BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:452@palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130710 DTSTAMP:20130708T135129Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev/events/nawal-slemiah-founder-o f-women-in-hebron-speaking-tour/ SUMMARY:Nawal Slemiah\, Founder of Women in Hebron - Speaking in Manchester \, Birmingham and London DESCRIPTION:A talk by Nawal Slemiah\, Founder of Women in Hebron\n\nMonday 8 July 2013\n\n Start: 6.30pm\n\n SOAS University London\n\nRoom G3 - M ain Building\n\nRussell Square Campus\, Thornhaugh Street\, London\, WC 1H 0XG\n\n Organised by SOAS Palestine Society and Palestine Solidarity C ampaign \n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nFounder of Women in Hebron\, Nawal Slemiah\, will be speaking about her experiences of set ting up Women in Hebron\, developing the community centre in Idna where ma ny of the women work\, about life under occupation in Hebron\, and particu lar topics such as the recent arrests of young children. There will also b e opportunities to take a look at her work and purchase some of the tradit ional Palestinian handicrafts.\n\nWomen in Hebron are based in the Old Cit y of Hebron\, Palestine\, and was founded as a source of empowerment and i ncome for Palestinian women. Part of the Idna Cooperative Association\, th e success of Women in Hebron goods being sold in the Old City of Hebron ma naged to generate enough money to open a community centre in Idna\, a neig hbouring city in the south of Hebron\, where workshops and embroidery manu facture now take place\, allowing local women to take part in earning an i ncome that otherwise couldn't be had in other part-time employment. Their products became so popular that Women in Hebron has now become a mainstay in the Old City\, where experiences of racism and occupation are everyday reality.\n\nWomen in Hebron is not just about providing these opportunitie s to Palestinian women\, but asserting the beautiful culture of Palestine as a form of resistance\, signifying the important and honourable role of women in Palestinian society\, and expressing the steadfastness of the Pal estinian people who face brutal occupation every day in the city of Hebron .\n\n \;\n\nDetails of events: https://www.facebook.com/events/427241 164050745/?notif_t=plan_user_invited\n\n \;\n\nMore information:\n\nht tps://www.facebook.com/pages/Women-in-Hebron/127546997276604?fref=ts\n\nht tp://womeninhebron.com/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR