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5-6 October, Berlin: Anticolonial Forum 2019

Saturday, 5 October through Sunday, 6 October
New Yorck 59
Mariannenplatz 2
Berlin, Germany
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/462725334331754/

Program

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th

9:30 – 10:00 | WELCOME

10:00 – 12:00

PANEL 1 / Touch One – Touch All. Racism and Anti-Racism | Room 1

This panel will elaborate on the day-to-day business of four key forms of racisms today: anti-Muslim, anti-Black, anti-Roma and anti-Jewish racisms. We will look into the material basis and concrete consequences of these forms of ideological offensives to divide us from another. The speakers are activists in different political spaces and will share their strategies to fight racism against their communities. We want to discuss how we join our struggles against all forms of discrimination in a perspective of a revolutionary change.

Speakers:
• Majed, Palestine Speaks
• Inna, Jewish Antifa Berlin
• Víctor, Schwarze Hochschulgruppe
• José, Kale Amenge

Moderation: Xalteva, Bloque Latinoamericano Berlin

English with simultaneous translation into German

PANEL 2 / Defending our Territories and Natural Resources: Strategies and Practices of Resistance in the Global South | Room 2

The struggle for the defense of territories and natural resources began the same day the colonizers arrived. Since then, many indigenous and peasant leaders have been and continue to be assassinated, such as Berta Cáceres, Camilo Catrillanca, Datu Victor Danyan, among others. According to Global Witness more than three people were killed each week in 2018, and many more were criminalized for defending their land and our environment. With the Amazon burning it is clear, this struggle has never been more important and more deadly! Colonization today is called “progress”. Currently transnational companies are the ones that come for the territories with hydroelectric projects, mining, agro-industry, soy monocultures, African palm, pine and eucalyptus forestations. In this panel we want to visibilize the systematic dispossession of territories and natural resources with concrete examples from Colombia, Kurdistan and the Philippines. We will deepen on the role of European companies and share different methods of resistance as well as discuss the meaning and importance of territories for movements and communities.

Speakers:
• Abel, member of the National Indigenous Association of Colombia. Indigenous Resistance and the Defense of the Territories in the Northern Cauca, Colombia.
• Ferhat, Kurdish Student Federation (YXK). The Control of Water as a Tool of Power in Turkey and the Resistance of the Kurdish People.
• Bishop Ablon, Independent Philippine Church. Land is Life: The Struggle of Lumads for their Ancestral Lands, Philippines.

Moderation: Nadija Samour, Lawyer for German and international criminal law

Spanish, German and English with simultaneous translation

12:00 – 13:00 | BREAK

13:00 – 16:00

WORKSHOP 1 / Anti-Racism. What It Is, How We Do It and How We Want to Do It In a Radical Way. | Room 1

In activist spaces everyone speaks about racism. But what do we actually refer to when we say “racism” or “anti-racism”? In this workshop we want to create a space for activists to think about their working definitions of racism and then to discuss the way their anti-racism looks like. We want to know more about each other’s approaches and ask: what is necessary for a broad revolutionary movement fighting racism?

English with translation into German

WORKSHOP 2 / Imperialism, Patriarchy and Nature: Economic Dependencies and Extractivism | Room 2

The current expansion of ecological movements into various parts of the world and the criminally laid forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon have led millions to discuss and mobilize for ecological issues. In this workshop, we would like to start exchanging about the relationship between capitalism, imperialism and the environment. Further on we want to discuss what this has to do with the exploitation and oppression of the countries of the Global South in our current world economy, with the key example of extractivism. Are ecological issues isolated phenomena, or are they related to social dynamics and oppression systems? In this sense, we would like to discuss the relationship of ecology with struggles against patriarchy, racism and discrimination against indigenous peoples. Finally, we want to find out what solutions can be found to this issue and who the subjects of these struggles could be.

16:00 – 17:00 | BREAK

17:00 – 19:00

PANEL 3 / Anti-Colonial and Anti-Patriarchal Struggles. What Role does Germany Play and How do we Come Together? | Room 1

Anti-colonial struggles are both historical and happening in the here and now. The same is true for struggles against the oppression of women and queer people. The panel examines the role of women and queer people in anti-colonial movements – whether in Sudan, Kurdistan, Kashmir, Palestine or the American continent. In addition to the current situations on the ground, we also discuss the political and economic interests of Germany in the respective regions. Together we want to find out what a practical feminist internationalism can look like.

Speakers:
• Salma, activist from Kashmir
• Sandra, activist from Brazil
• Fidaa, activist from Palestine
• Shadia, Communist Party of Sudan
• Narges, Kurdish activist from Rojilat, member of Bread and Roses

Moderation: Eleonora, Women*’s Strike Committee Berlin

English, German and Portuguese with simultaneous translation

PANEL 4 – Economy of Present Imperialism | Room 2

Imperialism and colonialism go hand in hand. Either in the form of trans- and multi-national companies that destroy natural resources, of production chains that exploit slave work to produce the goods consumed in Europe, or in the role of financial institutions that impose austerity as exchange for credit, all in the name of super profit, imperialism is still a distinctive feature of the global economic system. Through three examples (Philippines, Argentina and Germany), in this panel we want to discuss the impact of present imperialism in the working and living conditions and on how it drives diasporic migrations of the people from the Global South. Furthermore we will link this to the increasing precarization of life and working conditions in Europe that consequently affects migrants the most. We will then highlight the resistance and struggle strategies borne out of these conditions, and examine their connections.

Speakers:
• Maitet, Vice Chairperson for External Affairs, Migrante Europe. Migration and the Crisis of Monopoly Capitalism. The Case of Philippine’s Diasporic Migration
• Cecilia and Santiago, Bloque Latinoamericano Berlin. A Feminist Response to the Crisis. How Social Movements Face the Financial Crisis in Argentina
• Galyna, former worker of Alice Salomon Hochschule. Outsourcing and Precarious Work of Migrants in Germany

Moderation: Catherine, Migrante Europe

English and German with simultaneous translation

19:00 – 21:00 | Cultural Program – DJ set + performance by Alessandra Plaza & Anisha Müller

As a DJ, activist and workshop leader, Anisha’s approach is to highlight the structural inequalities in various industries including health and fitness, art and music. In collaboration with artist and activist Alessandra Plaza, who is invested in using technology for feminist appropriations, they will prepare a DJ Set with live video game visuals.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th

11:00 – 14:00 | Workshop 3 – Internationalism. The Case of the Solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Movement

What is the BDS Movement? Why Palestinians reached to such tactics to struggle against Israeli Colonialism? This workshop will focus on the intersection of the international solidarity and expanding struggle of the Palestinian liberation movement, and analyze the strategies of this anticolonial and anti-imperial struggle.

In this workshop we want to exchange ideas on how internationalism should be practiced in Germany. We will take the case of the Palestinian struggle as an example for this, discussing the different strategies of this movement to articulate the solidarity around the world and also fight the repression against it. The case of the BDS movement will be a starting point to discuss how to articulate different political institutions and grassroots movements in concrete solidarity practices, whereas the example of queer activism for the liberation of Palestine and against pink-washing will be discussed as an example to the intersectionality of this issue.

English with simultaneous translation

14:00 – 16:00 | BREAK

16:00 – 18:00 | Closing assembly

SAMSTAG 5. OKTOBER

9:30 – 10:00 | BEGRÜßUNG

10:00 – 12:00

PANEL 1 / Touch One – Touch All. Rassismus und Antirassismus | Raum 1

Dieses Panel wird sich mit der Alltäglichkeit von vier Schlüsselformen von Rassismen befassen: anti-muslimischer, anti-Schwarzer, anti-roma und antijüdischer Rassismus. Wir werden uns mit den materiellen Grundlagen und konkreten Folgen dieser Formen ideologischer Offensiven befassen, die darauf abzielen uns voneinander zu trennen. Alle unsere Gäste sind Aktivist*innen in verschiedenen politischen Räumen. Zusammen möchten wir herausfinden, wie wir unsere Kämpfen für eine Perspektive des revolutionären Wandels zusammenschließen können.

Mit:
• Majed, Palestine Speaks
• Inna, Jewish Antifa Berlin
• Víctor, Schwarze Hochschulgruppe Berlin
• José, Kale Amenge

Moderation: Xalteva, Bloque Latinoamericano Berlin
Englisch mit Simultanübersetzung ins Deutsche

PANEL 2 / Die Verteidigung des Landes und der Umwelt: Austausch über Strategien und Praktiken des Widerstands im Globalen Süden | Raum 2

Die Verteidigung des Lands, der indigenen Territorien und der natürlichen Ressourcen begann am selben Tag, an dem die Kolonisatoren ankamen. Seitdem wurden und werden viele indigene und rurale Aktivist*innen ermordet, darunter Berta Cáceres, Camilo Catrillanca, Datu Victor Danyan und viele mehr. Laut Global Witness wurden 2018 jede Woche mehr als drei Menschen getötet, und viele weitere wurden wegen der Verteidigung ihres Landes und unserer Umwelt kriminalisiert. Mit den Bränden im Amazonas ist klar, dieser Kampf war noch nie brenzlicher und gefährlicher! Die heutige Kolonisierung trägt den Namen “Fortschritt”. Derzeit sind es transnationale Unternehmen, die in die Gebiete mit Wasserkraftprojekten, Bergbau, Agroindustrie, Soja-Monokulturen, dem Anbau afrikanischer Palmen, Kiefern- und Eukalyptuswäldern eindringen und sie zerstören. In diesem Panel wollen wir die systematische Enteignung des Territoriums und der Ressourcen und die Unterdrückung der einheimischen Bevölkerung anhand konkreter Beispielen aus Kolumbien, Kurdistan und den Philippinen sichtbar machen. Aber auch die vielfältigen Methoden und Perspektiven des Widerstands sowie die Bedeutung des Lands für soziale Bewegungen und die Gesellschaft sind Teil der Diskussion.

Mit:
• Abel, Ex-Gouverneur des Nasa-Volkes, Kolumbien. Indigener Widerstand und Verteidigung des Territoriums im Norden des Cauca , Kolumbien.
• Ferhat, YXK – Kurdischer Studierendenverband. Die Kontrolle des Wassers als Machtmittel in der Türkei und der Widerstand des kurdischen Volkes .
• Bischof Ablon, Unabhängige Philippinische Kirche. Land ist Leben: Der Kampf der Lumad um ihr Territorium, Philippinen.

Moderation: Nadija, Anwältin für deutsches und internationales Strafrecht
Englisch, Spanisch und Deutsch mit Simultanübersetzung

12:00 – 13:00 | PAUSE

13:00 – 16:00

WORKSHOP 1 / Anti-Rassismus. Was heißt das und was braucht es dafür? | Raum 1

In aktivistischen Räumen sprechen alle über Rassismus. Aber worauf beziehen wir uns eigentlich, wenn wir “Rassismus” oder “Antirassismus” sagen? In diesem Workshop wollen wir einen Raum für Aktivist*innen schaffen, in welchem wir über unsere Definitionen von Rassismus nachdenken und darauf aufbauend diskutieren können, wie unser Anti-Rassismus aussieht. Wir wollen mehr über die Ansätze voneinander wissen und fragen: Was ist notwendig für eine breite revolutionäre Bewegung im Kampf gegen den Rassismus?

Englisch mit simultanübersetzgun ins Deutsch

WORKSHOP 2 / Imperialismus, Patriarchat und Natur: Wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeiten und Extraktivismus | Raum 2

Die derzeitige Ausdehnung der ökologischen Bewegungen in verschiedene Teile der Welt und die kriminell gelegten Waldbrände im brasilianischen Amazonasgebiet haben Millionen von Menschen dazu veranlasst, über ökologische Fragen zu diskutieren und sich zu mobilisieren. In diesem Workshop möchten wir beginnen, uns über das Verhältnis zwischen Kapitalismus, Imperialismus und Umwelt auszutauschen. Weiterhin wollen wir, am Schlüsselbeispiel des Extraktivismus, darüber diskutieren, was dies mit der Ausbeutung und Unterdrückung der Länder des Globalen Südens in unserer gegenwärtigen Weltwirtschaft zu tun hat. Sind ökologische Probleme isolierte Phänomene oder beziehen sie sich auf soziale Dynamiken und Unterdrückungssysteme? In diesem Sinne möchten wir die Beziehung der Ökologie zu Widerstandskämpfe gegen Patriarchat, Rassismus und Diskriminierung indigener Völker gemeinsam erörtern. Schließlich wollen wir Lösungsansätze für diese Probleme skizzieren und herausfinden, welche Subjekte Protagonist*innen dieser Kämpfe sein könnten.

Deutsch mit simultanübersetzgun ins Englisch

16:00 – 17:00 | PAUSE

17:00 – 19:00

PANEL 3 / Antikoloniale und anti-patriarchale Kämpfe. Welche Rolle spielt Deutschland und wie kommen wir zusammen? | Raum 1

Antikoloniale Kämpfe sind sowohl historisch als auch im Hier und Jetzt. Gleiches gilt für den Kampf gegen patriarchale Strukturen, die Unterdrückung von Frauen sowie Homo- und Transfeindlichkeit. Das Panel untersucht die Rolle von Frauen und queeren Menschen in antikolonialen Bewegungen – sei es im Sudan, in Kurdistan, Kaschmir, Palästina oder dem amerikanischem Kontinent. Neben der aktuellen Situation vor Ort diskutieren wir auch die politischen und wirtschaftlichen Interessen des deutschen Staates in den jeweiligen Regionen. Gemeinsam wollen wir herausfinden, wie ein praktischer feministischer Internationalismus aussehen kann.

Mit:
• Salma, Aktivistin aus Kaschmir
• Sandra, Aktivistin aus Brasilien
• Fidaa, Aktivistin aus Palästina
• Shadia, Kommunistische Partei Sudans
• Narges, kurdische Aktivistin aus Rojilat, Mitglied von Brot und Rosen

Moderation: Eleonora, Women’s Strike Committee Berlin
English, Deutsch und Portugiesisch mit Simultanübersetzung

PANEL 4 / Die Wirtschaftsordnung des gegenwärtigen Imperialismus | Raum 2

Imperialismus und Kolonialismus gehen Hand in Hand. Entweder in Form von transnationalen und multinationalen Unternehmen, die natürliche Ressourcen vernichten, von Produktionsketten, die Sklavenarbeit betreiben, um die in Europa konsumierten Waren zu produzieren, oder in der Rolle von Finanzinstituten, die Sparmaßnahmen als Austausch für Kredite vorschreiben, alles im Namen der Maximierung des Gewinns. Der Imperialismus bleibt weiterhin ein charakteristisches Merkmal des globalen Wirtschaftssystems. Anhand von Beispielen aus den Philippinen, Argentinien und Deutschland möchten wir in diesem Panel die Auswirkungen des gegenwärtigen Imperialismus auf die Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen sowie auf Diasporas aus dem Globalen Süden diskutieren. Darüber hinaus werden wir einen Bogen spannen zu der zunehmenden Prekarisierung der Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen in Europa, von der Migrant*innen am meisten betroffen sind. Wir werden Widerstandsstrategien hervorheben und ihre Zusammenhänge untersuchen.

Mit:
• Maitet, Vizepräsidentin für Außenbeziehungen, Migrante Europe. Migration und die Krise des Monopolkapitalismus. Der Fall der diasporischen Migration auf den Philippinen
• Cecilia und Santiago, Bloque Latinoamericano Berlin. Eine feministische Reaktion auf die Krise. Wie soziale Bewegungen mit der Finanzkrise in Argentinien umgehen
• Galyna, ehemalige Mitarbeiterin der Alice Salomon Hochschule. Outsourcing und prekäre Arbeit von Migrant*innen in Deutschland

Moderation: Catherine, Migrante Europe
Englisch und Deutsch mit Simultanübersetzung

19:00 – 21:00

Kulturprogramm – DJ set + performance von Alessandra Plaza & Anisha Müller

Als DJ, Aktivistin und Workshop-Leiterin zeigt Anisha die strukturellen Ungleichheiten verschiedener Branchen wie Kunst und Musik, Gesundheit und Fitness auf. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Künstlerin und Aktivistin Alessandra, die die Aneignung von Technologien für feministische Zwecke ergründet, werden sie ein DJ-Set mit einer Video Game Live-Show präsentieren.

