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StopTheWall.org Worldwide Activism “Through Our Hands, the Apartheid Wall Will Fall!”
List of Planned Activities for the 3rd National and International Week Against the Apartheid Wall, November 9-16
Against destruction of the land and its fruits which have been the historical lifeline and beauty of Palestine. Against colonization and ghettoization through walls, militarization, Jewish-only housing, roads and infrastructure aimed at the extinction of the heritage and future of our people. Against the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem — the heart of Palestine — and the ongoing expulsion of our people from their homes.
The Palestinian People are Preparing Intensified Mass Resistance all along the Wall’s Path! Across the world a host of solidarity actions have already been announced, with many more expected to be declared over the coming week. Support the struggle and Participate in the 3rd Week against the Apartheid Wall and organize in your area or through your group or movement to give momentum to the call to Stop the Apartheid Wall! Unite and take up this call to isolate Apartheid Israel:
· End the complicity with the Zionist project of occupation, apartheid and expulsion! · Enact boycott initiatives! · Make widespread divestment from Apartheid Israel and companies supporting it a reality! · Don’t let culture, sports and academy be a legitimating and supportive force of Israeli crime! · Pressure your governments to comply with and enact the ICJ decision and to put effective arms embargos and sanctions on Apartheid Israel and stop financing and sustaining the ghettoization of the Palestinian people!
Let the Palestinian grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign know about your action: contact us at Global@StopTheWall.org.
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is important to give the widespread local activism strength through
coordination and to let the world know about the global resistance against this
further crime against the Palestinian people. ************
Initial
list of Palestinian Activities to mark the
All demonstrations to begin at 12 pm from the city center unless otherwise noted: - Bethlehem: Conference on the ghettoization of Bethlehem, 6pm, Bethlehem Peace Center November 10th Demonstrations:
November 11th Demonstrations:
November 12th Demonstrations:
(Cancelled due to Mr. Basheir Nafia’ Funeral in the Refuge Camp. The new demonstration date will be pronounced later) November 13th Demonstrations:
- Eizarya village at 10:00 am. November 14th Demonstrations:
- Hebron City - Jenin City November 16th Demonstrations:
Grassroots resistance will continue with the following activities: November 18th Demonstrations:
November 19th Demonstrations:
November 20th Demonstrations:
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Activists in the Basque Country are planning an intensified week of mobilization with parliamentary action, popular awareness raising events, and a boycott stunt. Belgium: The city of Ghent will participate on the 9th November with a public demonstration in the town centre. Carrying a huge banner incorporating images of the Apartheid Wall, activists have chosen “Stop Occupation, Break The Wall” as the slogan of the march. The action is accompanied by a wider NGO-campaign against the Wall by the Action Platform Palestine. The campaign collects photos of people against the Wall and calls upon the government to act against Israel’s violations of international law. Additionally on November 26th there will be a protest in Brussels. On November 29th activists will have a meeting with members of Government and raise the issue of the Apartheid Wall in Parliament. Click here for further details Canada: Activists have organised a mass meeting titled "Israel’s Wall: Law, Peace, and Justice" to take place in Vancouver. Organized by The Wall Must Fall Campaign, and sponsored by the local Unitarian Church Social Justice Committee, the meeting promises to be packed with information and resources. Speakers include famous pianist Jacob Allegro who recently took part in grassroots protests to the Wall in Bili'n. A unique video installation by Montreal artist Danielle Sara Frank titled “Sunset Over Qalqiliya” will be on display and the meeting will culminate in a public discussion around taking solidarity actions forward. Date: Wednesday, November 9th Place: Unitarian Church (49th and Oak), Vancouver, BC Time: 7:00 pm Click here for further details Meanwhile in Montreal, a popular day of action against the Wall is scheduled to take place at Mghill College and St. Catherine. Organized by the Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine, a variety of events will take place between 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. There will be music, street theatre, speakers and a replica of the Apartheid Wall. Click here for further details
The Danish Boycott Israel Campaign is preparing an event on Thursday November the 10th in the center of the capital Copenhagen. Under the slogan "Break Down the Wall - Sanctions against Israel", a symbolic Apartheid Wall will be erected and throughout the day a series of popular personalities from artists, politicians, football players, trade unions and television are scheduled to come to the Wall and print their "bloody handprint" along with their signature and a brief statement highlighting their opposition.
The French NGO Platform has organized a conference on Jerusalem for the 15th of November to take place in Paris.
Several activities are being prepared for the week, taking in various film screenings, launching of anti-Apartheid posters, a song festival and series of lectures.
The Lebanese Union of NGOs and Organizations in support of the Intifada and Resistance is organizing:
1 - a week of awareness raising in universities and colleges throughout Lebanon 2 – a photo exhibit 3 - film screenings about the Wall and its impact 4 – lectures and testimonies of activists from the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign 5 - a coordinated media campaign involving TV, radio, newspapers and posters
National Mobilization is planned with details to follow shortly. Netherlands: The Netherlands Palestine Committee and other solidarity supporters will hold an anti-Wall picket line in The Hague on November the 8th. The protest, scheduled to take place between 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, will also present a petition to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament. The group has also organised flyering events in major cities calling for a boycott of Israel. This includes The Hague on November the 10th and Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem and Groningen on November the 12th. On the evening of November the 9th there will be a public meeting around the Apartheid Wall in the town of Middelburg. Click here for further details
Among a host of activities will be a conference on academic boycotts at the University of Oslo and a conference in the city of Sarpsborg (twin city with Bethlehem) on increasing solidarity efforts.
A public meeting is planned with further details to be communicated imminently.
Activists in the Philippines are planning to join the week of action by holding forums, film showings and exhibits. A local boycott campaign will be launched and a march to the Israeli embassy will take place.
The
Scottish PSC is organizing simultaneous protests at the BBC offices across Scotland in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, etc. under the title "Ghetto
Walls in Palestine - BBC's Wall of Silence
on Israeli Crimes". Date:On Friday Nov 11th Time: from 4.00pm Place: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, etc. Click here for further details Scottish Friends of Palestine have organized an International Conference “Palestine and the Legacy of Balfour” on the 12th and 13th of November. Amongst other issues they will discuss taking the call for boycotts, divestment and sanctions forward. Date: Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 November 2005 Place: Glasgow, The Town House; Haddington Click here for further details
Campaigners meet over the next few days to finalise plans for solidarity actions to take place during the week.
The Spanish coordination has decided on a day of action during the week; details to be communicated in the next few days. Sweden: A series of events throughout the week have been organised for the cities of Umea, Uppsala and Gothenburg by a network of solidarity activists. Meanwhile in the capital Stockholm, there will be a demonstration on November the 12th. The focus of the protest will be the Apartheid Wall and the increasing military cooperation between Sweden and Apartheid Israel. Place: City Center Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Click here for further details of Swedish activities
The Collective Urgence Palestine group is joining the international week against the Apartheid Wall with a number ofvactivities: On Friday the 11th of November, a gathering will take place in Geneva city center, screening the presentation of the campaign against the Wall accompanied by street theatre. Time: 5.30pm - 6.30 pm Place: Passage de la Monnaie On Saturday, November 12 there will be an information stand in the central flee market of Geneva. Flyering and awareness raising will take place throughout the afternoon. On Tuesday, November 15th, there is a public meeting with testimonies from the 17th Swiss Civil Mission to Palestine. They will focus on the ongoing construction of the Apartheid Wall and the impacts of closure and ghettoization. Time: 8:00 pm Place: Geneva, Maison des Associations, salle Gandhi Click here for further details on all Swiss events United States November 9 and 10th: I Nebraska a meeting of around fifteen state-wide church and community leaders aims to challenge high-ranking US Senators and Congressmen. The meeting will focus on ending occupation in