Conference's program
17/04/2007
Day 1 - Wednesday 18 April, 2007
8-10 Registration
10:00 The Palestinian National Anthem, Welcome & Greeting, Bil’in Popular Committee Representative of President Mahmoud Abbas
10:10 Mairead McGuire
Nonviolence – the way forward for the Human family
10:30 Mohammad Elias
Announce the establishment of the Palestinian National Committee on Popular Resistance
Report & Panel from the Palestinian-Palestinian Conference on Non Violence.
11:45 Break
12:15 Luisa Morgantini
12:35 Bil’in Popular Committee, Basil Mansour
History of Bil’in’s Nonviolent Resistance
13:00 Stéphane Hessel
The impunity of Israel and the responsibility of the international community in that issue
13:15 Jean-Claude Lefort
Double standard particularly in the present situation in Palestine
13:30 Lunch
14:45 Amira Hass, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti
Media
16:00 Break
16:15 Ilan Pappe, Omar Barghouthi
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Boycott as Civil Resistance to Israeli Apartheid
17:30 Break
17:45 Final Remarks
18:15 Mr. Azzam Al-Ahmad, Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine
Honoring the International Organizations active for solidarity with Palestine
18:30 Rest & Fun, Dinner with Families
20:30 Film
Day 2 - Thursday 19 April, 2007
9:00 Welcome, Annoucements
9:15 Jeff Halper
Constructiong Apartheid
10:30 George S. Rishmawi, Sam Bahour, Mohamed Shtaye
Economic independence
11:45 Break
12:15 Workshops
- Bil’in development (Rateb Abu Rahmeh)
- Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (Rwan Faqieh, Nidal Abu Zoluf)
- Media (George S. Rishmawi)
- Palestine-Israel Joint Struggle (Hanna Knaz, Mohammad Dewikat)
- Palestinian Recommendations from the Palestinian conference
- International experiences in Popular Resistance (Tito Kayak)
14:00 Lunch
15:00 Country meetings
16:00 Palestinian, Israeli, International Nonviolence Trainings
18:30 Closing & Dabka
Day 3 - Friday 20 April, 2007
Morning:
- Meeting with Bil’in Popular Committee
- Press conference
1:00 Action (Demo)