SONNTAG 6. OKTOBER

11:00 – 14:00

WORKSHOP 3 / Internationalismus. Der Fall und die Solidarität mit den palästinensischen Befreiungsbewegungen

Was ist die BDS-Bewegung? Warum greifen die Palästinenser*innen zu solchen Taktiken, um gegen den israelischen Kolonialismus zu kämpfen? Der Workshop untersucht das Verhältnis des sich sich ausweitenden
palästinensischen Befreiungskampfes zur internationalen Solidarität. Dabei liegt der Fokus auf den antikolonialen und anti-imperialistischen Widerstandsstrategien der Bewegung. Mit Blick auf den Queer-Aktivismus zur Befreiung Palästinas werden wir auch über Intersektionalität diskutieren.

Am Beispiel des palästinensischen Widerstands wollen wir uns über Strategien globaler Solidarität und staatliche Repression austauschen. Wie können Basisbewegungen und politische Institutionen konkrete
Solidarität leisten? Wie kann internationale Solidaritätsarbeit aus Deutschland aussehen?

Englisch mit übersetzung ins Deutsch

14:00 – 16:00 | PAUSE

16:00 – 18:00 | Offene Abschlussversammlung – das ist erst der Anfang!

9 October, Brussels: No to torture! / Neen tegen foltering! / Non à la torture!

Wednesday, 9 October
5:30 pm
Place du Luxembourg
Brussels, Belgium
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/483301428889379/

[EN] Samer al-Arbeed, 44, a father of three, was arrested on Wednesday (September 25th) by the Israeli authorities. On Saturday, September 28, he was rushed to a hospital in Jerusalem. According to the press release of his lawyers, Samer has clearly been the victim of severe physical and psychological abuse which undeniably constitutes torture.

Using physical and psychological torture during interrogation is in total violation of many international conventions and agreements.

Among them, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted in 1948 and entered into force in 1978, states that no “exceptional circumstances, whether state of war or threat of war “can not be invoked as a justification for torture, thus establishing an internationally recognized imperative standard against torture, even in compelling circumstances in the fight against terrorism.

In view of the serious violations of international law enumerated and the torture of Samer al-Arbeed and other detainees, we demand:

1) The strong denunciation by the European Union and its member states of the the use of torture by the Israeli authorities.
2) The immediate visit of European and consular representations to Samer al-Arbeed and the assurance that an inquiry will be conducted into the use of torture against him and that he will no longer be subjected to any other act of psychological torture and physical
3) The effective right of his lawyers to visit Samer al-Arbeed on a daily basis and especially when the Israeli authorities visit him.
4) The possibility of a daily visit for his family who could only see him after 4 days of hospitalization.
5) Taking responsibility of the Member States of the European Union and fulfilling their obligations as described in Articles 146 and 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention so that the perpetrators or accomplices of acts of torture be prosecuted and that the systematic practice of torture by the Israeli authorities and all other human rights violations cease.
6) The application by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other United Nations committees and agencies to implement all the procedures and measures required and available to put an end to the Israeli practice of torture and ill-treatment in the occupied Palestinian territories.

-> We call for the international solidarity of all social movements throughout the world to condemn with us, loud and clear, the use of torture as an interrogation technique by the Israeli authorities or any other State or groups to worldwide.

Let’s be many this Wednesday, October 9 at 17:30 at the Place du Luxembourg, Brussels! !!!

[FR] Samer al-Arbeed, 44 ans et père de 3 enfants, a été arrêté ce mercredi 25 septembre par les autorités israéliennes. Le samedi 28 septembre, il a été transféré en urgence dans un hôpital de Jérusalem. Selon le communiqué de ses avocats, Samer a manifestement été victime de graves sévices tant psychologiques que physiques qui constituent incontestablement des faits de torture.

Utiliser la torture physique et psychologique lors d’un interrogatoire est en totale violation avec de nombreuses conventions et accords internationaux.

Parmi eux, la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants, adoptée en 1948 et entrée en vigueur en 1978 précise qu’aucune «circonstance exceptionnelle, qu’il s’agisse de l’état de «guerre ou menace de guerre» ne peut être invoquée comme justification de la torture, établissant ainsi une norme impérative internationalement reconnue contre la torture, même dans des circonstances impérieuses de lutte contre le terrorisme.

Au vu des graves violations au droit international énumérées et des actes de torture manifestes à l’encontre de Samer al-Arbeed et des autres détenus, nous exigeons:

1) La ferme dénonciation par l’Union Européenne et ses Etats-membres de l’usage de ce qui relève de pratiques de torture par les autorités israéliennes.
2) La visite immédiate de représentations européenne et consulaires à Samer al-Arbeed et l’assurance qu’une enquête sera menée sur l’utilisation de torture à son encontre et qu’il ne sera plus soumis à quelque autre fait de tortures psychologiques et physiques
3) Le droit effectif de ses avocats à rendre visite à Samer al-Arbeed de manière quotidienne et particulièrement lorsque les autorités israéliennes lui rendent visite.
4) La possibilité d’une visite quotidienne pour sa famille qui n’a pu le voir qu’après 4 jours d’hospitalisation.
5) La prise de responsabilités des États-membres de l’Union européenne et qu’ils s’acquittent de leurs obligations telles que décrites aux articles 146 et 147 de la quatrième Convention de Genève afin que les auteurs ou complices d’actes de torture soient poursuivis et que la pratique systématique à la torture par les autorités israéliennes et toutes autres violations aux droits de l’homme cessent.
6)L’application par le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies et les autres comités et agences des Nations Unies à appliquer toutes les procédures et mesures requises et disponibles pour mettre fin à la pratique israélienne de torture et de mauvais traitements dans les territoires palestiniens occupés.

–> Nous appelons à la solidarité internationale de tous les mouvements sociaux à travers le monde pour condamner à nos côtés, haut et fort, l’utilisation de la torture comme technique d’interrogatoire par les autorités israéliennes ou tout autre Etat ou groupes à travers le monde.

