Palestine Awareness Week in Trinity

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Thursday November 10, 2005 19:05 by Hugh Harkin - One World society hugeharkin at yahoo dot com

Includes academic boycott debate, free films and special Palestinian night

One World society's annual Palestine Awareness Week in Trinity

Includes academic boycott debate, free films and special Palestinian night

TRINITY ONE WORLD SOCIETY PRESENTS:
PALESTINE AWARENESS WEEK
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Monday 14th
8pm, Swift theatre, Arts block

For the first time in Ireland: a public debate on the
Academic Boycott of Israel

Speakers include:
Paul Usiskin, Chair of Peace Now UK (peacenow-uk.org)

Dr Joe Cleary, author of "Literature, Partition and
the Nation-State : Culture and Conflict in Ireland,
Israel and Palestine"

Brendan Archbold, MANDATE trade unionist - formerly a
leading activist in Ireland's Anti-Apartheid Movement

**more speakers to be confirmed. student speakers
welcome**
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Tuesday 15th
7pm, Davis theatre, Arts block

Free film!! “Private”

Italian-made film shown at this year's Jameson Dublin
Film Festival to great acclaim. A powerful and
poignant story of one Palestinian family’s encounter
with the Israeli army. Italian foreign film nomination
to the 2006 Oscars.
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Wednesday 16th
7.30pm, Davis theatre, Arts block

Public talk: What next for Israel-Palestine?

Speakers, discussion, culture, and most importantly…
free Palestinian food!!

Speakers:
Eoin Murray (Palestinian Centre for Human Rights)
Michael D. Higgins (Labour Party spokesman for Foreign
Affairs)
John Gormley (Green Party spokesman for Foreign
Affairs)
Aoife Daly (Amnesty International)
Niamh Garvey (Christian Aid)
Suzanne Keatinge (Trocaire)

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Thursday 17th
7pm, Rm 3074, Arts block

Free Film! "Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land”"

Western media and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Friday 18th November
1pm, CRH headquarters

Protest!

Lunchtime protest at CRH offices, Fitzwilliam Square
(ten minutes away)

Ireland’s biggest company Cement Roadstone Holdings
(CRH) are helping to build Israel’s illegal Wall. Both
Amnesty International and Christian Aid have censured
them but CRH refuse to take responsibility for their
actions.

Meet in the Arts Block at 12.40pm

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Palestine awareness stalls in the Arts block and
Hamilton building throughout the week.