Session #13: Feminism & Palestine: How Our Liberation is Mutual, Collective & Intertwined

A discussion with regional feminist activists on political feminism, colonization & the patriarchy and how they intersect with the Palestinian struggle

Moderator: Nadia Ahmad (Activist and Managing Director of LOYAC Lebanon)

Speakers: Hayat Mirshad (Feminist Activist, Executive Director of FEMALE and Editor in Chief, Sharika Wa Laken), Farah Daibes (Feminist Activist and Senior Program Manager, Political Feminism (MENA), Rula Jebreal (Journalist, Author)

We come together, from North America to the Middle East and across the world, to speak out against genocide, forced displacement, cultural erasure, the murder of civilians, and the systematic silencing of Palestinian voices, narratives, and heritage. We call for an immediate and permanent end to Israel’s genocidal military campaign against the Palestinian people, funded by United States tax dollars. We call for an end to Israel’s apartheid system and its illegal occupation of Palestine. We call for the complete and unequivocal liberation of the Palestinian people, including the right of return. And we call on our global theatre community to stand with us, and to speak out with us, against genocide and for justice and liberation. We call on you to stand on the right side of history.

Organized and produced by Golden Thread Productions, co-produced with Art2Action and in partnership with the MENA Theatre-Makers Alliance (MENATMA), Ashtar Theatre, The Freedom Theatre, Zoukak Theatre Company, Noor Theatre, and Donkeysaddle Projects.