Events & Announcements

What's happening at SPOCs

SPOCs 3 is live

Our third round of classes is officially underway, running June through September, with courses across disciplines and a growing community of students, mentors, and teaching assistants. The registration form for SPOCs 3 has reached 3,000+ interested students from all over Gaza.

Past Events

Screenings, showcases, and gatherings we've hosted with partners around the world.

April 28, 2026

Backpack Enrollment Event: How to Safely Store Your Documents

April 28, 2026

SPOCS for Gaza, Article 26 Backpack, and SJN

SPOCS for Gaza, Article 26 Backpack, and SJN collaborated to help at-risk students safely store their educational documents. The event was open to all students and translated to Arabic.

Virtual
April 13, 2026

Student Film Screening at Junkyard Social Club

April 13, 2026

Junkyard Social Club & SPOCS for Gaza

A special screening of short films by students in Gaza, in partnership with SPOCS for Gaza and Ghazzawi student filmmakers, hosted at Junkyard Social Club. Palestinian treats were available, with all proceeds going directly to the filmmakers.

Boulder
April 4, 2026

Gaza's Living Cinema: Student Film Screening

April 4, 2026

SPOCS for Gaza, PYM Boston, and the Muslim Justice League present

A series of short films made by our students in Gaza, screened at the Nonprofit Center.

Boston
March 28, 2026

Reclaiming the Right to Learn: Student Programs From Gaza

March 28, 2026

SPOCS for Gaza, Uoft St. George

A showcase of student resilience and innovation, featuring 30+ student project posters, a panel discussion with students in Gaza, volunteering opportunities, and a bakesale fundraising for next semester. In collaboration with the UTGSU BDS Caucus, MSA, and CUPE3902.

Toronto
December 5, 2025

Come to Our Showcase - December 5

December 5, 2025

Join us for our virtual showcase event on December 5! See what our students have been working on.

Boston
November 28, 2025

Expressions of Resilience

November 28, 2025

A screening of short films created by our students in Professor Ahlam Muhtaseb's film studies course, followed by a live panel discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers. Held to honor our students' resilience and share their work with the UofT and Toronto community.

Toronto

Announcements

Milestones from the SPOCs community worth celebrating.

3,000+

registrations for SPOCs

Over three thousand students signed up to learn with us. We're genuinely excited to work with each and every one of you.

Students

becoming teachers

Teaching assistants for this round are students recruited from previous SPOCs cohorts — now guiding the next generation of learners in both academics and well-being.

Meet our Student TAs
30+

student projects showcased

Posters, films, software, and essays created by our students — exhibited at showcase events across Boston, Toronto, and beyond.

Walk the gallery
Funded

Round 3 goal reached

Thanks to the Projects for Peace fellowship at MIT and our community, we hit our funding target for SPOCs 3.

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