DATE CHANGED TO NOV 13: Online Panel on Football (Soccer) & the Occupation

Register Here: https://bit.ly/pali-football-panel

This moment is a critical opportunity for us to organize behind the calls to #BoycottPuma and to hold the Zionists accountable for their crimes against Palestinian footballers as the FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in a few short weeks. While the world is watching the World Cup we have the opportunity to highlight Palestine and how the world’s most popular game is affected by the brutal occupation of Palestinian land.

Our Football (Soccer) & the Occupation Panel promises to be an engaging panel on the intersections of the world’s most popular sport and the struggle for Palestinian rights and self-determination. Panelists will discuss the effect of the occupation on football in Palestine, as well as BDS organizing efforts toward divesting from international sporting companies operating in the West Bank, most prominently Puma.

Our panelists include:

• Mahmoud Al Sarsak – former Palestinian national football player from Gaza, held as a political prisoner for 3 years by the Zionists. Went on a 95 day hunger strike demanding his freedom.

• Muhanned Qafesha – Palestinian activist, journalist and sports commentator based in Hebron.

• Faisal – organizer with BDS Boston and their #BoycottPuma campaign.

• Wael – organizer with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and a leader of the Oakland Roots campaign.

Register Here: https://bit.ly/pali-football-panel