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SUMMARY:Oakland\, CA- Two Years of Genocide: The Legacy of Malcolm X and Black-Palestinian Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Two Years of Genocide: The Legacy of Malcolm X and Black-Palestinian Solidarity\nDate: Wednesday\, October 1\, 2025\, 6:30pm\nJoin MECA as we welcome Angela Davis\, Ali Abunimah\, and Lara Kiswani in conversation on the two years of ongoing genocide in Gaza. the legacy of Malcolm X\, and Black-Palestinian solidarity.  Co-sponsored by IJAN\, NorCal Sabeel\, AROC\, PYM\, and Center for Political Education \nWhile the genocidal assault on Gaza intensifies\, the international Palestinian solidarity movement is gaining strength. A united resistance is the only way forward and can take inspiration from the revolutionary internationalism of Malcolm X. 2025 marks 100 years since his birth. \nMalcolm X’s views on Palestine were shaped by his evolving global perspective and his 1964 visit to the Gaza Strip\, where he witnessed the conditions in Palestinian refugee camps. He drew a direct parallel between the displacement of Palestinians and the oppression of Black people in America\, emphasizing that both were part of a universal struggle for justice and self-determination against a system he saw as a new form of colonialism. \nAngela Y. Davis\, Professor Emerita at UC\, Santa Cruz\, is an activist\, writer\, and lecturer. Her work focuses on prisons\, police\, abolition\, and the related intersections of race\, gender\, and class.  \nAli Abunimah is Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada. He is the author of One Country and The Battle for Justice in Palestine. \nLara Kiswaniis the Executive Director of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)\, which serves thousands of poor and working-class Arabs and Muslims across the Bay Area. \nHatem Bazian is Founder and Director of the Islamophobia Studies Center\, Co-Founder of Students for Justice in Palestine and American Muslims for Palestine\, and UC Berkeley Faculty.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/oakland-ca-two-years-of-genocide-the-legacy-of-malcolm-x-and-black-palestinian-solidarity/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church Oakland\, 2501 Harrison Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Berkeley: Terms of Servitude
DESCRIPTION:Terms of Servitude: Big Tech’s Rise in Silencing Palestinian Voices and Advancing Genocide\nWednesday\, October 15\, 2025\, 6:30 pm\nMiddle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA 84710\nEvent is free but please RSVP\nJoin MECA in welcoming Omar Zahzah to discuss his new book\, Terms of Servitude: Zionism\, Silicon Valley\, and Digital Settler/Colonialism in the Palestine Liberation Struggle. \nZahzah illustrates how big tech has leveraged massive power to spread propaganda\, silence criticism of Israel\, and smear dissenters. Zahzah calls this “digital settler colonialism” and shows how it operates in both subtle and overt ways—from shadow banning to blacklisting to paid trolling—across platforms. He also profiles the creative Palestinian activists\, artists\, and journalists who are outwitting the seemingly all-powerful tech titans and getting their message out despite the massive forces arrayed against them. \nOMAR ZAHZAH is a writer\, poet\, organizer of Lebanese Palestinian descent\, and Assistant Professor of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) Studies at San Francisco State University. Omar has covered digital repression in relation to Palestine as a freelance journalist since May 2021\, with work appearing in such outlets as Al Jazeera\, Middle East Eye\, Electronic Intifada\, Mondoweiss\, CounterPunch.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-terms-of-servitude/
LOCATION:Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T190000
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SUMMARY:Berkeley: United in Song\, United for Gaza
DESCRIPTION:United in Song\, United for Gaza: Benefit Concert for MECA’s Gaza Relief\nSunday\, October 26\, 2025\nLa Peña Cultural Center\, Berkeley\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00pm)\nTickets: $25-$75.  Reserve your spot on Humantix\nJoin us for an evening of powerful music and solidarity featuring the renowned Georges Lammam Ensemble\, legendary activist-artist Holly Near\, Poet Anita Barrows\, and special guest\, Zeiad Abbas\, MECA Executive Director with an informative slide show on MECA’s work in Gaza.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-united-in-song-united-for-gaza/
LOCATION:La Peña Cultural Center\, 3105 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T100000
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SUMMARY:Berkeley: MECA & Joining Hands' 22nd Annual Holiday Crafts Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:This will be our second year hosting the bazaar at Ciel Creative Space at 2611 Eighth St\, Berkeley\, CA 94710. Support Palestinian artisans and keep ancient crafts alive! Purchase unique holiday gifts that support Palestinian children and families. \nOlive 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. \nPlus delicious Arabic food and coffee! \nRegister today! https://events.humanitix.com/mecabazaar2025 \nFor more info email meca@mecaforpeace.org\, or call (510)548-0542 \nWheelchair accessible
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-meca-joining-hands-22nd-annual-holiday-crafts-bazaar/
LOCATION:Ciel Creative Space\, 935 Carleton St\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T183000
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SUMMARY:Berkeley\, CA - The Voice of Hind Rajab Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Voice of Hind Rajab Screening at MECA Offices\nDate: Thursday\, March 19\, 2026\nTime: 6:30pm – 8:30pm\nLocation: Middle East Children’s Alliance 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA 94710\, USA\nJoin the Middle East Children’s Alliance for our screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab. This tragic docudrama\, written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania\, follows the Red Crescent response during the killing of Hind Rajab\, a six-year-old Palestinian girl\, by the Israel Defense Forces during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. It stars Saja Kilani\, Motaz Malhees\, Amer Hlehel\, and Clara Khoury.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-ca-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-screening/
LOCATION:Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T183000
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SUMMARY:Berkeley: Author Talk - Michael J Cooper on Crossroads of Empire
DESCRIPTION:Author Talk: Michael J Cooper on Crossroads of Empire\nDate: April 14\, 2026\nTime: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm\nLocation: MECA Offices\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley CA 94710\nJoin MECA in welcoming author Michael J Cooper as he introduces two of his books of historical fiction which are set in Ottoman Palestine during WW1 and deal with the imperial designs of the Great Powers. Michael will also discuss his experience as a pediatric cardiologist on 26 volunteer medical missions to Palestine over the past twenty years. \nThere will also be refreshments and special musical entertainment from Cormac Gannon and Ibrahim Safi. \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A and opportunity to obtain books with donations to MECA: all donations of at least $50 will receive a free copy of either book\, with both books free for a donation of $90 or more. \n100% of monies raised at this event will be donated to MECA to assist in delivering vital aid to children in Palestine. \nPlease note: this event is dedicated to the memory of the founder of MECA\, Barbara Lubin. \nEntry is free\, but because of limited space\, we ask that you RSVP in advance. \n“Wages of Empire is a superb historical novel and a must read! I am a man of Jerusalem and felt goose bumps as Cooper’s prose brought back vivid memories of the city of my birth. Most importantly\, this memorable historical novel directly relates to issues we face today. I’m grateful for Cooper’s genius in invoking a difficult past to heal a broken present.”\n—Rizek Abusharr\, Emeritus Director General of Jerusalem International YMCA\, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (1993)\, recipient of Marthe Laube Prize for Tolerance and Democratic Values (1996). \n“Crossroads of Empire dives into the tumultuous waters of World War I\, presenting a thrilling narrative enriched by a blend of historical and fictional characters. Cooper’s writing is compelling and richly detailed\, offering a tapestry of scenes that bring early 20th-century conflicts vividly to life.”\n—Literary Titan Review \nCombined synopsis of Wages of Empire & Crossroads of Empire \nIn the summer of 1914\, sixteen-year-old Evan Sinclair leaves home to join the Great War for Civilization. Little does he know that\, despite the war raging in Europe\, the true source of conflict will emerge in Ottoman Palestine\, since it’s from Jerusalem where the German kaiser dreams to rule as Holy Roman Emperor. Filled with such historical figures as Gertrude Bell\, T.E. Lawrence\, Winston Churchill\, Faisal bin Hussein and Chaim Weizmann\, Wages of Empire follows Evan through the killing fields of the Western Front where he will help turn the tide of a war that is just beginning\, and become part of a story that’s still being written. \nThe story of Evan Sinclair that begins in Wages of Empire continues in Crossroads of Empire. Having survived German artillery\, poison gas\, and friendly fire in helping to turn the tide of the war in its first months\, Evan barely survives his hospital ship’s sinking by a German U-boat\, and left with amnesia\, he no longer remembers who he is. During his quest to recover his memory Evan will discover far more: love for his father\, grief for his late mother\, and hidden secrets of his bloodline. \nThe Middle East Front soon explodes with pitched battles at Suez and Gallipoli as the great imperial powers maneuver\, calculate\, and make promises they have no intention of keeping. These machinations are woven into the fabric of both books as the German Empire\, the British Empire\, and France look forward to controlling various portions of the Ottoman Empire\, and particularly the Middle East\, after the war.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-author-talk-michael-j-cooper-on-the-rabbis-knight/
LOCATION:Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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SUMMARY:Berkeley: Shop Palestine Spring Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Shop Palestine Spring Bazaar\nDate: Sunday\, May 3 2026\nTime: 11 am – 5 pm\nLocation: MECA Offices\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley CA 94710\nWe’re excited to announce our second Shop Palestine Spring Bazaar happening Sunday\, May 3rd from 11am – 5pm at our offices on 1101 8th Street in Berkeley.  We will have our new shipment of olive oil for sale as well as ceramics\, embroidery\, jewelry\, and so much more!
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-shop-palestine-spring-bazaar/
LOCATION:Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T183000
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SUMMARY:Berkeley\, CA - Refugee: Poems of El Salvador and Palestine with Paul Totah
DESCRIPTION:Refugee: Poems of El Salvador and Palestine with Paul Totah\nDate: May 20\, 2026\, 6:30pm – 8:30pm PDT\nLocation: Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley CA 94710\nJoin us in welcoming Paul Totah\, Palestinian-American poet and activist as he reads from his new poetry book\, Refugee: Poems of El Salvador and Palestine \nEvent is free\, but please RSVP \nPaul Totah is the author of several books\, including Refugee: Poems of El Salvador and Palestine. Paul had his start in journalism at Santa Clara University\, where he served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper before working for five newspapers around the Bay Area. After three years working with homeless teens\, he earned his master’s degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University and began teaching English literature at St. Ignatius College Preparatory\, his alma mater. He served there between 1985 and 2020; along the way\, he edited the school’s alumni magazine for 33 years and became SI’s first director of communications. The books he wrote include The San Francisco Fair: Treasure Island 1939–1940 (Scottwall Associates); Spiritus Magis: 150 Years of St. Ignatius College Preparatory (published by the school); The Gospel of Everyone: A Poetic Retelling of the Gospel of Luke (Resource: a division of Wipf and Stock); Charting a New Course: Reinventing High Schools for the New Millennium (Information Age)\, Earth\, Word\, Fire & Water (poetry and landscape photography)\,Murder at Beach Chalet & The Body in Sutro Baths. He has also co-authored a play on the life and study of Dante.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/berkeley-ca-refugee-poems-of-el-salvador-and-palestine-with-paul-totah/
LOCATION:Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720
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SUMMARY:Fifth Annual Ride for Palestine: The Ride of Return
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, July 19 for our Fith 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 Palestine will include delicious Palestinian food\, music\, dancing\, and more. \nAll funds raised this year will support MECA’s work in Palestine–where the situation is dire and your support is more important than ever. Thanks to the efforts of our community\, MECA’s 2025 Ride for Palestine was a huge success\, raising more than $450\,000 in support of our ongoing work in Palestine. \nHelp us reach our 2026 Ride for Palestine goal of $500\,000 by registering today. \nWith your support\, we can deliver food and other necessities and send a powerful message of solidarity to Palestine. \nRide for Palestinian Children. Ride for Solidarity. Ride for Return.
URL:https://www.mecaforpeace.org/event/fifth-annual-ride-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Middle East Children’s Alliance\, 1101 8th Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
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