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Oakland: World without walls – an evening with Janna Jihad

1 August 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday, 1 August
6:30 pm
Greenlining Institute
360 14th St
Oakland, CA
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/events/423438974920443/

Join us to hear from Janna Jihad Tamimi, 13 year-old Palestinian activist, one of the youngest accredited journalists in the world – and Ambassador of Shamsaan, a South African children’s rights organization. Janna will be joining us as part of her month-long speaking tour of the United States.

The event is sponsored by: World Without Walls coalition which is made up of: Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) NorCal Friends of Sabeel, American Friends Service Committee, Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Buena Vista United Methodist Church.

Additional endorsers include: International Solidarity Movement, Northern California, Oakland Green Party, QUIT! Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism, Peace and Freedom Party and US Palestinian Community Network.

Join us for refreshments @6:30-7, then to watch a clip of Janna’s work followed by a community discussion.

If your community group or organization is committed to destroying walls and building bridges, please email: noura@workingeastbay.org to endorse.

Details

Date:
1 August 2019
Time:
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://web.facebook.com/events/423438974920443/

Venue

Greenlining Institute
360 14th St
Oakland, CA United States
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