My husband and I have registered for this event on May 17th. On the west coast in the United States, it will begin at 10am on Friday. Please check the links to find the time in your area.
I am so excited to listen to the combined wisdom of Gabor Maté and Angela Davis! And I am so grateful that this is being made available worldwide. So needed and such a gift to us all.
There is a suggested donation of $25, but it also appears that any amount of donation will be accepted. They want this to be made available to vast numbers of people everywhere. The time is also easily accessible no matter the country anyone is living in. This event is that important. Please consider registering if you can and also spreading the word. Thank you.
And deepest bow of respect and gratitude to Angela Davis and Gabor Maté. There are peacemakers, truth-tellers, wisdom-keepers, visionaries, activists and authors, poets and artists, and more among us. May we listen and be informed and inspired. Another world is possible. Especially within the hearts and minds of each of us.
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Introduction to the Course
Join us for a discussion with legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis and Dr. Gabor Maté, physician and author, to explore the intersections between the Palestinian struggle for freedom and broader global movements for justice, equity, and human liberation.
Drawing parallels between the oppression faced by Palestinians and the systemic injustice confronting marginalized communities around the world, Angela and Gabor will shed light on the common roots of violence, occupation, and dehumanization. They will examine how trauma, both individual and collective, perpetuates cycles of conflict and how healing these wounds is integral to achieving genuine liberation.
We will explore:
- How does dehumanization pave the way for genocide? Which parallels do you see between Palestine and other contexts?
- Are militarization, incarceration, and the systematic torture of Palestinian prisoners symptoms of deeper societal issues?
- Is the Palestinian struggle also a struggle against racism, and how does this intersect with other forms of oppression?
- Does advocating for prisoners’ rights contribute to the larger struggle for Palestinian liberation?
- How do cycles of trauma and oppression work? Why do those who have experienced profound trauma and genocide go on to perpetrate violence and oppression against others, as we see in the case of Israel and Palestine?
- Which role does healing from trauma play in the struggle for liberation, both on an individual and a collective level?
- How can we reframe the conversation to center the experience and agency of those most impacted by trauma and oppression in Palestine?
- How can we nourish the current momentum and build a sustainable movement in support of Palestinian liberation?
10am – 11:30am PDT
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Angela Davis has been a political activist at the cutting edge of the Black Liberation, feminist, queer, and prison abolitionist movements for more than 50 years. First published and edited by Toni Morrison in 1974, An Autobiography is a powerful and commanding account of her early years in struggle. Davis describes her journey from a childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, to one of the most significant political trials of the century: from her political activity in a New York high school to her work with the U.S. Communist Party, the Black Panther Party, and the Soledad Brothers; and from the faculty of the Philosophy Department at UCLA to the FBI's list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.
Gabor Maté, M.D. is a specialist on trauma, addiction, stress and childhood development. After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. Gabor is also the creator of a psychotherapeutic approach, Compassionate Inquiry, now studied by thousands of therapists, physicians, counselors, and others in over 80 countries. Website: https://drgabormate.com/
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