ArabishWay

Kimchi for Gaza: Fundraiser
2024-11-24 - 2024-12-07 | WA
Community! We (several Koreans living on Coast Salish lands), are doing a kimchi fundraiser to raise money for Crips for eSims and Operation Olive Branch’s Direct Aid Initiative, two organizations working to help Gazans stay online and receive direct aid.
Kimchi is available for pre-order at https://tinyurl.com/kimchiforgaza (in bio) and is $15 – $30+ sliding scale per quart, with pick-up in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia between Nov. 26 and Dec. 7. Two options are available: traditional (which contains fish sauce and fermented shrimp) and vegan. Both options are gluten free. Those who donate at the $30 level will receive a randomly selected perk, which may include ceramics, prints, or stickers.
The kimchi sold for this fundraiser will be hand made by us as we gather for a gimjang, the Korean autumnal tradition of making kimchi together in community. Gimjangs represent collective care and nourishment, and it is how families have shared the burden of preserving that year’s harvest into kimchi, to sustain each other through the wintertime. It is one of the ways we have learned to love each other.
We gather and work together holding the Palestinian people in our hearts. We gather and work knowing that our community spans the globe, and that the small intimate acts of care we can offer here can reach across seas. As we jar this kimchi together, we hold the memory of all those who have been martyred, and continue to fight for a free Palestine and a world free of colonial violence.
Further details for the fundraiser can be found at https://tinyurl.com/kimchiforgaza. Fundraiser will likely close on November 24.

Falastin! In the Valley: Palestinian Cultural Night and Gaza Benefit Event
2024-11-23 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort – Chapel Theater, 7375 Icicle Road, Leavenworth, WA, 98826
Falastin! In the Valley: Palestinian Cultural Night and Gaza Benefit Event
Come join us for a night of celebration, support, and solidarity at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort’s iconic Chapel Theater! Experience the rich culture of Palestine through traditional cuisine, music, dance, cinema and more, while soaking in the winter wonderland of the icicle valley.
This event, hosted by local Leavenworth residents Abde & Anour, aims to increase awareness about Palestine, celebrate the vibrant and rich Palestinian culture, and most importantly — to raise funds for those affected by the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Event lineup:

Delicious traditional Palestinian cuisine
Live performances of traditional Palestinian music, in addition to music from the Arab world.
Traditional Palestinian dance (dabke) — bring your dancing shoes!
Remarks from local residents and organizers

Join us for a night celebrating Palestinian culture and supporting humanitarian relief for Gaza at: Falastin! In the Valley on Nov. 23rd.

Fundraiser for Lebanese Canadian Society of BC
2024-11-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Floral Hall [Vancouver], 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6M 4H1, Canada
The Lebanese Canadian Society of BC warmly invites you to share this announcement and join us in launching our fundraising campaign with friends and the community. Together, we stand in solidarity with Lebanon.
All proceeds go to the Lebanese Red Cross.
This event will happen on November 23rd, 2024 at Floral Hall – VanDusen Garden, 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1, Canada
Get your ticket here:
https://www.lebanesecanadiansocietyofbc.com/fundraising-2024-heritage-month

Arabic Storytime @ Lake City Branch / وقت القصص بالعربية في فرع ليك سيتي
2024-11-23 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-09 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.

Stitching Resilience: A Discussion on Palestinian Culture, Communities, & Futures with Rawan Hassan
2024-11-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
Join us for MAR Talks: Stitching Resilience – how Palestinian steadfastness is maintained through cultural and community perseverance.

Karaoke for Palestine
2024-11-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Register for Location
Please join our friends next Friday for a night of singing and fundraising in support of Palestinians living through the current nightmare. Free your inhibitions and sing it loud for a free Palestine!
Event Details:
Date: 11/22/2024
Time: 8PM
Location: Provided with registration
100% of donations go to the Middle East Children’s Alliance @mecaforpeace via the Shut it Down 4 Palestine fundraiser. Pick out your favorite songs, and get ready to rock the mic for Palestine!

