INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, 18 April 2007
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Time |
Activity |
Title |
8-10 am |
Registration |
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10:00  |
The Palestinian National Anthem, Welcome & Greeting, Bil’in Popular Committee
Representative of President Mahmoud Abbas |
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10:10  |
Opening Address: Mairead McGuire |
"Nonviolence – the way forward for the Human family". |
10:30  |
Azmi Bishara - Arab Member of Knesset |
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10:50  |
Luisa Morgantini |
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11:10  |
History of Bil’in’s Nonviolent Resistance |
Bil'in Popular Committee, Mohammad Khatib |
11:30 |
Break |
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12:00  |
Stephan Hessel |
“The impunity of Israel and the responsibility of the international community in that issue" |
12:15  |
Jean-Claude Lefort |
Double standard particularly in the present situation in Palestine |
12:30  |
Report & Panel from the Palestinian-Palestinian Conference on Non Violence. |
Mohammad Elias |
1:45 |
Lunch |
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2:45  |
Amira Hass, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti |
Media |
4:00 |
Break |
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4:15  |
Ilan Pappe, Omar Barghouthi |
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions |
5:30 |
Break |
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5:45- 6:15
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Final Remarks |
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6:15 |
Rest & Fun, Dinner with Families |
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8:30- 10:00 |
Films & Dabka |
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Day Two
THURSDAY, 19 April 2007
Time |
Activity |
Who is arranging it? |
9:00 |
Welcome, Announcements |
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9:15  |
Jeff Helper, Mikado Warshofsky and Auri Avniri |
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10:30-
11:45  |
Panel: George S Rishmawi, Sam Bahour, Mohamed Shtaye |
Economic Independence |
11:45 |
Break |
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12:15- |
WORKSHOPS:
1- Bil’in Development
2- BDS
3- BDS
4- Media
5- Pal-Isr Joint Struggle [Hanna & Mohammad]
6- Palestinian Recommendations from the Palestinian conference
7- Palestinian Recommendations from the Palestinian conference
8- International experiences in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions |
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2:00 |
Lunch |
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3:00 |
Country Meetings |
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4:00 |
Palestinian, Israeli, International Nonviolence Trainings |
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6:30  |
Closing |
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7:00 |
Rest & Fun, Dinner with Families |
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Third Day: Friday April 20th 2007
Friday Morning: Meetings with Bil’in Popular Committee
1:00 Action
Names of the Speakers:
- Dr. Azmi Bishara, Palestinian Israeli Knesset member
- Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Irish Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Dr. Ilan Pappe, author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
- Luisa Morgantini, Italian EU Parliament member and Peace Activist
- Stéphane Hessel, former French Ambassador
- Jean-Claude Lefort, French parliament member
- Amira Haas, author and journalist, Ha'aretz
- Sam Bahour, Palestinian activist and entrepreneur
- Representatives of the Bil'in Popular Committee
For more information, please contact
contact@bilin-village.org
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