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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/tea-for-palestine-truth-education-a
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SUMMARY:TEA for Palestine: Truth\, Education\, Action
DESCRIPTION:Palestinians in Israel\, the West Bank\, and Gaza continue to l
 ive under an increasingly horrifying Israeli apartheid regime. This TEA fo
 r Palestine: Truth\, Education\, Action is a fundraising event to support 
 future leaders in the U.S. who will mobilize their talents on behalf of Pa
 lestinian rights. The SF Bay Area premier Arab music ensemble\, ASWAT\, wi
 ll be playing and there will be delicious refreshments. Please join us! If
  you can’t join us\, please consider making a donation. All expenses ass
 ociated with this event are donated.\n\nAll funds collected are tax exempt
  and will be directed to the new Palestine Studies Initiative at U.C. Berk
 eley and to Pal Trek.\n\nThe Palestine Studies Initiative has been launche
 d after two years of preparation. It is a groundbreaking effort\, and orga
 nizers are now raising funds and preparing for its first course offerings 
 under the Department of Ethnic Studies. It aims to:\n\n• Build an academ
 ic program promoting the history\, narratives\, and experiences of Palesti
 nians\, within the scope of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies.\n\n
 • Provide scholarships for BA\, MA\, and PhD students.\n\n• Sponsor fa
 culty exchanges for teachers in Palestinian universities.\n\n• Support r
 esearch\, teaching\, and programming related to Palestinian studies.\n\n
 • Foster the study of Palestinian groups in local\, national\, and globa
 l contexts.\n\n• Support library collections on Palestine.\n\nPal Trek\,
  an organization founded at Harvard in 2018\, aspires to highlight Palesti
 nian experience and offset the dominant Israeli narrative in U.S. politics
  and media by partially subsidizing the cost of impactful trips to Palesti
 ne for students in fields such as law and business. So far\, 2\,000 gradua
 te students from eight elite universities have gone on Pal Treks. The goal
  is to expand the program to most universities in the U.S.\n\nThe venue fo
 r this event is well ventilated and we will adhere to CDC guidelines .– 
 vaccinated guests only.\n\nThis event is hosted by NorCal Sabeel. Current 
 co-sponsors include: Middle East Children Alliance (MECA)\, Jewish Voice f
 or Peace (JVP) Bay Area\, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Bay Area\, 
 Friends of Wadi Foquin\, The Islamophobia Studies Center\, Arab Cultural a
 nd Community Center -ACCC\, Palestinian Feminist Collective & The Palestin
 e American Coalition.\n\nPlease promote the event to your contacts and via
  social media.
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CATEGORIES:Advocacy,culture,Discussion,Lecture,Palestinian
 History,Palestinian Identity,Palestinian Stories,Palestinian Voices
LOCATION:Uptown Body & Fender\, 401 26th Street \, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, U
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