BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2190@palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev DTSTART:20181103T090000Z DTEND:20181103T163000Z DTSTAMP:20181101T144513Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev/events/apartheid-conference/ SUMMARY:PSC Apartheid Conference: Justice in Palestine DESCRIPTION:*BOOKINGS ARE NOW CLOSED*\nJustice in Palestine: Ending Aparthe id\, Achieving Freedom and Equality\nSaturday 3 November in London\n\nConf erence Agenda: Conference Agenda Final\n\nIt is no longer controversial to draw parallels between Israel and the former apartheid regime in South Af rica. In July of this year Israel passed the clearly discriminatory ‘Jew ish Nation State’ law. Since then\, the use of the term ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel has burst into the public consciousness.\n\nBut the ins titutionalised discrimination that the Palestinian people face did not beg in in July 2018. Instead\, it has been central to the foundation and maint enance of the State of Israel from the start.\n\nThe longevity of Israel ’s apartheid system has been recognised by the United Nations Economic a nd Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)\, who produced a comprehensi ve report that concluded “Israel has established an Apartheid regime tha t dominates the Palestinian people as a whole.”\n\nTaking the ESWCA repo rt as its foundation\, on 3 November 2018\, the Palestine Solidarity Campa ign will be hosting a conference in London bringing together experts from around the world to examine how the system of apartheid is imposed upon Pa lestinians. We will look at the response required from activists to suppor t the Palestinian struggle\, principally through the Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.\n\nJoin us at this unique conference to lear n from leading experts about Israel’s system of apartheid\, and help us organise against it\, standing with Palestinians in their fight for freedo m and equality.\nSpeakers\nRebecca Vilkomerson: Rebecca is the Executive D irector of the US-based organisation Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). Since i ts foundation in 1996 JVP has been central in supporting the Palestinian s truggle for freedom\, justice and equality. Recently\, JVP was one of over 40+ Jewish organisations from across the world\, who signed a ground brea king statement opposing the equation of antisemitism and criticism of Isra el.\n\nRima Khalaf: Rima is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan\, w ho served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Economic and Soc ial Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) from 2010-17. Under her lead\, the ESCWA authored a report confirming that Israeli practises towards the Pal estinian people met the definition of Apartheid under International Law.\n \nVirginia Tilley: Virginia is a Professor of Political Science at the Sou thern Illinois University in the United States. She specializes in the com parative and international politics of ethnic and racial conflict. Having wide ranging research experience\, she has authored numerous policy papers and book-length studies\, including The One State Solution. She also edit ed Beyond Occupation: Apartheid\, Colonialism and International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories\, a co-authored legal study of Israel’ s policies in the OPTs.\n\nNadia Hijab: Nadia is an author\, policy analys t and public speaker. She is the co-founder and board director of Al Shaba ka: The Palestinian Policy Network. Further\, she is a co-founder and form er co-chair of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights\, currently sitting on its advisory board. She is the author of Womanpower: The Arab debate on women at work and co-author of Citizens Apart: A Portrait of Palestinian s in Israel.\n\nDiana Buttu(via Skype): Diana is a Palestinian-Canadian La wyer specializing in negotiations and international law. She is a former s pokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization\, and served as nego tiator in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. She was also part of the Palestinian negotiating team that assisted in the successful litigation o f Israel’s Apartheid Wall before the International Court of Justice.\n\n Other Speakers and Facilitators Include:\n\nHazem Jamjoum: Hazem is an aca demic and activist\, whose work focuses on political- economy approaches t o Israeli colonialism and Palestinian elite formation.\n\nAlys Samson Esta pé: Alys is the Europe Co-ordinator for the Boycott\, Divestment and Sanc tions National Committee (BNC).\n\nRyvka Barnard: Senior Campaigns Officer \, on Militarism and Security at War on Want.\n\nHuda Elmi: Huda is an act ivist\, who currently serves as a CLP representative on the Labour Party ’s National Executive Committee.\nLocation\nVenue: Resource for London\,  356 Holloway Road\, London\, N7 6PA\n*Please note: The venue is fully wheelchair accessible\n\nDirections:  Nearest Tube Station is Holloway Ro ad (Zone 2\, Piccadilly Line) Exit the station on to Holloway Road\, turn left and walk straight for around 400m - it's on the other side of the roa d.\n\nBuses 43\, 153\, 263\, 271\, and 393 serve the Holloway Road area.\n Tickets\nTier 1 (Waged/Standard Ticket): £18\n\nTier 2 (PSC Members and C oncessions): £12\n\nTier 3 (Students): £3\n*Please note: this price is heavily subsidised. Paying the higher price allows us to ensure the confer ence is accessible to all regardless of income.\n\nPlease use the booking form below to register your place before midday on Friday 2nd November. On ce you have completed the registration form you can can either choose to p ay online\, or call us on 020 7700 6192 between 11am - 5pm to pay over the phone.\n\nIf you have no means to pay\, we will try and help you. E-mail: lewis.backon@palestinecampaign.org\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev/wp-conte nt/uploads/apartheid-graphic-no-text.png LOCATION:Resource for London\, 356 Holloway Road\, London\, N7 6PA\, United Kingdom GEO:51.55579220000001;-0.1161555999999564 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=356 Holloway Road\, London\ , N7 6PA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Resource for London:g eo:51.55579220000001,-0.1161555999999564 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR