Beyond Pride: Trans & Queer Voices from the Freedom Flotilla
Mon, Jun 29
|Zoom Session
Join Gila Project and This is Not an Ulpan for a Zoom panel, followed by a Q&A, with trans and queer Freedom Flotilla participants. They will discuss international Palestine solidarity, its intersection with queer liberation, and connections to local resistance.
Time & Location
Jun 29, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Zoom Session
About the Event
The activists Maxime Parizel, Norrad Bouzide, and Omer Sharir will share their experiences on the Flotilla and what motivated them to join the movement and this action. We will gain insight into international Palestine solidarity and its intersection with trans and queer liberation, and explore what can be learned about our local resistance movements.
The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Maxime Parizel is a French social worker, specialised in supporting displaced families and individuals, particularly as a result of armed conflict. His activism centres on human rights, with a focus on the rights of migrants and queer people.
Norrad Bouzide (they/them) is a Harm Reduction Worker and Advocate in the city of Tkaronto (Toronto). They specialize in working with unhoused and precariously housed people, substance users, trans and queer individuals, and people living with/at risk of contracting HIV.
Omer Sharir is a former teacher and current refugee…