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SUMMARY:Palestine Solidarity Sukkot
DESCRIPTION:October 6-13 is the Jewish festival of Sukkot. During Sukkot\, Jewish people are reminded that our ancestors once wandered as freed slaves and refugees\, living in temporary shelters. We mark this by building sukkahs: roofless\, four-sided structures. To show that we have learned from the travails of the past\, Jewish tradition calls us to open our sukkahs to strangers in celebration of shelter\, food\, and connection. \nWe cannot celebrate while Israel inflicts genocide and famine on the people of Palestine. The only way to remain true to the tradition of Sukkot is to stand in solidarity with Palestinian\, First Peoples and allied communities in so-called Australia. This year\, our sukkah will be a space of resistance\, inter-community connection\, and commitment to never again for all peoples. \nWe are hosting a grassroots Palestine Solidarity Sukkot fundraiser on October 12 in an outdoor CBD location after the regular Sunday protest. \nPlease join us to: \n1. Fundraise for PARA (Palestine Australia Relief Action) and ActionAid’s Gaza Appeal. \n2. Engage in meaningful inter-community building based on a commitment to justice. \n3. Continue calling on the Australian government to take meaningful action—including sanctions—against the Israeli government. \n4. Experience Jewish tradition outside of the political ideology of Zionism. \nNote: this is a grassroots event\, organised by members of the Jewish community in Naarm who stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people as they struggle against Israeli apartheid\, occupation and genocide. \nYou can contact us on Instagram: @palestinesolidaritysukkot
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/palestine-solidarity-sukkot/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T165900
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SUMMARY:Nationwide march for Gaza
DESCRIPTION:3pm: Meet at Stow Gardens stage to march for Gaza\, Palestine. Walk along foreshore to Edith Cowan Square and back.\n4pm: Social gathering at the Gardens for family-friendly activities to create solidarity and hope.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/nationwide-march-for-gaza/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T150000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110906Z
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UID:10000143-1760270400-1760281200@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Wollongong March for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:March from Puckeys Lagoon\, Stuart Park to Belmore Basin.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/wollongong-march-for-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T135900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110938Z
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UID:10000152-1760270400-1760277540@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Silent Vigil for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:We as a community of the mid north coast of NSW on the unceded lands of the Gumbaynggirr Nation- will gather to pay our respects and honour the lost lives of the ongoing genocide in Palestine- 730 days of blood shed and destruction. We will come together to mourn the loss and also keep up the pressure for our government to intervene- to not only call on a ceasefire and recognise statehood but to end the occupation\, stop the war weaponry trade and ensure all aid makes it to the Palestinian people.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/silent-vigil-for-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T135900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110922Z
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UID:10000147-1760270400-1760277540@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:March for Palestine at 12 pm Saturday\, 12 October in Nowra NSW
DESCRIPTION:Shoalhaven Friends of Palestine (SFOP) \nMarch for Palestine at 12 pm Saturday\, 12 October in Nowra NSW \nPeaceful rally for Palestine. Join us as we gather to protest two years of genocide in Gaza.\nWe’re starting at Harry Sawkins Park\, opposite the Council car park and we walk to Nowra bridge. The aim is to cover the whole length of the bridge with participants. \nBring flags & placards\, drums\, pots and pans and wooden spoons – anything that can make a bit of noise! \nSFOP Purpose: 1. An immediate unconditional ceasefire in Gaza 2. Let aid in and stop forced starvation 3. The safe return of all hostages 4. Protection of civilians\, healthcare and aid workers and journalists 5. An end to Australian companies supplying goods to Israel that enables bombardment and starvation in Gaza 6. Sanction Israel.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/march-for-palestine-at-12-pm-saturday-12-october-in-nowra-nsw/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T130000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110906Z
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UID:10000142-1760270400-1760274000@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Nationwide March for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Peaceful rally for Palestine – bring flags & placards.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/nationwide-march-for-palestine-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T105900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T130000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110938Z
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UID:10000151-1760266740-1760274000@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:National March for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:rally for sanctions against Israel. Picnic for Peace.\nLittleton Gardens Bega 2550 NSW
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/national-march-for-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T122900
