Monday, November 2, 2015: Conversation with Palestinian Feminists

Nadera Shalhoub Kevorkian and the Jerusalemite Women's Coalition

From Jerusalem, we speak with Nadera Shalhoub Kevorkian, professor of criminology at the Hebrew University, and a member of the Jerusalemite Women’s Coalition.  The coalition issued a call for protection to the international community last week.

" WE ARE CALLING FOR PROTECTION AND URGENT ACTIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER AGONIES, UPROOTING, DEMONIZATION, AND SUFFERING."

Listen now or Get MP3. 26:37 min

A Palestinian woman and child pass through an Israeli checkpoint in
Issawiyeh, a neighborhood in Jerusalem, on 15 October.
(Oren Ziv / ActiveStills) electronicintifada

"We, the women of occupied East Jerusalem, are politically orphaned. We are victims without protection, as the Palestinian Authority has no right to protect us in our city, and the Israeli state treats us as terrorists that should be humiliated, attacked, violated, and controlled. The guerrilla state style tactics used in occupied East Jerusalem, be it the attacks on Palestinians in the streets, the beating of the young and old, the attacks on children going to and from school, the invasion of violent settlers to our neighborhoods and homes, the control of our life, water, cell phones, internet, mobility, health, economy, and accessibility to other resources, have situated us in human cages—segregated, restrained by Israeli laws and security theology, unable to know what to anticipate and what will come next." From the Jerusalemite Women's Coalition Call for Protection.

Rabab Abdulhadi and the Commemoration of the Edward Said Palestine Cultural Mural

"You can't be for justice somewhere and not be for justice everywhere."

"...part of the college education is learning how are you going to be part of a better world, part of a better community..."

Rabab Abdulhadi, professor of Ethnic Studies and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University talks about the commemoration of the Edward Said Palestine Cultural Mural, the only one of its kind on a U.S. college campus.  The mural was held up for several years due to fierce opposition from Zionist organizations and campus administrators, but was unveiled in November 2007.

Listen now or Get MP3. 21:34 min








The annual commemoration celebration and banquet on Wednesday, November 5th, 6 to 9 PM will feature a performance of the one-woman show, “Palestine,” by Najla Said, daughter of Edward Said. The event will be held at Jack Adams Hall, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco.




Click here to listen to entire show. 59:50 min

Event:

SCREENING: A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone
Wednesday, November 4, 7-9 PM
Impact Hub Oakland
2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA

Director Mo Morris and Artist Edythe Boone along with Muralists Miranda Bergman and Cece Carpio will be engaging dialogue around art and activism following the film screening.

Doors open at 6:30 pm 

Learn more at anewcolordocumentary.com
Editor: Maureen Gosling
Executive Producer: Jed Riffe

Cinematographer: Peggy Peralta