For Immediate Release
October 31, 2012
Contacts:
Rabab Abdulhadi, Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative (San Francisco State University) Ria55@sfsu.edu
914.882.3180
Rasmiyeh Hammoudeh, General Union of Palestinian Students (SF State) r.hammoudeh@hotmail.com
707.694.0212
5th Anniversary of the Palestinian Cultural Mural
Honoring Ancestors, Resisting Oppression, Connecting Struggles: Justice for Palestine equals Justice for All
Public Event:
Thursday, November 1, 2012
2:00 – 9:30 PM
San Francisco State University
Media Interviews with Speakers Available Proceeding or Following the Event (please inquire)
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY- On November 1st, the 5th Anniversary of the Palestinian Cultural Mural will be held at the Caser Chavez Student Center. SFSU students, the Caesar Chavez Center, and Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi have created this event in honoring Edward Said. There will two panel discussions and a celebration banquet, with performances, afterwards.
Speakers include: Ann Marie Sayers, Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, Dhameera Ahmad, Walter Riley, Michael Yoshii, Nina Farnia, Margaret Leahy, Pardeep Heyer, Ahmina James, Francisco Garcia, Abdula Harara, Hatem Bazian, Loubna Qutami , Charlie El-Qare, Ramsey El-Qare, Chris Kazaleh, Dean Perea, Dean Monteiro, Zaynab Hararah, Azhar Abu Zahriyeh , Laila Saadeh, Kira Azzam, Alejandro Murguia, & Remi Kenazi
The public event takes place Thursday, 1st from 2-9:30pm at the Caser Chavez Student Center. The Procession (2:00-2:30pm) will be held at the Malcolm X Plaza, First Panel Discussion (2:30-4:00pm) will be held at The College of Ethnic Studies, EP 116, Second Panel Discussion (4:15-5:45pm) will be held at College of Ethnic Studies, EP 116, and finally the Celebration Banquet will be held at Jack Adams Hall.
This event commemorates the anniversary of the anniversary of the Edward Said Mural at San Francisco State University. The mural, the first of its kind at an American university, was introduced by the General Union of Palestine Students in 2007. It depicts aspects of the life of the iconic Palestinian-American Professor, Dr. Edward Said, including his books and skylines of Jerusalem (his city of birth) and New York (where he taught at Columbia University). Other elements represent Palestinian-American culture. The mural is on the northern wall of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. The Center also features murals dedicated to Pan-Asian, Filipino, and Native American history and culture, as well as activists Cesar Chavez and Malcolm X.
The event is sponsored by San Francisco State Universities’ Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative (AMED). Co-sponsors include the Cesar Chavez Student Center (SF State), the General Union of Palestinian Students (SF State), and other community organizations.
Following the November 1st public event, speakers will take part in closed meetings to further discuss themes covered by both delegations, including situating the Palestinian experience in Ethnic Studies, Cross-Border Studies, and Indigenous Studies, as well as discussing the relationships between academic and grassroots movements in each discipline.
Speakers are available for media interview in the days and weeks immediately preceding and/or following this event. Please contact Rasmiyeh Hammoudeh at 707.694.0212 or r.hammoudeh@hotmail.com to set up an interview.