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PALESTINE: Genocide, Ecocide, Erasure and Survival

Mon, Oct 12 · 4:00 PM Busboys and Poets - 14th & V · U Street Corridor

Monday, October 12, 2026, 4–6 PMBusboys and Poets, 14th & V2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 From Palestine, Gaza and West Bank experts will talk about current challenges and detail our path forward. A quintessential Gazan dish will be prepared for us to sample. Speakers Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Director, Palestine Museum of Natural History and the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University.Hanadi Muhanna, Founder and Owner, Al-Qarara Seed Bank, Deir al-Balah, Gaza.Dr. Ahmed Abu Shaban, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Gaza.Laila El-Haddad, Author and Public Speaker, James Beard Award Winner. Tickets: $10. Register using the ticket button. Presented by Growing Palestine.

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