Palestine Awareness and Advocacy Group
The Palestine Awareness and Advocacy Group (PAAG) seeks to deepen understanding of the history and culture of the Palestinian people, and the conditions under which they exist, through speakers, films, and cultural sharing. By design its programs will center Palestinian perspectives and voices because Palestinian history is rarely taught, Palestinian stories are rarely told, and Palestinian voices, and cries, are often silenced or dismissed. Please join us. Our activities will be grounded in a commitment to human rights, justice, and freedom from violence for all.
Our tagline is Palestine Awareness and Advocacy Group: Exploring the history, culture, suffering, and resilience of an occupied people
Palestine: The Untold Story
Palestinian history, stories, and memories have been attacked and deliberately erased for the past 100 years. The Balfour Declaration refused to acknowledge the indigenous people in Palestine and how this refusal to see or hear Palestinians has continued to this day.
EventsAt First UU
Join us to commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the Nakba
May 15th marks 78 years since the initial mass displacement of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homes in 1948. In 2026, the Nakba continues, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to face mass displacement under enduring occupation.
Please join us throughout the weekend, as your schedule allows
Friday, May 15, 7pm:
“In Search of Palestine: Edward Said’s Return Home”
Screening and Discussion at First Unitarian Universalist Richmond, 1000 Blanton Avenue
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MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONVERSATION SERIES
Please join us for the following sessions, part of our conversations with Churches for Middle East Peace. Sundays, after worship service, 11:30am:
- May 17, “How did we get here? The making of Israel and Palestine” with Dr Faedah Totah, VCU Associate Professor, School of World Studies
- June 21, “The Art of Resistance: Nonviolent movements for Just Peace” with Leigh Ann Luscan, Director of Lifespan Faith Formation
- TBD (early August), “Antisemitism, Zionism, and the Lost Diversity of Jewish Political Life” with Zev Mishell, co-editor of Jewish AntiZionism: A Historical Anthology
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond 1000 Blanton Ave Richmond, VA 23221
Events Beyond First UU
Join us to commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the Nakba
May 15th marks 78 years since the initial mass displacement of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homes in 1948. In 2026, the Nakba continues, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to face mass displacement under enduring occupation.
Please join us throughout the weekend, as your schedule allows
Friday, May 15, 7pm:
“In Search of Palestine: Edward Said’s Return Home”
Screening and Discussion at First Unitarian Universalist Richmond, 1000 Blanton Avenue
Saturday, May 16th, 9am – 12 Noon:
UNRWA USA’s Gaza 5k
Please join Team Hind/RVA as a “virtual walker” to participate in a sister walk/run with the main event in Dallas. All participating teams across the USA are fundraising to bring mental health counseling to those dealing with trauma in Gaza. Water and snacks will be provided, as well as a raffle.
Location: Byrd Park, Vita Trail
Sunday, May 17, 2pm:
Solidarity with Palestine Rally
Join us in calling for an end to genocide and ethnic cleansing, dismantling apartheid, and demanding an end to the US complicity and support for Israeli war crimes across the Middle East
Location: Monroe Park