The Cedar Tree Project

The Cedar Tree Project CTP amplifies art from the SWANA diaspora and invites people to develop deeper understanding and empathy through artistic exchange.

The Cedar Tree Project presents and amplifies
contemporary art & artists of the Arab/SWANA (Southeast Asian and North African) region and diaspora, facilitated by Winona, MN based dance/interdisciplinary artist, Sharon Mansur. The Cedar Tree Project explores art, cultural heritage, perceptions, and identity through the lens of Southwest Asian & North African (SWANA) and SWANA American artists. Cur

ated by Keoxa/Winona, MN based dance and interdisciplinary artist Sharon Mansur, events include dance performances, dance films, visual art installations and exhibitions, as well as workshops, community meals, panel discussions, lecture/demonstrations, artist talks and other gatherings with Mansur and guest artists.

“We’re living in a time where there are challenging and complicated questions, misconceptions and sociopolitical concerns regarding the SWANA region and people. As an SWANA/Arab American artist I’m grateful for the opportunity to add to the conversations by sharing aspects of my heritage. As a curator I am thrilled to have the opportunity to invite artists of the diverse and rich SWANA diaspora to our community, and offer a rich range of perspectives and expressions. “ ~ Sharon Mansur

Tonight !! 💃🏻 🎥 🪬We are no longer taking reservations, but there are still seats available at the door. Winona Arts Cen...
05/30/2026

Tonight !! 💃🏻 🎥 🪬
We are no longer taking reservations, but there are still seats available at the door.
Winona Arts Center

05/27/2026
05/15/2026

Mpls, MN - Join the MN Anti War Committee and American Muslims For Palestine on Sunday, May 17th at 2pm at Chute Square, 28 University Ave SE, MPLS to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Al-Nahkba.

Al-Nahkba, meaning "The Catastrophe", is a solemn day of remembrance for Palestine. It's the day of the year where we remember the 15,000+ Palestinians who were murdered by the Israeli occupation in 1948, the year of the establishment of the Zionist state of Israel. Not only were 15,000 people killed during the Nahkba, almost exclusively women, children and civilians, but over 750,000 Palestinians were ethically cleansed from their homes and homeland, creating the largest ethnic diaspora in existence to this day.

After 2 and a half years of the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and the continued annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank, we know that the Nahkba was not a singular event but the ongoing project of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine for the past 78 years, the Nahkba was only the beginning but it never ended. Join us as we say "Enough is Enough! End the siege on Gaza, end the genocide, stop the annexation of land in the West Bank, end the Nahkba once and for all and let Palestine live".

Come stand with the Palestine solidarity community as we commemorate the lives, land and homes stolen by the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

End US aid to Israel

Right to resist and right to return

End the blockade of Gaza

MN Divest from Genocide

Free Salah Sarsour and all political prisoners

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival 🇵🇸
05/15/2026

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival 🇵🇸

Join TPFF this Friday, May 15 for our annual Nakba Commemoration event. This year we will screen Mai Masri’s beautiful documentary Frontiers of Fears and Dreams, followed by our keynote speaker Mouin Rabbani.

🗓️ Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: OISE Auditorium , 252 Bloor St W.
🎟️ RSVP TODAY ➡ https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/tpff-nakba-commemoration--2026-2

Film Synopsis: Mona and Manar are two Palestinian girls growing up in refugee camps in Beirut and Bethlehem. Despite the overwhelming barriers that separate them, the girls form a close friendship through letters and a dramatic meeting at the Lebanese border. Shot during the liberation of southern Lebanon from Israeli occupation and at the beginning of the Palestinian intifada, frontiers of dreams and fears articulates the feelings, hopes, and growing activism of a generation of young Palestinians living in exile.

Our esteemed keynote speaker Mouin Rabbani will examine salient themes in Israeli policy towards the Palestinian people, from the origins of the Zionist movement until the Gaza Genocide, and examine how this helps explain current regional developments.

TPFF’s annual Nakba event is not just a commemoration—it’s a call to action against injustice and erasure, and a celebration of Palestinian resilience and resistance.

Museum of the Palestinian People 🇵🇸
05/15/2026

Museum of the Palestinian People 🇵🇸

The Nakba is not a chapter in a history book that has come to a close. It is still being written. And we refuse to be silenced.

Join us for a night of gathering, poetry, and connection in honor of Nakba Day 2026.

🗓 May 15, 2026
⏰ 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 Museum of the Palestinian People & Middle East Books (Simultaneous setups)
☕ Tea will be served outside.
🎟 Free Admission

Whether you have a poem tucked in your pocket or just want to hold space with us, your presence is the most powerful thing you can bring.

Come as you are. Speak from the heart. Let’s be present together.

Claim your free ticket now! https://museumofpalestinianpeople.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F45302

05/15/2026
Grateful for the opportunity and continued connections with this unique residency program coordinated by McKnight Artist...
05/14/2026

Grateful for the opportunity and continued connections with this unique residency program coordinated by McKnight Artist Fellowships for Dancers & Choreographers

with Meryl Zaytoun Murman
📷 InSite Arts and Healing

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