Monday August 5 @ 8PM ET
TOPIC: Art and Resistance in Palestine
Course Description and Key Takeaways: Hear how artists and performers in Palestine channel collective creativity into resistance with Chicago-based artist, Mary Hazboun. Plus, skill up with a workshop on organizing in the belly of the beast with CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich.
Course leader: Danaka Katovich & Mary Hazboun
Mary Hazboun is a multidisciplinary Chicago based Palestinian artist who practices “The Art of Weeping” as an act of processing grief and somatic healing of bodies through drawing. Graduated from DePaul University in 2017 with a Master’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies. Mary’s work highlights the nuanced traumas of women and their resistance against different forms of oppression that is manifested in the military machine, patriarchal societies, and forced migrations. She uses art as a way of emptying blocked emotions, opening internal space, and pouring in trauma informed introspections as a form of healing. Mary was born and raised in the city of Bethlehem and moved to the U.S in 2004.
Danaka Katovich graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in November 2020. Since 2018 she has been working towards ending US participation in the war in Yemen. At CODEPINK, she oversees all advocacy campaigns and facilitates our local organizing in the Midwest and in Europe. Her writing can be found in Jacobin, Salon, Truthout, CommonDreams, and more.
SCHEDULE:
-30 min on Art and Resistance in Palestine
-30 min on Movement Building in the Belly of the Beast
Additional resources:
Check out Mary Hazboun’s website and instagram.
Danaka's presentation, CODEPINK Organizer Training