Stephen Hawking makes a peaceful protest

May 11, 2013, Reposted from the Boston Globe When the esteemed physicist Stephen Hawking announced his decision to boycott Israel’s Presidential Conference, a gathering of politicians, scholars, and other high-profile figures scheduled for June, the response was as predictable as the movement of the cosmos that inspired Hawking’s career. The conference chair, Israel Maimon, called […]

Palestine Awareness Week 2013

May 13 at 11:00am until May 16 at 10:00pm U.C. Santa Cruz The Committee for Justice in Palestine invites you to join us for our annual Palestine Awareness Week. PAW is a 100% FREE series of events aimed at educating the UC Santa Cruz community about the Palestinian history, culture, and struggle for self determination. […]

County of Santa Clara-12th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day Celebration

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:45pm until 5:00pm Join us for County of Santa Clara’s 12th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day Celebration Invited Speaker: Pamela Olson, Author Fast Times in Palestine Awarded National Geographic Best Travel Book Please invite your friends and family! What: Santa Clara County 12th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day!

Intro to Debka Dance Workshop

Saturday, June 8, 2013 12:00pm until 3:00pm at the Arab Cultural and Community Center 2 Plaza Street, San Francisco, CA 94116 Get tickets Envious of your friends who lead the dabka lines at parties and weddings? Join ACCC Executive Director and Al Juthoor dabbka troupe member, Loubna Qutami, for this one-day dabka workshop. You will […]

From Pelican Bay and Guantanamo to Palestine: Prisons, Repression, & Resistance

Keynote Address by Ms. Sahar Francis, Executive Director, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association PLZ RSVP-space is limited. $10 requested donation to offset cost of event. Thursday, May 9th, 4-6:00 pm: Keynote Address: Ms. Sahar Francis, Human Rights Lawyer & Executive Director, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameeer means Conscience in Arabic) […]