[van-announce] May 15-19: Remember the Nakba, End the Ongoing Nakba in Palestine - Vancouver

[Charlotte Kates]

On the 64th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, and as the
Palestinian people enter the 64th year of dispossession and exile, the
Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba is organizing 2 events to
commemorate the Nakba, stand against the continuing Nakba, and call for the
right of return for Palestinian refugees and freedom for Palestine. 64
years after the Nakba - the war of 1948 in which over 800,000 Palestinians
were driven from their homes and land and the state of Israel created on
that land - Palestinians continue to struggle for their right to return,
for freedom from occupation, for justice, and against the Nakba that
continues today.

Save the date now and plan to be part of these 2 important events!

*Tuesday, May 15*
*6 PM - 10 PM*
*Free Community Supper: Sharing Stories, Creating Resistance*
*Unitarian Church, 949 W. 49th St (49th and Oak), Vancouver  *
*This community supper will bring together the community to share stories,
creative work, and discussions about indigenous resistance, continuing
Nakba, and struggles for freedom. Palestinians will share their experiences
and analyses of Nakba, historically and ongoing, and Indigenous speakers
will share their experiences and analyses of genocide and colonialism. The
evening will include film and music as well as an array of food.*
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*We recommend you rsvp to nakbavancouver at gmail.com to ensure we have the
right amount of food! No one will be turned away due to lack of rsvp.*

*Saturday, May 19*
*2 PM *
*MARCH OF RETURN: MARCH FOR PALESTINE*
*Gather at Clark Park (14th and Commercial) at 2 PM, March to Grandview Park
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*Rally at Grandview Park*
*March and rally commemorating the Nakba, standing against the continuing
Nakba, calling for justice, freedom and return for Palestine! We will also
stand against Canada's complicity and its own genocide of indigenous
people. Creative actions welcome! This is a family friendly march.*

The Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba includes the Alliance for
People's Health, Arab Students Association - UBC, Boycott Israeli Apartheid
Campaign, Canada Palestine Association, CPSHR - Canada-Philippines
Solidarity for Human Rights, Canadian Boat to Gaza, CanPalNet, Canadian
Union of Postal Workers, Independent Jewish Voices, No One Is Illegal -
Vancouver Unceded Coast Salish Territories, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner
Solidarity Network, Seriously Free Speech Committee, Simon Fraser Public
Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), Solidarity For Palestinian Human
Rights-UBC (SPHR-UBC), SANSAD - South Asian Network for Secularism and
Democracy, Stopwar.ca. To join the coalition or for more information please
contact nakbavancouver at gmail.com.

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Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com