Zionism Is Racism

In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 3379, declaring “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.” 

Join Philadelphia Parents for Palestine for a panel discussion with scholar-activists Noura Erakat, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Emmaia Gelman to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of this key moment in the history of the Palestinian movement. 

Together we will reflect, reconnect and reenergize as we explore how Zionism has depended on racism, from Palestine to the United States, and what we can do to oppose it. 

September 19, 2025

6–8pm, reception to follow

Unitarian Society of Germantown

• Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney, professor in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice at Rutgers University and the author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine.
• Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a professor in the Department of African-American Studies at Princeton University, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation and a contributing writer for The New Yorker.
• Emmaia Gelman is a founding director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism and teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.

Moderator:

• Arun Kundnani, a member of Philadelphia Parents for Palestine, is the author of What is Antiracism? and The Muslims are Coming!

Free parking for attendees is available (use 359 W Johnson St to map) and accessible parking is in the smaller lot with entrance on Lincoln Drive (use 6511 Lincoln Dr to map). 

The location is ADA accessible. If you have access needs or questions, please reach out to us or the venue directly.   

Childcare will be available.

We believe that healing, learning, and connection should be accessible to all — not limited by financial means. We have set a suggested ticket price of $15 but invite you to pay an amount that reflects your access to resources, with honesty and care for both yourself and the wider community. Our collective contributions help cover event costs and support others in attending. All funds that exceed the event’s production costs will be donated to causes working for Palestinian liberation:  Palestinian Youth Movement, Bayader Youth Team and CAIR Philadelphia. 

Below are suggested ticket pricing tiers. Please choose one that most closely aligns with your ability to pay. This model is built on trust, and your honest participation helps keep our events accessible to all. 

If paying for your ticket is a barrier, please don’t hesitate to reach out — no one will be turned away for lack of funds. We’re stronger together, and we want you with us.  

Community Care tier

Suggested price: Free – $15

Sustainer tier

Suggested price: $20+

Redistribution tier

Suggested price: $50+