Latest Past Events

Carmel, CA: Poetry for Peace in Palestine

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

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

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

Oakstop 1736 Franklin Street, Oakland

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

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 [...]