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!