Benefit Show and Vendor Market
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Ravenna Basketball Courts, 6535 Ravenna Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98033
EVIL HOUSE x SUPER UW present:
🇵🇸🍉SEEDS OF RESISTANCE🍉🇵🇸
at the Ravenna basketball courts
benefit show AND VENDOR MARKET raising funds for Yazan and his family in Gaza. please read more about Yazan and his family on slide 2.
$10-20 sliding scale EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS
7:00 PM
Featuring performances from 3 of our absolute FAVORITE bands
@zookraught
@give_me_the_money_band
@blindheresy
Poster art by @moussalangelo

2024-11-22 18:00 - 21:00 | Hilton Garden Inn, 16630 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA, 98052
A New Policy for America
Join us at the Hilton Garden Inn Redmond Seattle for a groundbreaking event where we will discuss ANew Policy towards Palestine and Israel. Led by Josh Paul and Tariq Habash, two former Biden Administration officials who resigned from their positions in protest of the administration’s policy toward Gaza, A New Policy is a landmark lobbying organization that advocates for a just U.S. policy toward Palestine/ Israel, and A New Policy PAC, a political action committee that contributes to candidates for federal office who support such a policy.
In just a few weeks since its public launch, it has been covered by Reuters, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Democracy Now, the Insurgents podcast, The Hill, Arab America, and Politico.
Josh and Tariq will join us from 6-9pm on Saturday 23 November at the Hilton Garden Inn, Redmond, to explain more about their new initiative and how they will partner with AMAC and our community to advance urgently-needed political change in America.
If you stand for a new, hopeful U.S. policy toward Palestine/Israel, then we would love for you to join us. More about the New Policy on https://anewpolicy.org/

Peace Vigils [Olympia]
2024-11-22 16:30 - 18:00, 2024-11-08 16:30 - 18:00 | 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.

Palestinian Classics: Maqlouba and Knafeh: Cooking Class
2024-11-21 18:00 - 21:00 | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Join Nadia Tommalieh as she dives into the most famous classical Palestinain family-style dishes and the memories, stories, and traditions behind them. You will learn the art of layering and flipping the perfect maqlouba , a world-renowned showstopper of upside-down chicken with roasted eggplant, cauliflower, rice, and fried nuts). You’ll enjoy it with salatet khodar w t’heeniyeh (tomato, herb, and tahini salad); qalayet bandora (spicy tomato, garlic and herb stir fry); and finish the meal with freshly made knafeh nabulsiya (shredded fine angel hair dough stuffed with sweet cheese and sweetened with orange water syrup and topped with crushed pistachio.
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.

وقت القصة باللغة العربية / Arabic Story Time (online) - KCLS
2024-11-21 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-14 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-07 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Description

وقت القصة باللغة العربية
!انضموا إلينا في وقت القصة باللغة العربية عبر الإنترنت، كل يوم خميس من الساعة 5:00 مساءً حتى 5:30 مساءً
تمتعوا بالقصص العربية، والحركات المفعمة بالحيوية، والأناشيد التي تهدف إلى تنمية مهارات القراءة والكتابة لصغاركم منذ سن مبكر
.نرحب بجميع الأعمار مع الكبار
الرجاء التسجيل عبر الإنترنت. بعد التسجيل، ستصلكم رسالة تأكيد بالبريد الإلكتروني تحتوي على رابط الزووم الخاص بالبرنامج. سيتم استخدام نفس الرابط كل أسبوع لوقت القصة باللغة العربية. إذا لم تجدوا 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

Arabic Story Time
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.

#1 HARM-LESS HOLIDAY MEALS (ONLINE SESSION)
2024-11-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
An online workshop series to learn how to reduce environmental harm and divest from systems of oppression during the holiday season.
https://trillium.eco/events/harmless112124
Thursday, November 21, 2024 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
A family recipe using homegrown veggies.
A modest spread encircled by family, neighbors, and strangers.
A prayer and giving thanks for the abundance, the ancestors, and the martyrs.
This is the dinner scene at the diasporic Lebanese home.
On the Levantine village homestead by the burned olive field.
Nestled in the rubble of the destroyed home in Gaza.
This is how we resist imperialism and occupation.

Rainbow Story Time (online) w/ Lindz Amer
2024-11-20 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-13 11:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join Lindz Amer, the award-winning LGBTQ+ activist, author and co-host of the beloved indie web series, Queer Kid Stuff, for songs and stories that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community all-year-round.
All ages welcome with adult.
Please register:
https://kcls.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOuqpzssGtC5XlvnFdvIAD2bwlBzP-RA

Radio Gaza: A Fundraiser
2024-11-16 19:00 - 2024-11-17 00:00 | Afterlife Seattle, 1418 East Olive Way, Seattle, WA, 98122
Join us November 16th, 2024, to raise money for Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. Music, DJs, Tatreez, Poetry, and henna tattooing!

Words for Palestine
2024-11-13 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

The International Contours of Zionist Repression: Virtual Lecture
2024-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
The International Contours of Zionist Repression

The Coalition Against Zionist Repression invites you to an international panel organised by Coalition members, Alana Lentin (Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism Founding Collective member) and Anna Younes (Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism Advisory Board member).

Date: 13 November 2024.

Time: 6 PM (London), 7 PM (Paris), 9 PM (Palestine), 7 AM (Aotearoa/New Zealand), 5 AM (Sydney).

Zionist organisations and lobby groups, in conjunction with governments, universities, public and private bodies, and the mainstream media have long engaged in repressive activities targeting Palestinians and their supporters around the word. The conversation about Zionist repression generally takes a US-centric lens. In an attempt to widen the view, this international panel brings together thinkers and activists from France, Germany, the UK and Australasia to discuss the of Zionist repression in the context of the ongoing colonial genocide being perpetrated by the Zionist settler colonial regime in Palestine.

Elyanna at the Neptune
2024-11-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Neptune, 1303 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
ELYANNA, A PALESTINIAN-CHILEAN ARTIST, MERGES ARABIC MUSIC WITH LATIN RHYTHMS, CREATING AN EXPERIMENTAL ARAB-POP SOUND THAT HAS CAPTURED A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. BORN IN NAZARETH, HER MUSICAL TALENTS WERE NURTURED BY HER FAMILY, WITH EARLY INFLUENCES INCLUDING ICONIC FIGURES LIKE JULIO IGLESIAS AND SABAH FAKHRY. ELYANNA’S CAREER TOOK A SIGNIFICANT TURN WHEN SHE WAS DISCOVERED AT AGE 15 BY GRAMMY-WINNER NASRI ATWEH. SHE THEN MOVED TO LOS ANGELES WITH HER FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES HER STYLIST SISTER TALI AND PRODUCER BROTHER FERAS, TO FURTHER HER CAREER. HER MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE BEING THE FIRST ARTIST TO PERFORM IN ARABIC AT COACHELLA, RELEASING THE HIT EP “ELYANNA” WITH OVER 100 MILLION STREAMS, AND PREPARING FOR THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM “WOLEDTO” UNDER UNIVERSAL ARABIC MUSIC. ELYANNA CONTINUES TO MAKE STRIDES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, BLENDING CULTURAL DEPTH WITH MODERN INFLUENCES, AND SOLIDIFYING HER POSITION AS A GROUNDBREAKING ARTIST IN THE GLOBAL MUSIC SCENE.

Streaming: Then and Now (curated by Sudanese Film Group)
2024-11-11 - 2024-11-21 | Virtual
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.

Families for Ceasefire
2024-11-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Bergen Place, 5450 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107
Our biweekly gatherings are back! Join us on November 10th, 10:30 am at the Bergen Place in Ballard (just across from the Ballard Farmer’s Market) for a gathering of friends and family calling for a permanent ceasefire and a free Palestine. 🍉 See you there!

