Join us on at the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership on Thursday, February 12, at 6pm for an event that examines the shared systems of settler colonialism and state violence shaping life in both Palestine and the United States. From the occupation of Indigenous land on Turtle Island to the ongoing colonization of Palestine, the same logics of displacement, surveillance, militarization, and racial control are at work.

Featuring organizers and educators from Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War, this presentation will explore how institutions like ICE, the U.S. military, and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) operate as parallel enforcement arms of colonial power, sharing tactics, technologies, and ideologies used to police borders, suppress resistance, and criminalize Indigenous and marginalized communities.

Participants will learn how U.S. immigration enforcement, mass detention, and deportation are inseparable from global systems of occupation and apartheid — and why Indigenous sovereignty, Palestinian liberation, and abolition are deeply interconnected struggles. This is an invitation to move beyond single-issue politics and toward solidarity rooted in truth, history, and collective resistance.

All are encouraged and welcome to join. Refreshments provided. Accessibility assistance available upon request. Please reach out to newsfromknow@gmail.com to make arrangements.