{"id":283124,"date":"2014-09-29T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283124"},"modified":"2022-11-18T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:15:08","slug":"ngo-action-news-29-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-29-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 29 September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information \u201cas is\u201d without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NGO Action News<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>29 September 2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>EUROPE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.art-base.be\/\">Art Base<\/a> is hosting the virtuoso Palestinian oud player\u00a0Adel Salameh\u00a0for a concert on\u00a025 October 2014\u00a0in Brussels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/\">Breaking the Silence<\/a> is organizing a conference with co-founder\u00a0Yehuda Shaul\u00a0at the city hall of Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) on\u00a01 October 2014\u00a0at 8.00pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caabu.org\/\">CAABU<\/a>\u00a0is inviting its members for a private briefing and Q&amp;A session on the Gaza Strip with\u00a0Dr. Aimee Shalan\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabbritishcentre.org.uk\/contact-us\/how-to-find-us\/\">London<\/a> on\u00a07 October 2014\u00a0at 11.00 am. Dr. Shalan is the Director of Friends of Birzeit University and the former Director of Advocacy and Communications at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafePalestineBrussels\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0is holding its next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/378976015585578\/\">meeting<\/a> on\u00a02 October 2014\u00a0at Caf\u00e9 Monk in Brussels under the title\u00a0What now? Could laughter be the best medicine?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?cat=10\">Le Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient<\/a>\u00a0(CPJPO) released its latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?cat=10\">agenda\/newletter<\/a> on\u00a012 September 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/\">The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0(IPSC) organized its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/wicklow-ipsc-annual-sponsored-hill-walk-2014-sugar-loaf-mountain\">Annual Sponsored Hill Walk<\/a> on\u00a028 September 2014. IPSC will also host on\u00a06 October 2014\u00a0a fundraising evening in Dublin featuring a theatrical adaptation of\u00a0Returning to Haifa\u00a0by Ghassan Kanafani.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maramiya.be\/\">Maramiya, the Palestinian cultural centre<\/a>\u00a0is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maramiya.be\/calendar\/\">Palestinian after-work<\/a> in Brussels on\u00a03 October 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\">Medical Aid for Palestinians<\/a>\u00a0(MAP) is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/supporters-stories\/running-through-the-checkpoints\">fundraiser marathon<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a07 October 2014\u00a0in the West Bank. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/HayleyandPhilippa\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0to support this initiative. MAP also released on\u00a019 September 2014\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/downloads\/reports\/the-impact-of-the-separation-wall-on-the-right-to-health-----map.pdf\">report<\/a> entitled\u00a0Ten years since the International Court of Justice Ruling: The Impact of the Separation Wall on the Right to Health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinagrupperna.se\/taxonomy\/term\/92\">Palestinagruppen i Stockholms<\/a>\u00a0(PGS)\u00a0invites its members for a meeting on\u00a012 October 2014\u00a0with\u00a0Yvonne Fredriksson\u00a0(PGS),\u00a0Anna Wester\u00a0(PGS Chairperson) and\u00a0Gunilla Wettersj\u00f6\u00a0(BDS activist). For more information and to RSVP contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:palestinagruppen.stockholm@gmail.com\">palestinagruppen.stockholm@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\">Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a018 September 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/eye-witness-horror-dr-mustafa-barghouti\/\">video<\/a>\u00a0of the event\u00a0Gaza \u2013 Eyewitness to Horror\u00a0featuring\u00a0Mustafa Barghouti, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and leader of the Palestine National Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>ISRAEL AND PALESTINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/documentation\/weekly-focuses\/861-ongoing-demolitions-of-palestinian-property-in-the-west-bank\">Al-Haq<\/a>\u00a0issued a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/documentation\/weekly-focuses\/861-ongoing-demolitions-of-palestinian-property-in-the-west-bank\">fact sheet<\/a> on\u00a027 September 2014\u00a0entitled\u00a0Ongoing Demolitions of Palestinian Property in the West Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/\">BDS Movement<\/a>\u00a0released an interactive\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiki-toki.com\/timeline\/entry\/28282\/BDS-Movement?utm_content=bufferc2df1&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">timeline<\/a> on the occasion of the 8th\u00a0anniversary of the BDS call, to charter the key successes of the movement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/\">B\u2019Tselem<\/a>\u00a0issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/firearms\/20140921_killing_of_khalil_anati\">press release<\/a> on\u00a022 September 2014\u00a0saying that the group found no justification for the use of live fire that killed a 10-year old Palestinian boy in the West Bank\u2019s al-Fawwar refugee camp on 10 August 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/\">The Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(PCHR) issued its latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10659:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-18-24-september-2014-&amp;catid=145:in-focus\">weekly report<\/a> on Israeli human rights violations in the OPT on\u00a025 September 2014\u00a0covering the period 18 September \u2013 24 September 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wclac.org\/english\">The Women Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling<\/a>\u00a0(WCLAC) published a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wclac.org\/english\/flip\/jerusalem-cd\/index.html\">report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a015 September 2014\u00a0entitled\u00a0Jerusalem \u2013 A Divided City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>AMERICA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrivalagency.com\/\">The Arrival Agency<\/a>\u00a0is organizing in Vancouver on\u00a07 October 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/283811175152493\/\">fundraiser<\/a> for the children of the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\">Churches for Middle East Peace<\/a>\u00a0(CMEP) organized an event on\u00a022 September 2014\u00a0featuring\u00a0Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas\u00a0who addressed, for the first time, American students at Cooper Union in New York City. The transcript of President Abbas\u2019 speech is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/org2.