Meet Our Trusty Steed Drive all of North America? Why? The whole idea was to make the trip as easy and comfortable as possible for 86-year-old Umm Akram. Air travel would mean going through airports several times a week, so we ruled it out. But if we’re driving, what sort of vehicle? Again, comfort was…
From Paul Larudee, Nakba Tour coordinator “You mean they will actually pay us to come and speak?” This was Amena’s reaction when I told her that the North America Nakba Tour would be self funding. In the Middle East and often in Europe, speakers are usually funded by philanthropists or institutions with deep pockets. We had no such backing, but…
It was a cliffhanger. At the last possible moment the Canadian visas were actually approved. But then we discovered that the Embassy would need up to five working days to issue them. By then, the Canadian portion of the tour would be over. Reluctantly, we fell back on Plan B, which was to conduct the…
The North America Nakba Tour literally brought Washington DC to tears a few days ago. Mariam and Amena had meetings with staffers of several members of Congress, and distributed letters (published in Dissident Voice) to signers of the Leahy letter. Their testimony brought tears to the eyes of one of the staffers as it has to…
For the last week everyone has been talking about the unfortunate events at Stanford. An important subject, and we’re happy that everyone hosting the Tour has been so supportive, but it’s also possible to lose perspective and forget that there is so much more to the Tour. It’s partly about the perspective that Umm Akram…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 April 2016 In an interview, Amena El-Ashkar, a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, states that she refused to speak at Stanford University after students told her she could not express her views about Israel. I’m coming here to say that Israel has no right to exist. [The students] said we could discuss…
April 7, 2016Berkeley, California Last night, Mariam Fathalla and Amena Elashkar were scheduled to speak at Stanford University, sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine. The previous day, I had asked Alison Weir, who has been giving talks on Palestine for 15 years all over the country, to meet with Amena and give her advice…
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Click here to find an event near you Click here to donate to the North America Nakba Tour The Free Palestine Movement, International Solidarity Movement-Northern California and al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition announce the North America Nakba Tour, April 3 – June 5, 2016 The Exiled Palestinians Stateless Palestinians from the Camps in Lebanon On May 14,…
March 20, 2015, 12-5pm 12 Noon: Assemble at the White House 1pm-5pm: March to the Washington, D.C. Convention Center Facebook Event Page Al-Awda, The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition and the ANSWER Coalition are co-sponsoring the National March to Support Palestine and Protest AIPAC. We are expecting hundreds of organizations and individual leaders to endorse…