05/20/2026
🇵🇸 Thank you to all the poets and our community for coming out to support our Nakba remembrance poetry event 🇵🇸
The Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic) refers to the Ethnic cleansing of approximately three quarters of all Palestinians from their homeland by Zionist militias and the Israeli army for the establishment of Israel. From 1947-1949, 750,000 to a million Palestinians were violently expelled just 42% of the land and refugee camps beyond its borders.
The nakba is ongoing, as Israel continues to plan and make settlements across the west bank and surrounding gaza.
Nakba Remembrance Day is the commemoration of the Nakba, observed on May 15th every year. This is now the 78th year of the Nakba.
We as Free Palestine Charleston believe in the total liberation of Palestine, from the River to the Sea, from its occupiers. We believe in Palestinians right to return to their homeland and Indigenous home towns, including refugees from the entire diaspora. We oppose zionism, which is a racist ideology that depends on apartheid and genocide to realize it’s political goals. We welcome you all to join us in struggle, in learning, in growing, and in action toward freedom for Palestine and all people oppressed by all forms of racism and imperialism.
The most direct way we can stop the Nakba from continuing is starting right here at home and shutting down Elbit and Elmec 🔨🔥 Join us every Tuesday for our picket at Elbit systems and join our campaign to get Elbit out of SC! 🇵🇸
