Yemen Rises: Counter-Hegemony and Solidarity in the Red Sea

Start: 2024-02-17 12:00:00 UTC Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)

This is a virtual event

Join the Middle East and Africa (MEAA) Subcommittee of the DSA International Committee for a political education session on the ongoing American-British aggression on Yemen and its relation to the Israeli aggression on Gaza. We will walk through Yemen’s post-unification history, of the Yemeni government’s blockade of Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, and of Yemen’s counter-hegemonic role in the region. The actions of the Yemeni government, led by Ansar Allah (or “the Houthi movement”), are an expression of internationalist solidarity with the Palestinian people and a demonstration of the concrete actions needed to end the genocide in Gaza.

Our guest speakers will include:

  • Rune Agerhus, Political Analyst, International Commission for Solidarity with Yemen

  • Jehan Hakim, Chair, Yemeni Alliance Committee

  • Max Ajl, Researcher, Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment

Zoom links will be provided after registration. All are welcome!