!!!Soyons nombreux ce mercredi 9 octobre à 17h30 à la Place du Luxembourg, Bruxelles! !!!
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[NL] Samer al-Arbeed, 44 jaar oud en vader van drie kinderen, werd op woensdag 25 september door de Israëlische autoriteiten gearresteerd. Op zaterdag 28 september werd hij met spoed naar een ziekenhuis in Jeruzalem gebracht. Volgens de verklaring van zijn advocaten is Samer het slachtoffer van ernstige psychologische en fysieke mishandeling, wat ongetwijfeld een vorm van marteling is.

Het gebruik van fysieke en psychologische marteling tijdens een verhoor is een totale schending van vele internationale verdragen en overeenkomsten.

Het Verdrag tegen foltering stelt dat “uitzonderlijke omstandigheden”, of het nu gaat om een staat van “oorlog” of “oorlogsdreiging”, niet kunnen worden ingeroepen ter rechtvaardiging voor foltering. Er werd een internationaal erkende norm tegen foltering vastgelegd, die stelt dat de praktijk zelfs niet in dwingende omstandigheden kan gebruikt worden, zoals in de strijd tegen terrorisme.

Gezien deze ernstige schendingen van het internationale recht en het bewezen gebruik van foltering tegen Samer al-Arbeed en andere gevangenen, eisen wij dat de Commissie de nodige maatregelen neemt:

1) Een krachtige aanklacht van de Europese Unie en haar lidstaten tegen het gebruik van wat neerkomt op foltering door de Israëlische autoriteiten.
2) Het onmiddellijke bezoek van de Europese en consulaire vertegenwoordigingen aan Samer al-Arbeed en de verzekering dat er een onderzoek zal worden ingesteld naar het gebruik van foltering tegen hem en dat hij niet langer zal worden onderworpen aan psychologische en fysieke folteringen.
3) Het recht voor de advocaten om Samer al-Arbeed dagelijks te bezoeken, op dezelfde momenten waarop de Israëlische autoriteiten hem bezoeken.
4) De mogelijkheid voor zijn familie, die hem pas na vier dagen ziekenhuisopname te zien kreeg, om hem dagelijks te bezoeken.
De lidstaten van de Europese Unie nemen de verantwoordelijkheid op zich en voldoen aan hun verplichtingen zoals beschreven in de artikelen 146 en 147 van het Vierde Verdrag van Genève om ervoor te zorgen dat folteraars of medeplichtigen aan folteringen worden vervolgd en dat er een einde komt aan de systematische praktijk van foltering door de Israëlische autoriteiten en alle andere schendingen van de mensenrechten.
5) Het verzoek van de secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties en andere comités en organisaties van de Verenigde Naties om alle procedures en maatregelen toe te passen die nodig en beschikbaar zijn om een einde te maken aan de Israëlische praktijk van foltering en mishandeling in de bezette Palestijnse gebieden.

–> Wij doen beroep op de internationale solidariteit van alle sociale bewegingen ter wereld om luid en duidelijk het gebruik van foltering als ondervragingstechniek door de Israëlische autoriteiten of door andere staten of groepen te veroordelen.

!!! We zien elkaar op woensdag 9 oktober om 17.30 uur op het Luxemburgplein in Brussel! !!!

4 October, Berlin: Rally to Free Samer Arbeed and Stop Administrative Detention

Friday, 4 October
4:00 pm
Pariser Platz, Brandenburger Tor
Berlin, Germany

Rally to support Palestinian prisoners, including hunger strikers fighting administrative detention and Samer Arbeed, attacked by Israeli torturers.

4 October, Madrid: In Israel Torture is Legal #StopIsraeliTorture

Friday, 4 October
7:00 pm
Plaza de las Provincias
(in front of the Foreign Ministry)
Madrid, Spanish State

Demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners subjected to torture. #BoycottIsrael #FreeSamerArbeed

#StopIsraeliTorture: Demand world governments act to free tortured Palestinian prisoners and hunger strikers

 

On Friday, 4 October 2019, call your government to demand it sanction Israel and intercede to free Samer Arbeed, a Palestinian hospitalized in intensive care after his brutal torture by Israeli interrogators, and six other political prisoners on hunger strike against their “administrative detention,” internment without charge or trial by the Israeli occupation forces.

Arbeed, age 44, was moved to Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital on Friday, 27 September, two days after his abduction by Israeli special forces in the occupied West Bank.

When his attorney was finally able to see him for the first time at 1:30 am on Sunday, 29 September, he reported that “Samer was unconscious, had several broken ribs, mark were all over his body, and he suffers a severe kidney failure.”

Israel’s internal intelligence agency, the Shin Bet or Shabak, admitted it had “used extreme and exceptional techniques” after a “judicial body” granted it legal sanction.

Heba Al-Labadi, a 24-year-old Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship, was tortured by Israeli interrogators after occupation forces abducted her from the occupied West Bank’s Allenby Bridge crossing with Jordan, where she had traveled to attend a wedding in Nablus, on Tuesday, 20 August.

Subjected to painful stress positions and humiliating treatment, she was then sentenced to “administrative detention” and launched a hunger strike protesting her imprisonment on Tuesday, 24 September.

Among “administrative detainees” on hunger strike, Ismail Ali, age 30, has reached his 71st day, while Tareq Qa’dan, 46 years old, is on his 64th. Basel Sawafta, 36, is on the 14th, and Mus’ab al-Hindi, 29, Ahmad Zahran, 42, and Heba have reached their ninth.

On Tuesday, 1 September, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported that Israeli forces have tortured 73 Palestinians to death since Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967.

