The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway Northwest, Olympia, WA 98505
USA
Peace Works 2015: Justice Rising!
Omar Barghouti, Jesse Hagopian, Kanahus Manuel, Gabriel Schivone with Sarah Eltantawi moderating, and more!
12 Noon lecture by Omar Barghouti, author and cofounder of global BDS movement
Afternoon Workshops: 1:30 and 3:30 PM
7PM Panel at The Longhouse: Justice Rising: From Palestine to Ferguson, from First Nations to the US Borderlands – moderated by Sarah Eltantawi
Join the Rachel Corrie Foundation Monday, February 23rd, for this gathering of related struggles, exploring systematized oppression and inspiring learning and action for local and global justice and peace.
Event Schedule
All events are at The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA.
Lecture Hall 1
(12:00-1:00PM)
The BDS Movement Explained – Omar Barghouti
Seminar II – E1105
WORKSHOPS
(1:30-3:00PM)
Children at the Borders – with MEXA (Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan
(3:30-5:00 PM)
Gaza in Arizona – How Israeli High Tech Firms will Up-Armor the U.S.- Mexican Border – Gabriel Schivone
Seminar II – E1107
WORKSHOPS
(1:30-3:00PM)
Update on Indigenous Struggles – Kanahus Manuel (Secwepemc Nation)
Seminar II – D1107
WORKSHOPS
(1:30-3:00PM) – Imagination = Resistance – Sarah Stockholm (Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project)
(3:30-5:00PM)
SJP: “Conversations on BDS” – TESC Students for Justice in Palestine
The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
(7:00-9:00PM)
Justice Rising: From Palestine to Ferguson, From First Nations to the US Borderlands
Panelists: Omar Barghouti, Kanahus Manuel, Gabriel Schivone and Jesse Hagopian, moderated by Sarah Eltantawi. Connecting voices across politics and identities, panelists will address the challenges they face as rights advocates from different movements, the similarities and differences in their experiences, and the opportunities for joint struggle.
For speaker biographies, workshop descriptions and updates, and other info, please visit the Rachel Corrie Foundation website: http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/blog/2015/01/08/feb-23-peace-works-2015-with-omar-barghouti
All events are free and open to the public!
Justice Rising! is cosponsored by The President’s Diversity Fund at The Evergreen State College, Evergreen Students for Justice in Palestine, and the following Evergreen Programs: Diversity and Dissent in Education and The Media; Power in American Society; Cultural Landscapes; Landscapes of Faith and Power in the Eastern Mediterranean; Political Economy and Social Movements; and What Does it Mean to be an American? Other cosponsors include Gerri Haynes and Grateful Dogs Grooming and Daycamp.
Peace Works is an annual project of The Rachel Corrie Foundation which continues the work that Rachel Corrie began, with her vision, spirit, and creative energy in mind.
www.rachelcorriefoundation.org/
(360) 754-3998
info@rachelcorriefoundation.org
