For those who haven’t joined us before, we are a constellation of study groups, immersions, and community learning spaces centered around BIPOC being and (be)coming together in study. We believe that learning and exploring together is a joyous and generative form of community (and community building) that facilitates curiosity, intimacy, and care–all of which are deeply needed now.

Beginning with Rashid Khalidi’s foundational book, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, we’ll come together to activate a wide range of articles, films, and talks—both older and recent—that locate Palestinian resistance in relation to colonialism and imperialism, Zionism and anti-Semitism, Indigenous sovereignty, student activism, cultural heritage preservation, and more.

The study will run from mid-February through May. Small groups typically meet on a weekly basis, but are empowered to determine their own cadence.

If you are a We Here member and would like to join us, please use the participation form provided in our announcement. If you are a BIPOC library worker or student who is not a member of We Here, please reach out to us at communitystudying@gmail.com

Readings

• The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, Rashid Khalidi (2020)

• Mornings in Jenin, Susan Abulhawa (2010)

• Palestine +100: Stories from a Century After the Nakba, edited by Basma Ghalayini (2022)

We will primarily be focusing on articles and other shorter works, but we will read the above texts mostly in full. We will also be enjoying a few movies throughout the study.

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