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UID:10000156-1760265000-1760272140@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Across the country\, people will be taking action for Palestine on Sunday\, 12 October.\nHere in Guruk/Port Macquarie\, we’re organising a community gathering to mark 2 years of genocide.\nWe’ll come together in our grief and anger to write postcards to our representatives\, fly kites in honour of the children of Gaza\, and build the strength and hope we need for the long struggle ahead.\nPlease bring a plate of sliced watermelon and anything else you’d like to share.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/community-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T130000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110751Z
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UID:10000133-1760263200-1760274000@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Nationwide March for Palestine - Warrnambool
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday October 12 as we gather to protest two years of genocide in Gaza.\nWe’re marching from the Hopkins River to the Surf Club Beach.\nMeet at Moyjil (Point Ritchie) at 10am and march along the promenade to the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club.\nSpeaker announcements to come.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/nationwide-march-for-palestine-warrnambool/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251012T105900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110938Z
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UID:10000153-1760263200-1760266740@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:March for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:March from Anzac Peace Park to Town Square
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/march-for-palestine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251011T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251011T195900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110906Z
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UID:10000144-1760205600-1760212740@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Gaza Surf Club - Screening and fundraiser - Newcastle Muloobinba
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community screening of Gaza Surf Club\, a moving documentary about young surfers of Gaza who pursue freedom\, joy\, and resilience against all odds.  \nEvent organised with love and care by Surfers for Palestine Australia\, Conversations for Palestine and Newcastle Mums for Palestine.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/gaza-surf-club-screening-and-fundraiser-newcastle-muloobinba/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251004T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251004T135900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110922Z
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UID:10000145-1759573800-1759586340@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Working bee: creating 280 Press Vests at Garage 35 Art Studio
DESCRIPTION:The values helping guide our art making process: truth-telling\, reverence\, creativity\, care and impact. This action welcomes everyone – from organisers to those who are looking for their first opportunity to take action. Arts activism is just one of many ways we can and should act. \nWHAT: we are making one Press vest for every journalist killed in Palestine. They are life-size and can be individually held. The back of each vest has one martyr’s name and photo. \nWHERE: vests are being made and stored at Garage 35 Art Studio – a non-profit cooperative in Noble Park on Boonwurrung Bunurong Country. \nWHY: this project is inspired by Paper Kites for Palestine and the Will of Palestinian Journalist\, Anas al-Sharif\, who was martyred by an Israeli airstrike in August 2025:\n“I entrust you with (Palestine’s) people\, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace…I urge you not to let chains silence you\, nor borders restrain you.” . Data including names and photos are being sourced from: shireen.ps/press \nWHO: the vests are being made by the community in Melbourne’s south-east. Open sessions are being promoted by Free Palestine Dandenong for anyone to help create the vests. This project has an emphasis on bringing in new people to the movement (i.e. artists\, folks in the south-east\, Journalism students / arts students etc.) through arts making. \nHOW: Art making sessions are being facilitated by an Arts Therapist\, Gen Townsend (she/her)\, to offer space for community to grieve\, act\, learn and share. There is a Whatsapp channel in the Free Palestine Dandenong community to discuss ideas and coordinate how the vests can have impact through public display and activation. This is an open group that anyone can join to collaboratively make decisions. \nJOIN PROJECT WHATSAPP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HCcY9hIK2nl84iR8zxTdLe?mode=ems_copy_t
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/working-bee-creating-280-press-vests-at-garage-35-art-studio/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251001T182900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251001T203000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110849Z
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UID:10000136-1759343340-1759350600@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Film Screening of Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Dandenong)
DESCRIPTION:This film screening in Dandenong will be followed by a Q and A with representatives of the Australian Nurses and Midwifery Federation 4 Palestine\, and the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association. Proceeds after costs will be donated to Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association (PANZMA)
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/film-screening-of-gaza-doctors-under-attack-dandenong/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250928T135900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110850Z
CREATED:20251129T110850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T110850Z
UID:10000139-1759064400-1759067940@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Free Palestine Gippsland Traralgon Rally
DESCRIPTION:Weekly rally held by Free Palestine Gippsland on Sundays. \nTraralgon Clock Tower 161-169 Franklin Street\, Traralgon\, Victoria\, Australia
