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Fourth Bil’in International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance

Bil’in International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance

Date: 22 April – 24 April 2009
Location: Bil’in Village, West Bank, Palestine
Registration: register online on the Bil’in Village webpage
Cost: accommodation per night is 20 Euros, plus conference registration of 30 Euros
Program:

DAY 1: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 (panels)

Welcome speeches 9:30-10:45
• Eyad Burnat head of Bil’in Popular Committee
• Salam Fayad, Prime Minister of Palestine
• Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the EU Parlament
• Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize
• letter from Jimmy Carter, Carter

Saving Jerusalem 10:45-11:30
• Rafiq Al Hussaini, Representative of the Palestinian President’s office and Secretary general of Jerusalem Capital of Arab Culture 2009
• Atallah Hanna, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
• Um Kamel al Khurd, activist with the Sheik Jarah popular committee

Break 11:30-11:40

Panel 11:40-12:40
• 10 minutes for each of the Heads of Delegations, including Adar Grayevsky, activist from Israeli Anarchists Against the Wall

Break 12:40-12:50

Promoting a Culture of Resistance 12:50-14:35
• Zico Tamela, International Officer of SATAWU, South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Durban, SA)
• Iman Hammouri, Director of the Popular Art Center and Steering Committee Member of PNGO (Jerusalem)
• Haidar Eid, Associate Prof. of English, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, and member of PACBI’s Steering Committee (via video conference)

Lunch
14:35-16:00

Examples on the ground of popular nonviolent resistance in Palestine 16:00-17:15
• Raid Salah, Representative of the Islamic Movement (48)
• Abdullah abu rahma, Coordinator of the Bil’in popular committee
• Ahed Al Hawaje Coordinator of the Naalin popular committee
• Mahmud Zawahre, coordinator of the Maasera popular committee
• Fathi Khderat, Coordinator of the Jordan Valley Campaign

Break 17:15- 17:30

Panel of representatives of Palestinian Political leaders on the future of Popular Nonviolent Resistance 17:30-19:30
• Rafiq al Natsha, one of the Fatah leaders
• Abed Elrahim Mallouh, Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front of Liberation of Palestine
• Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mubadara
• Qais Samaria (abu Leila), Secretary general of the Democratic Front of Liberation of Palestine
• Basam Salhi, Secretary General of the Palestinian Popular Party
• Samir Ghousha, Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Front

Presentation: Apartheid under Construction. The cantonization of Palestine 19:30-20:30
• Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mubadara

Cultural Event and Open Space for sharing materials of the organizations that are participating in the conference 20:30 -22:00

DAY 2: Thursday, 23 April 2009 (workshops & field trips)

Workshops (4 parallel workshops) 8:30-10:00
The BDS movement: challenges and perspectives
Coordinated by: Lubna Hammad (Adalah-NY), Muhammad Jaradat (Badil), Omar Barghouti (PACBI)
•  Corporate Responsibility for Violations of International Law – Campaigns and Initiatives
Coordinated by: Shawan Jabarin, General Director, Al-Haq, Michael Sfard, Israeli legal counsel to Bil’in Village Council, Merrav Amir/Dalit Baum, Project Coordinators, Who Profits? Exposing the Israeli Occupation Industry
Spreading and supporting the Popular nonviolent resistance (Bil’in)
Coordinated by: Eyad Morar (Abu Ahmed) Head of the popular committee of Budrus, Fathi Khderat, Coordinator of the Jordan Valley campaign
Building an international movement in solidarity with Palestine
Coordinated by: Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Field Trips to Locations 10:30-all day
• Hebron
• Beit Lehem
• Al Quds
• The Jordan Valley
• North West Bank

DAY 3: Friday, 24 April 2009 (reflections & action)

Presentation of the final agreements of the workshops 9:30-11:00
All the participants will have the opportunity to present their opinion and vote the conclusions of the different workshops through a participative methodology
• Spokesperson of the BDS movement: challenges and perspectives workshop
• Spokesperson of the Corporate Responsibility for Violations of International Law – Campaigns and Initiatives workshop
• Spokesperson of the spreading and supporting the Popular resistance workshop
• Spokesperson of the Building an international movement workshop
• Final discussion and agreements

Training for Internationals: preparing an action 11:30-12:30

Final demonstration against the Wall and settlements 12:30