October 6: Building Palestine: What You Can Do

Building Palestine: What You Can Do
Discussion with Palestinian-American business consultant and political analyst Sam Bahour

Moderated by Columbia College Professor Iymen Chehade

Sunday, October 6
3-5pm
Columbia College Chicago
Conaway Center
1104 S. Wabash

Sam Bahour is coming to Chicago!! Don’t miss his October 6th talk, Building Palestine: What You Can Do, and the discussion that will follow.

Sam is a Palestinian-American political analyst and business consultant who regularly meets with international delegations in Palestine. His discussion of political and economic context of occupation and inequality and specifically, what can be done to bring about change, is considered by so many delegates to be one of the main highlights of their trip to Palestine.

There were many hurdles thrown in Sam Bahour’s way since 1995 to prevent him from relocating from Ohio to Al-Bireh/Ramallah and remaining in Palestine to help build the Palestinian economy and state. Join us to hear from Palestinian-American business consultant and political analyst Sam Bahour on his personal journey and especially, to discuss practical things you can do to help build Palestine.

Sam Bahour is a Palestinian-American based in Al-Bireh/Ramallah, Palestine. He is a freelance business consultant specializing in business development with a niche focus on start-ups. Sam was instrumental in the establishment of the Palestine Telecommunications Company and the PLAZA Shopping Center and recently completed a full term as a Board of Trustees member at Birzeit University. Sam is co-editor of HOMELAND: Oral History of Palestine and Palestinians. He blogs at www.epalestine.com.

Free and open to the public. Pizza and beverages will be provided!

Sponsored by Columbia College Students for Justice in Palestine/Jewish Voice for Peace, US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) – Chicago, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) – DePaul

For more information, contact Ava Ginsburg at [email protected]