The Permaculture & Palestine initiative invites you to an interactive video conference with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh!
Thursday, October 16 @ 19:30h Palestine Time / 18:30h CET / 17:30 UK Time
Register for the video conference HERE.
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We are honoured to welcome Professor Qumsiyeh, founder and volunteer director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University, The event will take place at the Nest City Lab in Barcelona and will also be available through an interactive online video conference organised by the Permaculture & Palestine initiative.
During the first hour of this special two hour live session, Professor Qumsiyeh will discuss interconnections between ecological and social justice in the context of Palestine and settler colonialism. During the second hour there will be an opportunity to ask questions and make comments, both in person and through the video conference. We are working to have live translators as well as translated captions for a wide variety of languages. To receive updates on translation options, please register through the link above.
Professor Qumsiyeh previously served at US universities including Tennessee, Duke and Yale. Qumsiyeh published over 250 scientific papers, over 30 book chapters, hundreds of articles, and several books including “Sharing the Land of Canaan” and “Popular Resistance in Palestine” on topics ranging from environmental impact of colonisation to environmental and climate justice to cultural heritage to human rights to biodiversity conservation to cancer. He served on the board of 11 human rights advocacy organisations and oversaw a number of projects ranging from formulating the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to empowerment projects with farmers, women, and children that benefitted tens of thousands. He is laureate of the Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation award, the Takreem award, Peaceseeker of the Year award, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.
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