The Palestine Sessions: Cultural Appropriation and Erasure

WHEN: Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
6:30pm

WHERE: Journalism, rm. 515

WHAT: What does cultural appropriation by Israel, in food, fashion, and more, serve to do? What does the ongoing erasure and "memoricide" of Palestinian culture look like? Learn this and more every week!

Those interested in participating are asked to review these sources before then:
- http://www.middleeasteye.net/essays/stealing-palestine-study-historical-and-cultural-theft-1001196809

- https://bennorton.com/white-people-wearing-the-keffiyeh-solidarity-vs-cultural-appropriation/

- https://mashable.com/2017/04/06/topshop-palestinian-keffiyeh-scarf/#3_3hNwM_X5qN

The Apartheid State of Israel: Not Just a Word

WHEN: Thursday, February 26th, 2018
​7:30pm

WHERE: MLC, rm. 253

WHAT:
What does apartheid look like? Is it just a word, or is it something more?

Join Students for Justice in Palestine as we explore the historical legacy of the grotesque system of apartheid developed by South Africa and the injustices left in its wake-- ones which the UN formally defined, and are today practiced and sustained by the State of Israel as it continues to oppress the Palestinian people.