The BDS movement

Strategies of resistance – the legacy and outlook of the BDS movement How can we work together to push our institutions to take a solid stance against Israel’s occupation? Masahat invites to a talk and panel discussion of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) as a tool of resistance in arts and academia. The BDS movement has…

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Artists and Liberation

The genocide in Gaza has exposed the complicity of our cultural and academic institutions in zionism and related colonial ideologies of extermination, extraction and unlawful accumulation of wealth. Artists have contributed to a growing vanguard  global movement in solidarity for Palestine and too many have paid the price for their principled stance against oppression. Nonetheless,…

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Mini Masahat

نرحب بكم في مساحات للصغار يوم الأحد ٨ أيلول في توين تورغ! انضموا إلينا في ميني مساحات – يوم للصغار واليافعين والعائلات يحتفل بالثقافة واللغة العربية من خلال الموسيقى وورش العمل الفنية والرقص والمرح وفقرة الحكواتي والأفلام والطعام وغيرها الكثير من النشاطات! الدخول مجاني ومتاح للجميع! Velkommen til Mini Masahat på Tøyen Torg 8. september 2024!  Bli med på…

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Harnessing SWANA Diaspora Power

In this pivotal discussion, we will dive deep into how our diaspora communities can strategically leverage their power, not only to advance the cause of Palestinian liberation but to lay the foundation for a stronger, freer region for all our peoples. Throughout history, diaspora communities have been at the forefront of transformative liberation movements. With…

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Investigating war crimes using digital evidence

This workshop will discuss the best practices for digital investigation and how they can be incorporated in investigating war crimes today. We will explore the topics such as verification o social media content, using satellite images and other investigative methods. Participants will be tasked with investigative cases they will attempt to solve. The workshop will…

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Independent Media in Authoritarian Setting

Since the advent of the Arab Spring, mainstream media in Egypt and the Arab world has become an organ for state power to control public access to news, often spreading propaganda and misinformation but also functioning as a safety valve for public disgruntlement. Alternative media like Mada Masr and others have been at the forefront…

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Åpningsfest med DJ Daeva

Etter åpningskonserten på Jakob kirke, skal vi sparke i gang årets festival med åpningsfest på Nordic Black Theatre. Med den legendariske DJ Daeva inviterer vi publikum til et eventyr av lyd og bevegelse på tvers av alle syv kontinenter. Nasim, også kjent som Daeva, er en Oslo-basert DJ og kunstner født og oppvokst i Teheran.…

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