From Turtle Island To Palestine: Cross Movement Solidarity

Our second Free School event “From Turtle Island To Palestine: Cross Movement Solidarity in Action” is a conversation with two pairs of activists working together within and across labour and Indigenous solidarity movements towards liberation in the face of genocide. 

Anishinaabe artist, activist, and educator Quill Christie-Peters and Maysam Ghani, a Palestinian educator, poet, and organizer, have a rich history of collaboration, building deep practices of joint struggle and responsibility between Anishinaabe and Palestinian communities. Palestinian Canadian social justice activist and professor Ala’ Qadi and Elizabeth Ha, a Chinese-Canadian labour and community activist are Vice-Chairs of OPSEU’s Coalition of Racialized Workers, organizing within the labour movement to dismantle systemic racism and highlight the Palestinian struggle. With facilitation by Dr. Lamya Amleh of Faculty for Palestine, this discussion will explore the power of collective resistance to restore hope and build resilience in the face of increased surveillance and state violence. Panelists and attendees are invited to reflect on the idea that landback and labour are both local and global movements. 

This event is free, hybrid, and open to the public. Attendees can participate in person or through Zoom. Food, ASL and interpretation will be provided. We ask that those coming in person wear a face mask. Surgical masks will be available.