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“Earth’s Greatest Enemy”

showing at the Kaysville Kaysville Theatre, 21 N. Main Street, Kaysville 84037 on Thursday, Dec. 11   

DOORS OPEN AT 7 PM, FILM STARTS 7:30 PM. 

• https://youtu.be/HnZSaKYmP2s

“My name is Abby Martin, I am a longtime advocacy journalist for Palestinian liberation. I formerly directed the film Gaza Fights for Freedom. My new film about the US military’s environmental destruction, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, is showing in SLC on December 11th. I will be present for Q&A. I would love to meet you there!”

Info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earths-greatest-enemy-salt-lake-city-premiere-with-abby-martin-qa-tickets-1758381710029

Past Events

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Rally for Palestine

Celebrate International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People!

WHEN: Saturday, Nov 29, 2025 @ 2:00 pm

WHERE: Washington Square Park, 451 South State St, Salt Lake City

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Holiday Bazaar

WHAT: Benefit for Palestinians, sponsored by Salt Lake Artists Against Genocide

WHEN: Saturday, Dec 6, 2:00-4:00 pm

WHERE: West Main Studio, 1400 S Main, Salt Lake City

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Empty Pot Protests

After a good 16-week run, we will be ending the weekly Pot Banging for Gaza in downtown Salt Lake City due to shorter days.

Thank you to everyone that came out and stood with us or drove by and honked. Equal Rights for All from the River to the Sea!

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WE RALLY FOR GAZA 10/10

October 10th, 2025, 5-7 PM

Bring your pots and pans, signs, banners, flags etc.

*This is a peaceful Rally – Violence of any kind will not be tolerated* 

— at Utah State Capitol.

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Avenues Street Fair

8th Avenue, from D to K Streets

Sat, Sept 13, 2025, 9 am – 6 pm

Fundraising for Gaza

UJPHL Booth on N side of 8th Ave between G and H Streets

Palestinian Olive Oil and Hand-Crafted Items will be available.

All donations will be made directly to UNRWA-USA

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From Ground Zero

Stories from Gaza

Tues, Sept 9, 2025, 6:30 pm

Unitarian Church, 569 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City

“From Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war.”

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Swim with Gaza

Come, swim, and learn about kids in Gaza that participated in Mr. Tantesh’s Children’s Swim Academy.

Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 6:30-8:00 pm

Murray Aquatic Center

5109 South Murray Pk Ave

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An Evening with Hani Almadhoun

Listen to interview prior to event. Hani describes the atrocities of the US collusion with Israel to create the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation paid for with US tax dollars.

Friday, July 11, 2025, 6:30-8:00 pm

Community of Grace Presbyterian Church

2015 Newcastle Drive, Sandy, Utah

Please join us for a presentation on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza by Hani Almadhoun, Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen.

Bio below is from UNRWA USA

Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy

Born in the Emirates, Hani’s family fled to the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. It was tough adjusting to the harsh conditions in Gaza during the First Intifada, but his family was made whole again when his dad got a job at an UNRWA school teaching English to refugees. A child of an educator, Hani was raised with the mantra of school being the top priority, and in this pursuit, he eventually found his way to the United States, thanks to a university scholarship from the LDS Church. After earning both his Masters in Public Administration and his BA in International Studies and Latin American studies from Brigham Young University, Hani settled in Washington, DC where he fell into the world of fundraising for various causes that spoke to him, including civil rights and social justice groups for Muslim and Arab Americans and charities that serve the Palestinian people and other marginalized communities in the Middle East. Now, after more than a decade in fundraising, he’s thrilled to bring this experience into his role as UNRWA USA’s Director of Philanthropy.

In his free time, Hani volunteers with a number of education, health, and professional organizations. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his family, including his two little princesses, Zayna and Mariam.

Ask Hani about:

Ideas for fundraising events, Palestinian food and music, stand-up comedy, Arabic pop music, and his opinions on donuts and world peace.

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Free Film Screening

The Oslo Diaries

Thursday, June 26, 6:30

Glendale Library, 1375 Concord St, Salt Lake City

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All Out for Palestine Demonstration

Wednesday, June 11th, 7 pm

Washington Square Park, Salt Lake City

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Israelism, the documentary

Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land (“UJPHL”) invites you to a free public screening of the 2023 documentary film “Israelism” at the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City (569 South 1300 East) this coming Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. (Free parking is available in the Friendship Manor lot at 500 South and 1300 East. https://www.israelismfilm.com/info

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Workshop with Dr. Chad Ford

Monday, April 21 at 6:30 pm

First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East, SLC, UT

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No Other Land

March 26, 2025, 6:00 p.m. at the Marmalade Library, 280 W. 500 N. Salt Lake City, UT 84103

Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP for the film.

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There is Another Way-A reconsider film

Thursday, February 27, 2024, 7:00-9:00 pm

First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 E. SLC

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Rally: Let Gaza Live

Saturday January 25, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

Park City, Utah, Main Street

 There is not an exact location other than uptown Park City—Main Street will be blocked to vehicles, so everyone will be on foot. Look for signs, flags, kufiyas, and a rolled out red carpet. Also rhere will be volunteers at the Kimball Junction parking to help you

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Where Olive Trees Weep

No One is Free Until we all are Free

Watch the film Online:

Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.

We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.

Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.

This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?

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Watch Israelism now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, YouTube, Vimeo, and Fandango

• ISRAELISM explores the relationship between American Jews and Israel

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Joint Memorial Day Celebration

December 5th at 7:00 pm

Please Join us! UUJME, J Street, Combatants for Peace, Utahns for a Just Peace & Bereaved Families group will be jointly presenting a film, “Joint Memorial Day Celebration” at the Unitarian church, Dec. 5th at 7:00 pm, 569 S 1300 East. A link to the film is provided below. There will be a time for questions and discussion following the film.

https://youtu.be/1GsxT_PXudo?feature=share

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Vigil for Palestine

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Not In Our Name

Join us for a community gathering with Rabbi Cat Zavis, who will discuss the misuse of Judaism to justify the brutal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Drawing on deep Jewish ethical traditions of justice and compassion, Rabbi Zavis will show how the occupation fundamentally contradicts core Jewish values.
We will explore the rich history of Jewish opposition to occupation and highlight contemporary movements working to honor Judaism’s ethical mandate, “Never Again” for anyone.

October 25, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30am PDT

Find the time in your time zone

REGISTER

Recommended Donation $25A recording will be available to SAND members and pre-registered participants only
Some of the questions we will ask:
The Jewish teaching that “every life is a universe” emphasizes the sanctity of human life. How do we reconcile this principle with the current genocide in Gaza?
How do we understand the intergenerational trauma behind the oppression of the Palestinian people?
How can people who suffered genocide now commit genocide themselves?

Tikkun Olam calls us to repair and mend the world. What does it mean to repair and mend in the face of such destruction?

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Rally-Saturday, October 5th at 2:00 pm

Wallace F. Federal Building125 South State Salt Lake City, Utah

Please join us and spread the word!!

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Christian Zionism and the Israel Lobby: A Conversation with Ilan Pappe

Oct 5, 2024 10:00 AM 

Dr. Ilan Pappé is an Israeli historian and professor of history at the University of Exeter, where he leads the European Centre for Palestine Studies. He is the author of numerous books including The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. https://www.fosna.org/

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EVT 241008 Genocide and the Widening Middle East Wars

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:00 PM –  8:30 PM ET

Phyllis Bennis, Ervand Abrahamian, and Assaf Kfoury speak about Israel’s Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Yemen wars. With missiles flying between Israel and Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen, no end in sight to the Gaza genocide, and the United States deepening engagement as Israel’s ally and weapons supplier, the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, Historians for Peace and Democracy, and Massachusetts Peace Action, have organized an exceptional panel to discuss these wars dynamics, origins, consequences, and ways to stop the killing and for justice.

(Click on hyperlink above to register for this online event)

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Vigil for Palestine

Sunday, August 4th, 2024, 7-8 pm at Liberty Park, SLC UT

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Gaza Memorial Re-Opening Ceremony

July 4th, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

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Livestream Briefing: “U.S. Doctors: Eyewitness in Gaza”

We are invited to attend and to invite congress, our state governors and legislators to a livestream briefing, “U.S. Doctors: Eyewitness in Gaza” being held in Washington DC for Representatives, Senators, and staff on Wednesday, June 26th at 10-11am EDT, with Q/A to follow.  American-led medical missions brought hundreds of U.S. physicians, nurses, and authorized personnel to Gaza. Life-saving efforts were interrupted when the Israeli Army seized the Rafah border on May 7th.  

Meet the doctors: Four doctors will present their firsthand experiences and urge Senators and Representatives to prioritize reopening borders for medical evacuations and humanitarian aid. The doctors will highlight the urgent case of a 9-month-old baby girl in critical need of medical evacuation for a liver transplant. Although she and her father will be allowed to travel, now we need to get her mother and siblings out too.

