Under the slogan: A Joint Struggle for an End to the Occupation and Racism
In Hebron on Saturday 7 May 2011
Will be conducted a conference against the Israeli occupation and racism
9.30-10.15 Arrival and Registration
10:15-11:20 Opening: Palestinian national anthem and a moment of silence in remembrance of the martyrs
Welcome from the conference organizing committee
Short film: Hebron Under Occupation and Settlements
· Governor of Hebron, the Honourable Kamel Hmeid
· Representative of the Palestinian political forces, Council Member Bassem Al-Salahi, Secretary General of the Palestinian People’s Party
· Representative of Tarabut-Hithabrut Movement, political activist Johayna Saifi
· Greetings from left-wing Mizrahi activists to their brothers and sisters in the Arab world in this time of revolutions.
11:20-11:30 Coffee
11.30-13.00 Session I: Current Political Situation: Opportunities and Challenges
· Strategic Reading of the Overall Political Situation, Researcher and political activist Taha Nassar
· Global Solidarity Movement and its Possibilities, Maghreb political leader Hamouda Subhi
· Trends of Ruling Forces in Israel and Possible Alternatives, Political activist from Tarabut Dr. Gerardo Liebner
13.00-13.10 Coffee
13.10-14.30 Session II: Popular Resistance to the Occupation and Racism
· Popular Resistance against the Occupation and Racism, the author and researcher Said Madiyya
· Struggle of Palestinian Prisoners, researcher Abed al-halim Da’na
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· Role of the Palestinian Woman in Resistance, activist Afaf Ghatasha
14.30-15.30 Lunch
15:30-16:30 Session III: Practical Attempts to Resist the Occupation and Racism
· Hebron as an Example of Resistance, Director of Youth against Settlements and human rights activist Hisham Sharabati
· Joint Struggles: From South Hebron Hills to al-Araqib, Professor Gadi Algazi
16.30-16.40 Coffee Break
16:40-17:50 Session IV: Reality and Horizons of Joint Struggle against Racism and the Occupation
· Joint Palestinian-Israeli Struggle in the Face of Normalisation: Meanings, Foundations and Challenges, Nassar Ibrahim, Alternative Information Center (AIC)
· Challenges and Opportunities in the Joint Struggle against Zionist Colonialism, Yael Ben Yefet, member of Tel Aviv Municipal Council and Tarabut political activist
17:50-18:00 Reading of Joint Declaration, End of Conference
The Alternative Information Center (AIC), together with the Palestinian social movement in Hebron and Tarabut-Hithabrut social movement from Israel, is honoured to invite you to the conference A Joint Struggle for an End to the Occupation and Racism, to be held in Hebron on Saturday 7 May.
The programme can be seen above. There will be simultaneous translation to Arabic, Hebrew and English.
A Joint Struggle for an End to the Occupation and Racism is the first joint Palestinian-Israeli public conference in the city of Hebron since before the First Intifada. The political and historical importance of initiating such a conference in the city of Hebron, a microcosm of both the Israeli occupation, with its settlements, the Separation Wall, land confiscation and military presence, and the only active popular social movement in a West Bank urban area, cannot be overstated.
Participation is through registration only. Please contact: tarabut@gmail.com for additional information and to register.
