PSU Conference: Palestine, Imperialism and the New Middle East: The Arab Spring Two Years On
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- Written by Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER) Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER)
- Published: 18 April 2013 18 April 2013
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Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER)
invites you to attend a two-day conference
Palestine, Imperialism and the New Middle East:
The Arab Spring Two Years On
April 27th and 28th, 2013
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Smith Memorial Student Union, registration begins at 9am.
Room 333 (Saturday), Room 294 (Sunday)
The Arab Revolutions of 2011 rocked the world. Starting in Tunisia and Egypt and spreading to Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria, millions of ordinary people took to the streets and occupied their workplaces, challenging dictatorial regimes that had ruled for decades. The revolutions reshaped the geopolitics of the region, forcing the U.S. to adjust its strategy in an effort to maintain its hold and setting regional powers jostling for stronger positions in the emerging order. Democratic aspirations of the masses are reinforcing regional solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, setting Israel on edge. Successful boycott and divestment campaigns in the U.S. are changing the discourse surrounding Palestine. However, the conditions of Israeli occupation, apartheid and siege in the West Bank, Israel and Gaza continue to worsen.