At noon ET (UTC -4) on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, our panel discussed creating solidarity through music in the struggle for social justice.
Guests include:
- Sama'an Ashrawi, filmmaker and music producer
- Kam Franklin, singer and songwriter
- Kareem Samara, musician, composer, and sound artist
- Karin Ryan, Sr. Advisor for Human Rights, The Carter Center, moderator
This roundtable illustrated the solidarity between the Palestinian and African-American struggle for human rights while living under settler-colonial ideologies and governments. We will discuss how music elevates these struggles and brings attention to the human rights of the oppressed.
Links mentioned during the Roundtable were:
https://azraq1.bandcamp.com
https://baladnayouth.bandcamp.com
https://linktr.ee/KamFranklin
https://bit.ly/standwiththe6
#StandWithThe6
https://www.mei.edu/events/israels-designation-six-palestinian-ngos-terrorist-costs-and-consequences
This Roundtable was coordinated by Joshua Griffin.
Hello and welcome, please post any questions or comments for the panel here.