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DESCRIPTION:People in the Arab world have a long history of fighting imperialism, 
 occupation, oppression, and for democratic rights. What form that 
 resistance takes is constantly changing - from campaigns that deal with 
 specific issues such as women's rights and the Apartheid wall to mass 
 protests against war and occupation. People in communities in Palestine, 
 Egypt, and Lebanon have been resisting and fighting for their rights under 
 really difficult circumstances. That work is rarely recognized and 
 acknowledged by activists outside the Arab world. The work of these 
 grassroots organizations and communities can be inspirational but also 
 instructive on what issues, tactics and politics the US solidarity movement 
 should support.   Left Turn Magazine "Notes from the Global Intifada" has 
 covered these struggles by having activists on the ground from Palestine to 
 Venezuela report on their work. The magazine has tried to have a more 
 nuanced analysis of those struggles and their context. Left Turn 
 contributors and editors back from visits to Palestine, Lebanon, and Egypt 
 will share the challenges and circumstances of activism in the Arab world.  
  Sasha Wright is a member of the Left Turn editorial collective and an 
 anti-war activist spent this summer working with the Stop the Wall campaign 
 in Palestine.   Uda Walker is a regular contributor to Left Turn, is a 
 steering committee member of the US Campaign to End the Occupation and 
 works for Middle East Children's Alliance. She is active in the Bay Area 
 Palestine solidarity movement and has spent considerable time in Palestine. 
   Rayan El-Amine is a member of the Left Turn editorial collective and an 
 Arab-American activist who recently came back from a trip to Lebanon and 
 Egypt.   $5 donation at door (no one turned away)   \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/09/07/75133.php
SUMMARY:Activism and Social Movements in the Arab World
LOCATION:522 Valencia, 3rd Floor Auditorium
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/09/07/75133.php
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