Where: Konover Auditorium in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
Join UConn Students for Justice in Palestine for our program, From Ferguson to Palestine! We will be hosting guest speakers Jimmy Jones and Linda Sarsour.
This program will feature panel discussion about the links between Black Lives Matter and Palestine that will lead into a broader conversation about what it means to stand in solidarity.
Refreshments will be served!
About the speakers...
Linda Sarsour is a working woman, racial justice and civil rights activist. Linda shatters stereotypes of Muslim women while also treasuring her religious and ethnic heritage. She is a Palestinian Muslim American. She is the Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York and co-founder of the first Muslim online organizing platform, MPOWER Change. In wake of the police murder of Mike Brown, she co-founded Muslims for Ferguson to build solidarity amongst American Muslim communities and encourage work against police brutality. Linda co-chaired the March2Justice, a 250-mile journey on foot to deliver a justice package to end racial profiling, demilitarize police and demand the government invest in young people and communities.
Jimmy Jones is secretary of CAIR's national board and has been a civil and human rights activist for more than three decades. A member of the American Academy of Religion, Prof. Jones holds a bachelor's degree from Hampton University, a master's degree from Yale Divinity School and a doctorate in ministry from the Hartford Seminary. Dr. Jones is a tenured associate professor of world religions with a concurrent appointment in African studies at Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY). As chair of the board of the Islamic Seminary Foundation, Prof. Jones is involved in several projects that are designed to set professional standards, develop support networks and establish educational/training initiatives for imams, chaplains and other persons who lead in or provide services to the Muslim American community.
For more information, contact: Maheen Rahman at maheen.rahman@uconn.edu