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SUMMARY:Watermelon Pink: The Crossroads Of Queerness and Arabness Through the Lens of Palestine (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Rand (@officiallyjakegyllenhalal)\, Afeef (@afeefness) and Fouad (@fouaddict) tell stories about the intersection of queerness and Arabness in the context of advocating and documenting the movement for a Free Palestine. From covering drag queens in Beirut\, working with refugee camps in Amman\, protesting in the West Bank\, and dealing the McCarthyism here in the United States\, join us for a night of discussion of the past and organizing for the future. \nThis event will take place in person in room 101 of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nPlease note: We are expecting a large audience for this event\, and we do not accept reservations\, so please arrive early to ensure that you are able to attend in person. Doors will open at 7 pm. The event will begin at 7:30 pm\n\nOnce we reach capacity (150 people) we will not be able to accommodate any more attendees. If you are unable to attend in person\, we encourage you to watch the live-stream on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:\nyoutube.com/@bgsqd\n\nA recording of the live-stream will remain on the Bureau’s YouTube channel\, and can be viewed at anytime.\nMasks required and provided!\nWe will collect donations on behalf of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. \nAfeef writes:  \n“UNRWA needs aid more than anyone right now. It is collective punishment to cut off millions of Gazans from aid for the claims that a few employees might or might not be involved with violence\, and that is what we’re seeing in the news right now. We want to contribute to the UN agency because it employs over 3000 Gazans and … is the most helpful organization in Palestine and always has been.” \n\n\n\nBIOS: \nAfeef is a journalist who’s worked for Spotify\, The Daily Show and The Wall Street Journal. He focuses on queer and Arab stories. Afeef lived through the 2006 Lebanon war and went to jail in Beirut for covering Palestine. He is now a content creator\, professor and freelance journalist. @afeefness \n  \nFouad is a global public health professional and advocate living in Washington\, DC. Having grown up in Amman as a Palestinian Jordanian\, he developed a passion for working with Palestinian refugee communities on issues of health and justice. @fouaddict \n  \nRand is a queer Palestinian Muslim content creator and organizer who’s especially passionate about stories and storytelling as a means of resistance. If she could\, she would spend the rest of her life interviewing every single person she wanted to and broadcasting their story to the world with the hopes of uniting us all in collective liberation. @officiallyjakegyllenhalal
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/watermelon-pink/
LOCATION:Room 101 of The LGT Community Center\, 208 West 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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