Saturday, February 13
Red Gym, On Wisconsin Room
UW-Madison Campus
5:00 PM
Students for Justice in Palestine presents Palestinian Culture Night! We will showcase a part of Palestinian culture through music, dance, and henna tattoos!
We will begin the night with a Debka performance by Chicago based Firqat Al-Watan. Debka is a traditional Palestinian folk dance. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j91jyiTJyK4).
A performance by Omar Offendum will follow. Offendum is a Syrian-American Hip-Hop artist, raised in Washington DC and living in Los Angeles. He has been involved in creating several critically acclaimed songs about the uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUNGlVfqgWs)
We will end the night with an open mic event where all are welcome to showcase their talent! If you are interested in being a part of the open mic portion of the event, email Amal Ayesh, aayesh at wisc.edu
Invite your friends and join us for a night not to be missed!