Stand with Ahed Tamimi & all Palestinian Political Prisoners Wednesday, January 31st Facebook event 4:30-6pm Rally at the Oakland Federal Building (1301 Clay St) 6:15-9pm Celebrate Ahed Tamimi's resistance on her birthday at Reem's pop up in West Oakland (1700 Center Street) On January 20th at women's marches across the U.S., Ahed's struggle was lifted as [...]
Tickets are on sale now for this event celebrating MECA's 30th Anniversary!
Come here Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch and Jody Sokolower from our Teach Palestine project at one of the following events! Tuesday, March 27th, 2018, 7 - 9 PM University of Massachusetts, Amherst “Resisting Occupation ~ Palestine, Honduras, Springfield, MA” ILC Third Floor COMM Hub Contact: Anna Mullany - amullany@umass.edu A panel with Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, Asis Castellanos, STiCKii [...]
This event is sold out! Thanks for all your support. Of course there may be folks at the door selling tickets they cannot use. If you have a ticket, doors open 5pm on Monday June 4; if you didn't receive your ticket in the mail or online, come to Will Call to pick up your ticket. [...]
Doug Von Koss, Barry and Maya Spector, Larry Robinson, Kay Crista, Carol Fitzgerald and Carol Bower Foote, with musicians Christine Tulis, Suellen Primost and Sufi dancer Chelsea Rose Unitarian Church, 685 14th Street, 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00) TICKETS: $15.00/Advance, $30.00 at the door www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3371248 A Poetic Conversation: For fifteen years Rumi’s Caravan has inspired audiences, weaving together poems by Rumi, Hafez, Machado, Rilke, [...]
Join us! Fundraising Dinner Celebration In honor of Middle East Children’s Alliance 30th Anniversary— This event benefits MECA’s work providing humanitarian aid to children in Palestine & Lebanon (including refugees from Syria) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018 – 6pm-9pm BACHEESOS 246 Grand Avenue, Oakland Delicious Buffet! Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Cuisine Vegan and Gluten Free Cuisine Available [...]
We are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Night of Hope Gala on Friday, October 19, 2018. Please join us at 6:30 PM at St Mark's Episcopal Church, 315 East Pecan St, 78205. Proceeds from your purchase of tickets to join us at this wonderful event will go to the Middle East Children's Alliance whose projects [...]
"Imprisoning a Generation" is a documentary film which follows the stories of four young Palestinians who have been detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military system. Their perspectives, along with the voices of their families, form a lens into the entangled structures of oppression that expand well beyond the prison walls. TICKETS: $15, $25, $50 available [...]
Joining Hands and MECA present our 16th Annual Palestinian Holiday Crafts Bazaar! 2 days only! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8: 10am-5pm SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9: 11am-3pm At the Middle East Children's Alliance 1101 8th Street, Berkeley (near Gilman & San Pablo) Facebook event - please share and invite friends! Every purchase aids Palestinian children & their families A magnificent [...]
When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. But just a few years later, Kholoud became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s Shari’a (Islamic law) courts. WINNER of the Best Bay [...]