Conference 2006
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On February 20 and 21, an International Conference took place in Bil’in. Nearly 400 participants - Israelis, Palestinians and Internationals - attended this two day Conference which started with a presentation about the situation in Bil’in and some neighbouring villages such as Abud and Beit Sira. The program included also the following: discussions, workshops and think tanks, as well as a film screening about the first year of non violent resistance in Bil’in, a demonstration against the Wall, planting olive trees and holding a soccer game on annexed land…
International conference in Bil'in
12/03/2006
S. went to Bil’in as part of a civilian mission in 2005. Since then, he’s stayed in close contact with this village and their struggle. He participated in the international conference on February the 20th and 21st and sends us this news. The resistance continues - last Friday, S. was at Bil’in again.
An extraordinary conference
25/02/2006
A FINAL score of 1:1 may not be the most impressive, but for the youngsters of Bil’in it was a glorious achievement. For them, it was not the result that was important, nor even the match itself (against a team from the nearby town of Betunya). What was important was where it took place: on an improvised football field that was hastily leveled on the land that was stolen from the village by the Separation Wall.
Extraordinary conference in Bil’in
22/02/2006
It was a unique sight indeed: the small and poor village of Bil’in played host to an international conference that was held according to all the established procedures. The event lasted for two days (20-21.2.06) and many of the participants spent the night in the village.
Football against the Wall
21/02/2006
Today, the 21st of February at 11:00 Bil’in villagers will inaugurate a football field on land cut off from their village by the route of the Annexation Barrier.
The Joint Struggle and the Non-Violent International Struggle Against the Occupation
19/02/2006
The conference will be held over two days at the public school in the village of Bil’ín. It will consist of a few opening presentations followed by workshops focusing on the non-violent struggles taking place in different locations. The workshops are the main part of the conference and are where activists will share their experiences and new ideas will be discussed. The focus of the discussion will be practical and the workshops aim to lead to a joint non-violent action being initiated by the participants in the conference and carried out a few weeks later.
