The Hawaii Friends of Sabeel, the Muslim Association of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Justice in Palestine and various other organizations and University of Hawaii departments and centers will host three events featuring Noura Erakat, an international human rights attorney and activist.
Erakat is a co-founder and co-editor of Jadaliyya, an independent e-zine produced by Arabe Studies Institute. Also, she’s an assistant professor at George Mason University, and has taught international human rights law in the Middle East at Georgetown University.
She has helped to initiate and organize several national formations including AMWAJ-Arab Women Arising for Justice and the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). She serves on the board of the Institute for Policy Studies and is a policy advisor to Al-Shabaka and a founding board member of the DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival.
Erakat has appeared on PBS, NPR, BBC and Al-Jazeera. Her writings have been published in The New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy and The Huffington Post. Her talks in Honolulu will focus on themes tied to Palestine, Israel and the "politics of resistance." The events, listed below, are free and open to the public.
» "Spotlight on Gaza: Context and Ethical Responses," with an introduction by Jon Osorio, Hawaiian-studies professor — 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary by the Sea, 5339 Kalanianaole Highway.
» Spotlight on Gaza: Context and Ethical Responses," 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Cathedral of St. Andrew, 220 Queen Emma Square.
» "The Legal Anatomy of Israeli Settler-Colonialism," with audience and panel responses by ‘Ilima Long and Andre Perez of the Movement for Aloha No ka ‘Aina (MANA) about connections and differences that characterize settler colonialism and occupation in Palestine and Hawaii. Pupu and performances will follow, including readings from the "Life in Occupied Palestine: A Special Biography Issue," by Yousef Aljamal, www.facebook.com/ biographypalestine?ref= br_tf. (Parking for $6 will be available in the structure next to the center at 2645 Dole St.) The event will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at UH Manoa’s Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies halau.
Also among the co-sponsors of Erakat’s visit: Jewish Voice for Peace — Hawaii; World Can’t Wait; Revolution Books; St. Clement’s Episcopal Church; Food (+); Hawaii Institute for Human Rights; UH Manoa’s (UHM) School of Hawaiian Knowledge; UHM Center for Biographical Research; UHM Departments of American Studies, Anthropology, English, Ethnic Studies, Political Science and Women’s Studies; and the Chaminade University History Department.
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CORRECTION: Noura Erakat will speak Friday starting at 6 p.m. at Calvary by the Sea, 5339 Kalanianaole Hwy. An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect start time.
