Al-Awda New York Events
September 25 - September 30,
2001
"Global Justice Intifada" Rally. more
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A Call to Action for Justice in the Middle East. Workshops, teach-ins,
rallies and marches in Washington DC protesting the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).
Saturday through Sunday September
23, 2001
Soldiarity Vigil and Rally. more
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Vigil and Rally to remember those lost in the World Trade Center
tragedy and the Sabra and Shatilla Massacre.
Sunday June 10, 2001
Puerto Rico Day Parade. more
details
Soldarity event with Vieques Support Campaign to march with them
in the Puerto Rico Day Parade.
Thu April 12 2001
The Struggle for Equality Between Jews and Arabs.
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Students For Justice In Palestine at Columbia University present
Professor Edward Said, Journalist Israel Shamir, Author Norman Finkelstein
in a forum entitled Prospects For A just Peace In The Middle East.
Wed April 11 2001
Occupation & Self-Determination: Palestine and Puerto Rico.
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details
The event was set up through Pr. Tom Ferguson of the Religous Studies
Department and Pr. Margaret Groarke of the Government, Peace and
Justice Studies Department.
SAT APRIL 7 2001
MASS RALLY FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEE RIGHTS. CALL FOR GRASSROOTS
MOBILIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL CO-SPONSORSHIP AND DONATIONS.
more details
Sat March 31 2001
Freedom and Justice for Palestine. more
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Conference at Hunter College.
Wed March 28 2001
WITNESSING PALESTINE - A Visual Account of Palestinian Life.
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Featuring slides, video, and personal testimony of the Palestinian
Refugee Camps.
Guest speakers Annemarie Jacir and Shirabe Yamada.
Thu March 22 2001
BRIDGES TO PALESTINE more
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An evening social gathering for families and friends. Join the Dabke,
Raffle, Artwork, Embroidery.
Enjoy the atmosphere and help us to collect funds to send youth
to Palestine.
Thu March 22 2001
Peace and Justice in the Middle East: How Can They Be
Achieved? more
details
A talk with Norman Finkelstein, Abdeen Jabara, Gerry Foley and Samia
Halaby.
Tue March 20 2001
Panel at Pace University. more
details
A talk with John Roland, Barbara Nimri Aziz, Samia Halaby, Jeff
Helmreich and Marwan Jilani.
Thu March 15 2001
The Right to Return: The Persistence of the Palestinian
Refugees. more
details
Talk at the Brecht Forum with Annemarie Kattan Jacir & Amira
Solh, as part of The Palestine Question series.
Thu March 08 2001
The Whole Megillah: Jews
Against the Occupation Purim Demonstration. more
details
Costume demo. and leafleting, casting Purim story in Modern day
Palestine with Palestinians
as those sentenced to death. Bring grogers (noisemakers) and write
Sharon's name on your shoe !
Thu March 08 2001
Witnessing Palestine: A visual account of Palestinian life.
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details
Forum at the New School featuring eyewitness accounts from Shirabe
Yamada and Carlos Rovira, Jr.
Wed March 07 2001
Palestinian
Health and Human Rights. more details
A
talk at the New Jersey Medical School by Lucy Mair, Middle East
Program Coordinator for the Center for Economic and Social Rights.
Tue March 06 2001
Children of Shatila: A documentary by May Masri.
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details
Documentary filmmaker May Masri focuses on the lives of two Palestinian
children. Given video cameras, the two express the realities of
their daily lives and their history.
Mon March 05 2001
Witnessing Palestine: A visual account of Palestinian life.
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details
Forum at Columbia University featuring eyewitness accounts from
Annmarie Jacir and Carlos Rovira, Jr.
Friday March 02 2001
THE CONSEQUENCES OF ETHNOCRATIC RULE: Israel and the second Palestinian
Intifada. more
details
Discussion at SIPA/Columbia University featuring Israeli Geography
Professor Yiftachel and Professor Joseph Massad.
Feb 23, 24, 25 2001
The New York City Arab and Iranian Film Festival. more details
Full featured films, shorts, documentaries and guest speakers. The
event is organized by Alwan and sponsored by Columbia University
and New York University.
Fri Feb 23 2001
Simon Shaheen and Qantara: Palestine Medical benefit Concert.
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details
Palestinian medical resources have been exhausted. Contributions
are tax-deductible, and all proceeds will benefit the Union of Palestinian
Medical Relief Committees.
Thu Feb 22 2001
Public Screening of Rock, Paper, Missiles. more details
Paper Tiger TV and the Media Accuracy Project/Middle East are presenting
a video screening and discussion about the current conflict in Palestine/Israel
Featuring Lucy Mair (CESR) and Joseph Massad (Columbia University).
Tue Feb 20 2001
Oslo’s Non-Constituency: Refugees and the Question of Bi-Nationalism.
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NYU STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE present their first workshop.
Tue Feb 13 2001
A private screening of "Rock, Paper, Missiles".
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Media Accuracy Project/Middle East and Paper Tiger Television invite
you to a private screening of "Rock, Paper, Missiles"
followed by a working discussion on the issue of media and the Palestinian
struggle.
Sat Feb 10 2001
An Evening of Classical Arabic Music and Dance
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details
Presented by TURATH, Columbia's North African and Middle Eastern
Club.
Wed Feb 07 2001
Life Under Siege: An Eyewitness Report of the Palestinian
Intifada more
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Guest Speakers: Shirabe Yamada, Middle East Children's Alliance,
Sha'wan Jabarin, Al-Haq (Ramallah, Palestine).
Tue Jan 30 2001
Fundraiser for the Al-Awda trip to the refugee camps in
Lebanon. more details
On February 9, Al- Awda NY/NJ will send its first delegation to
Lebanon, including two documentary film makers. The delegation will
be making in-depth visits to the Palestinian refugee camps. We need
you support, our goal is to raise enough $5000 by the end of the
evening.
Sun Jan 29 2001
Al-Awda Education Committee Meeting. more
details
Meeting to build support and solidarity campaigns on campuses, churches,
in the Green Party etc., through teach-ins and discussions, as well
as publicity for the April 7th Rally.
Sat Jan 27 2001
TEN YEARS AFTER THE GULF WAR - How Can We Stop the U.S.
War Machine ? more
details
A public forum marking 10 years of sanctions and war against the
people of Iraq.
Thu Jan 25 2001
The Oslo Accords: Sowing Peace or Confirming Colonialism
? more details
Seminar at the Brecht Forum by Samir Awad, Nadia Hijab & Roger
Normand, as part of the THE PALESTINE QUESTION series.
Sat Jan 20 2001
Counter-Inaugural demonstration
in Washington DC. more details
The International Action Center (IAC) reports that more than 40
cities are organizing buses and car caravans to bring demonstrators
to the demonstration. More than 450 groups and prominent individuals
have endorsed the call to action.
Thu Jan 18 2001
Slide Presentation and Fundraising
Dinner for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. more details
Andrew Courtney, documentary photographer,
will take viewers on a graphic journey into the lives of Palestinian
refugees in Lebanon, formally known worldwide as the "Forgotten
Ones".
Friday Jan 12 2001
Palestine Right of Return
Rally in Times Square (CANCELLED). more details
Right of return is sacred ! Right of return is legal ! Right of
Return is not for sale !
Thursday Jan 11 2001
A Progressive Discussion on
the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict in The Cornerstone Center more details
What Happened to Peace in the Middle East ? A Progressive Discussion
with Yifat Susskind, Betsy Esch and Miriam Greenberg.
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