Managing Occupation Through the Politics of Recognition
⭐Registration required: https://actionnetwork.org/events/politics-of-recognition
🗓 Thursday, October 16 at 6 pm
⏰ Starts with light meal by Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine
😷 Food will be put away and boxed at 6:30 pm so people remain masked
📍1803 East 1st Ave. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ lands
Managing Occupation Through the Politics of Recognition
Join us for an educational event examining the history of colonial recognition as part of imperial domination from Turtle Island to Palestine. Canada, UK, Australia and France are making statements at the UN recognizing some form of a Palestinian state, while the Zionist entity is escalating genocide in Gaza and still seizing land and expanding illegal settlements in the West Bank under a gutted and collaborationist Palestinian Authority. Palestinian refugees remain displaced and refused the right to return to their homeland, and Palestinians within 1948 borders live under the rule of a racist Jewish-supremacist entity. We will hear from speakers how these recent announcements about recognition fit within a broader strategy of managing the occupation of Palestine, the imperialist history of the so-called two state illusion, and how Indigenous peoples in so-called Canada confront parallel settler-colonial dynamics of land theft, partition, and apartheid.
Featuring:
Bassam Abun-Nadi is an educator, researcher, community activist, and host of the podcast PreOccupation: A Not-So-Brief History of Palestine. He has a B.A in Political Science from SFU and completed his MEd at UBC. His podcast is a deep dive into the social, economic, and political histories of Palestine.
Salia Joseph is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Snuneymuxw First Nation’s on her father’s side and is British and Jewish on her mothers. She is a graduate from the critical Indigenous studies program at the University of British Columbia. Salia is the executive director of The Sníchim Foundation which is a Sḵwx̱wú7mes language revitalization non-profit. She is also the co-owner of Host Consulting Inc. which is a public art consultancy focused on elevating the presence, designs and work of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleilwaututh artists. Salia is very grateful to come from such generous people and is always looking at ways to show reciprocity.
Hanna Kawas is a Palestinian born in Bethlehem and active in liberation movements most of his life. He is the Chairperson of Canada Palestine Association, that has been doing Palestine solidarity work for over 45 years, and was Co-Host of Voice of Palestine.
Event Program
- 6pm: The event will start with doors/light meal at 6 pm (food catered by Tamam!). Food will be boxed and put away by 6:30 pm so people remain masked.
- 6:30pm – 8:00pm: There will be a panel discussion and a short 10 minute film
- 8:00pm – 8:30pm: A moderated Q&A
Accessibility
👥 Free. We will collect CASH donations at the door to cover event costs and to support The Sameer Project
🍲 Food catered by Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine. Food will be put away by 6:30 pm.
🧡 ASL-English interpretation confirmed.
♿ Venue has an accessible entrance at street level, which gives access to hall, washrooms, and kitchen. The washroom door opening is 86 cm, and the stall door is 61 cm.
👶🏾 Child-friendly space, and there is also a playroom in the venue. Childminding can be requested through the registration form.
😷Masks required to ensure that the day is accessible to immunocompromised comrades and protects all of us from Covid-19 transmission. If you are not someone who typically opts to wear a mask, we thank you for respecting this and helping us to enact a collectivist approach to wellbeing. Presenters and ASL interpreters may remove masks while presenting. Masks will be available on-site.
🌿 Everyone commits to a welcoming and dignified environment for all. This includes not engaging in harassing, abusive, discriminatory, or oppressive speech or actions especially related to marginalised genders, sexualities, race, religion, disability, age, appearance, etc.