Community Articles
General News · 5th July 2024
Mercedes Grant
Join us on Friday, July 12th for a special live Q&A with Ashira Darwish, therapist and Palestinian documentary film producer of Where Olive Trees Weep, followed by a facilitated community discussion. This is a follow-up event to the film screening of Where Olive Trees Weep, hosted on June 21st. We ask that you please watch the film before attending.
Screening The Film Virtually: https://sand.thrivecart.com/where-olive-trees-weep/
Sliding Scale By-Donation (any amount or no amount)
Access online
Available for 48 hours
Ashira Ali Darwish worked for 15 years as a TV & Radio journalist and researcher in Palestine for the BBC, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. She is the founder of Catharsis Holistic Healing, a trauma therapy project pioneering a type of Sufi active meditation which draws its roots from ancestral and Indigenous knowledge.
Ashira’s website: https://www.ashirapremrachana.com/
Where Olive Trees Weep website: https://whereolivetreesweep.com/
DATE: Friday, July 12
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
LOCATION: Pioneer Room, Manson’s Hall
COST: We’re kindly asking attendees to contribute funds to cover the cost of hosting Ashira, with respect to her time and energy with us. Please pay what you can. Recommended $15-$35 sliding scale donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Accessibility, Safety & Community Care
* Wheelchair Access is available by driving up to the wheelchair parking in front of the post office. Doors are located next to the parking. Please connect with us if you require assistance.
* Refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring what you need with you.
* Islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-Arab hate, and anti-Palestinian racism will not be tolerated.
* This is an indoor event. In solidarity with vulnerable community members, and with respect for each other's health, if you are experiencing symptoms of any sort, we kindly ask that you please stay home, rest and do your part to mitigate spread of illness. We encourage wearing a mask to the event. We will have masks on hand for you to wear, or you may bring your own. There will also be hand sanitizer available. At the roots of any movement for justice is compassionate community care.
We look forward to welcoming you.
in solidarity and gratitude,
Mary Clare, Corry and Mercedes
Screening The Film Virtually: https://sand.thrivecart.com/where-olive-trees-weep/
Sliding Scale By-Donation (any amount or no amount)
Access online
Available for 48 hours
Ashira Ali Darwish worked for 15 years as a TV & Radio journalist and researcher in Palestine for the BBC, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. She is the founder of Catharsis Holistic Healing, a trauma therapy project pioneering a type of Sufi active meditation which draws its roots from ancestral and Indigenous knowledge.
Ashira’s website: https://www.ashirapremrachana.com/
Where Olive Trees Weep website: https://whereolivetreesweep.com/
DATE: Friday, July 12
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
LOCATION: Pioneer Room, Manson’s Hall
COST: We’re kindly asking attendees to contribute funds to cover the cost of hosting Ashira, with respect to her time and energy with us. Please pay what you can. Recommended $15-$35 sliding scale donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Accessibility, Safety & Community Care
* Wheelchair Access is available by driving up to the wheelchair parking in front of the post office. Doors are located next to the parking. Please connect with us if you require assistance.
* Refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring what you need with you.
* Islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-Arab hate, and anti-Palestinian racism will not be tolerated.
* This is an indoor event. In solidarity with vulnerable community members, and with respect for each other's health, if you are experiencing symptoms of any sort, we kindly ask that you please stay home, rest and do your part to mitigate spread of illness. We encourage wearing a mask to the event. We will have masks on hand for you to wear, or you may bring your own. There will also be hand sanitizer available. At the roots of any movement for justice is compassionate community care.
We look forward to welcoming you.
in solidarity and gratitude,
Mary Clare, Corry and Mercedes