Call on Friday during your country’s regular office hours:

• Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne: + 61 2 6277 7500
• Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland: +1-613-992-5234
• European Union Commissioner Federica Mogherini: +32 (0) 2 29 53516
• New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters: +64 4 439 8000
• United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab: +44 20 7008 1500
• Your United States House of Representatives member: 1-202-224-3121

Tell your government:

• Last month Israeli interrogators tortured a Palestinian political prisoner, Samer Arbeed, so badly that he is now unconscious and critically inured in a hospital.
• Six other Palestinian political prisoners are on hunger strike against their “administrative detention,” internment without charge or trial by the Israeli military.
• Israel’s use of torture and “administrative detention” against Palestinians are universally-recognized violations of human rights and international law.
• The government must sanction Israel for its torture, “administrative detention,” and other crimes against Palestinian political prisoners, and intercede for the immediate release of Arbeed and the hunger strikers.

2 October, worldwide: Twitter storm to end Israeli torture and free Samer Arbeed

At 8:00 pm Palestine time on Wednesday, 2 October 2019, join a Twitter storm to demand Israel end its torture of Palestinian political prisoners and free hospitalized detainee Samer Arbeed.

 

Watch Samidoun’s Twitter account for an original hashtag, then post your own tweets using it, without any others, to bring the most attention to Israel’s crimes against imprisoned Palestinians.

Take urgent action to demand ICRC intervention and protection for tortured Palestinian detainee Samer Arbeed and prisoners on hunger strikes

Tomorrow (Tuesday) Palestinian prisoners’ groups and organizations will hold a sit-in and deliver a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Ramallah. We demand their urgent intervention and protection of tortured detainee Samer Arbeed and prisoners on hunger strikes. Join the prisoners’ movement’s appeal by calling the ICRC offices tomorrow, 1 October 2019, and demanding they immediately visit Samer and ensure his safe and immediate release. Samer has been on life support since Friday from the severe torture and abuse during his interrogation, but the ICRC has yet to visit him or make a statement.

  • Geneva Office: +41 227346001
  • Ramallah Office: +970 2 2414030/ +970 2 2400484
  • Jerusalem Office: +972 25917900
  • Tel Aviv Office: +972 35245286
  • UK: +44 20 7877 7303
  • Washington DC: (+1) 202 361 1566 (Elizabeth Gorman Shaw, media contact person)
  • New York City: (+1) 917-455-9035 (Diana Santana, media contact person)

Israeli occupation forces raid Ramallah office of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is circulating the following statement, released by Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association in English, French and Arabic, and urges broad support for Addameer in the face of Israeli state repression.


Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Addameer’s Office and Steal its Belongings

19 September 2019

Israeli occupation forces raided today, Thursday, 19 September 2019 at around 2:00am the office of Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association.

The Israeli forces stole five laptops, memory cards, three laptop memories, one laptop card, several books and additionally searching through the belongings of the office.

This is the third incident where the Israeli soldiers have raided the office, the first was in 2002 and the second incident was in 2012.

Addameer reassures that those constant raids will not stand in the face of any duties the organization has for Palestinian political prisoners. The organization will continue to support Palestinian prisoners to flight all human rights violations they suffer from including torture, arbitrary detention and unfair trails.

Addameer sees this raid as a part of ongoing and systematic attacks against the Palestinian civil society organization. Those attacks are targeting the organizations that have a role in facing the occupation’s violations and claiming accountability for those violations. This is additionally a part of the occupation’s campaign to shrink space, delegitimize and de-fund those human rights and civil society organizations.


Les forces d’occupations ont effectué un raid dans les locaux d’Addameer et ont volé des biens

19 September 2019

Jeudi 19 septembre, aux alentours de 2h du matin, les forces d’occupation israéliennes ont effectué un raid dans les locaux de l’association Addameer qui défend les prisonniers politiques et les droits de l’homme.

L’armée israélienne y a volé 5 ordinateurs portables, des cartes mémoires, trois disques durs, plusieurs livres et a fouillé tous les bureaux.

C’est la troisième fois que les forces d’occupation effectuent un raid de la sorte dans les locaux d’Addameer, le premier était en 2002 et le second en 2012.

Addameer maintient que ces raids à répétitions ne l’empêchera pas d’effectuer sa mission pour les prisonniers politiques palestiniens. L’association Addameer continuera de soutenir les prisonniers palestiniens face à toutes les violations des droits de l’homme dont ils souffrent, incluant la torture, la détention arbitraire et les mauvais traitements.

Addameer considère ce raid comme une partie des attaques systématiques et incessantes contre la société civile palestinienne. Ces attaques visent les organisations qui jouent un rôle dans la lutte contre les violations de l’occupant et qui portent responsable l’occupant de ses violations. Cela fait également partie de la campagne de l’occupant visant à réduire la marge de manœuvre, à délégitimer et à couper les fonds des organisations de défense des droits de l’homme et de la société civile.


قوات الاحتلال تقتحم مقر مؤسسة الضمير وتسرق مقتنياتها.

19 أيلول 2019

سرقت قوات الاحتلال من المؤسسة 5 أجهزة حاسوب نقال، ذاكرة كاميرا، ذاكرة 3 أجهزة حاسوب، كرت حاسوب وعدد من الكتب كما عبثت بمحتويات المكتب.

سرقت قوات الاحتلال من المؤسسة 5 أجهزة حاسوب نقال، ذاكرة كاميرا، ذاكرة 3 أجهزة حاسوب، كرت حاسوب وعدد من الكتب كما عبثت بمحتويات المكتب.

يذكر أن هذا الإقتحام يعتبرالثالث بعد أن قام جيش الاحتلال بإقتحام المؤسسة عام 2002وعام 2012

تؤكد مؤسسة الضمير أن اقتحام مكاتبها المتكرر لن يثنيها عن القيام بواجبها اتجاه قضية الأسرى السياسيين الفلسطينيين.

و ستواصل عملها الجاد في مساندة كافة الأسرى للتصدي للانتهاكات الجسيمة التي يواجهونها من تعذيب واعتقالات تعسفية ومحاكمات غير عادلة، على كافة المستويات وامام جميع المحافل محلياً و دولياً.

ترى مؤسسة الضمير أن هذا الاقتحام هو جزء من الاستهداف المنهجي لمؤسسات المجتمع المدني الفلسطيني، خاصة تلك التي تلعب دوراً ريادياً لمساءلة ومحاسبة الاحتلال على جرائم الحرب و الجرائم ضد الانسانية. وهي استمراراً للحملة التي تقودها حكومة الاحتلال بحق المؤسسات الفلسطينية من تشويه و تضييق على مصادر التمويل وغيرها.

20-23 September, NYC: The People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet

The US War Machine Will Rage On
Until We Rise Up to Stop It!

Join the People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine

The US War Machine must be stopped, and only we can stop it. That’s why we are organizing the People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine, a series of actions in New York City from September 20 to 23 while the United Nations General Assembly meets.

At a time when all of the world leaders gather, we will say we’ve had enough of the US War Machine.

We demand the US be held accountable for its destructive acts. It’s time for the US government to obey the United Nations Charter by stopping regime change operations, ending the use of unilateral coercive measures (aka sanctions) and ceasing military attacks.

We demand the US sign the nuclear weapons ban treaty, rejoin the Iran nuclear agreement and Paris climate treaty, disband NATO and close bases and outposts around the world.

We demand an immediate transition to a peace economy that uses our resources to meet human needs and protect the planet.

Sign up to be part of the People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine so we can keep you up to date as plans unfold and provide materials for you to spread the word in your community.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule of Events:

Plan to come to New York City for a full weekend of events. Facebook event page.

Can you volunteer? Sign up here.

Download a flyer here: PM 2-sided flyer Flyer for Sunday Rally and March: PM Sun Flyer

Saturday, September 21 – Race, Militarism and Black Resistance in the “America’s” from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Green Worker Cooperative, 1231 Lafayette Ave in the Bronx.

Sunday, September 22 – People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet Rally and March, Northwest corner of Herald Square near 34th St.and 6th Ave., 2:00 pm. Featuring Cornel West, Roger Waters, members of the Embassy Protection Collective, Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Jesse Jackson (invited), music by Ben Grosscup plus many solidarity, climate crisis, and resistance groups. More special guests to be announced.

Monday, September 23 – Solidarity evening with UN representatives from countries targeted by US sanctions and intervention. “A Path to International Peace: Realizing the Vision of the United Nations Charter.” Location: Community Church of New York 40 East 35th St., New York City, 10016. Hear from UN representatives and social movements. The Peace Memorial Prize will be awarded and David Rovics will perform. Time:  6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm). You must register in advance. Register at http://bit.ly/RSVPapathtopeace. The event is free but we will accept donations to help cover the costs.

Representatives of 120 nations met in July to reaffirm their support for the UN Charter in a revival of the Non-Aligned Movement. Some of those representatives plus grassroots groups will join us for a discussion of the ways the United States is violating the charter, how they are organizing and what we can do to hold the US accountable.

Schedule for Sept. 23:

Live music by David Rovics

Presentation of the 2019 US Peace Prize.  The US Peace Memorial Foundation awards the US Peace Prize to recognize and honor the most outstanding American antiwar leaders.  These courageous individuals and organizations have publicly opposed military interventions such as invasion, occupation, production of weapons of mass destruction, use of weapons, threats of war, or other actions that threaten peace.  Previous recipients include David Swanson, Ann Wright, Veterans for Peace, Kathy Kelly, CODEPINK Women for Peace, Chelsea Manning, Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Dennis Kucinich, and Cindy Sheehan. Distinguished Americans and organizations under consideration for the 2019 US Peace Prize are Ajamu Baraka, Erica Chenoweth, Stephen D. Clemens, Thomas C. Fox, Bruce K. Gagnon, Jewish Voice for Peace, National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth, Sally-Alice Thompson, Women’s March on the Pentagon, and World BEYOND War. The US Peace Memorial Foundation publishes the US Peace Registry, awards the annual US Peace Prize, and is planning for the US Peace Memorial in Washington, DC.  These projects help move the United States toward a culture of peace, as we recognize thoughtful and brave Americans and U.S. organizations that have taken a public stand against one or more U.S. wars, or who have devoted their time, energy, and other resources to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts.  We celebrate these role models to inspire other Americans to speak out against war and to work for peace.

Panel: Unilateral Coercive Measures as Threats to International Peace featuring representatives from impacted nations including Venezuela, Nicaragua and Syria. Moderated by Bahman Azad of the US Peace Council.

Panel: What Must be Done to Preserve Peace: Centering Power of Transnational Solidarity featuring Ajamu Baraka of Black Alliance for Peace on Human Rights and peace as historic areas of struggle for civil society within UN system, Taryn Fivek of the International Action Center on Havana and Caracas declarations – making the Americas a “Zone of Peace”, Margaret Flowers of Popular Resistance on sanctions as acts of war, H. E. Leon Siu of the Hawaiian Kingdom and Decolonization Alliance and Lorraine Liriano of A Call to Action on Puerto Rico on decolonization as imperative for peace and Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report on the North-South Divide, Climate Change and War: The International Threat to Peace.

Next steps and closing led by Joe Lombardo of the United National Antiwar Coalition.


