The Nakba (catastrophe) is the uprooting and displacement of 750,000 Palestinians as the state of Israel was created in 1947-48, a process which has continued ever since. We will gather to remember and commit ourselves to working for justice for the Palestinians and all who live in the region.

We will have two speakers: one in person and one via skype:

Lana Hijazi, a native of the Gaza Strip, is a journalist, filmmaker and activist currently studying at Syracuse University. She will speak about her father’s experiences with the Nakba.

Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian activist and intellectual, will join us via skype.

Free and Open to the Public.

Organized by CNY Working for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel, a project of the Syracuse Peace Council.
(315) 472-5478, www.peacecouncil.net/pal-is

Underground Poets Mozart Guerrier and Seneca Wilson won at the Salt City Dishes and the Underground Poets will put on a series of slams called Syracuse Salt City Slam at ArtRage Gallery!

Michael Gaut, winner of Salt City Slam #1

Syracuse Salt City Slam is wrestling match meets literary art. Come watch Syracuse poets share their work on stage. Come share your work with an engaged audience. All styles welcome. Rules: Poems must be 3 minutes or less.Poets selected at the event.

For more information contact slamsaltcity@gmail.com or visit http://undergroundpoetryspot.com/archives/4001

Free to the Public.