Charmaine Chua, Lara Kiswani, Samer Araabi
Palestinian trade unions have called on workers everywhere to unite to end Zionist supremacy and ethnic cleansing by halting the sale and funding of arms to Israel immediately. While the global response has not been sufficient to stop the current genocide in Gaza, certain tactical interventions have demonstrated that international labor is capable of achieving meaningful advancements in BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions). This discussion will examine concrete examples of long-haul labor organizing that have significantly impeded Israel's ability to engage in indiscriminate war, including successful Bay Area campaigns on divestment and blockades against Israeli shipping companies, and how these campaigns are instructive for guiding the labor movement as a force against Zionism and occupation moving forward.
Sarah Alza12:00 and Jamie Swanton This presentation explores the life experiences of a Palestinian refugee through hergrandparents’ powerful stories of a Palestine before Zionism and then surviving the Nakba. Despite the Zionist entities’ current genocide wiping the family name from the civil registry, Sarah Alza12:00 continues the fight for a free Palestine in the diaspora. Specifically looking at the long history of the Zionist mission to dismantle the Palestinian medical infrastructure, Sarah, along with Jamie Swanton from Healthcare Workers for Palestine, focus on the continuing Palestinian-led resistance to Zionism through education and action in the diaspora as well as the fight for a liberated Palestine in the U.S. by Healthcare Workers for Palestine. The presentation includes sections from the Al Jazeera documentary, “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiyah” and time for questions and discussion. We will also have zines, pamphlets, handouts and other resources on Zionism as racism and settler-colonialism created by Palestinians in the diaspora and anti-Zionist organizers.
Eric Mann
A talk based on his work with CORE, SDS, the United Auto Workers, and the Labor/Community Strategy Center and his books Katrina’s Legacy—U.S. genocidal climate crimes from New Orleans to the Third World and Playbook for Progressives: The 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer.
Sarah Alzanoon and Jamie Swanton
This presentation explores the life experiences of a Palestinian refugee through her grandparents’ powerful stories of a Palestine before Zionism and then surviving the Nakba. Despite the Zionist entities’ current genocide wiping the family name from the civil registry, Sarah Alzanoon continues the fight for a free Palestine in the diaspora. Specifically looking at the long history of the Zionist mission to dismantle the Palestinian medical infrastructure, Sarah, along with Jamie Swanton from Healthcare Workers for Palestine, focus on the continuing Palestinian-led resistance to Zionism through education and action in the diaspora as well as the fight for a liberated Palestine in the U.S. by Healthcare Workers for Palestine. The presentation includes sections from the Al Jazeera documentary, “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiyah” and time for questions and discussion. We will also have zines, pamphlets, handouts and other resources on Zionism as racism and settler-colonialism created by Palestinians in the diaspora and anti-Zionist organizers.
