Love and Liberation: a community event in celebration of Arab Dignity and Self Determination

Tickets will be available at the door day of event.

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We invite you to join us for an afternoon/evening of poetry, music, and community as we honor the struggle for Palestinian liberation, learn about ways to plug into local and national organizing efforts to build on the groundswell of solidarity with the Palestinian freedom movement, and directly support the people of Gaza.

As we enter a year of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and mourn the lives of our Palestinian family, community and loved ones, the people across all of historic Palestine– from Gaza to the West Bank – continue to rise up in the face of unprecedented Israeli settler violence backed by the US. All the while, the people of the Bay and across the US have been doing everything in our power, inside the belly of the beast, to demand a ceasefire and an end to US aid for apartheid Israel. We will gather in support of the steadfastness, dignity and self-determination of the Palestinian people, and all people across the Arab world, in defiance of the inhumanity of settler colonialism and US imperialism. This event will be grounded in the love we have for our people and our community, for it is through this love that we continue to forge ahead.

Featuring performances by:

Palestinian MC out of Detroit SAMMY SHIBLAQ

Bay Area musical legends AUDIOPHARMACY

Palestinian Oud extraordinaire CLARISSA BITAR

Bomba for the people by BOMBA REBELDE

Poetry by Zeina Hashem Beck, Sarah O'Neal and Shah Noor

AROC's own Arab Youth Organizing! youth

SWANA DJs Mansaf Mama and Amal

Live Art by C. Gazaleh and Dignidad Rebelde

Kids Zone, Palestinian and Arab food trucks, vendors, and more!

All proceeds go to relief efforts in Gaza through the work of Middle East Children's Alliance.

Accessibility: We are committed to making this event accessible for all our community members. Please contact us if you have access needs. This is a family friendly event and is wheelchair accessible. Venue is a 10 min walk from Civic Center Bart. Parking is limited.

This event is hosted by the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, a Palestinian-led grassroots organization that serves poor and working class Arabs and Muslims across the San Francisco Bay Area, while organizing to overturn racism, forced migration, and militarism. We build power for our people by providing critical legal support and social services while organizing our community around issues of justice and equity. This is our 17th year.

The Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift may be tax-deductible pursuant to §170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please visit www.tides.org/state-nonprofit-disclosures for additional information.