Reframing Palestine

In this training we delve into the key frameworks and concepts through which the Palestinian struggle can be understood, such as settler-colonialism, occupation, apartheid, peace process, Nakba, and more. Through interweaving a historical and conceptual analysis of the trajectory of the Palestinian cause, this workshop offers a critical understanding of Palestine, its history, and the discourse around it.

About Makan
Makan is a Palestinian led educational organisation dedicated to facilitating transformative learning experiences centred around Palestinian and intersectional issues through workshops, partnerships, and accessible online resources. Makan strives to provide a perspective that captures the history of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and the realities on the ground. Our aim is to support advocates as part of a community that is not only well-informed, interconnected, and empowered but also passionately committed to cultivating a future for Palestinians built on liberation and justice.

Community Guidelines

We convene here together from diverse backgrounds, cultures, traditions, and political experiences with the shared objective of advancing the struggle for Palestine. We ask all participants help us to create and maintain the space for a respectful discussion, exchange, and collaboration, by keeping the following principles in mind:

• Prepare yourself before attending. Have you slept and eaten well? Do you have someone to talk to afterwards?
• Please do your best to arrive on time for sessions, and be fully present. 
• Please let our team know if you are attending alone and would like to be introduced to others,
• Assume the best intent and stay open-minded in any conversation, keeping in mind the diversity of experience and opinions of the participants.
• Respect the religious and cultural obligations of any participant, and if you are unsure of any cultural or religious boundaries that some adhere to, ask. A dedicated space is available for those observing prayer. 
• If you feel overwhelmed at any point during an event our library is available as a quiet breakout space. Please let a member of our team know whether you would like to be accompanied or need additional support.
• We do not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, antisemitism, or any other form of discrimination. 
• To make everyone feel comfortable, including the speakers we ask not to film during the event. Photographs are allowed with permission.

We strive to provide a physical environment that is accessible to all visitors. This includes:

• Offering ground-level, step-free access to our spaces.
• Offering elevator access to our project space located on the first floor.
• Providing accessible restrooms for all genders on every floor of our venues.
• Providing folding chairs or other forms of seating at every venue.
• Welcoming assistive animal at our spaces and events.
• Designating drop-off zones and parking spots within the Design District for visitors with disabilities on Phoenix Avenue which is 160 meters away. 
• Some in person and digital events can be offered with a BSL interpreter. Please contact us one week in advance of the event and we will try to accommodate this.
  
  Contact ola@queercircle.org for any additional access needs