Join us for an impactful discussion with Shereen Khan, a community member who recently returned from the West Bank, as she shares her experience as part of a mental health delegation that met with Palestinian organizers, human rights activists, academics, and medical professionals.
She will also share strategies for sustaining mental wellbeing while we continue to advocate for justice in Palestine during these challenging times.
Friday, July 18 | 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live
Sponsored by the Soul of My Soul Exhibit, JVP Bay Area, Eyewitness Palestine, USA Palestine Mental Health Network, MECA, & MCC East Bay.
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
About the speaker:
Shereen Khan-Amrikani is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, who specializes in trauma/abuse, chronic illnesses, reproductive and maternal mental health, neurodiversity, and grief/loss. In addition, she conducts immigration psychological assessments for refugees and immigrants at risk for deportation who are seeking permanency.Â
Shereen is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants and is married to a Palestinian American whose grandparents were forcibly displaced from Palestine during the 1948 Nakba. In April, Shereen joined 19 other healthcare workers as part of a mental health delegation to Palestine, where she met with organizers, activists, academics, and medical professionals. She joins us to share what she witnessed and learned, as well as concrete steps we can take to support Palestine.Â