Commemorating Palestinian Prisoners Day
2015-04-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Uptown Body and Fender, 401 26th St, Oakland, California, 94612, United States
CALIFORNIA

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), Art Forces,
Eastside Arts Alliance present:

ReVisions:
Black and Brown Resisting State Violence
Commemorating Palestinian Prisoners Day

Round table discussion and art exhibit on April 17th, Palestinian Prisoners Day.

6pm Open Gallery and Screenprinting
7pm Round Table Discussion

Speakers:
Rachel Herzing
Sagnicthe Salazar, Xicana Moratorium
Rabab Abdulhadi, AMED, Ethnic Studies, SFSU
Kiwi Illafonte, Mass Bass, San Quentin ROOTS program
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Moderated by: Maisha Quint, East Side Arts Alliance

The ReVisions art exhibit and round table discussion draws connections between community struggles and cultures of resistance to challenge state violence, policing and prisons.

April 17th, 2015
6-9pm
Uptown Auto Body Shop- Across from Oakland Palestine Solidarity Mural in Oakland, 401 26th St, between Telegraph and Broadway.

The event will be used to inform curriculum that will be made accessible to the community as part of the Oakland Palestine Solidarity Mural Project’s "Off the Wall" programming.

The art exhibit will feature work from:
All of Us or None, AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Art Forces, Asian Prisoners Support Committee, BAYAN-USA, CAL Students for Justice in Palestine, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, Critical Resistance, Dignidad Rebelde, Eastside Arts Alliance, Fred Alvarado, Haiti Action Committee, Juan Fuentes, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement,Middle East Children's Alliance, Micah Bazant, Nidal Elkhairy, Oceania Coalition of Northern California, Onyx Organizing Committee, Xicana Moratorium and many more.

The exhibit will open on April 3, the First Friday in Oakland. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/531060420367787/
