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2023

THEATRE: TALES OF A HOMELAND
An original Palestinian production showcasing culture, heritage, song, dance, theatre and more!
Melbourne – 30 April – Moonee Ponds Clocktower Theatre – purchase tickets
Sydney – 7 May – Bryan Brown Theatre & Function Centre, Bankstown – purchase tickets

4 MAY 2023 / ONLINE SEMINAR
Weaponising Antisemitism: On the IHRA definition and suppressing criticism of Israel
6:30pm – Registration and further details here
Hosted by: Loud Jew Collective, Jews Against the Occupation, Tzedek Collective, Independent Australian Jewish Voices.

7 MAY 2023 / ONLINE FILM SCREENING
Jews Step Forward, by Marjorie Wright (film bio)
Time: 6:00pm (Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne time) – register for online screening
Hosted by: Palestine Museum US

75th COMMEMORATION OF THE NAKBA (‘Catastrophe’), May 2023

Events around Australia – listing to follow.

5 MAY 2023 / PERTH, WA
Film Screening: Tantura
Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Where: University of Western Australia, Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, Crawley WA 6009
Tickets: $10 / $5 – purchase here / see also facebook event / website
Hosted by: Palestinian Cultural Society of UWA, Palestinian Community of Western Australia and Friends of Palestine WA.

6 MAY 2023 / BRISBANE, QLD
Palestine Songs & Stories Fundraiser, with Phil Monsour
May Day Solidarity Concert – All Proceeds to Assist the Palestinian people through Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA.
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Where: ETU Building, 41 Peel Street , (entry on Merrivale), South Brisbane QLD 4101
Tickets: $22 / $12 – purchase here / see also facebook event

9 MAY 2023 / SYDNEY, NSW
Forum: 75 Years of Dispossession and Resistance in Palestine: A forum hosted by Students for Palestine
Speakers: Dr Nick Riemer, University of Sydney NTEU branch president, author of Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine: Universities, Intellectualism and Liberation and member of Sydney Staff for BDS; Dr Peter Slezak – Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, co-founder of Independent Australian Jewish Voices and member of BDS Australia; Dr Lucia Sorbera – Chair of Arabic Studies Department at the University of Sydney; Jasmine Al-Rawi – University of Sydney SRC Global Solidarity Officer and member of Students for Palestine; Ban Hasanin – Palestinian activist and member of Students for Palestine
Time: 1:00pm – details at facebook event
Where: Carslaw Lecture Theatre 375, University of Sydney
Hosted by: Students for Palestine Sydney Uni

13 MAY 2023 / Commemorating the Nakba / Rallies around the country
DARWIN – 11am – NT Parliament House lawns – facebook event
BRISBANE – 1pm – Brisbane Square, 266 George St, city – facebook event
SYDNEY – 1pm – Sydney Town Hall, George St, city – facebook event
CANBERRA – 1pm – Garema Place – facebook event
MELBOURNE – 1pm – State Library of Victoria, 328 Swantson St, city – facebook event
HOBART – 11am – Parliament Lawns Hobart – website / facebook event
LAUNCESTON – 4pm – Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham Campus, UTAS – website / facebook event
ADELAIDE – 2pm – SA Parliament House, North Terrace, city – website
PERTH – 12pm – Yagan Square – website / facebook event
[Note all listed times are to their location hour]

13 MAY 2023 / ADELAIDE, SA
Film Screening: Tantura
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Where: Piccadilly Cinema, 181 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide SA 5006
Tickets: free – register here
Hosted by: Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA)

15 MAY 2023 / MELBOURNE, VIC
Remembering al-Nakba 1948: AMWU VIC’s International Solidarity Initiative commemorates Nakba Day in support of Palestine.
Time: 6:00pm
Where: AMWU office, 251 Queensberry Street Carlton, VIC 3053
Free event, but registrations here
Hosted by: Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)

