The Civil Society and the Question of Palestine

16 March 2015

AFRICA

  • ?in Tunis is organizing on 28 March a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people. All events related to the question of Palestine are available
  • The European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine (ECCP) will be organizing a series of??related to Palestine at the World Social Forum.

EUROPE

  • ?(UK) is inviting its supporters to lobby their Member of Parliament to sign??about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
  • ?has launched a??to collect toys for children in Gaza.
  • ¡®s surgical missions in Gaza have been praised by UK Secretary of State.??is her statement.
  • ?(UK) is inviting its supporters to join them at the??on 14 March. A series of workshops on how to build a powerful BDS campaigns, how to challenge media bias and achieve policy change are scheduled. PSC also calls its supporters to ask their MP to sign the??entitled Natural Resources of Palestine.
  • ?and the Palestinian Youth Movement are planning??on 7 March about the situation of Palestinian prisoners with Palestinian writer and activist Khaled Barakat and activist Charlotte Kates.

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

  • ?(PCHR) issued??on 8 March about the women situation in Palestine on international women¡¯s day.

INTERNATIONAL

  • On 26 February, 30 international aid agencies issued a??expressing alarm at the slow pace of rebuilding in Gaza.

NORTH AMERICA

  • ?is organizing on 10 March in New York??against the meeting of the Friends of the Israel Defence Forces (FIDF).
  • ?is organizing a??of 3 young Palestinian activists to discuss about their daily lives as youths and introduce their ongoing project entitled ¡°Palestinian Youth: Together for Change¡±.
  • ??with Dr. Sunera Thobani, associate professor at the Centre for Women¡¯s and Gender Studies at the University of British Columbia, on International Women¡¯s Day, BDS activism and the recent BDS referendum campaign on the Berkley Campus.
  • ?(California) on 1 and 15 March invites its supporters to join them to promote the boycott of SodaStream and HP.
  • ?launch the 2015 Board of Directors¡¯ Study Tour to Palestine and Israel. Registration and information are available??The CMEP also encourages its supporters to sign and send to President Obama??to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  • ?invited its supporters to sign a the petition to let Northeastern University vote on divestment.

±¬ÁÏÍøITED NATIONS

  • ?released a report on IDF treatment of ¡°Children in Israeli Military Detention¡± on 27 February. ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF recommended that when Palestinian minors are arrested, they should not be blindfolded; they should have their hands bound by three plastic ties in front of their body and be accompanied to interrogations by their parents. The report is available?
  • ?issued??on European Union support for Palestinian refugees in Syria.
  • ?in the OPT issued??on 8 March on the occasion of the International Women¡¯s Day about the contribution of Palestinian women to the development of their communities and the need to accelerate efforts for the promotion, protection and full realization of their rights.
  • ?is co-organizing with the Jordanian Commission for Women on 16 March a side-event on Beijing +20 entitled: ¡®Women and Armed Conflict: A Regional Perspective¡¯. More information can be found?.