End of Year Social. The evening includes festive food and drink. We will also be screening the film “Open Bethlehem” by Leila Sansour.
A presentation by Jan Chalmers on: “The Palestinian History Tapestry Project” a not for profit organisation established to support Palestinian embroiderers in telling their stories.
Pax Christi call for 24 hours periods of prayer and fasting for peace in the Middle East from 27 September to 3 October.
Speakers and facilitators include: Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement, Owen Jones, author, activist and journalist at The Guardian , Karma Nabulsi, Palestinian academic, Mezna Qato, Palestinian academic Hugh Lanning, PSC Chair and Sarah Colborne, PSC Director.
Centre for International Studies and Department of International Relations public lecture. Speakers: Professor Kevin Jon Heller, Dr Dov Jacobs, Dr Michael Kearney, Dr Mark Kersten, Dr Chantal Meloni, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri. Chair: Dr Kirsten Ainley. This roundtable will examine the issues raised by the accession of Palestine to the International Criminal Court.
After Israel’s latest military assault on occupied and besieged Gaza, we invite you to join us for a meeting and discussion with legal experts and campaigners, as we ask: where does international law stand on Israel? Event guest speakers: John Dugard, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2001–2008; judge ad hoc International Court of Justice.
An eye-witness account by Ann Farr. Ann is a member of Pax Christi and served in the West Bank as an Ecumenical Accompanier.
Palestinian olive oil and olive wood goods will be on sale.
Kairos Britain and Liverpool Friends of Sabeel North West Group are holding a special day conference. Come along and find out about visiting Palestine, political action, Kairos communities and more along with a bring and share lunch.
Speaker Sarah Colbourne – Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Speaker Mail Abu Moghli. Mai is a Palestinian human rights activist based in London, a PhD candidate and a research officer at the Institute of Eduction. The presentation will give an overview of the role of education as a tool for resistance against the Israeli occupation as well as its roles as a tool for social change within Palestinian society.
Speakers to include: Professor Paul Rogers from Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. Lay Canon Bridget Rees.
Refreshments & registration from 10am, talk starts promptly at 10.30am
Spaces are limited and need to be reserved. Please telephone Bradford Cathedral on 01274 777720 or email liz.firth@bradfordcathedral.org
Parliament Public Meeting - Launch Of Jerusalem Report. Speakers include: Megan Driscoll, Yasmin Qureshi MP.
For more info visit http://www.palestinecampaign.org/events/launch-jerusalem-report-parliament/
A public meeting with Ben White, a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine and Israel.
Supporters of Palestine will gather together in Parliament to call on MPs to take action for Palestinian human rights and against ethnic cleansing and racism. So far, 41 MPs have been asked for meetings in Parliament from as far afield as Northern Ireland! Make sure your MP is one of them. At palestinecampaign.org you will find all the information you need to get involved.
Guest speakers: Ayed Abu Eqtaish and Mohammed Abu al Reesh from Defence of the Child International (DCI) Palestine who will speak on Palestinian child prisoners and how the Israeli military criminalises a generation. Donations to Defence of the Child International (DCI) Palestine, health and social projects run by the Union of Health Work Committees (UHWC) in Gaza and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).
Please arrive around 2.00. pm. (for refreshments).
We look forward to seeing you there.
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
An evening of stories from recent trips to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories by Christian Aid, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Scotland, with prayers for peace.
Market from 4.00pm and illustrated talk at 7.00pm for World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel. peaker Gwen Blackwell, from Women's International Solidarity Movement who has worked in Bil'in, West Bank.
Speaker: Leah Levane from Jews for Justice for Palestine.
Public Meeting with keynote speaker - John Rose, Jewish academic, activist & author of 'The Myths of Zionism'. John became a campaigner for Palestinian rights in 1967 during the 'Six Days War' and anti-Vietnam war movement shortly after participating in the first ever student sit-in in Britain at the LSE, in the same year he became one of 35 British students recruited by to carry out underground resistance work in South Africa against the apartheid regime.
