Saturday, 14 April
2:00 pm
Fontaine des Innocents
Paris, France
More info: http://www.europalestine.com

Join the demonstration to expose Israeli massacres and demand sanctions on Israel!

Tuesday, 17 April
2:30 pm
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/164015440974068/

This year, the organizers of the Giro d’Italia (RCS Mediagroup spa) have chosen to start this important cycling race from Israel after it paid an exorbitant suum of 4 million dollars.

Why start this year from Israel? How can sport be used to justify occupation? What are the relations between Italy and Israel?

This meeting at the University of Milan will discuss and attempt to answer these questions.

A short video will be screened and there will be a Skype connection with a Gaza parkour team that will discuss the situation of the Palestinian people and the events of the recent period.

Quest’anno gli organizzatori del Giro d’Italia ( RCS Mediagroup S.P.A) hanno scelto di far partire questa importante gara ciclistica da Israele che ha sborsato l’esorbitante cifra di 4 milioni di dollari.

Perché partire proprio quest’anno da Israele?
Come lo sport può essere utilizzato per giustificare un’oppressione?
Quali sono i rapporti tra Italia e Israele?

Durante questo incontro, che si terrà presso l’Università degli Studi di Milano in infra-chiostri, cercheremo di discutere e di rispondere a questi interrogativi.

Verrà proiettato un breve video e ci sarà un collegamento via Skype con una squadra di parkour di Gaza che ci racconterà la vicenda del popolo palestinese e gli avvenimenti degli ultimi giorni.

Saturday, 14 April
12:00 pm
Sheffield Town Hall
Sheffield, UK
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1933925190251425/permalink/1937034399940504/?ref=1&action_history=null

Since the launch of #GreatReturnMarch, 29 defenceless protesters were shot dead by Israeli snipers in Gaza. The march will continue until May 15, the 70th anniversary of Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), which marks the destruction of historic Palestine and the ethnic cleansing of its people. Israel celebrate the same event as its ‘war of independence’ while Palestinians experience an ongoing process of ethnic cleansing and other forms of colonial oppression ever since.

Despite the Israeli brutal repression of the Great March of Return, Gaza’s refugee population, who make the majority, have decided to continue protesting to highlight their dehumanisation under Gaza siege and re-position their inalienable right of return at the forefront of their struggle. The past two Fridays were very bloody despite the condemnations that came from all corners of the world. With Israel’s continuing international impunity, this coming Friday might be even bloodier. Therefore, we will continue protesting.

Join Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign this Saturday April 14th, at 12 noon in front of Sheffield Town Hall to stand in solidarity with the families of 29 protestors killed in cold blood. Let’s together call for an end to the bloodshed, an end to the siege on Gaza, an end to the occupation and an arms embargo now between the UK and Israel. #StopArmingIsrael

If you haven’t signed the petition calling for an arms embargo on Israel, please do and share widely: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/216561

Thursday, 12 April
6:00 pm
NBV-lokalen
Kronobergsgatan 12
Växjö, Sweden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/802122989978700

David Andersson-Shukur discusses the project “Novel Gaza,” a literary project for youth in the Gaza Strip. The project was started by a group of Växjö youth who wanted to connect with young people in Gaza. Through collections in Sweden and in cooperation with other organizations, the Novel Gaza team launched English lessons and printer training for young people in Gaza City in the summer of 2013. The result was 200 short stories that provide a completely unique insight into what it is like to grow up under war and isolation. There have since been two books of stories from Gaza’s youth published. But the end project is not just a book, but a new form of exchange between Sweden and Gaza.

David Andersson-Shukur kommer och berättar om projektet “Novel Gaza”:

Novell Gaza är ett litteraturprojekt för ungdomar på Gazaremsan. Projektet startades av ett gäng Växjöungdomar som ville göra något annorlunda för en av världens mest utsatte grupper: unga människor i Gaza. Genom insamlingar i Sverige och samarbete med UD, FN, Diakonia och andra organisationer kunde Novell Gazas team sätta upp skrivarutbildningar och engelsklektioner för en skara ungdomar i Gaza City. Tanken var att erbjuda Gazas ungdomar en rolig plattform att lära sig och utbilda sig under sommaren 2013. Resultatet blev 200 noveller, som ger en helt unik inblick i hur det är att vara barn och växa upp under ständigt krig och isolering. Projektet har sedan fortsatt och två böcker har getts ut med berättelser från Gazas ungdomar. Men slutprodukten är inte bara en bok – utan även en ny form av kulturutbyte mellan Sverige och Gaza.

Välkomna att höra om ett spännande projekt!

