Dear all friends and supporters of Palestine,
Salutes to all who joined in the collective action on Monday, April 15 to shut down Deltaport as part of the A15 international day of action for economic disruption of genocide!
Please join us this Thursday, April 18 to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners' Day
In honour of Walid Daqqah and the Martyrs of Palestine, join us for an evening of presentations, political education, discussion and letter-writing in support of the over 10,000 Palestinian political prisoners in Zionist jails, a number that does not even encompass the thousands of hostages who have been abducted from Gaza by the genocidal occupation forces.
Join us: Thursday, April 18
7 pm
1803 E 1st Ave, Vancouver
* snacks will be served!
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SPECIAL GUESTS joining us on Thursday, April 18 for Palestinian Prisoners' Day in Vancouver! We will be hearing from Dania Barakat, Khaled Barakat, and writing letters to Palestinian prisoners!
NEW PROGRAM ADDITIONS: We will also be joined by Reem Anbar and Louis Brehony, live and in person, for a cultural performance by @gazelle.band as well as presentations and discussion!
Join us Thursday, April 18 at 7 pm at 1803 E 1st Ave in Vancouver (note: snacks will be served!)
Louis Brehony is a musician, activist, researcher and educator. He is author of the book Palestinian Music in Exile: Voices of Resistance (2023), editor of Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings (2024), and director of the award-winning film Kofia: A Revolution Through Music (2021). He writes regularly on Palestine and political culture and performs internationally as a buzuq player and guitarist.
Raised in Gaza, occupied Palestine, Reem Anbar rose to prominence as a young musician in the early 2000s, and was quickly heralded as the city's first female oud player. With an affinity for tarab - the ecstatic traditions of Arab regional music - and the Palestinian heritage of song, Reem absorbed the lessons of older generations of oud players and forged her own path as a self-taught player.
By the time she left Palestine in 2017, Reem was appearing regularly on Palestinian and Arabic TV, at concerts, and working as a music therapist and teacher in Gaza's refugee camps. She has since gone on to become an international performer, appearing regularly on stages at festivals, concert halls, universities and community events.
Reem performs with Gazelleband, as a solo artist and as a guest with other leading musicians.
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