BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:454@palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130624 DTSTAMP:20130620T111604Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.c6digital.dev/events/palestinian-days-festiv al/ SUMMARY:Palestinian Days Festival DESCRIPTION:The Executive Committee of the Association of the Palestinian C ommunity in the UK Presents PALESTINIAN DAYS FESTIVAL 2013\n\nThe General Union of the Palestinian Communities in Europe and The Association of the Palestinian Community in the UK in cooperation with the Palestinian missio n in the UK are pleased to invite you to this year’s edition of Palestin ian Days\, a three-day festival celebrating Palestinian culture\, heritage \, art\, food and music.\n\nPast audiences will expect some surprising fes tival inclusions this year with the special features on offer. Held at Lon don’s Copthorne Tara Hotel between 21 and 23 June\, the festival’s sch edule runs as follows:\n\nFriday June 21: Opening Ceremony and Dinner Part y 1600-1900: The festival will launch with a special opening ceremony\, wh ich includes a reception and a Palestinian fashion show. 2000: Dinner part y to honour some remarkable Europeanfigures and organisations for their co ntinuous support on the Palestinian to include St John's Eye Hospital\, Si r Gerald Kaufman\, The Right Honourable Tony Benn\, MrsAnn Linde Internati onal secretarSwedish Social Democratic Party\, Senator Vincenzo Maria Vita President of the Palestinian - Italian national association\, Mr Oliviero Diliberto and Ms Luisa Morgantini former Vice President of the European P arliament and Ms Patrizia Cecconi To book your seat for the dinner\, pleas e email palestinianassociationuk@gmail.com. Tickets are £100.00 per perso n.\n\nSaturday June 22: Exhibition showcasing Palestinian artwork\, confer ence highlighting the tragedies of Palestinian detainees in Israeli Jails 1100 – 1900: Exhibition opening hours The exhibition showcases tradition al and modern ethnic garments and jewelry from various parts of Palestine as well as merchandise and handicrafts from Palestine provided by Palestin ian charities. Various UK-based Palestinian artists will also be exhibitin g their work. The exhibition will devote a special stand featuring quality food from Palestine\, such as olive oil\, almonds\, dates\, summak\, tahi neh and sweets. 1200 – 1400: A Conference about Palestinian detainees in Israeli Jails. The event will feature a short film about Palestinian deta inees\, followed by a discussion panel by Palestinian minister for detaine es’ affairs\, Mr. Issa Qaraqe\, and the president of the prisoners club Mr Qaddourah Faris\, the Palestinian lawyer Jawad Boulos\, Mr. and Mrs. Al Issawi (parents of Palestinian prisoner Samer Al Issawi)\, and ex-prisone r Mahmoud Sarksak.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nSunday June 23: Exhibition\, film scr eening and musical performance 1100-1700: Exhibition opening hours (Showca sing same as above) 1400: Screening of "Pomegranates and Myrrh"\, a film b y Palestinian director and screenwriter Mrs. Najwa Najjar. The screening w ill be followed by Questions and Answers session with the director. 1700: A live performance by Al Zababdeh the Palestinian traditional dabkeh group .\n\n \;\n\nThe three-day event will be held at Copthorne Tara Hotel L ondon Kensington Scarsdale Place\, Kensington\, London\, W8 5SR\n\nLooking forward to welcoming you at the festival. The Executive Committee of the Association of the Palestinian Community in the UK. LOCATION:Copthorne Tara Hotel\, Scarsdale Place\, London\, W8 5SR \, United Kingdom GEO:51.49905159999999;-0.19177089999993768 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Scarsdale Place\, London\, W8 5SR \, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Copthorne Tara Hotel:g eo:51.49905159999999,-0.19177089999993768 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR