Monday, April 22 7:00 pm Old Red Gym UW-Madison Campus 716 Langdon St. Madison, WI In 1948, Zionist militias drove out the inhabitants of the ancient Palestinian town of al-Zeeb. Mariam Fathalla, known respectfully as Umm Akram, was one of them. More than half of all Palestinians were killed or expelled that year during what Palestinians call "The Nakba" or catastrophe. Umm Akram has spent 71 years in a crowded refugee camp where she has raised three generations, all waiting to return to Palestine. She has lived through five Israeli invasions. She wants to meet you. So does Amena ElAshkar, the granddaughter of Nakba survivors who has known no home but a refugee camp. Hear their real stories. Organized by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Students for Justice in Palestine-UW Madison, Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Society and Politics.

Tuesday, April 23 7:00 pm Islamic Resource Center/Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition 5235 S. 27th St. Greenfield, WI In 1948, Zionist militias drove out the inhabitants of the ancient Palestinian town of al-Zeeb. Mariam Fathalla, known respectfully as Umm Akram, was one of them. More than half of all Palestinians were killed or expelled that year during what Palestinians call "The Nakba" or catastrophe. Umm Akram has spent 71 years in a crowded refugee camp where she has raised three generations, all waiting to return to Palestine. She has lived through five Israeli invasions. She wants to meet you. So does Amena ElAshkar, the granddaughter of Nakba survivors who has known no home but a refugee camp. Hear their real stories. MMWC Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition Milwaukee Palestine Action Network

Monday, April 29 – San Diego: 7:00 pm All Souls’ Episcopal Church 1475 Catalina Blvd San Diego, CA Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/433659253848001/ In 1948, Zionist militias drove out the inhabitants of Al-Zeeb. Mariam Fathalla, known respectfully as Umm Akram (mother of Akram), was one of them. More than half of all Palestinians were killed or expelled that year during what Palestinians call “the Nakba” or catastrophe. Umm Akram has spent 71 years in a crowded makeshift refugee camp where she has raised three generations, all waiting to return to Palestine. She has lived through five Israeli invasions. She wants to meet you. So does Amena el Ashkar the granddaughter of Nakba survivors who has known no home but a refugee camp. They have a different message than other Palestinians. They are not living under Israeli occupation. Israel does not allow them to visit their homes, much less live there. As exiles, they have a different perspective from Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza and the part of Palestine that became Israel. HEAR THEIR REAL STORIES.