palestinianrefugeerevolution:

• Wednesday, March 7, 2012
• 12:00pm until 2:00pm

  Telus Building Room 236/238 (111 St & 87 Ave, U of A Campus)

Women’s Perspectives on Occupation and Apartheid
Wednesday, March 7 (Noon – 2:00 pm)
Telus Building Room 236/238
Corner of 111 Street & 87 Avenue, University of Alberta Campus

Three women — both Israeli and Palestinian — active in solidarity with Palestine will share their stories and perspectives on the occupation and how to move towards a just resolution to the question of Israel/Palestine.

Rela Mazali is an outspoken critic of Israeli militarism and has been working for many years to end torture and to combat human rights violations by Israeli authorities. She works at national and international levels on antimilitarism and feminism, especially with respect to the Israel-Palestine conflict. (via Skype)

Dr. Anat Matar is a senior lecturer of philosophy at Tel Aviv University and a political activist. She is the chair of the Israeli Committee for the Palestinian Prisoners. She is the mother of Haggai Matar, a conscientious objector. (via Skype)

Dr. Ghada Ageel is a third generation Palestinian refugee. She was born and raised in the Khan Younis Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip, were she attended high school and completed a BA in Education. In 1999, Ghada won the Jerusalem Studies’ Scholarship of the University of Exeter in Britain, where she completed her Master’s degree in Middle East Politics, and her PhD in Refugees Studies. Sine then, Ghada has worked with several organizations and institutions in Canada, UK and Palestine. She currently lives in Edmonton and works at the Canadian Red Cross.

I so wish I could go to this.

I need to find more events like this in the United States, and make efforts to go, and learn.