MSU Gaza solidarity encampment
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Peace be Upon You
5 Things you can do to support the students at the MSU Gaza Solidarity Encampment
5 things you can do to support the MSU Student Encampment.
1. Attendance: We encourage individuals of all ages to attend - Families. children are welcome. Drop-in any time 24x7.
2. Hot Meals: The students are on-site in the hot sun during the day and cold nights. Bring-in some healthy, hot, and nutritious meal home cooked if possible to show them the love.
3. Community Discussions: Tell everyone you know about the encampment and the fact that they have a permit from MSU (so far) to exercise their right to assemble and express themselves.
4. Donations: Contrary to allegations by ADL, some politicians, and some media reports, these protests across the country are organic. And no, China is not funding it! You are. Donate at the campsite or online at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msucamping
5. If your circumstances don't allow do any of the above, pray for them. They are putting their careers in line and risking arrest and doing so despite being maligned unfairly as terrorists while in reality they are heroes for standing up against genocide.
Parking: Shaw Lane Parking across from Engineering building/International Center
Camp location: https://maps.google.com/?q=42.727348,-84.480652
Visit the Hurriya page and scroll down for pictures
Media Reports about the MSU Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Visit the Lansing Area Peace Education Center Facebook page for a link to media reports
MSU MENA Essay Contest for Youth ages 15-24
Top essays receive monetary awards.
In partnership with MSU’s Muslim Studies Center and African Studies Center the 2024 Global Voices Essay Contest is open to 15-24 year olds from the Middle East and North Africa (see eligible nationalities/groups below). We invite youth to share their stories in order to raise awareness, amplify their voices, and inspire others.
- Eligibility: 15 to 24 year-olds whose nationality is: Afghan; Algerian; Armenian; Assyrian / Chaldean; Azerbaijani; Bahraini; Berber; Circassian; Djiboutian; Egyptian; Emirati; Georgian; Israeli; Iranian; Iraqi; Jordanian; Kurdish; Kuwaiti; Lebanese; Libyan; Mauritanian; Moroccan; Omani; Palestinian; Qatari; Saudi Arabian; Somali; Sudanese; Syrian; Tunisian; Turkish; Yemeni
- Submission Due Date: May 19, 2024
- Essay Length: 600 - 900 words
- Submission Language: English
- Theme: "Authoring Our Own Story" Youth have the chance to tell a new story about their homelands and their unique, personal experiences. They can choose to claim, re-frame, or reject the dominant narratives, and give a new perspective on what life is like in the Middle East and North Africa for youth in 2024.
Details at :
https://globalyouth.isp.msu.edu/programs-projects/global-voices/essay-contest/2024-call-submissions
Classical Arabic (Fusha) at MSU
Register at student.msu.edu
Contact Dr. Chakrani if you have any questions: [email protected]
Local Physicians recount their experiences in Gaza
Join us to hear from local Physicians who will recount their recent experiences treating the wounded in Gaza.
Monday, May 6
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
East Lansing Public Library
950 Abbot Rd, E Lansing
Islamic Society of Greater Lansing | 920 S Harrison, E LANSING, MI 48823