In preparation for Nakba Day on May 15th, marking 76 years of dispossession and genocide, Wyndham for Palestine is hosting a series of online forums to reflect on the basics and set signposts for the future. Wednesday 17 April Judaism beyond Zionism Guest speaker: Dr Na’ama Carlin Tuesday 23 April Decoloniality 101: The current context […]
Public Forum: Palestinian self-determination & the right to resist Tuesday 30 April, 6:30pm (dinner from 6pm) Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Entry by donation (no one turned away, all welcome). Discussion hosted by Green Left & Socialist Alliance with long-time Palestinian activists about Palestinian self-determination and why Palestinians have the right to […]
May Day strike for Palestine in the spirit of international solidarity that May Day is supposed to stand for. We rally against our government and institutions that side with genocide, apartheid and occupation.
We are calling on everyone who stands with Palestine to come to Curtin at 4pm for a launch rally for the Palestine solidarity encampment at Curtin. WHERE: Between the Robertson library and koi pond at Curtin University, Bentley WHEN: 4pm, Wednesday May 1 Inspired by students from Columbia to USyd, we are launching an encampment […]
Join JFP to listen to truth telling from a 1948 Palestinian survivor and help paint a banner for our Nakba rally. More details to come. We acknowledge that we'll be gathering on the stolen lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples, whose sovereignty over these lands was never ceded.
On April 18 hundreds of students walked out of their classes to stand with Palestine. and we’re doing it again… but this time we want even MORE students to walk out and take a stand. you need to become an activist for Palestine, help spread the word. We won’t stop until Palestine is free!
You are invited to a Public Lecture at St Francis College Come hear Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh speak on the environmental impact of occupation and military conflict in Palestine. Date: Thursday, 2 May, 2024 Time: 4.00pm - 6:00pm Venue: Old Bishopsbourne at St Francis College, 233 Milton Rd, Milton. Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh is the founder and […]
As Israel's aggression intensifies, massacring Palestinians and obstructing critical life-saving aid, workers in Australia are taking a stand. They are mobilising against ZIM, apartheid Israel’s most established and prominent shipping company, which has openly dedicated all its vessels, ships, and infrastructure to serve Israel in its ruthless war on Gaza. To truly stand with Palestine, […]
Vigil in front of Joanne Ryan’s office remebering the victims of the genocide in Gaza and honouring their memory.
Join us at Bayside Park on Friday the 3rd of May at 6pm, for a peaceful, silent vigil and walk for Palestine. Since October 2023, Israel has murdered more than 30,000 civilians, aid workers and medical staff in Palestine. This includes over 13,000 children, and 9,000 women. The Israeli government continues its genocidal attacks, and […]
This lent (covering both western and eastern calendars), a global movement is walking in prayerful solidarity with the people of Gaza, calling for a ceasefire. The pilgrimages spanning 173 cities in 19 countries, have been organised by Christian groups and leaders in response to the calls of Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land and the […]
Join us for a night of community building over a collective sharing of our stories, art and food. In a casual halal dinner and yarning circle setting, speakers and artists will bring forward stories that reflect on colonialism, land and Indigenous sovereignty, connecting the shared struggles of Blackfullas and Palestinians. Hear from creative and brilliant […]
Film fundraiser for Gazan refugees being settled in Australia. Starting from 6pm, come get a meal from the Gaza Food Truck onsite, mingle and chat and then sit down in the church hall for a 6.45pm start screening of 5 BROKEN CAMERAS. This exceptional documentary is a deeply personal first-hand account of life and nonviolent […]
It’s time for medical colleges to speak up against genocide! Gather with us outside the Australian College of Anaesthetist’s annual conference to protest the platforming of Carolyn Weinger, a zionist anaesthesiologist and gynaecologist. Israel has indiscriminately slaughtered medical professionals and patients, purposefully destroyed over 26 medical facilities and continues to blockade medical supplies. Gazans are […]
Join us for an inspiring event taking place on *5th May, 2024.* With the aim of shedding light on the impact of occupation and colonisation on people and the environment, this powerful platform will bring together Scholars, activists, experts, and community leaders. Enjoy Palestinian food while the speakers dwelve into thought-provoking talks and interactive sessions. […]
In anticipation for the 76 commemoration of the Nakba, this screening will feature the Palestinian Documentary ‘1948’ directed by Mohammed Bakri. And a live conversation with Syrian-Palestinian activist and artist, Nathalie Farah.
Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh (Bethlehem University) will be present at Victoria University, Footscray Park
Screening two documentaries shot in the South of Lebanon, with the context of the Israeli occupation always present. Screening films ‘Up to the South’ and ‘Yaron’ by Zeinab Mahfoud. With live conversation with Lebanese artists.
A not to be missed opportunity to hear a first-hand account of the impacts of settler colonial violence on the environment, water and food security in Palestine from one of Palestine’s leading environmental scientists. Professor Qumsiyeh will discuss the significance and meaning of the genocide and ongoing occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing both for Palestinians […]
This is a chance to watch the film 'Palestine Under Siege' made by Dare to Struggle Film Project in the iconic North Steyne Surf Life Saving Club - host to the Gaza Surf Life Saving Project. The film-makers will be there for a comprehensive Q&A. “Israel is destroying Palestine. This documentary shows you why we […]
FREE screening of the documentary "Palestine under Siege" followed by Gaza Nippers Update in North Steyne Surf Club Wed 8th May (register at link below). A revealing documentary filmed on location in Palestine a few months before October 7th. The footage was smuggled out of Palestine, edited in Australia and has only been announced recently […]
series of knowledge shares in the lead up to Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh’s visit to Naarm next month & the event we’re hosting him alongside First Nations scholars Zena Cumpston & Tristen Harwood, @beiteshai friends & supporters on the 9th May at Aunty Alma Thorpe’s Gathering Place in Preston. One of these knowledge shares is in […]
The ‘Cygnet for Palestine Collective’ holds its third event on the weekend of 10th-12th May at the Town Hall Supper Room. Award-winning ‘Israelism’ will be shown on Friday 10th May at 6.30pm. This brave documentary, made by two young US Jews explores how the young see things very differently from the US-Israel establishment. The massive […]
May 15 will mark 76 years since the Nakba, the day in 1948 when Israel was created on the land and the graves of the Palestinian people, who were driven out in a concerted campaign of mass murder and terror. May 15, 2024 occurs during a second Nakba, even bloodier than the first, as Israel […]
The third Byron BDS Conference featuring guest speakers Nasser Mashni (President of APAN) and Remah Naji The academic, sporting, cultural and trade boycott of Israel is the fundamental non-violent tactic to bring about three key objectives: An end to the occupation, the right of return of Palestinian refugees and an end to Apartheid. In 2005 […]
Stand with us, Sunday at 3 PM May 19th in King George Square. 76 years of occupation. Join us as we commemorate 1948 with the power of truth. The Palestinian Nakba continues! Stand with us, on these stolen lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal people, to call across the seas to the stolen lands of […]
Join us for a Palestinian film night in the Blue Mountains, raising funds for displaced Palestinian families arriving from Gaza in the Western Sydney region. We are screening Palestine Under Siege, a Dare to Struggle film. This new documentary film takes you into the heart of the struggle for Palestinian self-determination. Survivors of Al Nakba […]
Join us at Mountains for Palestine on Wednesday 15th May 5pm at Wentworth Falls lake for a light dinner and small vigil to pay respects and honour to the victims and descendants of the 1948 Nakba. The Nakba (also known as the Palestinian catastrophe of 1948) is a significant part of Palestinian history where more […]
Friends of Palestine Tasmania Annual General Meeting with Professor Chris Sidoti, human rights lawyer, advocate and Commissioner on the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
