Thursday, April 18 7:00 pm Sussman Theater, Drake University 2875 University Avenue Des Moines, IA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2292306704425829/ Come listen to the stories of two Palestinian women, Amena ElAshkar and Mariam Fathalla, as they share their experiences with the Nakba, the historical event that forced Palestinians out of their homeland in 1948. You will hear about how the Nakba and subsequent events have affected their lives and how they have dealt with these struggles. Join us with these two resilient women to hear their personal stories and learn more about the Palestinian struggle.

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

Wednesday, April 24 7:00 pm Mary Seat of Wisdom Parish Into the Deep Gathering Space 920 W. Granville Park Ridge, IL 60068 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.

Sunday, April 28 1:00 pm Ontiveros Room, TSU – Titan Student Union 800 North State College Boulevard Fullerton, CA  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.

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.

Wednesday, May 1 7:00 pm Sepulveda Peace Center 3916 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 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.

The 2021 North America Nakba Tour joined Bears for Palestine and the General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS) for Israeli Apartheid Week 2021 and a program on Palestinian refugees and the right to return on April 6, 2021:

  Register for the event here: bit.ly/JVPLA-NakbaTour For more information on the young speakers, visit: www.nakbatour.com On May 1st, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, JVP-LA is having a unique live zoom event with four young Palestinian women from the refugee camps in Lebanon. These are the descendants of Palestinians expelled by Zionist paramilitary gangs in 1948 who are still living the harsh legacy of al-Nakba (the Catastrophe). These young women represent the 3rd and 4th generations of Palestinians living as stateless refugees in Lebanon because Israel and the United States refuse to recognize their right to return to their homes in Palestine. We’ll have the opportunity to hear their own deeply moving personal accounts of their every day lives, fraught as they are with severe discrimination in every area of public life in Lebanon, but also buoyed by the belief that one day they will return to their homeland in freedom and equality. This is an important story that Israel does not want told precisely because it will inspire people of good will everywhere to be active for justice for Palestinians. Register for the event here: bit.ly/JVPLA-NakbaTour For more information on the young speakers, visit: www.nakbatour.com Please join us and our co-sponsors for this event: JVP – Central Ohio JVP – Cleveland JVP – Hudson Valley JVP – Northern New Jersey JVP – Portland JVP – Rogue Valley JVP – San Diego JVP – Tucson & Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition American Muslims for Palestine, SoCal Jews for Palestinian Right of Return LA4Palestine People for Palestinian-Israeli Justice United Church of Christ Palestine/Israel Network

  Al-Awda, Florida Presents Commemorating Al-Nakba May 30, 2022 — 2:00pm 1943 N. University Dr. Coral Springs, FL, 33071 904-806-9141 These Palestinians have different experiences than other Palestinians, even as they share a common struggle and identity. 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. Please join us to hear from Hanin, Hiba, Samar and Ruba, who will speak about their lives as stateless Palestinians in Lebanon.