through contemporary frameworks. The program is prompted by a work from the ArteArchive—Toukan’s performance video, Remind me to Remember to Forget (2006), after Mahmoud Darwish’s 1982 prose poem, “Memory for Forgetfulness.” The artist proposes to reverse the act of writing and the will to remember, consequently dispersing the written word and suspending it in memory and reimagination.
Revisiting Toukan’s video eighteen years later, in a global context that remains anxious with war and impending invasions, Remind me to Remember to Forget is revisited in conversation with works by Alsharif, Collins, Hopinka, Jacir, and Namy. Through minimalist experiments and lyrical narratives the works address profound violences of colonial erasure of land and people, the legacies of exile and dispersion, and our relationship to objects and images when only image and replica remain.

In their distinct structural explorations of cycles and repetitions, these works deal with the promises and devastating blunders of modernity. They connect to land, time, and space in a contemporary world charged with a renewed authoritarian tendency that swings from guise and symbolism to blatant and annihilating power. Between lived experiences and replicated environments, these works present a receding natural world, real and imagined sites, and archives that render the architectures of a modern time swept up in a coup of capitalist developments and techno-autocratic fascist regimes.

ON LANDSCAPES, RUINS AND PATTERNS OF REMEMBERING is co-presented with e-flux.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time (online) - KCLS
2024-09-19 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.

The Algerian Table
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC-Issaquah, 1810 12th Ave NW, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
Sitting between Morocco and Tunisia is Algeria, the largest country on the African continent. Stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sahara, Algeria is celebrated for its natural beauty and delicious cuisine. While we can’t bring the Algerian landscape to you, we can share its flavors! With Chef Hend at the helm, she will introduce the beloved recipes from her mother’s homeland. Learn to make Vegetable Bastilla, Roasted Spiced Carrots, Msemmen Bread, and Algerian Crescent Cookies.
Contains dairy, eggs, and nuts.
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.

The Algerian Table
2024-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC-Bellevue, 11615 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States

The Algerian Table
2024-09-21 10:00 - 12:00 | PCC-Edmonds, 9803 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2024-09-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-09-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-10-05 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.

Concert: Palestine Will Live Forever
2024-09-21 13:00 - 20:00 | Seward Park (Duwamish Territory), 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, WA, 98118
Come join us for a day of artistry and cultural celebration. Palestine Will Live Forever is a coming together of Palestinian artists, as well as artists standing in solidarity with Palestine, to uplift the community, raise awareness, and raise funds for humanitarian needs in Palestine.
This is more than just a festival, it is a mantra and a call for our peoples’ liberation. Through the power of art and community, we are coming together to raise awareness while also raising desperately needed funds to help our people.
Tickets are obtained by donation only. 100% of the proceeds raised for entry to the event will be equally split and donated to:
Pious Projects
HEAL Palestine
UNRWA
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
Because this is a 100% donation entry event, if you are not in a position to donate the full $30 admission fee, please reach out to event coordinators at PWLFcoordinator@gmail.com for assistance.

Follow on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-VYhE0N8c-/

Shibaali at
2024-09-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Club Sur, 2901 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98134
SHIBAALI is a captivating musical project created by Habib Meftah Boushehri, a renowned percussionist, in collaboration with Rouzbeh Esfandarmaz, a talented music producer. Habib Meftah hailed as one of the most celebrated percussion players in the world music scene, draws inspiration from his birthplace, Bushehr, a culturally diverse port city in southern Iran shaped by Persian, African, and Arab influences. With his vast experience working alongside international musicians like Adnan Joubran, Azam Ali, and Titi Robin, Habib Meftah brings his expertise to the fusion of EDM and southern Iranian music in Shibaali. Rouzbeh Esfandarmaz, known for his profound understanding of Western and Iranian music, adds his improvisational skills and musical sensibility to create a unique and mesmerizing blend. Together, they craft energetic, breathless, and captivating compositions that reflect the rich cultural heritage of Bushehr.

