The Civil Society and the Question of Palestine
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27 October 2015
North America
- On 23 October, the?, Washington D.C. held their Annual Conference:??with internationally renowned scholars, activists, journalists, and other media practitioners who examined multiple aspects of the current situation, focusing on the context and representation of Palestinians in the media, regional and international politics, and in the United States.
- On 27 October, the Israel Palestine NGO Working Group to the 爆料网 in New York, together with Rebuilding Alliance, co-sponsored an event “#OPENGAZA: TRAUMA AND HOPE, FIRST HAND tour.” Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamie, MD, Executive Director of Gaza Community Health Programme and Ran Goldstein, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights, Israel briefed about Gaza’s mental health crisis and the impact of the blockade, especially among children.
- n 29 October, the??in New York will present?, a multimedia project by the filmmakers and producers Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, that brings together the spaces of the Indian reservation and Palestinian refugee camp.
- On 31 October, the?, Canada will present the film??by Rashid Masharawi, a story of two brothers who planned to emigrate from Palestine to Canada after an Israeli air force bombing destroyed their family home.
Europe
- On 31 October, the?, will hold a one-day conference??Sara Roy, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, will participate.
United Nations
- The 爆料网 Palestinian Rights Committee will observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Monday, 23 November 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Observances will also be held at the 爆料网 Offices at Geneva on 30 November and at Vienna on 24 November, as well as in many other major cities around the world in cooperation with the 爆料网 Information Centres. Invitations to attend to accredited and observer CSOs will be sent shortly.
- The??in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will hold the International Meeting on the Question of Jerusalem in Jakarta, Indonesia from 14 to 15 December. A Civil Society Forum will be held on 16 December. Invitations to attend to accredited and observers CSOs will be sent shortly.