Talk: Journey Through Thorns
| November 3, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Emmanuel United Reformed Church
Trumpington Street Cambridge
Organised by Cambridge PSC
Written and Presented by Mohamed Altawil, David Harrold and Sylvia Pepper
This presentation will take the form of a dramatised reading with video clips, slides and music. It is the story of Mohamed Altawil’s early life and aims to give some personal insights into what it has been like to be a Palestinian in Gaza, not just in recent months but over the past few decades.
Dr Mohamed Altawil came to the Univeristy of Herts on a Ford Foundation
Scholarship to do a PhD on the efects of Chronic Traumatic Experience
on Children of Gaza.
David Harrold is a member of Windows for Peace UK, which brings
together Palestinian and Israeli children. He is also a trustee of
the Palestine Trauma Centre. Theatre work includes performances in
West End and Edinburgh Festival, he formed Cadco Production to tour
regional theatres, schools and universities.
Sylvia Pepper is a signatory of Jews for Justice for Palestinians and
a member of PSC. Sylvia has been Artistic Director of Barn Theatre
in Welwyn Garden city and served on various theatrical awards panels.
Talk: The Way forward for Israel Palestine - Armed Strugggle or Peaceful Resistance
| October 28, 2009 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Cambridge Union Chamber
(behind the Round Church)
Organised by CU Palestine Society and the Cambridge Union Society
Abdel Bari Atwan is best known as the last Western journalist to interview Osama Bin
Laden, spending three days with him in 1996. His hair-raising trip to Tora
Bora saw him become the focus of global media attention. In 1988, Abdel
founded Al-Quds Al-Arabi, ‘the only truly independent newspaper.’ Abdel
also met Yasser Arafat on several occasions in his Gaza headquarters
before the building was destroyed by Israeli bombardment. He is the author of
“The Secret History of al-Qa’ida”, and “A Country of Words”, his memoir. Raised
in refugee camps after fleeing the ‘occupying Israeli army’ in 1948,
Abdel’s story is a remarkable one.
Debate: The Middle East Debate
| October 29, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Cambridge Union Chamber
(behind the Round Church)
Organised by the Cambridge Union Society.
Debate proposition: “This House Believes that Israel Demands too Much and Gives too Little in the Peace Process“.
Proposition
Bob Crow
Professor Donald Sassoon
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Opposition
Ran Gidor
Stephen Crabb MP
Robin Shepherd
TBC
(See event page for details of speakers.)
NB: This event is only open to members of the Cambridge Union Society and guests. Guests must be accompanied by a member and will be charged £5 for entry.
Public Meeting: Afghanistan 8 years and counting
| October 15, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Keynes Hall
King’s College
(entrance on Kings Lane)
Organised by Cambridge Stop the War
SPEAKERS
Clare Glenton, wife of Lance Corporal Joe Glenton
Dr Daud Abdullah, Deputy Sectretary-General of the Muslim Council of Great Britain
Andrew Burgin, national Stop the War Coalition
Hanin Palestine Cafe
| October 10, 2009 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
The Kingston Arms
Kingston Street Cambridge CB1 2NU
Home-made Palestinian Food-Falafel-Hummous-Vine Leaves-Salads-Cakes
Fairly-traded Palestinian Crafts-Olive Oil-Almonds-Dates-Books-Soap
CHILDREN WELCOME
Palestine Monologues
| October 9, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Emmanuel United Reformed Church�
Trumpington Street Cambridge
BEYOND BELIEF
A photographic exhibition from the Holy Land
(Tuesdays to Fridays during October 10.30am to 3pm)
and on October 9th at 7.30pm
PALESTINE MONOLOGUES
first hand testimonies from the Occupied Territories
Scripted by Sonja Linden
Performed by the Ice and Fire Theatre Company
all welcome-free admission-retiring collection
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