Maison Française, Buell Hall
515 W 116th St.
3:00-4:15: WRITING AND TEACHING IN GAZA: DR. REFAAT’S LEGACY
Moderated by Thea Abu El-Haj
Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director, Institute for Palestine Studies USA
Yousef Al Jamal, writer from Gaza
Eman Bashir, Gazan writer and researcher
4:15-4:45: COFFEE AND READINGS
Readings by CU, BC students
Coffee by Qahwah House
4:45-6:00: BLACK PALESTINE AND TRANSNATIONAL SOLIDARITIES
Moderated by Frank Guridy
Marc Lamont Hill, American academic, author, activist
Maytha Alhassen, Syrian-American journalist, scholar, and poet
Ali Mir, writer and lyricist
6:00-7:00: DINNER SERVICE BY ABU RAS
7:00-8:15: WRITING AGAINST DISAPPEARANCE: CONTEMPORARY WRITERS
Moderated by Bahia Munem
Yahya Ashour, Gazan poet
Hind Shoufani, Palestinian filmmaker and writer
Jumana Manna, Palestinian visual artist
