12-14 JUNE, 2026
organized in collaboration with cinema antiplastique,
Terike Haapoja and Rania Lee Khalil
This symposium marks the first in a series of events to take place over years to come, where we come together to dream, reflect, engage and connect until Palestine is free.
Palestine , under siege of settler colonialism for over one hundred years, has been harmed daily and extensively by joint forces of Western empire, How do we address this from the stolen lands of America and colonizing Europe? What is our role as every day citizens at this point? What are the links between concepts of white supremacy and interspecies heirarchies, and what role do they play in genocide, extinction, colonialism and occupation?
We proceed from the understanding that ecocide is a key mechanism of all colonization, with interspecies liberation a viable alternative. We focus on Palestine not as exceptional, yet rather as a highly visible entry point to EuroAmerican settler colonialism in the 21st century. We view the normalization of genocide and ecocide within the stolen lands known today as the United States including Hawaii and Alaska are the blueprint for the occupying forces of the State of Israel.
In this first gathering, we’ll think together on the role of encaging, development / housing, extraction / oil wars and more as contributors to the interspecies devastation of Palestine and the region. We’ll address the systematic dismantling of Palestinian Right of Return as a form of ecocide, as we think forward to indigenous interspecies repatriation and degrowth worldwide as environmental justice.
This event is free of charge and for the people (ie conversational, creative, non academic). It includes nature walks, events for children, talks and conversations, art, performances, film screenings and cinema antiplastique’s immersive healing workshops. We will release our program soon inshallah. Symposium takes place largely in person with one day of online (though not hybrid) happenings. After symposium is complete, we aim to open and make accessible whatever possible through this site.
image left, Palestinian white oryx