Name: Workplace and Union Activists Organizing in Solidarity with Palestine
Start: 2024-08-31T15:00:00-0500
End: 2024-08-31T16:30:00-0500

Saturday August 31, 2024 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT

Hyde Park A

As the past year has made horrifically clear, the fight for a free Palestine is a long term struggle. Join a conversation with activists who have been organizing in workplaces and unions in solidarity with Palestine. Panelists will share what the work has looked like from both a national and local perspective.

Speakers

Sherena Razek

Sherena Razek is president of the Graduate Labor Organization at Brown, co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Caucus of AFT/RIFT Local 6516, and works with the Labor for Palestine National Network... Read More →

Jackson Potter

Jackson Potter is the Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union. He has been an education activist since he led a student walkout at his high school, Whitney Young, in 1995 to push for equitable funding for schools in Illinois. As a teacher and union delegate at Englewood High... Read More →

sameerah

sameerah (she/they) is a death doula and caregiver for elders living with dementia. They are a member of the various workers for Palestine collectives in Chicago: healthcare, cultural, education, tech, and social service workers. She is also involved in other efforts and spaces, including... Read More →

Sami

Sami is a Physical Therapist and member of Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine-Chicago. He has worked with patients with musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary impairments.

Dennis Kosuth

Dennis is a registered nurse who works in schools and a hospital. He is a member of the Chicago Teachers Union and serves as the chair of the Human Rights committee, as well as National Nurses United. He is also a member of several local and national worker based organizations in... Read More →

Saturday August 31, 2024 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Hyde Park A

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