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/free-palestine-gippsland-traralgon-rally/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T135900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T180000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110849Z
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UID:10000138-1758981540-1758996000@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Nourishing Hope
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special community event of culture and connection and help catalyse social\, cultural and political change!\nIf you’ve been feeling overwhelmed and powerless and wanting to make a difference\, join us for a day of creative activation and inspired action! We’ll be coming together in community to celebrate art and cultural practices that energise and inspire\, that raise our spirits and empower us to take action for meaningful social change – on a range of issues but most urgently\, Palestine.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/nourishing-hope-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T135900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T180000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110849Z
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UID:10000137-1758981540-1758996000@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Nourishing Hope
DESCRIPTION:Hi\,\nWe wanted to share a creative action for Palestine event which is happening at Black Spark cultural centre on Saturday 27 September. If you could add this to your list of events\, that would be greatly appreciated!\nPlease see the flyer attached and let me know if you need any further info.\nThank you!\nIn solidarity\, \nMarianna Doherty on behalf of\nMonique La Fontaine – https://www.moniquelafontaine.com.au/nourishing-hope
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/nourishing-hope/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T195900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T195900
DTSTAMP:20251129T105638Z
CREATED:20251129T105638Z
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UID:10000124-1758916740-1758916740@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Never Again! The Abomination of Genocide in Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Tim McCormack is Professor of International Law at the UTAS Law School and was Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague (2010-2024). \nHe completed his PhD on the Scope of the Right of Anticipatory Self-Defence and used the 1982 Israeli Bombing of the Iraqi Nuclear Reactor as his principal case study. In 1989 he was the inaugural Australian recipient of the Golda Meir Postdoctoral Fellowship to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from 2011 to 2013 he served as an international observer on the Government of Israel’s Turkel Commission of Inquiry into Israel’s Mechanisms for Investigating Alleged War Crimes. \nFrom 2009 to 2011 he advised World Vision Australia in relation to an unfounded allegation by Shurat HaDin – a right wing Israeli organisation – of diversion of funds to a terrorist organisation in Gaza and between 2016 and 2024 he advised World Vision International in relation to the Israeli trial of Mohammed el Halabi – a former WVI manager in Gaza charged with diversion of aid funds to Hamas. \nJointly presented by Australian Institute for International Affairs and Friends of Palestine Tasmania
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/never-again-the-abomination-of-genocide-in-gaza/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T182900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T212900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110849Z
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UID:10000135-1758911340-1759008540@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:No Other Land Movie Screening
DESCRIPTION:A special community screening of No Other Land\, the Academy Award winning documentary capturing the lives of Palestinians living under occupation in the West Bank. \nThe evening will consist of solidarity: bearing witness to their struggle\, reflecting on resilience\, and exploring how we can take the consistent and necessary action needed to drive meaningful political change. \nFollowing the film\, a panel discussion and audience Q&A will dive into practical ways we can take both individual and collective action to better support Australian organisations and activists leading the movement to see a free and independent Palestine – in our lifetimes.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/no-other-land-movie-screening/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T075900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250926T165900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110906Z
CREATED:20251129T110906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T110906Z
UID:10000141-1758873540-1758905940@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Need for protest at Randwick
DESCRIPTION:Randwick Ritz cinema is hosting Israeli fim festival. I cant do much except email the Ritz protesting which I’ve done. I am overseas. I have l et the Waverley Greens and also Jewish Council of Australia.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/need-for-protest-at-randwick/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250925T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250925T165900
DTSTAMP:20251129T105638Z
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UID:10000126-1758812400-1758819540@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Participate in UNSW research study on Australian media reporting of war
DESCRIPTION:Researchers at University of New South Wales in Sydney are conducting a project about how Australian mainstream news media reporting of war and conflict in Muslim-majority countries influences the sense of belonging and social cohesion among\nyoung Australians from the Muslim community. \nPlease consider participating if you are:\n• Sydney-based Australian between the ages of 18–39;\n• Muslim or from a family that comes from a Muslim-majority country affected by war or conflict; and\n• watch local news. \nYou will not be named in the study to protect your identity. \nYou will be compensated with a $50 Prezzee gift card for your time participating in the focus group scheduled at the end of September and early October 2025. You can choose from Lakemba\, Penrith or UNSW Kensington Campus Sydney(please visit registration link below for detail on time and date). \nPlease submit your interest via this registration form and we will get in touch with you: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QR7WDGQ \nThis research is being conducted by Dr. Ayesha Jehangir\, School of Arts and Media\, UNSW. You can contact her directly at: ayesha.jehangir@unsw.edu.au \nThis research is approved by the UNSW Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC Approval Number: iRECS9083)