Join us for the Livestream

Panelists include:

• Dr. Mark Perlmutter, orthopedic & hand surgeon, President, World Surgical Foundation
• Dr. Adam Hamawy, plastic surgeon, ret. US Army combat surgeon who saved Senator Duckworth’s life
• Dr. Zena Saleh, general surgery resident with clinical interest in trauma, critical care, global health
• Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, trauma and critical care surgeon with a master’s in public health
• Mr. Josh Paul, Former Director in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, first to resign

Panelists will provide common-sense recommendations that mirror actions Congress has already taken to save lives in Ukraine, assisting with emergency medical evacuations, calling for the protection of health care workers and civilians, committing to the online training of Palestinian medical staff, and calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.

Please invite your Senators and Representative to attend the briefing or join the Livestream:

Email Congress Now

Please also take a moment to:

invite your Governor and State Legislators

to join the Livestream too

Thank you for all that you do and please widely share this message. As always, feel free to reply to this email with any questions or suggestions.

Sincerely,

Donna Baranski-Walker
Founder and Executive Director, Rebuilding Alliance

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Join the DSA on June 8 canvassing local stores, giving them information and asking them to remove complicit products from their shelves!

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Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony

May 15, 2024, 1:00 pm Eastern Time

• Joint Nakba Ceremony:  The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony is a unique opportunity to commemorate the pain and tragedy of the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic). Broadcast from the Occupied Territories. See information to register online

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Rally at Pioneer Park

Saturday, May 18th, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

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The 19th Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony

May 12th, 2024, 1:30 pm Eastern Time

• Joint Memorial Ceremony:  It is the largest Israeli-Palestinian jointly organized peace event. Broadcast from Israel.  See more information

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Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 2:30 pm

At a time when most eyes are on Gaza, the Israeli Forces have carried out four raids on cities and seven on villages within the West Bank, and Israeli colonists in the illegal settlements are carrying out their own daily violent attacks on Palestinians. Since October 7, Israel has arrested 8,480 Palestinians throughout the West Bank, about 3,660 of them held illegally under administrative detention with no charges brought against them. (Aljazeera, April 27, 2024)

Join us on Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 2:30 as we take a look at Palestine, beyond Gaza, and consider how the occupation playbook was actually written in the streets of Hebron, West Bank.

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Film Screening: Thursday, Nov 2, 2023, 6:00 pm

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August 26, 2023

Salt Lake City Swims with Gaza

The Gaza organizers are from Tantish Swimming Academy, which offers swimming lessons to help Gaza kids find joy and purpose while living under very difficult circumstances. They anticipate about 1,000 children from Gaza will participate on 8/26.

You can have your own swim/splash party. Follow live on Facebook and YouTube!

The UJPHL Swim with Gaza Pool Event will be from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm in Salt Lake City. If you would like to join this free event, please email c4peace.slc@gmail.com with the number of adults and children that would like to attend. You will get a paperless invitation with the address of the pool location. Space is limited so RSVP’d guests only.

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June 13, 2023, Boycott Screening

About Boycott

Over the past six years, unbeknownst to most Americans, 35 states passed laws intending to silence boycotts and other nonviolent measures aimed at pressuring Israel on its human rights record. These dangerous bills remove the legal protection that has been awarded to boycotts for generations, granting governments the power to condition jobs on political viewpoints.

As this wave of anti-boycott legislation has swept through the country, so has a counter-wave in defense of freedom of speech. Everyday Americans are challenging these laws for their constitutionality in a nation-wide battle likely to go all the way to the Supreme Court.

With full access to the plaintiffs and in revelatory moments with elected officials, Boycott chronicles one of the most consequential First Amendment battles of the past few decades and investigates the question – how did we get here?

About Brian King, Utah State Representative

In 2008, Brian was elected to the Utah State House of Representatives as the Democratic representative for District 23 in Salt Lake City and parts of Summit County. He is a member of the House Judiciary and Business and Labor Standing committees. He also serves on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee. He served as the Leader of the House Minority Caucus from 2015-2022. He is a member of the LDS Democrats caucus in the Utah Democratic Party. He served for years on the Board of Directors for the Rape Recovery Center and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the ACLU of Utah and Utah’s Hogle Zoo.

Representative Brian King voted against anti-boycott legislation in Utah.

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June 3-4, 2023 Utah Pride Festival UJPHL Celebrates Palestinian Pride

Stop by and visit!

Our booth will be in the southwest corner of Washington Square Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4.

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