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Palestine Students<br>
San Francisco State University<br>
1600 Holloway Ave.<br>
San Francisco, CA 94132<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6><b>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>What</b><i>
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</i></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6><b>Palestinian
Cultural Mural Inauguration<br>
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Honoring Dr. Edward Said: A Day-Long Celebration<br><br>
</i>When</b><i>: </i><b>Friday,
November 2, 2007 (see complete schedule below)<br>
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Where</b><i>: </i><b>All Events at San Francisco
State University,<br>
1600 Holloway Street, San Francisco<br>
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</b>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 <i>Orientalism</i> 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.<br>
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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
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The General Union of Palestine Students, along with the SFSU Cesar Chavez
Student Center Governing Board, and co-sponsors the Middle East
Children’s 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),</font><font face="Verdana" size=5> 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.<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6><b><i>Schedule of
Events: <br><br>
</i></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>10:30-11:30 am:
Community Breakfast<br>
Jack Adams Hall, SFSU<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Music by Georges
Lammam<br>
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<b>12-2 pm: Palestinian Cultural Mural Inaugural Ceremony<br>
Cesar Chavez Student Center, SFSU<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Addresses by Dr. Sonia
Nimr, Professor of History, Birzeit University, Palestine, and Dr. Hatem
Bazian, Professor, UC-Berkeley<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Native American Dance
by Mission Creek<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Palestinian folk dance
by Al-Juthoor<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Arab-American Hip Hop
by The Nomads, The Philistines, and Excentrik <br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Mural Blessing by Anne
Marie Seyers,<br>
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<b>2-5 pm: Reception and Lunch<br>
Jack Adams Hall, SFSU<br>
</b>featuring classical and contemporary music by the Georges Lammam
Ensemble<br><br>
<b>7-10 pm: Evening Performance (Social Hour, 6-7 pm, admission $10
students, $20 general)<br>
Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building<br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Poetry and Spoken Word
by Deema Shehabi, Fady Joudah, Zaid Shlah, <br>
and
Elmaz Abinader <br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Music by Tony Khalife
and Kamal Ghammache-Mansour, Timothy Kelly, <br>
and
Omar Khorsheed. <br>
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·
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>Palestinian folk dance
by Al-Juthoor<br><br>
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