Not a fan of Valentines Day? Fortunately the consumer capitalist exploitation of romance is not the only festival this month. We had a lovely Tubishvat, and coming up next week is (drumroll) … Israeli Apartheid Week. Here are Jewdas’ top picks:
If you are looking for some introductory events, to learn about the conflict and why the ‘apartheid’ label is used, these look nice and informative :
- Cambridge – Wednesday, February 25 at 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Film Screening: ‘Roadmap to Apartheid’ https://www.facebook.com/events/1060340063993096/
- London – Friday, February 27 at 7:00pm – 9:00pm, LSE, PALESTINE 101: APARTHEID https://www.facebook.com/events/1415483092082394/?notif_t=plan_user_invitedLondon – Tuesday, February 24 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm LSE, Film screening of “The Law in These Parts https://www.facebook.com/events/916850148365018/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
Other events in London:
- Thursday, February 26 at 5:00pm – 6:30pm
LSESU Israel Society Presents: How do we move forward with the Israel-Palestine conflict and peace process? https://www.facebook.com/events/1377474722552002/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
Panelists: Peter Beinart, Paul Charney and Ben-Dror Yemini
Registration is Essential: http://bit.ly/1zNxIHa
- All Week: SOAS Israeli Apartheid week SOAS are just good on this stuff https://www.facebook.com/events/818184654920162/
Including “Pinkwashing : Israel’s whitewashing of oppression by the manipulation of LGBTQ rights” (Monday), academic freedom and boycott (Tuesday), solidarity rally (Wednesday) and the screening of the excellent movie “Izkor : Slaves of Memory“ about fear and nationalism in the Israeli education system (Wednesday) .
- Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30pm, UCL
Divulging the Mechanisms of Israeli Apartheid: An Al-Shabaka Panel https://www.facebook.com/events/1550810911836786/
- Monday, March 2 at 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Kings College
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: Voices from Gaza https://www.facebook.com/events/961000760577742/
Events outside of London
- Fri 27 February 2015 Cambridge Literary Festival
The Language of Peace https://www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/literary/the-language-of-peace-(clf).aspx
Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics.
- Exeter Israeli Apartheid:
Israeli Apartheid week includes conflicting anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli and Jews for Justice in Palestine https://www.facebook.com/events/1553447544913936/?ref_dashboard_filter=hosting
- Oxford Israeli Apartheid Week: https://oxfordisraeliapartheidweek.wordpress.com/
More events in and outside of London can be found here: http://apartheidweek.org/events/uk/
And also this week, this event hosted by Yachad in good ole North Best London. Daniel Friedman in conversation with Nemi Ramati, an Israeli Lawyer who represents Palestinian minors, as well as Israeli and Palestinian human rights activists. Not part of Israeli Apartheid week, but the same harrowing subject matter. Sunday, March 1, 19.30 Hampstead Town Hall Centre. https://www.facebook.com/events/1522854124644084/1526216657641164/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity
