BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32794@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240513T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240513T210000 DTSTAMP:20240507T041651Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/ilan-pappe-on-gaza-in-context-past- present-future-free-attendance/ SUMMARY:ILAN PAPPE on GAZA in Context: Past\, Present & Future —Free Atte ndance DESCRIPTION:MI.\n\n\n\nAL NADWA FREETHINKING SOCIETY\, in collaboration wit h Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit (JVP-D)\, Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM )\, and Peace Action of Michigan proudly invite you to three opportunitie s to hear presentations by Dr. Ilan Pappé. Each presentation will be uni que. Book Beat will be at all three events with Dr. Pappé's books.\n\nIn support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom in the face of the atrocit ies and genocide being committed in Gaza\, we have invited one of the worl d's foremost historians on the region to Metro-Detroit to provide his hist orical expertise on the issue.\n"Along with the late Edward Said\, Ilan Pa ppe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history." —New Statesman \nMonday\, May 13 • 6:30-9 pm Q&\;A at 8 pm\nBint Jebail Cultural Cen ter\n14201 Prospect Street #Bldg. 2 • Dearborn\, MI 48126\n\nTuesday\, M ay 14 • 6:30-8 pm\nFollowed by Q&\;A &\; Reception\nUnitarian Univ ersalist Church\n4605 Cass Ave\, Detroit\, MI 48201\n\nWednesday\, May 15 • 7 pm\nFirst United Methodist Church\n22331 Woodward Ave\, Ferndale\, M I 48220\n\nClick the red Get tickets button to confirm your attendance and /or to make a donation to support Ilan Papp´e's rare visit to the U.S. W e are honored that he will join us in Metro-Detroit\, and appreciate your help to make this possible.\n\nMonday\, May 13\, 2024 • 6:30-9 pm\nQ& \;A at 8 pm\nBint Jebail Cultural Center\n14201 Prospect Street #Bldg. 2 • Dearborn\, MI 48126\nOn Monday\, May 13\, 2024\, please join us for a unique opportunity to hear from world renowned historian Ilan Pappé as he delves into the complex history of Gaza—past\, present and future.\n \nThe conversation will be moderated by Dr. May Seikali\, and cover the cu rrent state of occupied Palestine during this pivotal moment in history. T he event will include a Q &\; A segment with the audience.\n\nTuesday\, May 14 • 6:30-8 pm\nFollowed by Q&\;A &\; Reception\nUnitarian Un iversalist Church\n4605 Cass Ave\, Detroit\, MI 48201\n\nJoin us for the s econd presentation by Dr. Pappé at the Historic Unitarian Universalist Ch urch\, home of the Cass Corridor Commons. This is a center that embraces g atherings of people challenging injustice and advancing progressive thinki ng. Along with EMEAC (Eastern Michigan Environmental Action Council)\, the space is shared by the Michigan Audubon Society\, students from U-M’s S emester In Detroit\, and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Just ice. The Detroit Independent Freedom Schools and the People’s Water Boar d meet at the Commons regularly. This is a perfect and magnificent space t o hear Pappé's inspiring voice.\n\nIlan Pappé is an internationally accl aimed expert\, considered\n"Israel's bravest\, most principled\, most inci sive historian." —John Pilger\, Australian scholar and documentary fi lmmaker\nWednesday\, May 15 • 7-8:30 pm\nFirst United Methodist Church\n 22331 Woodward Ave\, Ferndale\, MI 48220\n\nJoin us for the third and fina l presentation by Dr. Pappé in the Detroit area in Ferndale\, at the home shared by people of Christian faith and Jewish members of Congregation T' Chiyah. Look for the Ceasefire banner on the outside of the building.\nABO UT ILAN PAPPE\nIlan Pappé is the bestselling author of The Ethnic Clean sing of Palestine: A History of Modern Palestine and The Israel/Palestin e Question. He has co-published several books with Noam Chomsky\, includin g On Palestine and Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the US-Israeli War Ag ainst the Palestinians\; his most recent book is "The Biggest Prison on E arth."\n"…the ethnic cleansing of Palestine must become rooted in our me mory and consciousness as a crime against humanity." ― Ilan Pappé\,  The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine\nRead more writings by Pappé on AlJaze era.com and The Palestine Chronicle\n"Based on groundbreaking archival r esearch\, NGO records\, and eyewitness accounts\, Pappe's investigation of the 'bureaucracy of evil' explores the brutalizing effects of occupation\ , from the systematic abuse of human and civic rights\, the IDF roadblocks \, mass arrests\, and house searches to the forced population transfer\, t he settlers\, and the infamous wall that is [has turned] the West Bank int o an open prison. Providing a sharp contrast with life in Israel\, this is a brilliantly incisive and moving portrait of daily life in the Occupied Territories." —Middle East Books\n\n\n\n\n\nIlan Pappé is a scholar an d a pro-Palestinian political activist. He is one of the most prominent Is raeli political dissidents living in exile\, having moved from the Univers ity of Haifa to the University of Exeter. He is also one of the few Israel i students of the conflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empathy. Pappé places Zionism under an uncompromising lens … The Idea of Israel is not a history book but a close study of the role of Zionist ideology in the making of modern Israel and of the continuing relevance of this ideology today in politics\, the education system\, the media\, the cinema and Ashkenazi-Sephardi relations. —Avi Shlaim\, Guar dian\n\nIlan Pappé (Hebrew: אילן פפה\, pronounced [iˈlan paˈpe ]\; born 7 November 1954) is an Israeli historian\, political scientist  and former politician. He is a professor with the College of Social Sci ences and International Studies at the University of Exeter in the Unite d Kingdom\, director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Stu dies\, and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.  Read more\n\nIn a 2004 interview\, Pappé said. "The aim has always been\, and it still remains\, to have as much of Palestine as possible with as few Palestinians in it as possible."[8] He blames the creation of Isra el for the lack of peace in the Middle East\, arguing that Zionism is more dangerous than Islamic militancy\, and has called for an international b oycott of Israeli academics. Read more\n\nIlan Papp´é is presented by t he ALNADWA Freethinking Society with Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit\,  Palestinian Youth Movement\, and Peace Action of Michigan. Special thanks to the Unitarian Universalist Church and First United Methodist Church.\n \nThe event will also be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend i n person. More details to come.\n\nFor more information\, contact secreta ry@alnadwa.org\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-12.15.58-AM.png LOCATION:Bint Jebail\, 14201 Prospect Street \, Dearborn\, MI\, United Stat es GEO:42.316606;-83.176649 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=14201 Prospect Street \, De arborn\, MI\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bint Jebail:geo:42. 316606,-83.176649 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR