Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity

The event brings into conversation academics and organisers in the Netherlands alongside the co-editor and one of the authors of Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity (Daraja Press, 2026). 

Towards Palestinian Liberation is an edited volume that brings together 17 academics and organisers from Palestine to Sudan to Brazil exploring the interconnectedness of global struggles, examining the role of economic and political interests, and critically assessing the opportunities and challenges facing international solidarity movements. 

Intersecting with ongoing organising in the Netherlands, the speakers will explore the histories of transnational solidarity and struggle from the era of Third World Internationalism to today, situating Palestine within wider regional dynamics, global power structures, and the long arc of anticolonial struggle. 

The event is hosted by noon coffee & culture and co-organised by Transnational Institute, Dutch Scholars for Palestine and Meld Islamofobie.

Speakers:

Abi Bae is a Korean researcher working on trade and extractivism issues in Asia Pacific at the Transnational Institute, co-editor of Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity (Daraja Press, 2026) and co-author of "The long and arduous road to a liberated Palestine: Reclaiming anti-colonial resistance and solidarity" .

Wael Omar author of “Palestine in a World of Struggle: The Role of Palestinians in Third World Solidarity” in Towards Palestinian Liberation: Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity (Daraja Press, 2026).

Dr. Nawal Mustafa an Assistant Professor in Black Studies, Critical Race Studies, and Indigenous Studies within the Cultural Studies department at the University of Amsterdam. She also serves as a strategic legal advisor at PILP, a human rights law firm and NGO based in Amsterdam.

Rahma Bavelaar is a member of Dutch Scholars for Palestine, research coordinator with the NGO Meld Islamofobie and author of an upcoming report about racism and islamophobia in the repression of Palestine solidarity in the Netherlands.

Program

18:00 – 19:00 Walk-in, dinner and drinks

19:00 – 20:00 Discussion

20:00 – 20:10 Break

20:10 – 20:10 Q&A