Ana Falastini: Screening and Q & A
2024-11-09 17:00 - 21:00 | UW – Architecture Hall, 3943 Stevens Way, Seattle, WA, 98195
Join us at the University of Washington for an unforgettable evening celebrating Palestinian resistance, resilience, and beauty. Experience powerful stories, captivating performances, and inspiring discussions that honor the spirit and culture of Palestine.
✨ Seattle Dabke Performance: Get ready to be mesmerized by an incredible performance from @seattledabke , showcasing the vibrant rhythms of Dabkeh!
🎬 Meet the Creators: We can’t wait to connect with you! Join us for a Q&A about our DocSeries and the stories that inspire us.

2024 Arab American Book Awards Ceremony
2024-11-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
2024 Arab American Book Awards Ceremony
FREE with RSVP
Register for in-person attendance OR Register for virtual attendance
Join the 2024 Arab American Book Award winners and honorable mentions for an awards ceremony featuring readings from their awarded works. At a time when many in the Arab American community are being silenced, we come together for this ceremony to showcase our own voices and tell our stories.
The event will also be livestreamed.
Schedule:

5:30 p.m. – Doors open/Reception
6:30 p.m. – Ceremony
8:00 p.m. – Book Signing
8:30 p.m. – Open Mic for Palestine

Bellevue in Solidarity with Palestine
2024-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Crossroads Park, 16140 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA, 98008, United States
BELLEVUE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE this Sunday in Bellevue, Crossroads Park at 2pm. Join us for a rally and vigil, bring signs, flags, and things to honor the martyrs of Palestine at the vigil. SHARE WIDELY, we are proud to have organized this with members of the Bellevue/Eastside community. Now is the time for EVERYONE to mobilize for Palestine. ❤️🇵🇸🖤

Palestinian Children's Day of Action: Story Sunbirds Read Aloud
2024-11-07 | Virtual
You’re invited to our Story Sunbirds Read-Aloud online via Zoom this Thursday, November 7, from 8am to 7pm EST.
And we want to share the line-up of authors and illustrators with you!
Just a few of our participating children’s book creators include:
Aida Salazar, Daniel José Older, Maysa Odeh, Eve Ewing, Hatem Aly, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Isabel Quintero, Hannah Moushabeck, and Jacqueline Woodson!!
We’re adding more kidlit folks before Thursday, but we wanted to share most of the authors and illustrators you can for sure tune in to hear from.

There will be story-sharing, draw-alongs, book giveaways, and solidarity with the children in Gaza who pled with the world one year ago outside Al Shifa Hospital on November 7, 2023. We will read or draw for them, to honor them, for you, and to raise funds for Middle East Children’s Alliance via The People Stand With Gaza. As a community of children’s book creators, we must show our solidarity with children.

Thank you to all those participating and to the coalition members who began this Palestinian Children’s Day of Action for including the Story Sunbirds kidlit collective for all.
We’re encouraging schools, libraries, and all interested educational groups to join us during whatever time slot works for you! Plus, there will be book giveaways!

Wujood: A Timescale of Palestinian Culture, Society and Life
2024-11-07 - 2025-01-05 | Gallery Space at Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
OPENING RECEPTION
11.09.2024
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION DATES: NOVEMBER 7- JANUARY 15TH
FOR GALLERY SCHEDULE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.BELLEVUECOLLEGE.EDU/GALLERYSPACE/ MORE
INFORMTION:
SALAM.AWAD@BELLEVUECOLLEGE.EDU
WWW.WUJOOD.ORG
Gallery Hours:
Monday 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Location: Gallery Space is located on the second floor of the D Building, room D 271, above the Library. This new gallery has over 2000 square feet of floor space with three revolving steel walls that can be adjusted for different spatial configurations. Exhibits change approximately monthly throughout the academic year.
