Hearing Palestine Initiative

19/03/2025

We hope to see you at our event "Ongoing Return, Ongoing Nakba: Stories of Belonging" with Professor Rana Barakat at UTSC tomorrow. Reminder that it is from 1-3 pm in Room AA112! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

02/03/2025

This event will reflect on the scholasticide in Gaza and the future of education in the region. Scholasticide refers to the systematic destruction of the educational life of national, ethnic, racial, or religious groups. During the most recent war, Israeli forces destroyed all of Gaza’s universities. Several thousand Palestinian faculty members, staff, and students were killed or injured. This panel will demonstrate the current state of Gaza’s education system, the conditions under which people continue their education, and how this situation can be understood through the lens of international law.

Don’t miss this important panel discussion on the present and future of academic work in Gaza. Join us for an insightful conversation on the challenges, resilience, and aspirations of scholars in the region. Your presence and engagement matter—be part of this important dialogue. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Registration link: https://uoft.me/Gaza

21/02/2025

Rana Barakat is an associate professor in the department of history at Birzeit University and the director of BZU Museum. Her forthcoming book with University of North Carolina Press is titled: Ongoing Return: Mapping Memory and Storytelling in Palestine. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

To register, scan the QR code or visit the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ongoing-return-ongoing-nakba-stories-of-belonging-tickets-1250263354349?aff=oddtdtcreator

14/02/2025

Fateh Azzam is a Palestinian human rights researcher and consultant. His professional experience spanned work in civil society, philanthropy, academia and the United Nations, having served as founding director of the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut, Middle East Regional Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, director of the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program at the American University in Cairo and director of the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
To sign up for our event and hear him speak on February 24th, scan the QR code or visit the link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/israels-assault-on-the-un-tickets-1245474490729?aff=oddtdtcreator

24/01/2025

The Hearing Palestine Initiative is pleased to host the event "An Alternative Vision for Palestine-Israel and the Long Struggle for Decolonial Liberation." In this presentation, Dr. Muhannad Ayyash will outline his vision of "decolonial sovereignties" as a framework for achieving Palestinian freedom and self-determination. 🇵🇸🔑

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-alternative-vision-for-palestine-israel-talk-by-dr-muhannad-ayyash-tickets-1220053716509?aff=oddtdtcreator

For more information, visit: https://palestinestudies.artsci.utoronto.ca/an-alternative-vision-for-palestine-israel-and-the-long-struggle-for-decolonial-liberation/

24/01/2025

Please join Palestine Open Maps and Hearing Palestine for our next Mapathon with Geography PhD student Majd Al-Shihabi, who guides students through creating Maps of Palestine, telling the history and present reality of the land through geographic visuals. An interactive hands-on workshop where you will learn about open mapping tools and extracting data from Mandate-era maps of Palestine. No experience necessary, just bring along your fully charged laptop (and a mouse if you have one). ❤️🇵🇸

Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JsKqeAMvTUuQN7RtVsVSEDJ60SSeuINKnRB7qci2KKlUN1BVR1ZZNUNYNUhTNThYVUpZRDJCU0xVRS4u&origin=QRCode&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZgaaDmXi7QicJZAjj8CuNPwDxcqRyxRrREXUMlFrRIHh2-Zhfua4mjevE_aem_HFemgHuD-urZM4K1_w26BA

06/01/2025

Important event at Birzeit University, which will be livestreamed.

يدعوكم متحف جامعة بيرزيت لحضور ورشة تحت عنوان:

معمارية الترميم في فلسطين

لقد فُرض الركام على المشهد الفلسطيني بسبب العنف الاستعماري الاستيطاني والإمبريالي لأكثر من قرن. صحيح أن التدمير ليس جديداً، ولكن سمة التكرار في عنف الإبادة الجماعية الحالية تتجاوز الوصف. ففي غزة، يثوي مجتمع بأكمله تحت الركام وفوقه. لقد تحملت الأرض والجسد الفلسطيني والبنية التحتية المادية والتراث الثقافي العنف الاستعماري المستمر، لكن الأشهر الخمسة عشر الماضية كانت لا تُطاق... وفي زمنٍ تتحول فيه حياة الفلسطينيين في غزة وكل فلسطين إلى ركام وخراب من قبل الدولة الاستيطانية، فإن تغذية الأمل بحياة عادلة هي فعل حيوي.
نتمنى أن تنضموا إلينا يوم الخميس 9 كانون الثاني/ يناير لحضور الورشة التي تقام في متحف جامعة بيرزيت بالتعاون مع “رواق-مركز المعمار الشعبي الفلسطيني” وكلية الهندسة المعمارية في الكلية الملكية للفنون- لندن، من الساعة 11:00 صباحاً وحتى 3:00 مساءً، حيث نجتمع من أجل الأمل رغم كل هذا الدمار.
مقدمة: (11:00- 11:15)
ايميليو ديستريتي: سلسلة معمارية الترميم في فلسطين
رنا بركات: "التوليدية أو الاستخراجية: التفكيرية كممارسة سياسية"
الحقلة الأولى: (11:15-12:45)
عبد الرحيم الشيخ: "ترميم الزمن والموت والحياة"
خالد عودة الله: "ذات ظهيرة تحت زيتونات محمد الشيخ: سيرة موجزة لحلم جامعة بيت حنينا"
استراحة قصيرة (12:45- 1:00)
الحلقة الثانية (1:00- 2:30)
خلدون بشارة: "بعد الإبادة، نتعافى: الفضاء والزمن وإعادة إنبات غزة"
ياسمين قعدان: "المنهجية الحسية في/عن عنف إعادة الإعمار"
شذى صافي: "الموروث الثقافي وعملية إعادة الإعمار والتعافي"
النقاش: 2:30- 3:00
مع حنين عودة الله و حسام أبو سالم
Architecture of Repair in Palestine
9th of January 2025
11:00 am — 3:00 pm
Birzeit University Museum
Ruins have been imposed on the landscape of Palestine by settler colonial and imperial violence for more than a century. Destruction is not new, but the intensity of the current iteration of the genocide is beyond description. In Gaza, an entire society lay in rubble. Palestinian land and bodies, material infrastructure and cultural heritage have endured ongoing and relentless violence, but the past fifteen months have been unbearable. At a time when Palestinian life worlds, in Gaza and in Palestine, are being reduced to rubble and devastation by the settler state, nourishing hope for a just life is paramount.
Introduction and First Circle:
Introduction (11:00-11:15)
Emilio Distretti “Architecture of Repair in Palestine’
Rana Barakat: “Generative or Extractive: Intellectualism as Political Practice”
First Circle: (11:15 to 12:45)
Abdul-Rahim Al-Shaikh: “Repairing Time, Death and Life”
Khaled Odetallah: ”One Afternoon under Muhammad al-Shaikh’s Olive Trees: a Short Biography of the Dream of Beit Hanina University”
Short break (12:45 to 1:00)
Second Circle (1:00 to 2:30)
Khaldun Bshara: ”After Genocide, We Recuperate: Space, Time, and the Re-making of Gaza”
Yasmeen Qadan: “Methodology of the Senses: ‘Reconstruction’ Violence”
Shatha Safi: “Heritage Rescue and Reconstruction: Concepts of Recovery and Healing”
Conversation (2:30 to 3:00)
Haneen Odetallah and Husam Abusalem
رواق مركز المعمار الشعبي; Riwaq- centre for architectural conservation

28/11/2024

Please join us at UTM for our Panel event "Under the Rubble: History and Memory in Israel-Palestine and Germany." Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/under-the-rubble-history-and-memory-in-israel-palestine-and-germany-tickets-1076763120479?aff=oddtdtcreator.

🗓️December 3rd, 2024, 1-3 PM
📍Grand Hall, Maanjiwe nendamowinan, 1535 Outer Circle Rd Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6

23/11/2024

This event is hosted by Daniels S E E D Collective. Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/settler-visuality-in-occupied-east-jerusalem-tickets-1089443828819?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabuQPrhQcyCAsgSzJZQ_pUYApwnCg03kqjI__4fex4UPK2HHf2yHBQ97Ag_aem_57DiC80QAHrFz19EzJCsQQ.

20/11/2024

Join Palestine Open Maps and Hearing Palestine for a Mapathon with Geography PhD student Majd Al-Shihabi, who guides students through creating maps of Palestine, telling the history and present reality of the land through geographic visuals. An interactive hands-on workshop where you will learn about open mapping tools and extracting data from Mandate-era maps of Palestine. No experience necessary, just bring along your fully charged laptop (and a mouse if you have one). Registration link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=JsKqeAMvTUuQN7RtVsVSEDJ60SSeuINKnRB7qci2KKlUM0g0WkpPUzJSMDBRUlVIRk9SM0dOVjdHMS4u&route=shorturl🇵🇸🇵🇸

16/11/2024

The Hearing Palestine Initiative at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce a call for applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Palestine Studies, with a focus on Palestine and/or Palestinian archives. We invite outstanding scholars whose research critically engages with the historical, political, cultural, and social dimesnions of Palestine or Palestinians. This fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growing field of Palestine Studies, encouraging innovative scholarship that expands and deepens understanding of Palestine. For more information, please email [email protected] and visit these links: https://palestinestudies.artsci.utoronto.ca/resources/ & https://palestinestudies.artsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Call-for-Applications-Post-Doctoral-Fellowship-in-Palestine-Studies-1.pdf. We look forward to receiving your applications! ❤️🇵🇸

11/04/2024

The African Studies Centre and The Caribbean Studies Centre, University of Toronto, invite you to a panel discussion with speakers Rieaz Shaik, High Commissioner, Republic of South Africa; Professor Atif Kubursi, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Canadian Arab Federation; Dr. Melissa Levin, Jewish Faculty Network.

Register here: https://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/events/the-strength-of-solidarity-south-africa-palestine-and-the-politics-of-the-present/

This will be moderated by Dr. Nisrin Elamin, Anthropology and African Studies, UofT, with opening remarks by Dr. Dickson Eyoh, Interim Principal, New College.

ASL and refreshments provided.