Solidarity with Palestine: Learn, Eat, Dance

Join us for a time of learning, eating and dancing together, in solidarity with Palestine. Across the course of the evening we will:

• Enjoy a light meal and sweet treats from local Palestinian businesses.
• Hear from a panel of experts about the genocide in Gaza and what it might mean for the future of global politics.
• Learn about the new book Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings, published by our friends at Pluto Press.
• Listen (and/or dance) to live music with a folky vibe.
• Raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians, including a raffle.

Panel Conversation: Genocide in Gaza and the End of the Liberal World Order

Western governments, including the UK, have provided military, diplomatic and political support to Israeli’s genocide in Gaza. Their opposition to legal proceedings against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has led many to ask if the current liberal order - bound by human rights, international law, and universal principles - is collapsing. Others, however, maintain that Western efforts to shield Israel from accountability reveal the deeper interests that have long underpinned the international system. In this light, the panel will discuss the background to the current genocide and how the South African case against Israel at the ICJ is part of a broader struggle taking place at the United Nations, in the courts and on the streets.

University of Sussex panel:

Dr David Wearing is an expert on UK foreign relations in the Middle East, and a regular commentator for media such as Sky News, LBC, BBC and Novara. He is author of and Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex

Prof. Anna Stavrianakis is Director of Research and Strategy at Shadow World Investigations, author of Taking Aim at the Arms Trade and a contributor to She is Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex.

Dr Nimi Hoffmann is a member of South African Jews for a Free Palestine, and Lecturer in International Education and Development at the University of Sussex. She has published on African intellectual communities, social policy and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Prof. Lara Montesinos Coleman is author of and part of the Brighton Reading Room team. She is Professor of International Law, Ethics and Political Economy at the University of Sussex.

All proceeds to Medical Aid for Palestinians

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