online – Decolonizing People and Nature in Palestine and Globally

Join us for a talk and reception with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh at the Frederick Douglass Unity House on the campus of UMass Dartmouth, the first in a series of five public events in the state sponsored by MAPA (below).
Using as a case study the situation of Palestine and the colonization impact on human and biological diversity, Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh offers analysis of symptoms, diagnosis, therapy and prognosis towards sustainability of natural and human communities. He articulates how working for environmental justice and for human rights is key to peace and sustainability and not just in Western Asia but globally. He highlights the model work of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (palestinenature.org).
The founder and volunteer director of the PIBS at Bethlehem University, Prof. Qumsiyeh has taught at a variety of universities including the University of Tennessee, Duke and Yale. His interests span many disciplines including the environmental impact of colonization, environmental and climate justice, cultural heritage, human rights, biodiversity conservation, and cancer. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Sharing the Land of Canaan.
Professor Qumsiyeh and his wife Jessie Chang are co-founders of and volunteer staff at the PIBS. Their mission is to develop long-term support for Palestine in Western countries, and to support and promote the work of their Institute. In early November, they embarked on a month-long trip of the UK, Ireland and the United States. They begin their tour across the US in Massachusetts having given talks in dozens of cities and towns in England, Scotland and Ireland. Earlier this year, they completed a successful 53-day tour of 17 cities in Australia and New Zealand where the professor delivered over 200 talks.
Sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Depts. of Sociology and Anthropology and Crime and Justice Studies, UMassD Faculty for Justice in Palestine, and Massachusetts Peace Action. For more information, contact Dr. Lisa Maya Knauer: lknauer@umassd.edu
Directions to UMass Dartmouth.
Additional Massachusetts events with Professor Qumsiyeh:
Wednesday, December 4th, 7:00 pm.    First Parish In Lincoln, 4 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA
Thursday, December 5th, 7:00 pm.   Environmental Justice and Genocide, First Baptist Church JP, 633 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA
Friday, December 6th, 7:30 pm.   Where Can We Go From Here: Resistance, Solidarity and Building Community, with Mark Braverman, Executive Director, Kairos USA         Community Church of Boston JP, 565 Boylston St., Boston MA.    Presented by the GRALTA Foundation
Saturday, December 7th, 2:15 pm.   New England Network for Justice in Palestine Conversation with Mazin Qumsiyeh and Mark Braverman, Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA    Presented by the GRALTA Foundation