In the days since the #CancelPinkwashing action at the reception hosted by A Wider Bridge at this year’s Creating Change conference, media has been abuzz with claims about the alleged violence of the protestors, supposed anti-Semitism at the conference, and more. We are issuing this statement, as the collective at the heart of #CancelPinkwashing, to […]
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Meeting at the Buckingham Ballroom on Lobby Level. Come with signs of support and solidarity. Please note the Alternative Shabbat will be taking place in the same room beforehand, please be respectful and do not disturb. Check out the Facebook event here! Sponsored by Tarab NYC and #CancelPinkwashing community partners. Tarab NYC fosters an inclusive
The #CancelPinkwashing Protest & Queer Middle Eastern & North African Reception Read More »
We know that military occupation, ethnic cleansing, racism, and colonialism are incompatible with queer liberation and with fundamental human rights. We are EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED that the National LGBTQ Task Force has chosen to welcome back the reception hosted by the organization “A Wider Bridge” on “LGBT Life in Israel”. The reversal in cancellation demonstrates a
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Recent events — the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris, the arrest of a 13-year-old Muslim for bringing a clock to school, the ongoing wars in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and the resulting refugee crises — prompt us to consider how Western biases and perceptions of the MENA region affect conflict, shape foreign policy, and operate
Critical Race Perspective On Orientalism Tuesday Night @ CUNY Law Read More »
We know that military occupation, ethnic cleansing, racism, and colonialism are incompatible with queer liberation and with fundamental human rights. That’s why we’re disappointed that the National LGBTQ Task Force allowed the organization “A Wider Bridge” to host a reception on “LGBT Life in Israel” at the Creating Change conference. The Task Force has since
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Hey everyone! January will be a busy month for Tarab NYC starting with mixer to celebrate the start of 2016 on January 11th. Followed by an event at CUNY Law School discussing Critical Race Perspective on Orientalism. Then we are off to Chicago for the Creating Change Conference to host the Queer MENA Caucus and
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