20 MAY 2023 / WOLLONGONG, NSW
Nakba Commemoration rally – 12pm – Crown St Mall – facebook event

12 MAY 2023 / BERALA (Sydney), NSW
Forum: One Year Memorial – Shireen Abu Akleh
Speakers: His Excellency Dr Izzat Abdulhadi, Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Head of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific; The Honourable Lynda Voltz, NSW member for Auburn; Antony Loewenstein, journalist, author and film maker, co-founder of Independent Australian Jewish Voices; Rawan Arraf, Principal Lawyer & Director at Australian Centre for International Justice.
Time: 7:00pm (doors open 6:30pm) – free tickets but registration required
Where: Berala Community Centre, 98- Woodburn Rd, Berala NSW 2141
Hosted by: Palestinian Christians in Australia

16 MAY 2023 / HOBART, TAS
Forum: My Three Months as a Human Rights Monitor in Bethlehem
Time: 5:30pm – free tickets but registration required
Where: 14 Weld St, South Hobart TAS 7004
Hosted by:

MAY 2023 / We Need To Talk – Rami & Bassam’s Peacebuilding Tour

Tour hosted by Plus 61J Media
Both Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan have lost children to violence in the conflict between Palestine and Israel. Aramin is a Palestinian academic who spent seven years in an Israeli jail for his role in the Palestinian resistance. Elhanan is an Israeli graphic designer who served in the Israeli Army as a young man. Join as they share their powerful story of loss, personal empathy and peace in their first visit to Australia. Learn more about their speaking tour here.

21 MAY 2023 / SYDNEY, NSW
Time: 7:00pm
Where: ARA Darling Quarter Theatre, 3/1-25 Harbour St, Sydney NSW
Tickets: $25 / $20 – purchase here

22 MAY 2023 / CANBERRA, ACT
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Auditorium, 146 Ellery Cres, Acton ACT
Free event – registrations required

29 MAY 2023 / MELBOURNE, VIC
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC
Tickets: $22 / $18 – purchase here

MAY-JUNE 2023 / Antony Loewenstein book launch tour

THE PALESTINE LABORATORY: HOW ISRAEL EXPORTS THE TECHNOLOGY OF OCCUPATION AROUND THE WORLD

6 MAY / Bendigo Writers Festival, VIC
Time: 10am Peace and Justice / 3pm: David and Goliath

20 MAY / Addi Road Writers Festival, NSW
Time: 4pm Life in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

8 JUNE / Gleebooks, Sydney, NSW
Time: 6:30pm Launched by Dr Mehreen Faruqi

27 JUNE / Eltham Bookshop, VIC
Time: 6.30pm In conversation with Serpil Senelmis

28 JUNE / Readings Carlton, VIC
Time: 6.30pm In conversation with Jeff Sparrow

Book information and further events as listed here >

23 MAY 2023 / MELBOURNE, VIC
Forum: Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians – A crime against humanity
Time: 6:30pm – details at website / facebook event
Where: Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston Street, MelbourneVIC
Hosted by: Green Left & Socialist Alliance

2 JUNE 2023 / ADELAIDE, SA
AFOPA Quiz Night
Time: 7:00pm – details at website
Where: Goodwood Community Centre, 32/34 Rosa St Goodwood SA 5034
Hosted by: Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA)

25 JUNE 2023 / MELBOURNE, VIC
Olive Kids 12th Annual Fundraising Dinner
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Melbourne Town Hall, 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne
Tickets: $149 / $169 / $179 – purchase here
Hosted by: Olive Kids

2024 Study Tour to Palestine
Now open for expressions of interest.
Hosted by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN).

2-17 SEPTEMBER 2023: THE BIG RIDE FOR PALESTINE AUSTRALIA

** SAVE THE DATES ** Follow The Big Ride at: Facebook / Website

12-29 OCTOBER 2023: PALESTINIAN FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA

** SAVE THE DATES ** FILM PROGRAMME TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON **

Follow the festival at: Website / Facebook / Twitter

[Note: the events listed here are not organised by AUSPalestine; AUSPalestine takes no responsibility or liability for the events listed on this page.]