Palestine Studies at University of Toronto
Wednesday, October 12 2022, 12PM.
Event Overview:
Independent Jewish Voices launched their report on the suppression of speech on Palestine in Canada in October. Dr. Alejandro Paz, co-founder of the Hearing Palestine Initiative, chaired the event which featured Saree Makdisi, Anna-Esther Younes, Alex Neve, Sheryl Nestel, and Rowan Gaudet as speakers.
Throughout the fall term, Dr. Aziza Chaouni and Dr. Jens Hanssen — co-founder of the Hearing Palestine Initiative — held a series of guest lectures for their co-taught course, ARC465F: Reimagining Palestinian Modern Architectural Heritage. Speakers including Nadi Abusaada, Shatha Safi, Khaldun Bishara, Dima Yaser, Susanne Bosch, as well as Elias and Youssef Anastas presented on their research and work in rehabilitating, adapting and reimagining Palestinian built heritage.
Thursday, February 3 2022, 6:00PM – 8:00PM.
Event Overview:
Lina Lashin, former Hearing Palestine Programming Coordinator, moderated a panel with Sabrine Azraq, founder of Buycott Palestine — an intiative in pursuit of supporting Palestinian businesses and organizations — and Shatha AbuAhmad — an active community organizer for Palestinian liberation. They discussed the erasure of the study of Palestine in institutions of higher education, including the University of Toronto, which contributes to Palestinian students and many other Middle Eastern backgrounds often feeling invisible, erased and/or unsafe on campus.