Tuesday, 17 April
8:00 pm
Scripps Humanities Building Room 119
Claremont, CA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/187075452100113/

Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and 5C Prison Abolition are working in collaboration to write letters to domestic and international prisoners. SJP will be addressing the topic of Palestinian political prisoners in connection to the Israeli occupation, capitalist exploitation, and child prisoners. Later, we will guide people in writing letters of support to political prisoners under the guidelines of Samidoun, a Palestinian prisoner solidarity network. In addition, we will provide other educational resources that include the stories of Palestinian women prisoners and corporations that profit from Israeli prisons. Meanwhile, Prison Abolition will lead people in writing postcards to female prisoners in California, as well as letters of solidarity associated with the Black & Pink letter writing campaign which works to support incarcerated LGBTQ people of color and abolish prisons. We recognize that the struggle for Palestinian liberation and fight to end the Prison Industrial Complex through prison abolition are inherently battles fought against the same forces of patriarchal white supremacist capitalism and are necessary for world wide liberation of all people.

Saturday, 28 April
11:00 am
VUB Aula Q
Brussels, Belgium
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/434708576965892/

Talks, music, dance, poetry, film, art exhibition

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, a day of reflection, discussion and arts against Israeli apartheid.

Talks on many different aspects of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign:

Michael Collon interviews Salah Salah (Palestinian National Council), Hamdan al-Damiri, Ronnie Barkan, Lieven De Cauter, Charlotte Kates, Olivia Zemor, Nordine Saidi, Nadia Boumazough, Myriam De Ly, Hanne Bosselaers, Mick Naiper, Mireille Gabrelle, Carmen Claessen, John Tymon, Football Against Apartheid, Dirk De Block, Sarah Turine, Jamal Ikazban, Javier Couso, David Cronin, Adri Nieuwhof, Antonio Cocciolo, Barend Claessens, Yousef Chihab, Jose Luis Moraguez, Saadia Benfakha, Silvano Falessi, Muriel Jacoub, Michel Staszewski, Alexis Deswaef, Mario Franssen, Lieve Franssen…

Film: Preview screening of “La Clef du Sol,” with the presence of directer Murie Jacoub

Music and dance: Raj’een Dabkeh Group, Houssem Ben El Kadhi, Carlo Strazzante, Dyna Miite, Les Darwische

Poetry: Bissan Ahmed, Michele Hicorne, Milady Renoir

Art exhibition: Iyad Sabbah

Stands for association, Palestinian solidarity products, snacks

DÉBATS – MUSIQUE – DANSES – POÉSIE – FILM – EXPOSITION

#Philistine #PalestineVUB

1948 – 2018 – Comment être solidaires des Palestiniens ?

A l’occasion du 70e anniversaire de la Nakbah, une journée de réflexion, partage et arts contre l’apartheid israélien.

DÉBATS autour des différents volets de la campagne internationale Boycott, Désinvestissement et Sanctions (BDS):

Michel Collon interrogera Salah Salah (Conseil National Palestinien), Hamdan Al Damiri (Pal), Ronnie Barkan (Isr), Lieven De Cauter, Charlotte Kates (USA), Olivia Zemor (F), Nordine Saïdi, Nadia Boumazough, Myriam De Ly, Hanne Bosselaers, Mick Napier (G-B), Mireille Gabrelle (F), Carmen Claessen, Fire Gym, John Tymon (G-B), Football against Apartheid (G-B), Dirk De Block, Sarah Turine, Jamal Ikazban, Javier Couso (Es), David Cronin (Irl), Adri Nieuwhof (NL),Antonio Cocciolo, Barend Claessens, Youssef Chihab, José Luis Moraguez (F), Saadia Benfakha (F), Silvano Falessi (It) Muriel Jacoub (F), Michel Staszewski, Alexis Deswaef, Mario Franssen, Lieve Franssen …

FILM : Projection en avant-première de LA CLEF DU SOL en présence de Muriel Jacoub, la réalisatrice

MUSIQUE ET DANSES : Raj’een Dabkeh group, Houssem Ben El Kadhi & Carlo Strazzante, Dyna Miite, Les Darwich

POÉSIE : Bissan Ahmed, Michèle Hicorne, Milady Renoir

EXPOSITION : Iyad Sabbah

Stands d’associations – Produits palestiniens solidaires – Petite restauration

Organisateurs : Investig’Action, ABP Liège – Association belgo-palestinienne – Liège, Communauté palestinienne Belgique-Luxembourg asbl, Comité Palestine Verviers, Samidoun réseau de solidarité avec les prisonniers palestiniens, Plate-Forme Charleroi-Palestine, Association France Palestine Solidarité Nord – Pas de Calais

ENTRÉE GRATUITE !

Saturday, 14 April
2:00 pm
Jernbanetorget – march to Stortinget
Oslo, Norway
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1797418890560455/

Satuday, 14 April at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Jernbanetorget (at the large Tiger store) to march in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We will go up Karl Johan and end with speeches at Stortinget.

