soirée de spoken-word et poésie pour la Semaine contre l’apartheid israélien 2011.
Photo: ActiveStills Palestinian activist Mohammed Khatib at protest in Bil’in, Palestine.
Dozens were injured in the weekly demonstration against the Occupation and settlements. The demonstration was held against the United State’s veto of a UN resolution which condemned Israel’s illegal settlements. The demonstration was attacked with tear gas by Israeli soldiers who wanted to crush the nonviolent demonstration. Hundreds from Palestine, Israel and the international community attended the demonstration. The demonstration was also in solidarity with the Libyan people.
Photo Fille palestinienne joue ci-dessous drapeau palestinien lors d’une manifestation contre l’occupation israélienne.
Montréal se joindra à plus que 50 villes des quatre coins du monde pour le lancement de la 7ième édition de la Semaine contre l’apartheid israélien (SAI), qui se déroulera du 8 au 15 mars 2011. Les conférences auront lieu dans les campus universitaires de l’UQÀM, Concordia, McGill et autres.Cette année, les organisateurs et organisatrices de cette semaine internationale célébreront les révolutions qui se déroulent dans le monde arabe, symbole d’une justice qui se rapproche, même pour les palestinien(ne)s.
Cherchez les drapeaux palestiniens et la banderole BDS.
Ammenez vos drapeaux, pancartes, et instruments!
Célébration du cinéaste John Greyson rassemblant sexe, pingouins et Elton John
Photo ActiveStills Palestinian youth in Sheikh Jarrah against colonies in Jerusalem.
The recent public exposure of a large number of documents related to the U.S.-sponsored “peace process” between Israel and Palestinian officials provides hard evidence, if any was needed, not only of readiness on the part of unrepresentative Palestinian “negotiators” to concede basic Palestinian rights, but also of Israel’s rejectionism and unwillingness to negotiate even an unjust and unsustainable peace. The leaked documents also reveal the arm-twisting employed by international “peace brokers” to compel – unelected — Palestinian officials to serve Israel’s expansionist and colonial agenda through the surrender of UN-sanctioned rights of the Palestinian people. It is now clearer than ever that the so-called negotiations were never based on principles of international law and human rights and never promoted just peace.
final declaration via Social Movements Assembly of the World Social Forum in Dakar.
Photo Philippe Revelli Opening march at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal.
As the Social Movements Assembly of the World Social Forum of Dakar, 2011, we are gathered here to affirm the fundamental contribution of Africa and its peoples in the construction of human civilization. Together, the peoples of all the continents are struggling mightily to oppose the domination of capital, hidden behind illusory promises of economic progress and political stability. Complete decolonization for oppressed peoples remains for us, the social movements of the world, a challenge of the greatest importance.
We affirm our support for and our active solidarity with the people of Tunisia, Egypt and the Arab world who have risen up to demand a true democracy and build the people´s power. Their struggles are lighting the path to another world, free from oppression and exploitation.
Une semaine de conférences, d’ateliers, de projections de films et d’évènements culturels pour conscientiser à propos de la campagne de Boycott, désinvestissement et sanctions (BDS) contre l’apartheid israélien.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel PACBI Feb. 2011.
Photo ActiveStills Israeli military wire on Palestinian lands in Bil’in, West Bank.
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) views with great dismay your upcoming performance in Tel Aviv, despite your acknowledgment that “what the Israeli government is doing to the Palestinians is disgusting” [1]. Furthermore, PACBI has learned that you intend to go one step further in your support of the Israeli state by meeting with members of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) on this trip. In doing so, you would be electing to serve directly the interests of the campaign to Brand Israel [2].
This is a campaign that has been launched by the Israeli government and promoted by institutions throughout the country and abroad in order to whitewash Israel’s violations of international law and project a false image of normalcy. To be sure, you have served this near-ambassadorial position for Israel several times in the past: playing at the opening of the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles in 2008 [3], and most recently visiting the consulate on request of its diplomats and releasing a statement declaring your support for Israel [4].
A Dakar, au Sénégal, l’Assemblée des mouvements populaires sur la Palestine se réunit au Forum social mondial (FSM) à un moment de lutte populaire intense en Palestine contre l’apartheid, la colonisation et l’occupation israéliens.
Lors de l’Assemblée des mouvements populaires sur la Palestine, des centaines de personnes se sont réunies pendant le FSM sous la tente Palestine pour consolider, renforcer et développer des stratégies pour le mouvement de solidarité mondiale grandissant, enraciné dans la résistance populaire palestinienne contre l’occupation israélienne et guidé par elle.