The Algerian Table
2024-09-22 10:00 - 12:00 | PCC-Columbia City, 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Day of Resistance: Stop US-Israeli attacks on Gaza! Disrupt US Navy weapons shipments from Puget Sound!
2024-09-22 12:00 - 17:00
Day of Resistance: Stop US-Israeli attacks on Gaza! Disrupt US Navy weapons shipments from Puget Sound!

WhenSun, September 22, 12pm – 5pm

Where TBA – Near Indian Island Naval Magazine (map)

https://www.instagram.com/dayofresistance.wa/

Virtual Movie: Aida Returns
2024-09-27
A poignant, sometimes sad, sometimes painful, sometimes humorous, often absurd story of a multiple journey: the journey of loss as the director’s mother Aida struggled with losing herself to Alzheimer’s disease, but finding solace in her repeated “returning” to the Yafa and Palestine of her youth; the journey of the loss of a parent; and the ultimate return journey back to Yafa where Aida would finally find rest and be herself once more.

Virtual Movie: Homeland: Iraq Year Zero
2024-09-27 | Virtual
In February 2002 – about a year before the U.S. invasion – Iraqi filmmaker Abbas Fahdel traveled home from France to capture everyday life as his country prepared for war. He concentrated on family and friends, including his 12-year-old nephew, Haider, as they went about their daily lives, which had come to include planning for shortages of food, water and power. No strangers to war, the Iraqis thought they understood what was coming, and could even manage to be grimly humorous about what they felt would likely be a major and lengthy inconvenience. And then, the war began.

When Fahdel resumed filming in 2003, two weeks after the invasion, daily activities have come to a near standstill, the city is overrun with foreign soldiers, and many areas of Baghdad had been closed off to ordinary citizens. Iraqis endure, seemingly as unwitting as Americans themselves about what further tragedy awaits. Fahdel’s epic yet intimate film paints a compelling portrait of people struggling to survive while their civilization, dating back to ancient times, is destroyed around them.

The Algerian Table
2024-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 | PCC – Bothell, 22621 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA, 98021, United States

Family Day of Stories and Song
2024-09-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Island Lake Park Picnic Shelter, 1087 NW Island Lake Road, Poulsbo, WA, 98370
A community building celebration to uplift Palestinian culture and tradition with music, food, art and stories read in both Arabic and English.

Bring a picnic.
Stay longer if you’d like, everyone is welcome. Email kitsapforgazaevent@gmail.com with any questions.

Chamber Music Concerts presents: Aizuri Quartet with Kinan Azmeh, clarinet [Oregon]
2024-09-29 19:30 - 21:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 114 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Chamber Music Concerts presents: Aizuri Quartet with Kinan Azmeh, clarinet

Praised by The Washington Post for “astounding” and “captivating” performances, the Aizuri Quartet was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, along with top prizes at the 2017 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan and the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London. Formed in 2012, the Aizuri Quartet draws its name from “aizuri-e,” a style of Japanese woodblock printing that is noted for its vibrancy and incredible detail.
Hailed as “intensely soulful” and a “virtuoso” by The New York Times, clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh has gained international recognition for his distinctive voice across diverse musical genres. Originally from Damascus, Syria, Azmeh brings his music to all corners of the world. In addition to his own Arab-Jazz Quartet CityBand, he was recently appointed to the National Council for the Arts on a nomination by President Joe Biden.
PROGRAM
Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser’s Option
Kinan Azmeh: Improvisation
Layale Chaker: New Work
Kinan Azmeh: The Fence, the Rooftop, and the Distant Sea
Komitas Vartabed: Armenian Folk Songs
Wang Lu: Between Air
Michi Wiancko: Lullaby for the Transient
Paquito d’Rivera: Preludio y Merengue

Friday, September 29 at 7:30pm to 9:30pm
SOU Music Recital Hall, 114
450 S Mountain Ave Ashland, OR 97520

Caravan Serai - Culinary Tours
2024-10-01
Explore the rich culinary traditions of Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Turkey on our culinary tours. Immerse yourself in the local flavors and cultures while enjoying sightseeing in these beautiful destinations. Join our small group tours for an intimate and unforgettable experience.

