On the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, Palestinian-led resistance is happening all over the world. This is not a comprehensive listing, only a tiny sample of events. To submit info about other Palestinian-led events or actions, please email NTTCblog@gmail.com.
The BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights also has a calendar of global Nakba@60 events, and many other Nakba campaign resources, including fact sheets, posters, maps and the Call to Action for the Nakba-60 Campaign by the UN International Coordinating Committee on Palestine.
500 Children from Tulkarem Refugee Camp Attempt to March to their Families’ Homes
TULKAREM, Palestine — On Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, approximately 500 refugee school children from the city of Tulkarem in the West Bank, attempted to march back to their families’ homes in Jaffa, near Tel-Aviv, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Al-Nakba (the catastrophe). Read more
Free Palestine Peace & Solidarity Festival
San Francisco, California—On May 10, 2008, the Local Nakba Committee and the Palestine Right to Return Coalition organized a day of resistance, music, youth and cultural programs, and more! Read more…
