[News] SF State - Mural honoring Dr. Edward Said - To Be Inaugurated Nov 2
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Wed Oct 17 11:02:00 EDT 2007
General Union of Palestine Students
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
www. <http://www.dancemission.com/> sfgups.org
Press contact: Loubna Qutami 650-291-8031
loubie03 at aol.com <mailto:loubie03 at aol.com>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
What: Palestinian Cultural Mural Inauguration
Honoring Dr. Edward Said: A Day-Long Celebration
When: Friday, November 2, 2007 (see complete schedule below)
Where: All Events at San Francisco State University,
1600 Holloway Street, San Francisco
The General Union of Palestine Students at San
Francisco State University announces the
inauguration of the Palestinian Cultural Mural.
This artwork, honoring the late Palestinian
scholar and intellectual Edward Said (1935-2003),
is the first of its kind on any American
university campus. The Palestinian Cultural Mural
began as a historic idea to celebrate and
represent Palestinian culture, identity and
thought in an academic setting, and to
commemorate the academic and intellectual work of
Edward Said, his life, and his unremitting
pursuit of social justice. Author of the
groundbreaking book Orientalism and many other
books, articles, and essays, as well as professor
of comparative literature at Columbia University,
Said was a literary theorist and activist who
illuminated the lives and struggles of
Palestinians under occupation and broadened the
international discourse about oppression, social
justice, and self-representation.
Spearheaded by the Palestinian students of San
Francisco State University, mural supporters
fought a sustained battle to gain University
approval for the mural, and its final completion
is an occasion for celebration. The lead artists
for the mural, Dr. Fayeq Oweis and Dr.Susan
Greene, worked for over two years to create a
design featuring over 20 visual elements
symbolizing the work and words of Edward Said,
the Palestinian struggle for peace and justice,
Arab culture, and student activism. To view an
image of the mural or learn more about the
muralists visit www.sfgups.org <http://www.sfgups.org/> .
The General Union of Palestine Students, along
with the SFSU Cesar Chavez Student Center
Governing Board, and co-sponsors the Middle East
Childrens Alliance, The Arab Cultural and
Community Center, The Arab Resource and
Organizing Center (AROC), ZAWAYA, The Richard
Oaks Multicultural Center at SFSU, the Arab and
Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative
(AMED), Sunbula: Arab Feminists for Change, and
the Break the Silence Mural Project will host a
full day of events and cultural presentations to
mark the inauguration of the historic Palestinian Cultural Mural.
Schedule of Events:
10:30-11:30 am: Community Breakfast
Jack Adams Hall, SFSU
· Music by Georges Lammam
12-2 pm: Palestinian Cultural Mural Inaugural Ceremony
Cesar Chavez Student Center, SFSU
· Addresses by Dr. Sonia Nimr, Professor
of History, Birzeit University, Palestine, and
Dr. Hatem Bazian, Professor, UC-Berkeley
· Native American Dance by Mission Creek
· Palestinian folk dance by Al-Juthoor
· Arab-American Hip Hop by The Nomads, The Philistines, and Excentrik
· Mural Blessing by Anne Marie Seyers,
2-5 pm: Reception and Lunch
Jack Adams Hall, SFSU
featuring classical and contemporary music by the Georges Lammam Ensemble
7-10 pm: Evening Performance (Social Hour, 6-7
pm, admission $10 students, $20 general)
Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building
· Poetry and Spoken Word by Deema Shehabi, Fady Joudah, Zaid Shlah,
and Elmaz Abinader
· Music by Tony Khalife and Kamal Ghammache-Mansour, Timothy Kelly,
and Omar Khorsheed.
· Palestinian folk dance by Al-Juthoor
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