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/participate-in-unsw-research-study-on-australian-media-reporting-of-war/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250924T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250924T193000
DTSTAMP:20251129T105839Z
CREATED:20251129T105638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T105839Z
UID:10000125-1758736800-1758742200@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Never Again! The Abomination of Genocide in Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Tim McCormack is Professor of International Law at UTAS and was Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague from 2010 to 2024. \nHe completed his PhD on the Scope of the Right of Anticipatory Self-Defence and used the 1982 Israeli Bombing of the Iraqi Nuclear Reactor as his principal case study. In 1989 he was the inaugural Australian recipient of the Golda Meir Postdoctoral Fellowship to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from 2011 to 2013 he served as an international observer on the Government of Israel’s Turkel Commission of Inquiry into Israel’s Mechanisms for Investigating Alleged War Crimes. \nFrom 2009 to 2011 he advised World Vision Australia in relation to an unfounded allegation by Shurat HaDin – a right wing Israeli organisation – of diversion of funds to a terrorist organisation in Gaza and between 2016 and 2024 he advised World Vision International in relation to the Israeli trial of Mohammed el Halabi – a former WVI manager in Gaza charged with diversion of aid funds to Hamas.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/never-again-the-abomination-of-genocide-in-gaza-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250922T182900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250922T195900
DTSTAMP:20251129T105638Z
CREATED:20251129T105638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T105638Z
UID:10000123-1758565740-1758571140@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Gaza: Defending Health Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Health is a human right\, and health professionals have a duty to defend it. But advocates for the health of people in Gaza are censured\, while our key institutions – even in the face of genocide – stay silent\, or worse. \nHear from medical professionals\, advocates\, and ethicists on defending health advocacy for Gaza – and take action! \nConfirmed speakers: Dr Martin Williams\, returned from a medical mission in Gaza; Professor Paul Komesaroff AM\, physician\, medical researcher\, Director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine and Society; Sienna Beradi*\, student suspended from university for her activism. \nThis is an in-person only event. \nThis the second annual Bill Williams Memorial Event. These events\, held in honour of former MAPW President Dr Bill Williams\, aim to encourage all health professionals to be fearless advocates for peace. These events are made possible with the generous support of Dr Michael Williams. \n*pseudonym
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/gaza-defending-health-advocacy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250922T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250922T130000
DTSTAMP:20251129T105436Z
CREATED:20251129T105436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T105436Z
UID:10000120-1758542400-1758546000@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Women’s Strike for Palestine – September 22
DESCRIPTION:On September 22 the day after the International Day of Peace\, we are organising a Women’s Strike for Palestine.\nWe welcome everyone to stand with us in this urgent call to action as we demand peace\, liberation\, and land back. \nBy striking the day after the International Day of Peace\, we make it clear: peace is not a slogan while bombs fall\, homes are destroyed\, and people live under siege. Peace cannot exist without justice\, without an end to occupation\, without land back. \nPalestinian women have always been at the heart of resistance. From the women’s committees of the First Intifada who organised mass boycotts and strikes\, to today’s mothers\, daughters\, queer and trans Palestinians keeping communities alive under genocide\, their struggle shows us that survival is resistance and resistance is life. \nWe stand in uncompromising solidarity with queer and trans people in Palestine\, and with queer\, trans\, two-spirited\, and sistergirl communities here on these stolen lands and across the world\, who resist colonialism\, heteropatriarchy\, pinkwashing and state violence in all its forms. You are part of our community\, we see you\, we honour you\, and we welcome you in our collective struggle. Our struggles are bound together\, and none of us are free until all of us are free \nAcross history\, women everywhere have withdrawn their labour to challenge exploitation\, violence\, and injustice: \n* In Nigeria (1929)\, tens of thousands of Igbo women rose up in the “Aba Women’s War\,” refusing colonial taxation and shutting down colonial offices through mass protest\, boycotts\, and strikes.\n* In Liberia (2003) women organised market shutdowns\, sit-ins\, and even a sex strike\, forcing an end to years of civil war and pushing warring parties to the peace table. \nWomen’s strikes are not only about workplaces\, they are about withdrawing care\, labour\, and consent from systems that depend on our survival while denying us dignity. \nThis September 22 at 12pm\, we strike for Palestine in Martin Place in Sydney (Gadigal). We strike for land back. We strike for liberation. We strike for peace rooted in justice. \nJoin us. Stand with us. Strike with us!
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/womens-strike-for-palestine-september-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250921T182900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250921T210000
DTSTAMP:20251129T105839Z
CREATED:20251129T105839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T105839Z
UID:10000128-1758479340-1758488400@apan.org.au
SUMMARY:Gaza Solidarity Concert
DESCRIPTION:Solidarity Fundraiser – Concert for Gaza \nPlease join the Jewish Council for a night of fundraising and music in solidarity with the people of Gaza and all Palestinians in their struggles. \nAll funds raised will be donated to Olive Kids\, an Australian foundation dedicated to supporting the children of Palestine. \nThe night will feature Palestinian and Jewish musicians\, who have come together in shared commitment to Palestinian liberation. We will also hear from the following speakers: \nAmin Abbas\, founding board member of Olive Kids \nYousef Alreemawi\, leader of Tarab ensemble
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/gaza-solidarity-concert/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250920T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250920T203000
DTSTAMP:20251129T110751Z
CREATED:20251129T110751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T110751Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Encampments
DESCRIPTION:From Executive Producer Macklemore\, The Encampments offers an urgent\, intimate portrait of America’s student movement\, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Their actions sparked a nationwide uprising\, with encampments spreading across hundreds of campuses. \nThe film Features detained activist Mahmoud Khalil\, alongside professors\, whistle-blowers\, and organizers\, the film captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe. \nThe film will be followed by a conversation with Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane who are academics at the University of Sydney and long-time advocates of freedom and justice for Palestinians.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/film-screening-the-encampments/
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SUMMARY:Palestine Action Bega valley
DESCRIPTION:Community gathering in solidarity with people of Palestine and the rule of international law. We call for peace and sanctions against aggressors.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/palestine-action-bega-valley-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250920T105900
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250920T130000
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SUMMARY:Launceston Solidarity Flotilla
DESCRIPTION:Paddle from Launceston Kayaks\, under Kings Bridge and up the gorge in solidarity with the Flotilla. \nFor those who want to support the Launceston Solidarity Flotilla but don’t want to be on the water you have 2 options. \n1) Meet outside Mudbar / the bottom of the pedestrian bridge at 11:15am sharp. We will be walking along the seaport and around to Kings Bridge. It is 1.4km walk (one way) – we’ll also be having a talk about the history of the Flotilla movement. You can make your way home from Kings Bridge\, or walk back with the rest of the crowd to the starting point. \n2) You can show your support by joining us with flags and signs\, and cheering on the flotilla from King’s Bridge \nContact Launceston for Palestine if you want to kayak: https://www.facebook.com/launcestonforpalestine
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/launceston-solidarity-flotilla/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250920T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250920T105900
DTSTAMP:20251129T110751Z
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SUMMARY:Palestine Action Bega valley
DESCRIPTION:Bega valley solidaritywith Palestine vigil
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/palestine-action-bega-valley/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250910T181500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250910T201500
DTSTAMP:20251129T105839Z
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SUMMARY:Amnesty International Unimelb x Melbourne University Philosophy Society (MUPS) Film Screening "The Zone of Interest"
DESCRIPTION:This is a film screening audience Q+A of the “Zone of Interest” hosted by Amnesty International Unimelb on the University of Melbourne Parkville Campus. Arts West building (Now known as Mahmoud’s Hall)\, Level 3\, Room 353\, 6:15-8:15pm. A dark\, disturbing\, unnerving\, yet unflinchingly powerful film about one of the most evil\, inhumane and barbaric darkest chapters of human history over the last 100 years\, the Jewish Holocaust. But this interpretation of the history is unique and unlike any other prior depiction of the Holocaust. As the director (Jonathan Glazier\, who in his 2024 Oscar Awards ceremonial acceptance speech\, bravely called out Israel’s hijacking and smearing of the memory of the Jewish Holocaust and extermination of over 6 million jewish people during WW2. To