Since Israel waged its genocidal campaign against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, its aggression has also affected Palestinian communities in the West Bank and within the Green Line. Beginning October 7th, Israeli forces have arrested thousands, while settler aggression, supported by the Israeli military, continues unabated. Within the Green Line, Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of Jerusalem have faced systematic harassment and persecution for their support of Gaza or for embracing their Palestinian identity.Join us for a conversation with organizer and movement advocate Soheir Asaad to explore the dynamics of Israel’s total war against Palestinians between the river and the sea, as well as the possibilities for resistance and resilience among Palestinian communities in the face of these threats. Ms. Asaad will shed light on the current state of the structure of resistance within various Palestinian communities, their capacity for unity, and the attempts to contain, fragment, and undermine their existence and resilience. Additionally, she will discuss the potential long-term impacts of the ongoing genocide in Gaza on the Palestinian people as a whole.
When: Monday | 3/4/2024
Where: 2425 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/PomHZmfruA23L5F98
About the speaker: Soheir Asaad is a political and feminist Palestinian organizer and a movement advocate. Soheir leads the advocacy at Rawa, which works within progressive philanthropy and in cross-movement spaces, to advocate for addressing harm caused by funding and realizing accountability, and promotes trust- and solidarity-based approaches that return power to communities and support an infrastructure for independency in Palestinian community work.Soheir is also the co-director of “Funding Freedom” project. Previously, she worked in legal research and International advocacy at Palestinian and regional human rights organizations.
