Santa Cruz, CA — Palestinian Youth Movement: 20 years in the Making | Possibilities of Palestinian Refusal
When: Wednesday, November 18th at 5pm
Where: Humanities 210 at UC Santa Cruz
2026 marks 20 years since the creation of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM). Its origins, trajectories, and goals have intervened in critical moments of recent Palestinian history and have shifted through transforming conditions for Palestinians, mobilization efforts, and learning from the collective work itself. This panel honors PYM’s 20 year history and gives insights into the various stages of organizing and movement building, speaks to the ebbs and flows of collective organizing, and looks both transnationally and locally through the recounting of PYM. From its founding to a glimpse of the future, this panel will share the reflections of the past 2 decades of PYM life.
This panel features 3 former and current PYM members who have been heavily involved in PYM’s development throughout different stages.
