Ghassan Lives, Palestine Lives: Events and actions for the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Palestinian Youth Movement have come together to call for events and actions to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian revolutionary leader, organizer, writer and artist.

We encourage all internationalist supporters of Palestine, Palestinians and Arabs to attend the events below as well as organizing your own activities as part of the call to action throughout the month of July!

Please note that the schedule below is not complete — more events will be added as we learn of them! In addition, there are many great projects working to commemorate Ghassan Kanafani on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Ebb Books is publishing Kanafani’s work, “On Zionist Literature” for the first time in English, as part of the Liberated Texts series. The book is now available for pre-order.

In Belgium, the Plate-Forme Charleroi-Palestine is organizing a number of events and interventions for the month of action, including dedicating their intervention to boycott Israel at the Tour de France to the memory of Ghassan Kanafani and raising funds for the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation, among other events to be announced shortly.

If we’re missing your event below, contact us at samidoun@samidoun.net and palyouth.usa@gmail.com and tag us on social media to tell us about your events, invite a speaker to participate or request suggestions or resources! 

Tuesday, July 5

Online Event with Khaled Barakat
Tuesday, July 5
7:30 pm GMT (11:30 am PT, 2:30 pm ET, 8:30 pm central Europe, 9:30 pm Palestine)
Register: https://tinyurl.com/Kanafani50
Organized by the Manchester Boycott Israel Group
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/417270663642052/

Thursday, July 7

Toronto, ON 
Thursday, July 7
6:30 pm
United Steelworkers Hall
25 Cecil St, Toronto, ON
Register: https://bit.ly/gk50toronto
Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfP_puPO2TI/

Manchester, England
Thursday, July 7
6 pm – 8 pm
Room G3, Friends Meeting House, M2 5NS
An evening of poetry and prose for Kanafani
Organized by the Youth Front for Palestine
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfebTwqq5Qg/

Friday, July 8

Online Event on the Launch of Kanafani’s “On Zionist Literature” in English – with Louis Allday and Omar Zahzah
Friday, July 8
8 am Pacific – 11 am Eastern – 4 pm British time – 5 pm central Europe/South Africa – 6 pm Palestine
REGISTER ONLINE https://bit.ly/kanafanibook
More info: https://samidoun.net/2022/07/8-july-online-webinar-ghassan-kanafani-literature-and-revolution/

Window Rock, Navajo Nation
Friday, July 8
5 pm Rally at Navajo Nation Council Chambers
6:30 pm Teach-In at K’E Infoshop
Organized by Ke Infoshop, Red Ant Collective, Samidoun, and Palestinian Youth Movement
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/558124342391266/

Vancouver, BC – Coast Salish Territories
Friday, July 8
3-5 pm Letter-Writing Workshop for Palestinian Prisoners
5-6 pm Short Films on Palestine and Kanafani
7 pm – Main Evening Event with Speakers, Music, Cultural Performances
All events at 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver
Organized by Samidoun Vancouver, Palestinian Youth Movement
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/700349161048940/

Oakland, California
Friday, July 8
7:30 pm
Omni Commons
4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland
Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfaD4yQpOOh/

Montreal, Quebec
Friday, July 8
6 pm
5359 Park Ave, Montreal
Gallery and Open Mic Night
Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfIT-mhuvan/

Madrid, Spain
Friday, July 8
6:30 pm
Seminar on Ghassan Kanafani’s literary and political contributions
Ateneo La Maliciosa
C/Penuelas 12, Madrid
Organized by Samidoun, Alkarama, Al-Yudur and the Masar Badil (Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path)
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfebTwqq5Qg/

Napoli, Italy
Friday, July 8
6:30 pm
Film screenings, meal and Palestinian art
Parco Sociale Ventaglieri, Napoli
Organized by the Centro Culturale Handala Ali
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/364457779110665/

Toulouse, France
Friday, July 8
10 am to 12 noon
Metro Bagatelle, Toulouse
Stand Palestine — In honour of Ghassan Kanafani, free Georges Abdallah
Organized by the Collectif Palestine Vaincra
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CflgrTajQuG/

Paris, France
Friday, July 8
5.30 PM to 8 PM
Rally at the Fontaine des Innocents . Châtelet-Les Halles, Paris, France
Protest against the imprisonment and killing of Palestinian youth and prisoners, remembering the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani
Organized by CAPJPO-EuroPalestine
Info: https://europalestine.com/2022/07/06/tous-au-rassemblement-de-soutien-aux-palestiniens-ce-vendredi-a-paris/

Saturday, July 9

Gothenburg, Sweden
Saturday, July 8
5 to 7 pm
August Palmsalen, Fjärde långgatan 8, Göteborg
Organized by Samidoun Gothenburg and the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path (Masar Badil)
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1061087097853647/

Sunday, July 10

Online Event (in Arabic)
Sunday, July 10
Through the Camera: Colonialism, Zionism, and the Druze of Palestine through Rula Jurdi’s novel, Camera Obscura
Ghassan Kanafani Memorial Lecture
10 am Pacific – 1 pm Eastern – 7 pm central Europe – 8 pm Palestine
Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89573903934
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1549799492101383/

Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sunday, July 10
March for a Liberated Palestine
2 pm
Plads ’40-45
Amsterdam
Organized by Samidoun Nederland
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfey7D7oITg/

Friday, July 15

Los Angeles, CA
Friday, July 15
7 pm
Noname Book Club, 2304 Jefferson Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90018
Evening of art, culture and celebration of Kanafani
Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement – LA
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrT9RCLAJU/

Saturday, July 16

Houston, Texas
Saturday, July 16
5 – 8 pm
Arab American Cultural and Community Center
10555 Stancliff Road
Houston, TX
RSVP: https://bit.ly/GKHouston50
Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmUSW4upW7/

Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, July 16
7 pm
3288 Marjan Drive, Atlanta, GA 30340
RSVP: https://bit.ly/pym-atl-rsvp
Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfg6-BGOd-j/

Saturday, July 23

Dallas, Texas
Saturday, July 23
4:00 pm
Location TBA, Launch of PYM Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Anthology
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfuAdTnuoaD/