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Silenced, Excluded, Defamed and Erased: Anti Palestinian Racism Today
Sat 22 Feb
|Hastings
The Palestinian identity is a stigmatized identity, one constantly reinforced by racist assumptions. It is what Dr Zahira Jaser calls ‘the manifestation of the Nakba in this country’. Join us for this important meeting.
Time & Location
22 Feb 2025, 15:00 – 19:00 GMT
Hastings, 1-10 White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JU, UK
About the Event
The Palestinian identity is a stigmatized identity, one constantly reinforced by racist assumptions, and all Palestinians live with a constant threat of being silenced, excluded, defamed and erased.
It is what Dr Zahira Jaser calls ‘the manifestation of the Nakba in this country’, which is why it is necessary for those of us who stand in solidarity with Palestinians to recognize anti Palestinian racism (APR) in all its many forms and call it out.
We are honored to be jointly hosting this meeting with the Hastings & District Palestine Solidarity Campaign, welcoming Dr Zahira Jaser from the University of Sussex on 22 February to the White Rock Hotel for this illuminating talk, followed by a Q&A.
Associate Professor Dr Jaser recently published a paper on the key dimensions of APR in societies and organizations and is herself of Palestinian heritage.
After years of not speaking publicly about her identity, the…