Direct from Gaza: Mosab Abu Toha Author, Poet, and Founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza Reading from his new book: FOREST of NOISE Date: Friday, 8 November Time: 6:30-8:30 pm PST Location: Berkeley City College Auditorium - 2050 Center Street Berkeley, CA 94704 Join MECA in welcoming back Palestinian educator, author and poet, [...]
Date: Saturday, 16 November Time: 10 am - 6 pm Location: 935 Carleton St, Berkeley, CA, 94710 Tickets: $5, Kids under 18 Free, available via Eventbrite Ticket prices help cover new venue costs. (This is first and foremost a Palestine solidarity event and no one will be turned away for lack of funds) Support Palestinian [...]
DATE: February 7, 2025 TIME: 6:30 pm PST LOCATION: Middle East Children's Alliance, 1101 8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 Tickets: $10 from Eventbrite Poet, educator, and activist, Kathy Engel will read from her new book: Dear Inheritors and the anthology she co-edited with Kamal Boullata, We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon. Introduction by Aracelis Girmay, poet, children’s [...]
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Time: 5:00 pm PST Location: 5748 Mowry School Rd, Newark, CA 94560 Buy Tickets here Join us for an enlightening evening featuring renowned Columbia University professor Joseph Massad. An expert in modern Arab politics and intellectual history, Prof. Massad will deliver a thought-provoking speech on the intersection of Islamophobia and [...]
We are very sorry to announce that Mosab Abu Toha will not be able to join us for our events in San Francisco, Santa Rosa and San Jose due to some serious safety concerns at this time. He wants to come here as soon as circumstances allow it. In the meantime we want to urge you to [...]
Shop Palestine Open House & Marketplace Sunday, April 27, 2025 11am - 4pm 1101 8th Street, Berkeley CA 94710 RSVP Here! Join Shop Palestine for our open house and marketplace to learn more about the Palestinian artisans, cooperatives, and farmers we support. Every purchase is an act of solidarity, directly supporting Palestinian livelihoods and preserving [...]
Palestine: the Moral Issue of Our Time with Gabor Maté and Chris Hedges Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 Time: 7pm - 9pm Location: Adler Hall, NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W 64th St, New York 10023 Solidarity Tickets: $55.20 Supporter Tickets: $108.55 Order Tickets Here: MECAxNYC.eventbrite.com The Middle East Children's Alliance is coming to [...]
Join us Sunday, July 20 for our Third Annual Ride for Palestine, a day of solidarity along the 14-mile scenic San Francisco Bay. The ride is designed to be enjoyable for cyclists of all skill levels and the post-Ride event, Gather for Gaza will include delicious Palestinian food, music, dancing, and more. All funds raised [...]
Art for the Children of Gaza September 1 - 30, 2025 Reception: Saturday, September 27, 4-6pm Location: Grand Gallery, 560 2nd St, Oakland CA kathykennyart.com All proceeds of art purchased during the month of September will benefit children in Gaza Bay Area contemporary artist and activist Kathy Kenny is raising $10,000 in the month September for [...]
Rumi’s Caravan Returns to Berkeley Sunday, September 28th 7:30-9:30 The Freight: 2020 Addison Street Berkeley Rumi says, “Ours is not a caravan of despair.” We are here to share the oral tradition and revive the soul of the world! For 25 years (10 in the East Bay), Rumi’s Caravan has offered an improvised poetic conversation with music, quoting [...]