Teach-out for Palestine
This seminar will be organized as a teach-out: a moment of collective learning and discussion on Palestine, in collaboration with the student movement. The event will take place outdoors on the ULB campus, and aims to create an open space for dialogue and reflection.
Abstract: Over the past two years, people around the world have expressed their rejection of the ongoing genocide and colonisation in Palestine, two intrinsically linked phenomena that have been accelerated since October 7th 2023. Popular demonstrations, strikes, direct action, and a student intifada in the spring of 2023 with the occupation of universities around the world.
In Belgium, the student movement has been heavily involved in demanding sanctions against Israel and the economic and political actors supporting the genocide: student occupations in several universities, calls for a boycott of Israeli universities and the war industry... In October 2025, as a ceasefire comes into effect in Gaza, prisoner exchanges take place between Israel and the Palestinians, and the Israeli army's ground withdrawal from Gaza is announced, Arab and Western heads of state and government meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for a ‘peace summit’ co-chaired by Abd-el Fattah Al Sissi and Donald Trump. The latter presented his ‘plan for Gaza’, which includes maintaining strong and privileged relations with Israel, as shown by his recent visit, and the disarmament of Hamas.
Does this ceasefire mean the end of mobilisations for Palestine? During this moment of exchange and discussion, we propose to analyse together the moment we are experiencing from an anti-colonialist perspective:
Highlighting the imperialist, racist and colonialist aspects of the ‘peace summit’
Review and discussion of the BDS and PACBI campaigns, as well as other boycott campaigns, which have existed for over 20 years and are one of the levers for action against the colonisation of Palestine, which has been ongoing for over a century and is part of the Zionist project..
Hosted by Leila Mouhib and Omar Jabary Salamanca
When: October 23 from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Where: ULB Solbosch Campus (meet at the picket line!)
