Past Events
Palestine Conference 2009
9th-10th October 2009
150 Hutchins Hall
On October 9th and 10th, SAFE, in collaboration with Pakistani Students Association and Palestinian Students Association, held a conference at the University to assess and explore the current situation Palestinians find themselves in as a result of more than 60 years of dispossession, occupation, and colonization. The conference featured seven speakers including three academics - Joel Kovel, Hani Bawardi, and Ghada Karmi - and four activists - Yousef Munayyer, Fayyad Sbaihat, Will Youmans, and Ali Abunimah; and was proceeded by a Palestine Freedom Walk sponsored by the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights. View speaker biographies.
SAFE thanks the following sponsors: Michigan Student Assembly, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, Michigan Student Assembly Peace and Justice Commission, Arab American Studies Program in American Culture, and Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning*. Dinner catering was provided by Yoshi's Middle Eastern Cuisine at a discounted price, and refreshments were generously donated by Rendezvous Cafe, Pita Kabob Grill, and Ali Baba
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View photos of this event.
*Funds are provided by the Ginsberg Center to help raise awareness and discussion of these issues on campus. The viewpoints expressed therein do not necessarily reflect those of the Ginsberg Center or its programs.