The Common Good: Voices from a SWANA Rose Culture & Community Center Fundraiser 6/11/24

This Installment of the Common Good is guest hosted by Steena Trecha. 

Tune in to hear from local Syrian, Armenian, Kashmiri, and other members of the SWANA - Southwest Asian and North African - Portland Metro Area community at a SWANA Rose Culture + Community Center fundraiser for Palestinian families that took place in June 2024. SWANA Rose is a gathering space for those with lineages tied to Southwest Asia and North Africa, focused on reclamation, remembering and resistance, through education, arts and intersectional solidarity. 

Listen for how SWANA Rose is leading local educational opportunities and creating new resources for their own community - as well as the Portland Metro Area as a whole. This takes the shape of film showings, SWANA artists in residency programs, and other events showcasing the diverse and beautiful SWANA culture such as the popular Vegan Syrian Fundraising Popups happening every weekend (@vegansyrianpdx). The show wraps up with an interview with Portland area Kashmiri poet Jalees Hyder (@jalesshyder) and a chat with Raphael, an Anti-Zionist Jew living in the Portland Metro Area.

Learn more about SWANA Rose Culture + Community Center at www.swanarosepdx.org