Oct 4 • Daggit Gaza – Hadeel Assali

"Daggit Gazza" can be translated as the spicy tomato salad made in Gaza (called Daggah) or the pounding of Gaza.

Pottery has a long history in Gaza due to the prevalence of clay in the soils. Many of the vessels crafted are used for preparing and serving food. This talk will give an overview of the history of pottery while enjoying Daggah, a dish typically made and served in an earthen mortar and pestle. Please join us on October 4 as Hadeel Assali shares food, presents a screening of her short film Daggit Gazza (2013), and traces her own family history with pottery.

Hadeel Assali is an anthropologist and former engineer whose work looks at the ongoing colonial legacies of the discipline of geology as well as anti-colonial ways of knowing and relating to the earth in southern Palestine. She received her PhD in Anthropology in 2021 from Columbia University. She is also a filmmaker and writer whose work draws heavily from her family stories based in Gaza, Palestine. Her current focus is Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity that she runs together with her family and community of volunteers. 

Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity has provided clean water, food, tents, clothing, and direct cash to families in Gaza. They have supplied clay ovens, repaired a sewer system, installed a water well, supported a revived school, and funded medical workers and civil defense crews.

We offer three payment options to accommodate different needs. If you’re in a position to contribute more, your support would help us continue our work! 

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 4
7-9PM
Limited capacity
Material provided
Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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