We are thrilled to announce that Shireen Akram-Boshar is joining our work this year as the AFSC Stephen Cary Fellow!
Shireen brings multiple talents to our work, including experience designing webinars, trainings, and toolkits, offering translation services as a case manager and for academic work, and organizing with students and communities for Palestine solidarity and movement building.
She recently received her Masters in Labour, Social Movements and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK. She was awarded distinction on her Master’s dissertation on Palestine’s First Intifada. Shireen is also a published author, contributing a chapter on the U.S.-Israel relationship in the 2020 Haymarket Press book, Palestine: A Socialist Introduction.
Shireen will be working with us as we roll out our new Gaza Unlocked website this spring and prepare for the launch of our Gaza anthology, Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire that will be published by Haymarket Books this fall!
In other staffing news, we are thrilled that Jehad Abusalim has been selected as a non-resident fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He will continue to work with AFSC as the Education and Policy Coordinator, bringing his analysis and networking skills to audiences in Washington, DC while providing critical leadership in our Palestine Activism Program.
Join us this Sunday in Oak Park!
Organized by the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Boycott Pillsbury:
March events planned
The global movement for justice in Palestine is marking the 2022 Israeli Apartheid Week at the end of March and the beginning of April. Several U.S. activist groups are planning local actions as part of the call on General Mills to move its Pillsbury factory out of Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more about what is planned and how you can get involved here.
Ahmed Abu Artema
Gaza Events in March
On March 15, the No Way to Treat a Child campaign hosted its monthly webinar focused on Gaza. The recording can be viewed here.
On Wednesday, March 30 AFSC is partnering with the Adalah Justice Project for a special webinar marking Land Day and the anniversary of the Great March of Return. Details of the webinar will be available soon.
Great to see old friends at the Chicago American Muslims for Palestine event earlier this month!
Concert March 26
Join our colleagues at Wellington UCC, Centro Romero, and the Chicago Religious Leadership Network for the annual concert "El Pueblo Canta" on Saturday, March 26. Middle Eastern music and food are among the special offerings at this evening event to support immigrant rights. For tickets to attend online or in person, follow this link.