Watan is first and foremost a space to explore empowering art and expression. We hold regular workshops that both ensure the continuance of Palestinian heritage by passing on our culture and also support the emergence of new ideas and creativity. We have held tatreez embroidery workshops, painting sessions, book talks, film screenings, and much more.

Inspired by the Alex Odeh Memorial Library established by SJP at UCLA, we established the Palestinian Women's Library at the inception of our first studio in Orland Park, Illinois. We named it in honor of all the unrecognized labor Palestinian women have invested in our collective survival, thriving, and liberation. This is a growing public library of texts on Palestine. Our community is able to come in and check out books often unavailable in public institutions. This is one part of how we aim to give back to and empower our immediate community.

We also believe in paying our blessings forward and offering resources to our community. As a consequence, we offer our space as a resource for communal work and have hosted everything from political workshops to community dinners, film productions and beyond. Want to host your own workshop? Produce a podcast? Record music? Let us help support your work!