Fall Arts Walk Social Justice Party
2024-10-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Olympia – Rafah Solidarity Mural, 119 1/2 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA, United States
Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF), Art Forces, the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), during Arts Walk weekend for another social justice block party! This … Continue reading Fall Arts Walk Social Justice Party

Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF), Art Forces, the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), during Arts Walk weekend for another social justice block party! This community gathering will be held in front of the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural, October 4th & 5th, from 6-10pm Friday the 4th and 12-6pm Saturday the 5th.

On Friday and Saturday, both days of Arts Walk, RCF will be exhibiting original artworks documenting the experiences of Palestinian youth across the decades. This special collection includes:

Original art created by young people in the West Bank and Gaza. These works were made possible by Wejdan Diab, a former teacher at the Mira Kindergarten in Gaza City, the first area targeted by Israeli forces after October 7.
Shoshana Cohen’s A Generation of Solidarity, a photo exhibition capturing the day-to-day lives of youth living under occupation in the West Bank during the 1980s.
Images from the Palestinian Cultural Palace, one of RCF’s Gaza projects.

Throughout Arts Walk weekend, Art Forces will also be showcasing their digital exhibition, Art for Gaza, featuring artists from Palestine and across the country. All the artwork will be for sale, with proceeds benefiting the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA). This digital exhibition will be available to the public between October 3rd and mid-November. Please visit their website for more information.

On Friday, in front of the Mural, please also considering joining us for:

A cultural presentation on Every Child Matters by Dakota Case from the Water Warriors Canoe Society.
A vigil for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a local Turkish-American student activist who was shot and killed by the Israeli military in the West Bank on September 6, 2024.
Speakers, kids activities, music, and more!

Artisan olive oil from Canaan Palestine and Palestinian crafts will be available for purchase.
We will be announcing additional details soon, so please stay tuned for more information. You can also reach out to the Rachel Corrie Foundation at info@rachelcorriefoundation.org with any questions.

Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2024-10-05 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!

Shoes for Sidra with Families for Ceasefire
2024-10-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W Holly St, Bellingham, WA, 98225
**Updated Post!! ** Join us on October 5th for a solidarity event to mourn the brutal loss of Palestinian children at the hands of the US-funded Israeli military.

📆📍Shoes for Sidra – Saturday, October 5 at 10:30 am, Maritime Heritage Park
Shoe donation drop site: Downtown @thirdplanetboutique and Fairhaven @cafebluefairhaven
Shoes For Sidra is a community art installation dedicated to Sidra Hassouna, a 7-year-old Palestinian girl, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike that tore off both her legs and left her body hanging from a destroyed house. Sidra is but one of the countless children who have been killed by the U.S.-funded Israeli genocide.
We signify our grief and solidarity with a simple act of laying out shoes—as many as we can gather—to try to convey the loss and unimaginable scale of the injustice. We invite passersby to contribute a pair of shoes, and write the name of a person that has been stolen from us. We invite you to walk the labyrinth and connect with any feelings that arise.
Sidra left this earth without legs and feet. She and many children like her no longer need shoes. We as a global community have failed to protect them, and it is our responsibility to share their stories and honor their lives.
Shoes for Sidra is an all-ages event with speakers and kid-appropriate programming. This event is inspired and supported by @families4ceasefiresea – we are humbled by the regional network of grassroots pro-Palestinian organizations that continues to strengthen.
@palestinianfeministcollective
@ferndaleforjustice
@skagitfamiliesforjustice
@bellinghamaction4palestine
@wwudivestapartheid
Art by the wonderful @tiril.valeur 🕊️

Arab Coffee Connect
2024-10-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Victrola Coffee Roasters, 310 E Pike St, Seattle, WA
Join us for our monthly Arabic Coffee Connect, a warm and welcoming gathering for Arabic-speaking individuals and those interested in Arabic culture. This event provides a fantastic opportunity to:
• Connect with fellow Arabic speakers in your community
• Network with professionals from diverse backgrounds
• Share experiences and cultural insights
• Enjoy traditional Arabic coffee and refreshments Whether you’re a native speaker, learning Arabic, or simply interested in the culture, all are welcome to join us for an evening of engaging conversations and new friendships.

