  {"id":4941,"date":"2015-08-10T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=4941"},"modified":"2015-08-10T09:00:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:00:29","slug":"ngo-action-news-10-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2015\/08\/10\/ngo-action-news-10-august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 10 August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">The Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ±¬ÁÏÍø provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by <a href=\"mailto:dprngo@un.org\">email<\/a>.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-left: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>10 August 2015<\/h2>\n<h3>Europe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 31 July, the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/wazzart.net\/web4\/\">Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient\u201d (CPJPO)<\/a>\u00a0inaugurated the exhibition\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wazzart.net\/web4\/exposition-familles-decimees-de-gaza\/\">\u201cFamilles d\u00e9cim\u00e9es de Gaza\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(Decimated Families of Gaza) in Luxembourg.<\/li>\n<li>On 7 August, CPJPO held a rally of solidarity with Gaza in Luxembourg.<\/li>\n<li>From 7 to 22 August, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign invites you to the Palestinian Arts Festival:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/palestinian-arts-festival-gaza-exhibition-london\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=PSC+update%3A+End+the+attacks+on+...&amp;utm_source=YMLP&amp;utm_term=pv84_moreinfo.jpg\">GAZA ON GAZA<\/a>\u00a0to be held in London. The exhibition features works created by Palestinian artists based in Gaza in response to the destruction of 2014, and explores the role of art in raising awareness about the human rights of Palestinians.<\/li>\n<li>On 1-9 August, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) invited UK bicyclists to The Big Ride Palestine, a 435 mile ride that raised essential funds for Gaza\u2019s children, as well as created awareness across the UK of the Palestinian struggle.<\/li>\n<li>On 22 August, Middle East Monitor will organize an international conference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/palestine-latin-america-building-solidarity-for-national-rights\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=PSC+update%3A+End+the+attacks+on+...&amp;utm_source=YMLP&amp;utm_term=pv84_moreinfo.jpg\">\u201cPalestine and Latin America: Building solidarity for national rights\u201c<\/a>\u00a0in London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Americas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 4 August,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/\">Defense for Children International &#8211; Palestine<\/a>\u00a0held an event \u201cA conversation with Siam Nawara\u201d in New York. Siam Nawara is the father of Nadeem Nawara, one of the Palestinian teens killed by Israeli forces during a demonstration last year in the occupied West Bank.<\/li>\n<li>28 August will see the start the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinianfestivalottawa.com\/\">Palestinian Festival in Ottawa<\/a>. This will be the 2nd\u00a0Palestinian-Canadian festival and will showcase the traditional cuisine, language, music, fashion, and dance of the Palestinian people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}