IAW 2010 takes place following a year of incredible successes for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on the global level. Lectures, films, and actions will highlight some of theses successes along with the many injustices that continue to make BDS so crucial in the battle to end Israeli Apartheid. Speakers and full program for each city are available at: www.apartheidweek.org
In Bethlehem, Israeli Apartheid Week begins with a panel discussion which will be held at the Beit Jibreen Cultural Center (Handalla Center) in al-Azzeh refugee camp. The panel will feature speakers from the Badil Resource Center, Palestinian Campaign to Stop the Wall, and the Palestinian BDS Campaign National Committee. The event will also include photo exhibits about graffiti in the Gaza Strip and Palestine’s “Ongoing Nakba.”
The highlight of tonight’s event will be the launching of a campaign within the Azzeh refugee camp under the slogan “Israeli products are not welcome in our camp – boycott Israeli apartheid.”
The week of activities continues each day this week with film screenings, workshops and public rallies all highlighting the ways in which Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, and highlighting the importance of developing the global campaign for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions.
The week will be marked in the Gaza Strip beginning on Wednesday 3 March 2010. The first event will be screening of “Mandela”, a documentary about the anti-apartheid struggle followed by a discussion with Dr. Haidar Eid of al-Aqsa University about the South African experience during the apartheid era.
For more information on:
Click here for Bethlehem schedule of events
Click here for Gaza City schedule of events