Palestine, and the Wall in particular. November 13th: In Lincoln, Nebraska there will be a`community meeting organized by Friends of Palestine featuring a lecture on the Wall. November 13th: Nebraskans for Peace and Al-Awda holds a community dinner in Omaha. Speakers will highlight the struggle against the Apartheid Wall. November 14-15th: A series of lectures on the Occupation of Palestine and the war on Iraq are to be held at a number of Omaha-based universities and schools. November 19th: In San Diego, Al-Awda and the local chapter of the National Council of Arab Americans are organizing a concert with the group of from Ibda'as (youth centers) from Bethlehem, that will give space to highlight the struggle against the Wall. Click here for further details on all US events UK The PSC UK is planning an action with the BIG (Boycott Israeli Goods) Initiative. They are coordinating an awareness-raising event in the centre of London for the 12th of November Click here for further details Birmingham The Birmingham PSC calls for a gathering to assemble a model caterpillar and then head off to picket different shoe shops in the city centre. Consumers are asked to boycott caterpillar and shop owners to de-shelve the products. Date: November 12th Time:12:30 am-3:30 pm Place: outside Carr's lane church The West London PSC will hold a Public Meeting under the title “Sanctions against Israel - The EU should lead the way” Date: 10th November 2005 Time: 8pm (doors open 7.30) Place: St Michael and All Angels Parish Hall Speakers: Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP and Christabel Gurney, former Editor of Anti-Apartheid News. Click here for further details Meanwhile, On Wednesday, 9th November 2005 The London School of Economics Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! Society will host a meeting 'Stop the Wall' with speakers followed by discussion. 7pm in room G108, 20 Kingsway (opposite the Peacock Theatre), nearest tube Holborn, London. Click here for further details Also, the 10th November the regular weekly picket of Marks and Spencer by the Victory to the Intifada group will be inviting speakers to talk about the Wall to both the picketers and the people on Oxford Street. There will be visual and vocal solidarity with the Palestinian people with particular focus on the struggle against the Apartheid Wall. 6-8pm Marks and Spencer, Oxford Street (Marble Arch end), London. Click here for further details In Newcastle, activists of the Victory to the Intifada North East and Tyneside Palestine Solidarity Campaign will use a colourful mock Wall made of fabric and garden canes to stage a protest outside and inside various shops which are complicit in support for Israeli Apartheid. Passers-by will have to pass through a check point in the wall where they will be given fake ID cards with information about the Apartheid Wall on the back of them. Time: 11:30am Date: Saturday, 12th of November Place: Marks and Spencer, Northumberland Street Click here for further details Venezuela: Taking up the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions and an end to international complicity with Israeli Apartheid, Venezuelan activists in Caracas are organizing a whole week of information, protests and workshops. Click here for further details November 9-15, From 3 pm every day: Film screenings on Palestine in the Centro Endَgeno de Nuevo Circo, Tiuna El Fuerte, Universidad Bolivariana, COTRAIN, Bellas Artes. Wednesday 9, 10:00 am Inauguration: Government Palace (in front of Plaza Bolivar): "Understanding the Conflict" Thursday 10, 10:00am Conference: Government Palace: "Attempts towards the progressive elimination of Palestine". Friday 11, 10:00 am Conference Saturday 12, From 3:00 pm in Bellas Artes: Meeting: Palestine talks to Venezuela Sunday 13, From 3:00 pm Gathering in Bellas Artes: Protest against the Apartheid Wall in solidarity with Palestine: Venezuela talks to Palestine. Monday 14, 9:30 am: Bolivarian University: Reasons for the creation of the Palestinian State. 2:00 pm: Workshops: Bolivarian University. Tuesday 15, 9:30 am: Bolivarian University: Reason that de-legitimize the state of Israel. 2:00 pm: Workshops: Bolivarian University. Wednesday 16, 2:30 pm: Bolivar Square in Caracas: Closing Session and Mobilization at Miraflores to promote/publicize the conclusions and proposals. This page originated from http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/print1028.shtml on the Stop The Wall website at StopTheWall.org. Please feel free to print and disseminate this page widely. |