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The Forum on Arab and Muslim Affairs of the Arab Studies Institute is delighted to launch the Black-Palestinian Transnational Solidarities Project (BPTS). The Project will examine connections and relationships between Black and Palestinian communities and movements across their respective diasporas. It will also explore the contemporary and historical connections between them on a grassroots and civil society level. The purpose of the project is to support current solidarity work by:
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The initial focuses of the project will be the Black struggles in the United States and South Africa and the Palestinian shatat or diaspora in the Middle East and Europe. The Project is not limited to these geographic sites and will organically develop as informed by the work on the ground.
The BPTS will focus on the following areas:
As an ASI project, it will produce materials for its sister organizations including essays and reports for Jadaliyya as well as audio content for Status Hour/الوضع Audio Magazine, and educational materials for Tadween Publishing. All materials will be made available for social movements. BPTS is interested in connecting with grassroots organizations, progressive publications and institutions, and student/youth formations in the Black/African and Palestinian diasporas. |
RELATED MEDIA
Roundtable on Anti-Blackness and Black-Palestinian Solidarity
Black Palestinian Solidarity Video and Website The Nakba and Anti-Blackness Discussion on Art and Activism with Michael Bennett Black-Palestinian Solidarity - from STATUS/الوضع Panels Dream Defenders & Allies Stand with Ahed Tamimi and the Palestinian Freedom Struggle Traveling While Black: I Was Racially Profiled and Locked Up in Israel A Conversation With Angela Davis and Noura Erakat |