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Twinning with Palestine Conference - London Saturday 22nd November 2008

2009 Conference

PDF leaflet; Conference and Palestinian Speakers Tour

About - Agenda - Venue - Getting there - Maps

The fourth Twinning with Palestine London Conference will be held in London at Thornhaugh Street (Russell Square), London. WC1H OAG.

Our Palestinian visitors will be talking about the environment. More

Want to attend? The cost is just £6 per person (£3 unwaged) and helps us cover the cost of the event.

"Lunch tickets will be given to the first to arrive and register. Please bring things from your twinning group to show, if you have anything you think would be of interest to others - could be anything - leaflets, press cuttings, exhibitions, photos, motions/ statements, things you have to sell, whatever... Maybe a laptop with a copy of your website that can be left open for people to see... Whatever is easy will be interesting to others as our groups are very different from each other."

TWINNING WITH PALESTINE - Building Bridges not Walls

2008 U.K. National Conference - Receiving delegations from across the West Bank and Gaza

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

Saturday 22nd November, 10.00am - 4.00pm. Registration & coffee 9.30am, starts 10.00am, finishes 4.00pm

Venue

SOAS, Thornhaugh Street (Russell Square). London WC1H OAG. IMPORTANT! This is not the main SAOS Building.

Getting there

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

Parking Facilities - There is an NCP car park in Woburn Place around the corner. For other carparks, visit www.yell.com

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

Agenda

Registration from 9:30am

Introduction from Patron and welcome from Chair 10:00 - 10:30am.

Speakers on Gaza / Environment 10:30 - 11:30 Coffee (background film / presentation) 11:30am - 12:00 noon.

Workshops 1. 12:00 - 13:00pm

A - Trade Union links

B - Agriculture under occupation

C - Twinning with Gaza

D - Students (1)

E - The Twinning Network in Palestine (in Arabic)

Lunch break 1:00 - 2:00 (background film / presentation)

Workshops 2. 2:00 - 3:00pm

A - Building twinning groups

B - Women's Links

C - Using the media

D - Students (2)

Summary 3:00 – 3:30pm followed by Coffee & networking. Report from visiting Palestinians about their experiences from their visit here, Followed by feedback from the workshops.

There will be a social following conference will be close to the conference venue please phone Dave on 07802 890331 or contact us by e-mail.

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The Israeli Apartheid wall "security barrier"

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Twinning Banner

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Zaytoun Olive Oil

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Getting there - Airlines activists use

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