International Day of Action: One Year of Genocide
2024-10-05 14:00 - 17:00 | Pier 62, 1951 Alaskan Wy, Seattle, WA, 98101
ONE YEAR OF GENOCIDE, ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE – International Day of Action

WhenSat, October 5, 2pm – 5pm
WherePier 62, 1951 Alaskan Wy, Seattle, WA 98101, USA (map)

DescriptionRALLY AND MARCH for International Day of Action.
Palestinian Youth Movement calls on all people of conscience across Coast Salish lands, across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, to join us to stand with Palestinian steadfastness and resistance, and to honor the martyrs and prisoners who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for liberation.
More info and list of endorsing organizations: https://www.instagram.com/palestinianyouthmovement/p/DAXQwyCgHJr/

Art Market for Palestine
2024-10-06 12:00 - 18:00 | Valiant Barber Collective, 125 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA, 98109
See you there @valiantbarbercollective 12-6!
The beautiful faces of the even more beautiful humans the proceeds for our market will go to 🙏🏻
#seattleartmarlet #artmarketfirpalestine #seattleevents#firstsundayartmarketseattle

Help us in raising funds for families enduring the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
100% of the sales made goes directly towards families in need.

Showbox Presents: DEIRA Tour: SAINT LEVANT
2024-10-06 20:00 - 23:00 | The Showbox, 1426 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
SAINT LEVANT (born Marwan Abdelhamid) is a Palestinian/French/Algerian/Serbian artist. Born in Jerusalem, and raised in Gaza, Saint Levant fuses English, French and Arabic to bring a truly unique take on modern pop music. Effortless and seductive trilingual wordplay has established him as a breakout global heartthrob. Inspired by influential Arab thinkers from generations past and contemporary artists alike, Saint Levant’s music is nostalgic towards early 2000’s R&B/hip-hop, yet intensely forward thinking, surpassing the limits of genre.

Words for Palestine
2024-10-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join our monthly online series “Words for Palestine” which aims to center and highlight Palestinian voices during this devastating time. Featured readers TBA.
“Words For Palestine” is co-sponsored by Al Nadwa Freethinking Society, Mizna, Palestine Writes and RAWI, and is free with RSVP. We encourage you to make a donation to support the work of Palestine Legal and Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). Palestine Legal is an organization dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people in the U.S. who speak out for Palestinian freedom. PCRF is the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, providing crucial and life-saving relief and humanitarian aid in Gaza.
For questions, e-mail Rewa Zeinati at rzeinati@accesscommunity.org

Understanding Al-Aqsa Flood with Ramzy Baroud
2024-10-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Register for Location
Samidoun’s upcoming event: Understanding Al-Aqsa Flood on October 9 at 6 PM.
Understanding Al-Aqsa Flood, on October 9 at 6 PM. We will be joined by Ramzy Baroud to give a presentation on the facts of what actually happened on October 7th and bust the myths spread by US imperialist and Zionist propaganda. We will also share the opportunity to write to Palestinian prisoners – to uplift their spirits as they continue the struggle. Please register at: tinyurl.com/Oct7PolEd!

Amer Zahr @ Town Hall Seattle
2024-10-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Amer Zahr performing “The Truth” in SEATTLE!

Sometimes we laugh until we cry. And sometimes we cry until we laugh. Come watch Amer’s comedic journey through being a Palestinian in today’s time.