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=RdBNE4GG1LiM%2B3Mz80uT2zB6YaYHP0%2F7\">here<\/a>. CMEP is also hosting a briefing call on\u00a030 September 2014\u00a0with three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee\u00a0Archbishop Elias Chacour. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/org2.salsalabs.com\/o\/5575\/l\/eng\/p\/salsa\/event\/common\/public\/?event_KEY=72083\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/\">Columbia University<\/a>\u00a0hosted the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/programs\/\">event<\/a>\u00a0The War on Gaza: Military Strategy and Historical Horizons\u00a0on\u00a019 September 2014. The event featured\u00a0Noura Erakat\u00a0(George Mason University) and\u00a0Rashid Khalidi\u00a0(Columbia University).\u00a0For more information please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ml3408@columbia.edu\">ml3408@columbia.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cycling4gaza.com\/\">Cycling4Gaza<\/a>\u00a0issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/us6.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=7d6ffd34635e8aec0f9d1089f&amp;id=f553e612f4\">newsletter<\/a> covering its recent US cycling challenge which took place on\u00a019-21 September 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.org\/\">The Institute for Middle East Understanding<\/a>\u00a0(IMEU) published on\u00a026 September 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.org\/photo_essay\/testimony-from-gaza-witness-to-a-war-crime\">photo essay<\/a> entitled\u00a0Testimony from Gaza: Witness to a War Crime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\">Jewish Voice for Peace<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\">Jews Say No<\/a>\u00a0are organizing the\u00a0Stand Up for Palestine\u00a0action on\u00a06 October 2014\u00a0in New York. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1535911266625221\/\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MECA) will also host in Berkeley (CA) on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/events\/berkeley-ca-book-release-celebration-journalist-nora-barrows-friedman?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=c890407ced-Sept-25-events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-c890407ced-297983453\">release<\/a> of award-winning reporter\u00a0Nora Barrows-Friedman\u2019s new book documenting the emergence and success of the Students for Justice in Palestine movement.\u00a0Malihe Razazan, co-host of KPFA\u2019s \u201cVoices of the Middle East\u201d programme, will interview Ms. Barrows-Friedman about her book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4513\">Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a015 September 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4513\">interview<\/a> with\u00a0Brian Avery, American activist and former International Solidarity Movement member who was shot in the face by the IDF in April 2003.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Israel-Palestine NGO Working Group at the Â鶹APP\u00a0is organizing a launching event of the book\u00a0Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope\u00a0by\u00a0Richard Falk\u00a0(former UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory). The event will take place on\u00a021 October 2014\u00a0from 1.00pm to 2.30 pm at the Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>GLOBAL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com\/en\/\">The Russell Tribunal on Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(RToP) hosted on\u00a024-25 September 2014\u00a0in Brussels an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com\/en\/sessions\/extraordinary-session-brussels\">Extraordinary session<\/a>\u00a0on \u201cIsrael\u2019s Crimes in the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge\u201d. It found evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of murder, extermination and persecution and also incitement to genocide. The findings of the Tribunal were presented at a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBDtcbghfMdtyn99s7a4FkdLM3jRKzqIr\">press conference<\/a>\u00a0and to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M4B2D-KTtcI\">European Parliament<\/a>. The videos of the testimonies are available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBDtcbghfMdsKkGO9MFG5MPxC3s8gyGES\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>UNITED NATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will host Professor Noam Chomsky for a lecture on 14 October 2014 at the Â鶹APP Headquarters in New York. Professor Chomsky will share his analysis on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in light of recent events. Stay tuned for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People\u00a0has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IYSPP\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0and official hashtag\u00a0#2014forPalestine. Share the word and let us know about your International Year plans at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:2014forPalestine@un.org\">2014forPalestine@un.org<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/\">OCHA OPT<\/a>\u00a0issued its most recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_protection_of_civilians_weekly_report_2014_9_27_english.pdf\">Protection of Civilians Weekly Report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a015 September 2014\u00a0covering the period 16 September \u2013 22 September. OCHA OPT also released a new<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_communities_jerusalem_factsheet_september_2014_english.pdf\">fact sheet<\/a> entitled\u00a0Bedouin Communities at Risk of Forcible Transfer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\">The World Bank<\/a>\u00a0released a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2014\/09\/16\/palestinian-economy-in-decline-and-unemployment-rising-to-alarming-levels\">report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a016 September 2014\u00a0stating that the Palestinian economy was in decline and the unemployment rising to alarming levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 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