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Palestine Awareness Day

Palestine Awareness Day, Saturday 19 February, Cambridge University. Speakers to include Glen Rangwala, Dr Uri Davis.

Press Release from Cambridge University Palestine Society (CUPAL)

The Cambridge University Palestine Society (CUPAL), in association with the Cambridge University Islamic Society Human Rights Committee, is pleased to announce that Palestine Awareness Day will be taking place in Cambridge on Saturday 19 February.

The day’s events will include a history lecture, film screenings, campaign workshops, and a keynote speech by special guest Dr. Uri Davis, author of Apartheid Israel.

Palestine Awareness Day offers an incredible opportunity to learn about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by specialists in their fields. All events are free entry, except for the two films. Refreshments on the day will be kindly provided through the generosity of Al-Amins, and Cambridge Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Palestine Awareness Day, Saturday February 19 2005

Free entry unless otherwise stated

10am Chetwynd Room, King’s College
History Introduction by Glen Rangwala, Director of Studies of Social and Political Sciences at Newnham College, Cambridge

11am Keynes Hall, King’s College
Film Showing: ‘The Issue is Still Palestine’ by John Pilger, Entry £2

12pm Chetwynd Room, King’s College
Lunch, courtesy of Al-Amin’s, Cambridge

1pm Ramsden Room, St Catherine’s College
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Uri Davis, author of ‘Apartheid Israel’: ‘Apartheid Israel’

3pm Chetwynd Room, King’s College
‘Boycott Israel’ and ‘Stop the Wall Campaign’ workshops, courtesy of Palestine Solidarity Campaign and War on Want

6pm Chetwynd Room, King’s College
Tea and biscuits, courtesy of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Cambridge

7pm Keynes Hall, King’s College
Film Showing: ‘Arna’s Children’, Entry £2

A CUPAL event in association with Cambridge University Islamic Society Human Rights Committee, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and War on Want.

Ben White
e-mail: benwhite1983@yahoo.com

Comments

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Who else ?

07.02.2005 14:01

I see the speakers listed are known to have a pro-Palestinian bias. In the interests of balance and fairness which other speakers have you invited who will be able to give the Israeli viewpoint ?

Student

Bloody Students

07.02.2005 17:31

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yawn

Hear ! Hear !

07.02.2005 17:51

Quite right Sir !

How dare that student demand fairness and equality !

These meetings are not about such things, they are events for us, the educated and informed ones. The ones who know the truth about Palestine and the Jewish control of it.

We don't want our views challenged by hearing any opposing or contradictory ones, we want our views reinforced and agreed with.

ex student

Hurry up Harry!

07.02.2005 18:06

...that's like inviting Harold Shipman to a memorial for his vivtims, out of a sense of fairness and balance.

Blake Severn

Yawn, Zionism is not only racist BUT boring!

07.02.2005 18:24

I'm sure that people who disagree with the speakers will be able to make comments from the floor during the discussion section

Ben Gurion

Anti-semitism doesn't go away it just changes!

07.02.2005 19:05

Anti-semitism doesn't go away it just changes. Now instead of people being openly anti-semitic they say that they are anti-zionist. But the two are one and the same thing in reality. This is because Israel is criticsed for defending itself in legitimate acts of self defence. No other country has ever been criticsed for carrying out legitmate actsof self defence. Except perhaps America when it fought back after being attack on September the 11th 2001. But then the left only reserve the right of self defence to Third World countries don't they.

Micheal

looks like you have all angles covered ...

08.02.2005 09:20

... you are totally innocent and have never done anything wrong (according to your sky ghost manual).

... all opposition to you is the result of mental illness or the product of in built anti [] (fill in the blank).

What a record - and so scratched already!

jackslucid
mail e-mail: jackslucid@hotmail.com

Political Balance?

08.02.2005 11:26

Why on Earth would a public meeting have to give the oppositions view? Does the Labour party have to allow a Tory speaker at their meetings? Why should Palestinian activists have to give pro-Israeli speakers even more coverage?

To "student", all i can say is - that's bullshit and you don't even know.

Bob

Bob Carolgees

What's the point

08.02.2005 16:11

Whats the point of bringing the israeli side in this? All you need to do is watch the news on tv and ul see it. The point of this is to examine and inform that things arent really as the bbc want you to believe they are. Everytime someone blows himself up in israel its on the new, the hundreds of Palestinians that died before this arent on the news. So we decide to show the other side, teh side of Israeli oppression, murder, and expansion. Michael is so well informed aof whats legitimate and whats not. Why not try to read bout how many UN resolutions Israel has broken since its formation, by expanding into other territories, murdering innocent civilians, leaving thousands of people homeless. No wait I take it back, 12 year olds with stones are potentially dangerous, they must be stoped. Nice one Fascist, Hail Hitler and all that crap you believe Michael, wel be seen u in the 4th Reich, whichl probably be Israel in a few decades.

Bush Loves You

Strawman or what?

10.02.2005 09:24

Every pro-Israel rally automatically includes a pro-Palestinian speaker, to ensure that a balanced view is given to the audience.

Yes or no?

Perhaps these zionists are really trying to shut down discussion, rather than open it up. And, I'm sure there'll be at least one pro-Israeli reading out questions that have been written in advance. Maybe somthing along the lines of;

"Do the panel think it fair not to have mentioned the considerable achievements of the only democracy in the Middle East?" ..............

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