“On Ferguson and Palestine: The Issues of Repression and Race”

with
Bill Fletcher
Senior Scholar, Institute for Policy Studies
Host of The Global African, Telesur-English
Ramah Kudaimi
Membership & Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
&
Reverend Graylan Hagler
Pastor
Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ

A light lunch is served at 12:30 p.m. Panel begins promptly at 1:00 p.m.

Much has been said about the similarities and links between Ferguson and Gaza since the events of summer 2014: the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the latest Israeli operation, “Operation Protective Edge” in Gaza, with their respective global protests. But what do the similarities and connections mean with regard to the question of repression and the subject of race? What must be done to address and re-dress the core issues at hand? How can we turn these understandings into useful actions and lessons for the future? These questions and more will be addressed by the speakers on this panel.