Organizing in an Age of Repression: Book Event and Panel Discussion

Join us at First Parish in Cambridge for a joint book event for Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation *AND* Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing.

In our panel discussion, Organizing in an Age of Repression, panelists (including a contributor to Visualizing Palestine and both authors of Solidarity is the Political Version of Love) will discuss the importance of narrative shift in the struggle for Palestinian liberation and share insights from cross-movement organizing in the midst of repression.

Both books will be available for purchase—including a special book bundle, only available for event attendees! At this event, authors are supporting We Are Not Numbers. All in person book purchases will support narrative shift and mutual aid. Organizers encourage you to purchase books in person for the best rate and to support critical Palestinian story-telling initiatives.

Nasreen Abd Elal, Information Designer at Visualizing Palestine
Rami Khouri, internationally-syndicated journalist and book author
Rebecca Vilkomerson, co-author of Solidarity is the Poilitical Version of Love
Rabbi Alissa Wise, co-author of Solidarity is the Poilitical Version of Love
Moderated by Khury Petersen-Smith, activist and researcher

This event is sponsored by JVP Boston and Visualizing Palestine. It is hosted by the Middle East Education Group at First Parish Cambridge.

Edited by Jessica Anderson, Aline Batarseh, and Yosra El Gazzar. Created by Visualizing Palestine. Haymarket, 2024.

This striking collection of more than 200 full-color infographics is a vivid portrait of Israeli settler colonialism and the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

As a new generation of movement-builders seek to understand Israel’s brutal, illegal occupation of Palestine, Visualizing Impact’s vivid and informative graphics reveal deep truths about the decades-long Palestinian struggle for freedom.

by Rebecca Vilkomerson and Rabbi Alissa WiseHaymarket, 2024

What does the politics of solidarity look like in practice, and how can left-wing organizations grow—in numbers and power—while remaining accountable to the broader movements of which they are a part?

In this book, two key leaders and former staff of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) —Rebecca Vilkomerson and Rabbi Alissa Wise—focus on the important role of anti-Zionist Jewish organizing within the broader Palestine solidarity movement, reflecting on their decade of leadership of JVP and drawing lessons especially relevant to those organizing from a position of solidarity.

Nasreen Abd Elal is an Information Designer at Visualizing Palestine. She is based in New York City.

Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-American journalist and analyst with 50 years of experience in the Middle East. He spent the past 16 years at the American University of Beirut, as director and founder of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), journalist-in-residence, visiting adjunct professor in journalism and political science, and in 2000-2003 as the New York City-based Director of Global Engagement. He is now a Distinguished Fellow at IFI.

Khury Petersen-Smith is an activist and researcher living in Boston. He is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow and the Co-Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he works to be a resource in collaboration with activists resisting US militarism. Khury is a founding member of Black for Palestine, which works to build understanding of and solidarity with Palestine among Black folks.

Rebecca Vilkomerson has worked in social justice movement building for several decades, as an organizer, fundraiser, organizational development consultant and strategist. From 2009-2019 she was the Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace. She is currently the Co-Director of the Funding Freedom project.

Rabbi Alissa Wise is a community organizer, educator, organizational consultant, and ritual leader with over two decades of movement-building experience. She is the Lead Organizer of Rabbis for Ceasefire which she founded in October 2023.

The 1 Church Street entrance is suitable for wheelchair users and others who require stair-free access. An interior elevator provides access to the meetinghouse and social gathering spaces. Please find more information about accessibility at First Partish at https://www.firstparishcambridge.org/accessibility-at-first-parish-in-cambridge/

If you have accessibility requirements, please let us know on your ticket order form. We will do our very best to accommodate!

Host or Publisher Jewish Voice for Peace Boston