On the Ground: Unite the Triangle to Rebuild Palestine
September 26, 2024 | 6 pm – 8:30 pm ET
The ongoing Israeli genocide in Palestine continues to destroy infrastructure and lives. Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine (DASJP), a group of academics and staff dedicated to Palestinian liberation through organizing efforts in and outside the university, invites everyone to support a fundraiser for Palestinian organizations urgently working to meet the survival and university education needs of Palestinians in Gaza or recently dislocated from Gaza.
Please make a generous donation in the “Handala” category or purchase a ticket to join us for the in-person On the Ground event at NorthStar Church of the Arts on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 6 pm – 8:30 pm ET in Durham, North Carolina.
All funds raised beyond the delimited overhead costs of the in-person event will go to the United Palestinian Appeal and will be directed in two ways: The Mahmoud Darwish Scholarship Fund, which will allow students from Gaza to pursue higher education in Palestinian universities in the West Bank, and an emergency relief fund to provide food, medicine, water, and other supplies to meet the immediate survival needs of Palestinians in Gaza.
The event at NorthStar will include food, performances by local artists, a silent auction, remarks from Palestinian activists, and an opportunity to learn more about the efforts you are funding to support Palestinians on the ground to survive and rebuild their lives.
Whether or not a donor checks the privacy box when purchasing a ticket or making a Handala donation, we will keep all donor names confidential.
United Palestinian Appeal, a trusted 501(c)3 founded in 1978 to help Palestinians meet relief and development needs, will ensure that our donations reach their intended beneficiaries. This event has been generously supported by NorthStar Church of the Arts, International Delights Restaurant, and Hayat Al-Dabka.
Southern Workers Assembly May Day Rally & March
May 1, 2024
The Southern Workers Assembly gathered on May Day, May 1, 2024, for a rally and march through Durham, NC, to announce a new labor campaign. Members of Duke ASJP and Duke Graduate Union spoke at the gates to Duke’s East Campus, a stop along the march route, where the workers’ march was denied access to campus by Duke University Police. Workers’ demands include $25/hr minimum for all workers, affordable housing, an annual payment from Duke University to the City of Durham, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and Durham’s divestment from businesses tied to Israel.
The May Day event was covered by Indy Week and The Chronicle.
Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment
April 26–30, 2024
The Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment was established at Polk’s Place, UNC-Chapel Hill, on April 26, 2024, as a joint regional universities effort led by UNC Students for Justice in Palestine. Police forces, in coordination with the university administration, demolished the encampment in the early hours of April 30, arresting dozens of participants. The encampment included many dimensions, such as teach-ins, films, rallies, marches, cooking, art, prayer, and community meals. Students, faculty, and community protesters were twice violently brutalized by police from across the state. Arrestees included UNC and Duke students, many of whom were suspended, kicked out of dorms, withdrawn from classes, and lost their stipends and healthcare.
Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine established a community fundraiser that raised $50,000 to support arrested students.
The Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment was covered by Indy Week.
Stop Scholasticide, Ceasefire Now Event
March 1, 2024
Duke ASJP organized a “Stop Scholasticide, Ceasefire Now” event that began with a march on East Campus and concluded with a rally on West Campus on March 1, 2024. Stop Scholasticide marked and grieved Israel’s killing of thousands of Palestinian academics, educators, and students, and the destruction of every university in Gaza during the Israeli aggression and genocide that intensified after October 7, 2023.
The Stop Scholasticide, Ceasefire Now event was covered by The Chronicle.
