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Join us for an educational event examining the history of colonial recognition as part of imperial domination from Turtle Island to Palestine. Canada, UK, Australia and France are making statements at the UN recognizing some form of a Palestinian state, while the Zionist entity is escalating genocide in Gaza and still seizing land and expanding illegal settlements in the West Bank under a gutted and collaborationist Palestinian Authority. Palestinian refugees remain displaced and refused the right to return to their homeland, and Palestinians within 1948 borders live under the rule of a racist Jewish-supremacist entity.

We will hear from speakers how these recent announcements about recognition fit within a broader strategy of managing the occupation of Palestine, the imperialist history of the so-called two state illusion, and how Indigenous peoples in so-called Canada confront parallel settler-colonial dynamics of land theft, partition, and apartheid.

Speakers:

Bassam Abun-Nadi is an educator, researcher, community activist, and host of the podcast PreOccupation: A Not-So-Brief History of Palestine. He has a B.A in Political Science from SFU and completed his MEd at UBC. His podcast is a deep dive into the social, economic, and political histories of Palestine.

Salia Joseph is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Snuneymuxw First Nations on her father’s side and is British and Jewish on her mother's side. She is a graduate of the critical Indigenous studies program at UBC. Salia is the executive director of the Sníchim Foundation, a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language revitalization non-profit. Salia is deeply invested in where she comes from and will continue to work towards reciprocating the deep generosity of her ancestors and people.

Hanna Kawas is a Palestinian born in Bethlehem and active in liberation movements most of his life. He is the Chairperson of Canada Palestine Association, that has been doing Palestine solidarity work for over 45 years, and was Co-Host of Voice of Palestine.

Event program

• 6pm: The event will start with doors/light meal at 6 pm (food catered by Tamam!). Food will be boxed and put away by 6:30 pm so people remain masked.
• 6:30pm - 8:00pm: There will be a panel discussion and a short 10 minute film
• 8:00pm - 8:30pm: A moderated Q&A

Full event details: https://www.weavingourworlds.ca/oct-16-managing-occupation-through-the-politics-of-recognition/

Access information

• This event is free. We will collect donations at the door to cover event costs and to support The Sameer Project
• ASL-English interpretation will be provided.
• Child-friendly space, and there is also a playroom in the venue. Childminding can be requested through the registration form.
• Masks required to ensure that the day is accessible to immunocompromised comrades and protects all of us from Covid-19 transmission. If you are not someone who typically opts to wear a mask, we thank you for respecting this and helping us to enact a collectivist approach to wellbeing. Presenters and ASL interpreters may remove masks while presenting. Masks will be available on-site.
• Everyone commits to a welcoming and dignified environment for all. This includes not engaging in harassing, abusive, discriminatory, or oppressive speech or actions especially related to marginalised genders, sexualities, race, religion, disability, age, appearance, etc.