December 9: Palestine, Minneapolis, and the Urgent Word. “Join the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna for a powerful evening of performance and thought-provoking discussion, in PalFest’s first-ever event in Minneapolis. These renowned poets and thinkers will explore the influence of the written word and discuss the role of literary workers in the US as the genocide of Palestinians remains underway and Trump returns to the White House. We will be joined by Mosab Abu Toha, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Sarah Aziza, Danez Smith, Nick Estes, Sagirah Shahid, and Dina Omar. Authors’ books will be available for sale by Birchbark Books.” More and get tickets here.

December 16: Join designers Mona Chalabi and Ahmad Barclay at Kings College London on December 16 to discuss Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation. Published in September, the book is a striking collection of more than 200 full-color infographics and a vivid portrait of Israeli settler colonialism and the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Mona and Ahmad will discuss their work as designers and visual storytellers, the importance of narrative shift, and the urgency of data visualisation in the current moment. The discussion will interrogate the role of media while exploring modes of repression and art as tool of resistance. Mona and Ahmad will be joined by Hazem Jamjoum, who will moderate the event, and Lama Tawakkol, who will act as chair. Find out more and get tickets here.