Image by Ken Huey
Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Travis Meleen, Portland anesthesiologist and two time medical volunteer in Gaza. They discuss what a genocidal war looks like on the ground, the charge against Israel of medicide in Gaza, which includes wholesale and intentional destruction of health care infrastructure and detention, torturing and murdering of health care workers. They describe the Palestine exception in health care, that is the silence of US medical institutions and organizations about the horrors inflicted on their colleagues in Gaza.
Dr. Meleen will be the featured speaker at:
“Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence”.
October 30, 7-9 PM, doors at 6:30
$5-20 suggested donation at the door; no one turned away for lack of funds
Program:
Vigil for Murdered Palestinian Health Care Workers led by Reverend Alex Awad
“SUMUD: A Doctor’s Report on Genocide and Survival in Gaza”, a short film by Jan Haaken Remarks by Dr. Travis Meleen
Hosted by Nadia Hasan, Beaverton City Councilor
For more see: https://www.facebook.com/events/779630034892465