Twinning with Palestine Conference - London November 2006

The Britain - Palestine Twinning Network - "promoting twinning and friendship links"

Twinning with Palestine Conference - London 26th November 2006

Report back on the conference

About - Agenda - Venue - Getting there - Maps

The Twinning with Palestine London Conference will be held at The London Irish Centre.

Registration is £10 and includes a buffet lunch. To register click here (paypal).

To register by post send a cheque made out to CADFA to CADFA, P.O. Box 34265 London NW5 2PD

TWINNING WITH PALESTINE - Building Bridges not Walls

National Conference - Receiving delegations from across the West Bank

The Palestinian people have been living under the most brutal form of military occupation. Governments around the world have done nothing to halt this injustice. Ordinary people when given the chance to show their solidarity with Palestine have shown there is a massive potential to do differently. Twinning with Palestine has built friendships between people in Britain and Palestine from which practical and political solidarity has been delivered.

More than 40 twinning campaigns are already active across the UK and new groups are forming all the time. This conference seeks to pull together activists from across Britain and Palestine to share experiences and discuss how to broaden twinning. Many groups here have invited delegates from their twinning partners to spend a week in their towns and cities to give people the opportunity to hear what life is like living under occupation and to build a stronger campaign. This conference will be your opportunity to see how twinning works to enhance all progressive movements for Palestine.

We welcome the participation of all groups and individuals to help build a bigger and stronger movement for justice for Palestine

Sunday 26^th November, 11.00am - 5.00pm

The London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square. London.

Agenda

10.00am Coffee & Registration

11.00am Welcome and introductory speeches by;

Palestinian Visitors

Twinning with Palestine Committee member

One of the delegates from latest twinning visit

11.45am Workshops

The Wall must Fall - Introduced by a member of the Popular Committees Against the Wall in Palestine. Twinning from a Palestinian Perspective. Introduced by the Palestinian Twinning Network

From stitching a peace quilt to organising a summer school – Practical Twinning. Introduced by CADFA

Visiting Palestine. Introduced by members of the UK Twinning Network

Web Resistance – making technology work for us. Introduced by our website designer.

1.00 - 2.00pm Lunch (provided)

2.00pm Discussion of the progress of twinning since the last joint conference this April in Bethlehem

3.00 – 4.15pm Repeat of morning workshops

4.30 – 5.00pm Plenary Session: What next?

5.00 Close. Organised by the Twinning Network (www.twinningwithpalestine.net)

Venue

The London Irish Centre is based in a quiet square in Camden Town, close to Central London.

The full address is 50-52 Camden Square, London, NW1 9XB.

For a full map of the centre, please click on the link below.

MAP LINK (click here to view street map)

Getting there

****It is outside of the Congestion Charge Zone****

Disabled Access

The main entrance to the building provides an adjoining Disabled Persons Lift to bring any person requiring assistance to the level of the McNamara Suite, Library Room, Foyer Room, Hibernian Bar and toilets.

Public Transport

Nearest Tube/Underground Station is Camden Town on the Northern Line – It is about a 10-15 minute walk from the station.

If you are coming from elsewhere we suggest you plan your journey using the Public Transport Journey Planner (click here).

If you are arriving at Euston Station take the 253 bus towards Hackney / Narroway Central and get off at Rochester Road. Walk from there to the centre.

Bus Routes 29, 253, 274, 31 all stop along the main road, Camden Road – It is about

a 3 minute walk from the bus stop, turning into Murray Street from the main road.

Parking Facilities

Car Parking is free after 6.30pm Monday to Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays, otherwise Metered street parking is available.

For the nearest carparks, see the www.yell.com website for the listing.

Nearest Over ground Train Station is Camden Road Silverlink – It is about a 5-10 minute walk from the station.

Click on map for detailed www.streetmap.co.uk map

Want to attend? The cost is just £10 to help us cover the cost of the event and catering.