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From the Toronto Palestine Film Festival We are absolutely devastated by the news of Sarah Hegazi's death. We extend our love and support to her loved ones, siblings, friends and community. Sarah Hegazi was in her own words super communist, super gay and feminist. She was an Egyptian activist and writer who led several campaigns to combat discrimination against LGBTQ people in Egypt and had participated in several solidarity campaigns with prisoners of conscience. Sarah was forced to exile in Canada after her imprisonment and torture by Egypt for raising the Pride Flag at Mashrou Leila's 2017 concert in Cairo - a watershed moment for LGBTQ Arabs across the region. For Sarah, prison left her with significant trauma. While in exile, Sarah co-ran the platform برة السور, <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=3f7f8ff248&e=f3a69aeb6a> spoke publicly at an event by Sudanese women's rights organization Kandaka in White, completed academic courses and published some of her work at where you can read her article "The Egyptian Revolution: Nine Years Later <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=a4b8dfed18&e=f3a69aeb6a>" Rest in power Sarah Hegazi. TPFF is committed to making our spaces safe for our LGBTQ2S community members and their stories and art. Like racism, homophobia and transphobia are deadly and harmful - we must confront hate and discrimination within our communities and stand with our queer sisters and brothers. * * * * * *.* * GET SUPPORT Tarab NYC <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=0b56c252db&e=f3a69aeb6a>: Fosters an inclusive and safe community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and/or gender non-conforming Arab, Middle Eastern, and/or North African people in the greater NYC area. *Register for their June 19 Online Community Support Group The 519 (Toronto) <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=6e0ba720bb&e=f3a69aeb6a> - Programs and services offered include counselling, queer parenting resources, coming out groups, trans programming, and senior’s support. Rainbow Railroad <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=32c97d00d0&e=f3a69aeb6a> - Since 2006, Rainbow Railroad has helped more than 800 persecuted LGBTQI people from 38 countries travel to safety. Workers Action Center <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=db0f3133be&e=f3a69aeb6a> - Resources to improve the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable jobs. Asylum Connect <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=296f92a10f&e=f3a69aeb6a>- Online resource database for LGBTQI asylum seekers in the U.S and Canada. WATCH June 18 - Seattle Arab Film Festival’s Online Queer Arab Short Films Screening <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=612e45ba5d&e=f3a69aeb6a> READ AlQaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society - '5 Ways to Support Palestinian Queers <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=f7099d8e64&e=f3a69aeb6a>' 'Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=b965216120&e=f3a69aeb6a>' book by Sa'ed Atshan Khateera <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=c650339296&e=f3a69aeb6a>: Arabic language platform LISTEN Ghanni 3an Ta3rif - 'Minkom O Feekom' <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=10292e015f&e=f3a69aeb6a> The Queer Arabs Podcast <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=450bca81c5&e=f3a69aeb6a> Mashrou' Leila's Radio Romance <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=bdc4810c1d&e=f3a69aeb6a> Music Video Bashar Murad's More Like You <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=f0e3fcd270&e=f3a69aeb6a> Music Video FOLLOW Queer Palestinian Empowerment Network <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=f8bc2bb076&e=f3a69aeb6a> on Facebook Eva Laurent - Palestinian Drag Artist <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=5f50866581&e=f3a69aeb6a> on Instagram Art Queer Habibi <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=9263ae12dd&e=f3a69aeb6a> on Instagram Halal Bae <https://tpff.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82bad0e8d200ec8aa7fa15a0b&id=fef5ab0615&e=f3a69aeb6a> - Toronto Queer/Drag Performer _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
