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  • Oakland, CA: Un-Erasing Palestine: Dena Takruri in Conversation with Dr. Hatem Bazian

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    Oakstop 1736 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    MECA Presents: Dena Takruri in Conversation with Dr. Hatem Bazian Un-Erasing Palestine Please join us to hear award-winning journalist and author Dena Takruri in conversation with Dr. Hatem Bazian about Dena's reporting on the daily struggles of Palestinians. Dena will also talk about the book she co-authored with Ahed Tamimi, They Called Me A Lioness, as well [...]

  • Berkeley, CA: 20th Annual Palestinian Holiday Crafts Bazaar

    Middle East Children's Alliance 1101 8th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Celebrate 20 years of supporting Palestinian artisans and keeping ancient crafts alive! Purchase unique holiday gifts that support Palestinian children and families. Olive oil, ceramics, embroidery, jewelry, olive wood, cookbooks, keffiyehs, soap, stunning scarves & shawls, Palestinian Dead Sea products, children’s toys and books, kitchenware, t-shirts, and much more. This year's bazaar is a benefit for emergency aid for [...]

  • Online: Live with Mosab Abu Toha

    Online

    Join MECA for this special online event with poet Mosab Abu Toha. The event will honor two dear friends and colleagues Refaat Al-Areef & Doaa Al-Masri who were killed by Israeli attacks several days ago and feature poetry by Refaat as well as Mosab's own work. Mosab is the founder of MECA partner the Edward Said [...]

  • Sumoud Through Food: Food Sovereignty and Resistance in a Time of Genocide

    Oakstop 1736 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join MECA for this special for a discussion with this panel of chefs, cookbook authors and activists for food justice to discuss current situation in Gaza and the fight for a more socially and economically just world. Featuring: Laila El-Haddad, Jocelyn Jackson, Crystal Wahpepah, and Reem Assil in Conversation Small nourishing [...]

    $20

  • Carmel, CA: Poetry for Peace in Palestine

    Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 4th & Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, United States

    Poetry for Peace in Palestine A Reading by Monterey Peninsula Poets to benefit Middle East Children’s Alliance with Marie Boucher, Farnaz Fatemi, Rana Issa, Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, Daniel Summerhill & Patrice Vecchione reading poems by Palestinian and Palestinian American poets Saturday, April 6, 3:00 - 5:00pm Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 4th & Guadalupe, Carmel, [...]

    $20

  • Palestine: Protecting Our Children and Supporting Our Community

    Arab American Cultural Center of the Silicon Valley 3968 Twilight Drive, Building 2, San Jose, CA, United States

    We are pleased to present this important event with: Hannah Moushabeck, author of the children’s book Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine Bahar Hashemi, MD, child and adolescent psychiatry specialist Faten Hijazi, parent advocate Samia Shoman, Teach Palestine Project of the Middle East Children’s Alliance Sunday, May 5, 2024, 2-4pm Arab American Cultural Center of the [...]

    $10

  • Direct from Gaza: Report Back from a Bay Area Midwife

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    Oakstop Ballroom 1736 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Date: Thursday, 11 July Time: 7:00 pm PST Location: 1736 Franklin St, Oakland, CA Tickets: $10, available via Eventbrite Join us as Bay Area Midwife Bridget Rochios discusses her recent mission to Gaza in conversation with Palestinian-American Psychologist Dr Jess Ghannam. Bridget Rochios is a Certified Nurse Midwife and Reproductive Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to reproductive [...]

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  • San Francisco: ONE YEAR OF GENOCIDE, ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE PROTEST

    16th & Valencia 16th & Valencia, San Francisco, CA, United States

    SAN FRANCISCO ONE YEAR OF GENOCIDE ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION Date: Sunday, 6 October, 2024 Time: 1:00 pm PST Location: 16th and Valencia, Mission District, San Francisco, CA The Bay Area will honor our martyrs in Palestine, we will demand an end to the US’ complicity in Israel’s crimes against Palestine [...]

  • SOMArts – BEARING WITNESS

    SOMArts 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, California

    Bearing Witness: An Expression of Love, Solidarity, and Justice for the People of Palestine Curated by Rio Yañez and Bridgett Rex Date: October 12 - November 8, 2024 Location: SOMArts 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 As the world watches and responds to the genocide of the Palestinian people, this year’s exhibition theme reflects [...]

  • Berkeley, CA: Direct from Gaza: Mosab Abu Toha

    Berkeley City College Auditorium 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    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, [...]