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Walls, Borders, and Militarization: A Comparative Dialogue on U.S./Mexico and Israel/Palestine (Sponsored by the Committee on Ethnic Studies)

American Studies Association Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 17, 2008

CHAIR: Marcy Newman, Najah University (Palestine)

PANELISTS: Zalfa Feghali, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)

Sheila Marie Contreras, Michigan State University (MI)

Dana Olwan, Queen’s University (Canada)

Enrique Morones, Border Angels/Angeles de la Frontera, San Diego (CA)

Sarika Chandra, Wayne State University (MI)

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يتشرف

قسم الجغرافيا بجامعة النجاح الوطنية
بدعوتكم لحضور محاضرة عن

(الإستعمار “المستبطن” والنضال الوطني الفلسطيني)

تلقيها الدكتورة الزائرة

مارسي نيومان

الدكتورة مارسي نيومان أكاديمية مرموقة وناشطة سياسية في مجال حقوق الإنسان، ومتضامنة مع حقوق الشعب الفلسطيني خاصة حق العودة للاجئين الفلسطينيين وفقا لقرار الأمم المتحدة 194. تدرس الدكتورة نيومان مساقات في الأدب العالمي والدراسات الأمريكية والشرق أوسطية. في ربيع 2008 إستقالت الدكتورة نيومان من عملها كمحاضرة في جامعة ولاية بويزي الأمريكية مع أنها حصلت على عقد عمل دائم هناك وذلك لكي تستطيع القدوم والتدريس في جامعة النجاح الوطنية معبرة بذلك عن عمق تضامنها مع شعبنا وقضيته العادلة.

وذلك يوم الأربعاء الموافق 24-9-2008
الساعة 2:00 عصرا

في مدرجات الشهيد ظافر المصري
جامعة النجاح الوطنية (الحرم القديم)

The Geography Department of An-Najah National University Cordially invites you to attend

A lecture on “Internalized Colonialism and the Palestinian National Struggle”

By Dr. Marcy Newman

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:00 pm

Martyr Zafer Masri Auditorium, An-Najah National University (Old Campus)

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Wheels of Justice Bus Tour

I will be speaking about Palestine with the Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence who will be the Iraq speaker in Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota from April 18-28. Check link above for specific dates and times.

Wednesday, April 23rd:

12:30-3:30 presentation and discussion at Southwest State University Marshall, MN.

7 PM presentation at Oak View Library, Sioux Falls

Thursday, April 24

12:00 radio interview PBS go to geski fine arts bld at USF by 11:45 AM

7 pm presentation at United Church of Christ

Friday, April 25

9:00 AM Bob Barkley (331-6717) USF History class (Mideast History) rm 305 Jordan Hall

12:00-1:00 presentation at Democratic Forum at Hyvee in Sioux Falls

April 26th Northfield, MN

1-4 pm Carleton College, Boliou 104

April 27th Northfield, Minnesota

10-11 Emmaeus Baptist Church

11:30 Unitarian Universalist on Linden & 2nd

1-2:30 Just Food Co-op
&
3:30-5 Just Food Co-op

April 28th Northfield, Minnesota

4-8 pm St. Olaf College Olies for Justice in Palestine

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I will be speaking about Palestinian refugees to the Idaho Peace Coalition at 7PM on Thursday, April 17th at the Menonite Church in Hyde Park.

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I will be speaking at Drew University on April 10th at 5:30 PM.

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I will be speaking about activism and academia at DePaul University’s Academic Freedom Committee’s Conference February 1-2, 2008. Details can be found on their blog or on their website.

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I will also be speaking in Canada at a variety of venues on the Nahr el Bared refugee camp as a part of the Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights and the 4th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week. Some listings of events can be found on the website, otherwise here is a schedule of events:

Feb 5th Tues. Montreal, Quebec. McGill University @ 7:00PM
Feb 6th Wed. Ottawa, Ontario. University of Ottawa @ 7:00 PM
Feb 7th Thur. Kingston, Ontario. Queens University @ 7:00PM
Feb 8th Fri. Waterloo, Ontario. University of Waterloo @ 7:00PM
Saturday and Sunday rest
Feb 11th Mon. Toronto, Ontario. Ryerson University @ 7:00PM
Feb 12th Tue. London, Ontario. University of Western Ontario @ 7:00PM

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