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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]