On Wednesday November 1st in Manhattan the Palestine Festival of Literature is staging a free, public event titled:

But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience

Professor Rashid Khalidi will be in conversation with National Book Award winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Michelle Alexander, the acclaimed civil rights lawyer and authors of The New Jim Crow, will introduce the evening and moderate the conversation.

The scholar and lawyer, Noura Erakat, will speak on the urgency of the moment – both in Palestine and the United States.

Pulitzer Prize–winning Mojave American poet, Natalie Diaz will perform a work of poetry alongside the Palestinian poet, activist and journalist, Mohammed El-Kurd.

Hamed Sinno, lead singer of the hugely influential band Mashrou’ Leila, will perform.

Tickets are free and on a first-come first-serve basis. All are welcome.

The Manhattan venue will be announced over @palfest social media channels on Tuesday.