8:00 am - to end Registration
[9:00 am - 1:00 pm ]
9:00 am - 9:08 am - MC welcome and Intro
9:10 am - 11:00 am - Opening Lectures
Speakers: Leila Al-Arian, Elias Rashmawi, Nadia Keilani
11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Refugee Support Workshop Session I
Mahmoud Zubeidi, Ruba Malley, Rana Abdallah, Dr. Jess Ghannam, Reem Nuweiri, Suzan Simaan
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch Break
2:00 - 6:00 pm - Youth Program - for Children ages 7-16 - Music, Art Contest, and History of Palestine
2:00 - 6:00 pm - Documentary Screenings - "Nowhere to Flee", "My Land", "Occupation 101", "Frontiers of Dreams and Fears" among others. Detailed schedule will be posted soon.
[2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Workshops
Session II]
Students for the Return - Facilitated by Alia Hasan, Rana Sharif (UCLA), and Tarek Hussein (SJP UCR) - to involve participation of all represented campuses. This session brings students from campuses across the
country to discuss continuing the development of a student network
for the Right to Return, and a one-year action plan.
Institutional Organizing for the Return - Dr. Zahi Damuni, Michel Shehadeh
Divestment for the Return - Charlotte Kates, Yousef Abudayyeh
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Break
[4:15 pm - 6:15 pm - Workshop Session III]
Media for the Return - Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, Ed Sweed, Andy Trimlett
Artists for the Return - John Halaka, Ibrahim Nashishibi, Fayeq Oweis - the goal is to develop ways to incorporate the right to return through various forms of art expression
Coalitions for the Return - Mahmud Ahmad
Writers for the Return - Nader Abuljebain, Manal Awwad,
7:00 pm - midnight - Palestinian Cultural Event
Dinner
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Naseer Aruri
Cultural Performances - Dabke, Music, Readings of children's writings
from refugee camps
Naji El-Ali Exhibition
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