We also encourage you to attend these events:

Friday, September 20 – People’s Climate Strike. Starts at Foley Square at noon and then march to Battery Park. We’ll bring messages connecting militarism and the climate crisis.

Saturday, September 21 – Puerto Rico Independence Rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the UN. It’s time to decolonize Puerto Rico!


The US War Machine is raging at a fevered pitch. It lurches from continent to continent seeking new opportunities to feed the insatiable weapons makers and military contractors. It overthrows governments, and even when it fails, as it has in Venezuela, it marches on in delirious denial. It jettisons diplomacy and international law to the trash heap.

Not content with wars abroad, the US War Machine rages at home through the militarization of our communities, schools and cultural institutions. It consumes more and more of the federal budget, now eating two-thirds of discretionary spending, cheered on by Congress members from both major parties. Every year, the war budget grows while cuts are made to housing, health care, food programs, and other necessities. Every year, more veterans kill themselves, leaving their families and loved ones to mourn.

The US War Machine threatens our very existence as it gobbles up more fossil fuels than any other institution, spewing greenhouse gases and driving climate chaos. It destroys the land, water, and air, and threatens the life of every species with its war games, weapons tests, military bases built in sensitive ecosystems and dumping of depleted uranium and other toxins. And, with nuclear weapons now on hair-trigger alert, the US War Machine has moved the doomsday clock dangerously close to midnight.

As US hegemony falters, the US War Machine is becoming more bellicose. Like a drunken jilted lover, it lashes out at everyone without regard for the consequences of its actions.

Sign up to be part of the People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine so we can keep you up to date as plans unfold and provide materials for you to spread the word in your community.

Participating Organizations:

Embassy Protection Collective
ANSWER Coalition
Black Alliance for Peace
CODEPINK
International Action Center
Popular Resistance
United National Antiwar Coalition
US Peace Council
Veterans for Peace
World Beyond War
Pima County Green Party
Mt. Zion Church Ministries
The Raucous Rooster
Show Up! America
Environmentalists Against War
The Nuclear Resister
Canadian County Safe Water Coalition
North American Climate, Conservation and Environment(NACCE)
Western Massachusetts Venezuela Solidarity Coalition
Coop Anti-War Cafe Berlin
Green Party United States Peace Action Committee
Green Party of Bay County
Green Party of Monmouth County NJ
Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO) – Vancouver, Canada
Green Party of Allegheny County
The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity
Red River Veterans For Peace Chapter 154
Veterans For Peace, Chapter 23, Rochester, NY
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Solidarite Bonne Volonte
Mondeto
Peace and Freedom Party
Party of Communists USA
Movement 4 Peoples’ Democracy
White Rabbit Grove RDNA
Movimiento por un mundo sin guerras y sin violencia
Coalición de Derechos Humanos
Women’s Eco-Peace
Maryland United for Peace and Justice
People’s Climate Movement New York
Green Party United States
The Peace Pentagon
World Can’t Wait
United for Peace and Justice
CovertAction Magazine
BAYAN USA
Trade Justice Alliance
Workers World Party
Pro Libertad Freedom Campaign
Peoples Power Assemblies
Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere – FIRE
Pakistan USA Freedom Forum
Jersey City Peace Movement
Canadian Peace Congress
Greater Boston Chapter of Green Rainbow Party
New York Peace Council
The Peace For Okinawa Coalition
Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress
DSA Brooklyn for Peace
Baltimore Nonviolence Center
Black is Back Coalition
NJ State Industrial Union Council
U. S. Friends of the Soviet People
OWS Special Projects Affinity Group
Stand with Okinawa
December 12th Movement
Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project
Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
NYC War Resisters League
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – US
Struggle/La Lucha
Alliance for Democracy
Wolf PAC NY

18 September, NYC: Cancel the Saudi dictator’s event at the New York Public Library

Wednesday, 18 September
3:30 – 6:00 pm
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plz., NYC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1341596466018201
Organized by Freedom Forward, CODEPINK: Women For Peace, Explore WESPAC, Action Corps, Peace Action New York State, and Action Corps NYC

 

PROTEST: Cancel the Saudi dictator’s event at the New York Public Library.

Join us this Wednesday 9/18 at 3:30 PM as we demand that the New York Public Library (NYPL) Board of Trustees cancel the propaganda event of Saudi dictator Mohammad bin Salman.

CONTACT: Rose@codepink.org

LOCATION:

40 Lincoln Center Plaza (65th St and Columbus Ave), NY

Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/2trQ9dfD5QqDBskK6

Photo: https://images.app.goo.gl/mNxFXWwKLZpqLvGq7

To reach Lincoln Center, take the 1 train to Lincoln Center. Alternatively, take the A / B / C / D / 1 to Columbus Circle and walk six blocks.

DETAILS:

Thanks to the NYPL, Saudi Arabia’s ruler “MBS” is holding a bogus event for youth at the library on September 23rd.

Yes, you read that right. This is the same Saudi dictator who has bombed and killed countless children in Yemen. The same guy who murdered Jamal Khashoggi and tortured women’s rights activists like Loujain al-Hathloul.

Join us as we protest the NYPL trustees and demand that they cancel this event. Saudi Arabia’s dictatorship imprisons, tortures, and kills people who dare to speak their minds. The dictator should not be allowed to use his bogus foundation to hold a propaganda event at one of the premier libraries in the U.S.

MORE BACKGROUND:

Cancel Saudi Dictator Event in New York
https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/cancel-saudi-dictator

“Two speakers drop out of controversial UN event co-hosted with MBS’s charity”
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/speakers-drop-out-controversial-un-mbs-event

Video: UN spokesperson faces tough questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY0AQwJQJvY