April is Arab American Heritage Month. We are hosting or amplifying the following events this month from many organizations, programs and departments.

GMVL MONTH-LONG FUNDRAISER FOR GAZA: Donate to the Middle East Children’s Alliance: Link to Donate

April 4th: Forest of Noise: Poetry Under Occupation: A Conversation with Mosab Abu Toha Putah Creek Lodge, UC Davis Campus, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
RSVP: bit.ly/AbuTohaDavis

April 4th: MENASA-Law Student Association Banquet
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 821 I St, Sacramento; 5:30 - 10:00 PM
Link to purchase tickets

April 8th: Rethinking Ottoman Belonging: Arab and Armenian Diasporic Encounters with Race and Whiteness in the U.S. (1896-1914) with Dr. Bedros Torosian
ROOM 2203, Social Sciences & Humanities Building, 4:30 PM

April 10th: Rescuing the Concept of Trauma: What is a Relevant Concept for War-Torn Arab Region Countries? With Dr. Suad Joseph 
AGR Auditorium, Walter Buehler Alumni Center, 12:30 - 1:30 PM

April 13th: Beitna: A Gathering for Arab Heritage, Culture, and Solidarity
Community-Wide Event at the International House, 2:30 - 6:30 PM

April 16th: MESA and History Department Book Talk with Karam Dana
To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the U.S
Room 2203, Social Sciences & Humanities Building, 3:00 - 5:00 PM

April 17th: MESA Undergraduate & Graduate Research Symposium 
Room 2203, Social Sciences & Humanities Building, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

April 18th: Iraqi Student Union Veils of Babylon: Celestial Gardens Gala 
ARC Ballroom A & B, Activities and Recreation Center, 6:00 - 10:00 PM

April 23rd: WRRC Beyond Gender: Arab Identities and Resistance on Film 
Meeting Room DD, Student Community Center, 5:00 - 7:30 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/GenderOnFilm

April 24th: Arab American Immigration History: Talk with Charlotte Karem Albrecht
International House, Reception at 5:00 PM, Talk at 5:30 PM

April 24th-25th: Omar Offendum: Neo-Hakawati Nights
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center, 7:30 PM 
Link to Purchase Tickets

April 29th: Between Sorrow and Joy: Poetry for the People
Location and Time TBA

May 5th: A History of Palestine with Dr. Ussama Makdisi
Multipurpose Room, International Center, 5:00 PM