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Wednesday, April 6
($500 donors +
guest):
Curators from the Station
Museum & artists Samia Halaby, Rajie
Cook, John Halaka, Rana Bishara & Mary
Tuma will discuss the show & their artwork.
Time: 6:30-8PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Contact info: skershna@earthlink.net
Thursday, April 7
A forum with artists exhibit
Time: 1-3PM
Location: University of San Francisco,
the Pacific Rim Room (ROOM 148)
Lone Mountain entrance and building (LM)
Cost: Free, all are welcome
Sponsored by: University of San Francisco
Contact info: susangreene@mindspring.com
MAP: www.usfca.edu/online/gen_info/map_c.html
Thursday, April 7
A celebration including introductions of art
work by six exhibit artists, performances,
live music, DJ, food and drink.
Time: 5:30-8:30PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: Free, donations gladly accepted
Sponsored by: Justice in Palestine Coalition
Contact info: sfmadeinpalestine@yahoo.com
510-548-0542
Sunday, April 10
This event will
connect the Arab youth to his brothers and
sisters within the diaspora. There will be a
variety of Arab performers, including a DJ,
spoken word artists, debka, and more.
Ages 13-19 years of age. The first of monthly
events that can align the Arab youth
voice back to their community and to
society at large.
Time: 2-5:30PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Arab Community Cultural
Center, ADC, Arab American Recruitment/
Retention Center
Contact info: isakhaleel@yahoo.com
Tuesday, April 12
Presentations by
Palestinian ex-political prisoners, a film—
'Stolen Youth', & poetry connecting the
struggles of Palestinian political prisoners
to struggles against the prison industrial
complex in North America, & the plight of
immigrants post-911.
Time: 6:30-9PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: $5-10, no one turned away for lack of funds
Sponsored by: Justice in Palestine Coalition,
Jericho, CA Coalition for Women Prisoners,
Critical Resistance, Jews for a Free Palestine
Contact Info: sumoudtourbayarea@yahoo.com;
415-346-7685
Thursday, April 14
The
occupations of Iraq and Palestine offer nothing
but repression and deadly chaos. As the
US government bilaterally equates such
resistance with terrorism, join us to discuss
the role of the anti-war movement in
supporting the right to resist.
Time: 7-9PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: Free, donations accepted
Sponsored by: International Socialist Organization
Contact info: taw.q_haddad@yahoo.com
Friday, April 15
After you pay or
don't pay your taxes, join us at Somarts for
comedy with Maysoon Zayid, music, food
& drink. Watch for live video cast of the
use of tax dollars in Palestine projected at SF
tax drop-off locations.
Time: 8-10PM, doors open at 7:30PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: $5-$20 no one turned away for lack of funds.
Sponsored by: Break the Silence Mural Project
(USA), Anarchists Against the Wall (Israel),
ADC, SUSTAIN, Anti-Advertising Agency, &
Palestinian media orgs
Contact info: susangreene@mindspring.com
Saturday, April 16
Join us for a unique opportunity to enjoy the
astounding work of 23-year old, Lebanese
pianist for a solo piano performance from his
new release "Scene from Hellek", an avant
garde Jazz compositions with in.uences from
the classical, world and Arabic music genres.
Time: Reception, 6PM; Performance, 7:30PM
Location: Somarts, The Theater
Cost: $20 concert only, $35 for reception and
concert (credit cards accepted)
Sponsored by: Arab Community Cultural Center
Co-Sponsored by: Middle East Children's Alliance
Contact info: luluazzghayer@yahoo.com;
415-664-2200, ext. 19
Sunday, April 17
Time: 3-5PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: Free
Sponsored by:
Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism
Contact info: dewey@netscape.com
Tuesday, April 19
An evening of film, live Arab
music & poetry, & Middle Eastern food
building solidarity between the Labor
community & struggles for freedom &
justice in Palestine; moderated by Monadel
Herzallah, of the Arab American Union
Members Council. Free childcare, please RSVP.
Time: 6:30-9PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery
Cost: $3-$10 suggested donation, no one turned
away for lack of funds
Sponsored by: Justice in Palestine
Labor sub-committee
Contact info: jiplaborcommittee@yahoo.com
Wednesday, April 20
A film by Jess Ghannam that looks at the
lives of Palestinian refugees in their
own lands.
Time: 6-9PM
Location: Somarts, The Theater
Cost: Donation requested
Sponsored by: American Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
Contact info: ghannam@itsa.ucsf.edu
Thursday, April 21
Join us to send the
exhibit off with a closing night extravaganza
of food, music, spoken word, performances
and speakers.
Time: 6:30-10PM
Location: Somarts, The Gallery and Theater
Cost: $15-20
Sponsored by: American Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
Contact info: adcsf@hotmail.com; 415-861-7444