justify the Palestinian Holocaust+occupation)\, mainly inspired by the idea of Banality of Evil theory developed by German-American historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt\, chooses to focus on the holocaust not through the lens of the oppressed jewish people\, but instead the lens of the evil Nazi oppressors themselves \nSpecifically centering around the warped perspective of the German family of Rudolf Hoss\, one of the Nazi commanders of one of the Jewish concentration camps in Auschwitz. Where they shamefully and sadistically lived in a home right next to one of the concentration camps. With jewish servants and slave workers treated as sub-human. Where for the whole 2 hours (105 minutes) you see nothing but the family home\, the family life and slowly deteroriating relationship dynamics\, everything but the concentration camp itself. But you still hear the screams\, the smoke\, shooting and burning of the jewish people. Which is a horrifying contrast of the ideallyic family life. Which shows the absolute evil barbarity and complicity that normal\, brainwashed human beings could live next door to such war crimes being commited. Which puts the viewer in a scary\, uncomfortable position of being put into a position. Where they feel like they are watching and they are complicit in this genocide and horror. Which shows that perhaps we are not so much different from the evil perpetratrors than as we may think \nWhen it is framed this way\, it is a powerful reminder of the inhumanity and dehumanisation humanity is capable of doing to one another. Making us question all the times we may have been complicit in much dramatically smaller\, yet similiar circumstances\, yet we may have said or did nothing. Which is so universal that can apply timelessly in so many situations today with countless human rights violations and war crimes being commited. Especially against the interlinked\, shared histories and present plight of the Palestinian people in the current\, ongoing genocide in Gaza\, as well as the West Bank. The silence and complicity of our governments and mainstream media institutions as well as almost all institutions on the genocide . But the silver lining and hope is that it will inspire everyone who watches afterwards to change the situation and their circumstances now. What are we all willing to do challenge the dark powers that allowed this to occur? What would we have done during the Holocaust? We are doing it now. \nCome along tonight after the Students Against War September 10 rally\, 12pm at South Lawn to demand the Australian Labour Government Sanction Israel. And for universities to cut all weapons ties to Israel. A One State Solution and the Right to Armed Resistance. And particpate in the timeless applications of the message of what this films shows with the original evil mother of all genocides. Out of personal curiosity to learn more about this subject. Or maybe even whatever shared personal\, racial and multi-cultural experiences and shared histories of genocide\, occupation\, oppression\, silence\, complicity\, and resistance. To break the cycle of the history of genocide that happened in the past\, and is still occuring today. And engage in important\, urgent conversations of critical thinking of how we can challenge our institions in whatever context or workplace we exist in society on how to cut ties to the genocial war crimes\, human rights violations and atrocities of today
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/amnesty-international-unimelb-x-melbourne-university-philosophy-society-mups-film-screening-the-zone-of-interest/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250907T165900
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DTSTAMP:20251129T105235Z
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SUMMARY:The Zionist threat to academic freedom
DESCRIPTION:Grant cuts to Universities where Israel is Criticised? \nStudents Expelled for Rallying Against Genocide ? \nAcademics Charged with Antisemitism for Supporting Human Rights? \nThe Northern Beaches Committee for Palestine is hosting a discussion of these threats to free speech. \nSpeakers: \nWasim El-Haj\, from Teachers and School Staff for Palestine\, a Palestinian Australian teacher forced out of his job (at Sydney Girls High School) for wearing the keffiyeh\, his cultural clothing. \nDr Nick Riemer\, a Linguistics academic at the University of Sydney and a longtime participant in the Palestine solidarity movement\, and curently facing a Zionist “lawfare” attack in the Federal Court of Australia because of his opposition to the genocide. \nProfessor Linda Briskman holds the Margaret Whitlam Chair of Social Work at Western Sydney University and is a panellist on the People’s Inquiry into Campus Free Speech on Palestine. \nLinda will speak about the findings of the People’s Inquiry and the findings of research interviews with Jewish people who oppose Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
URL:https://apan.org.au/event/the-zionist-threat-to-academic-freedom/
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