We demand that the Norwegian government condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestinian protesters and press Israel to lift the blockade of Gaza.

Lørdag 14. april kl. 14.00 møtes vi på Jernbanetorget (ved den store Tiger’n) for å gå i solidaritetstog til støtte for det palestinske folk. Vi vil gå opp Karl Johan og avslutte med appeller foran Stortinget.

Vi krever at den norske regjeringen fordømmer Israels angrep på de palestinske demonstrantene og presser Israel til å heve blokaden av Gazastripen!

(NB!: Palestinakomiteen arrangerer også en stor demonstrasjon foran Stortinget 15. mai kl. 17.00, med tog opp til den israelske ambassaden. Ta kontakt hvis du ønsker å bidra!)

Bakgrunnen for solidaritetstoget:

30. mars 2018 ble 30 000 fredelige demonstranter på Gazastripen møtt med skarpe skudd fra israelske snikskyttere. Minst 16 mennesker ble drept og mer enn 1400 såret da palestinere møtte opp til den Gandhi-inspirerte markeringen ”The Great Return March”. De palestinske demonstrasjonene skal vare frem til 15. mai.

15. mai er den såkalte Nakba-dagen. Det er en minnedag om at det nå er 70 år siden Israel ble opprettet gjennom kolonialisering, etnisk rensing og systematisk ødeleggelse av det palestinske samfunnet.
Palestinerne kaller historien om 1948 for “katastrofen” (al-Nakba). I folkeretten kalles det en forbrytelse mot menneskeheten, en forbrytelse som pågår fortsatt.

FN anslår at Gazastripen innen 2019 vil være ubeboelig for de 2 millioner menneskene som bor der, hvorav halvparten er barn. Årsaken til dette er Israels blokade og dens ødeleggende konsekvenser som blant annet medfører at 97% av vannet på Gazastripen er ubrukelig som drikkevann.

Palestinerne har rett til å protestere mot de forholdene okkupasjonsmakten tvinger dem til å leve under. Israel har ingen rett til å diktere hvordan eller når slik lovlig protest skal skje. Israels dødelige maktbruk bryter folkeretten. Israel må derfor stilles til ansvar for sine kriminelle handlinger.

Det arrangeres flere solidaritetstog for Palestina rundt om i Norge, blant annet av Palestinakomiteens studentgruppe i Bergen 7. april.

Saturday, 21 April
12:00 pm
Pitt Street Mall
Sydney, Australia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/593340187667746/

There are currently 6,119 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons; three hundred and fifty-two of these are children. Israeli military courts prosecute 700 children every year, with more than a 99 percent conviction rate. Physical abuse and sexual violence are routinely used to coerce Palestinian prisoners into making confessions.

Ahed Tamimi is one such prisoner, currently facing up to ten years imprisonment for slapping two Israeli soldiers trying to invade her home. She is being particularly targeted because of the role of the Tamimi family in resisting the Israeli settlers’ theft of land and water in their occupied West Bank village.

Since her arrest, Ahed has become the public face of an international campaign to end apartheid Israel’s cruel and barbaric incarceration of Palestinians who resist its occupation, especially children.

When Ahed was brought before an Israeli military court on February 13 for a pre-trial hearing, the judge told the court it “would not be in her interest” to have the media present in the courtroom – an attempt to hide from the world the nefarious character of the Israeli occupation and its military courts.

Come to this speak out to help break the silence, get the word out for upcoming protests, and support Palestinian political prisoners!

Saturday, 14 April
12:00 pm
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester, UK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/162798314386561/

Join us on the streets to build the movement of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance, from Gaza to Manchester. Bring banners, flags, voices and people!

#MarchofReturn
#FreePalestine!

Break Britain’s links with apartheid Israel:

Barclays
– 4.25% shares in BAE Systems, which supplies F16 jet components to Israel and which has been chosen to
build the Turkish army’s next generation of fighter jets; BAE recently won a $40bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Other Barclays investments include $147.2m in Boeing, which produces Apache helicopter gunships; $65m in Lockheed Martin which produces F16s and Apaches; and $34.6m in Raytheon, which has arms factories in Britain.

HSBC
– HSBC holds £3.64m of shares in Israeli arms company Elbit. In 2009 it made over £657.3m in profits from Textron, a US company that made cluster bombs used in the Saudi war on
Yemen and in Israel’s 2006 war on Lebanon. In 2015 Israelis held $10bn offshore in HSBC accounts, including multi-millionaires involved in weapons trafficking.

M&S
– £233m a year in trade with Israel according to its last statistics. A key member of the British-Israeli Chamber of Commerce, M&S bosses have won awards from successive Israeli governments, and its founders were involved in drafting the Balfour Declaration.

Tesco
– Continues to stock “Israeli” avocados, dates and other fruits, produced on stolen Palestinian land.