events
conversation series
Facebook, we need to talk about dismantling antisemitism
Hosted by JVP BIJOCSM Network (Black Jews, Indigenous Jews, Jews of color, Sephardim, and Mizrahim)
Friday, February 12th at 1pm EST / 8pm Palestine
Reuben Telushkin in conversation with Rebecca Pierce and Lina Morales
How does Facebook's move to equate "Zionist" with "Jew" in its hate speech policy undermine efforts to dismantle antisemitism?
Facebook, we need to talk - MENA region
Hosted by 7amleh - The Arab Center for Advancement of Social Media
Monday, February 15th at 12pm EST / 7pm Palestine
Nadim Nashif - Executive Director, 7amleh (Palestine)
Najwan Berkdar - Anti Normalization & Human Rights activist(Palestine)
Mohamad Najem - Executive Director, SMEX (Lebanon)
Raya Sharbain - Program Coordinator, Jordan Open Source Association (Jordan)
Facebook is under pressure from extremist Zionist organizations, and organizations supported by the Israeli government, to equate the word ‘Zionist’ with ‘Jewish’ and make criticism of Zionism a violation of Facebook’s Community Standards and hate speech policy.
As a part of the global #FacebookWeNeedToTalk campaign, 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media invites you to a webinar about how these policy changes at Facebook can impact freedom of expression in the MENA region.
Why is this issue a threat to freedom of expression in the MENA region? What could be the consequences of such action? How could this affect freedom of expression online for human rights activists, journalists, students and others? What should Facebook and other social media companies do to protect political expression on their platform?
#FacebookWeNeedToTalk Twitter Town Hall
Hosted by MPower Change
Wednesday, February 17th at 12:00pm EST / 7pm Palestine
Co-sponsoring organizations (including but not limited to 7amleh, Adalah Justice Project, Media Justice, the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, Jewish Voice for Peace, BDS Movement, Palestine Legal, KairosAction, and ACRE) explain the policy that Facebook is considering and the dangerous implications for many different communities, especially Palestinians and those striving to hold the Israeli government accountable. We dig into how this move from Facebook is part of a larger pattern of social media companies silencing Palestinians and critics of the Israeli government online, and how you can get involved in the fight back!
Facebook, we need to talk about holding the Israeli government accountable
Hosted by Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK
Thursday, February 18th at 1:30pm EST / 6:30pm London / 8:30pm Palestine
PSC in conversation with Omar Shakir, Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, and Ryvka Barnard, Senior Campaigner on Militarism and Security from War on Want
How does Facebook's move to equate "Zionist" with "Jew" under its hate speech policy keep us from holding the Israeli government accountable? What is the potential impact of this policy change globally in terms of our ability to hold governments accountable for human rights violations and anti-democratic policy?
Facebook, we need to talk about Christian Zionism
Hosted by Friends of Sabeel - North America
Monday, February 22nd
