Bil'in 2010 Annual Conference

Program of activities for the 5th Bil’in Annual International Conference for Palestinian Popular Resistance.

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Khalas! We are winning!

FIFTH BIL’IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIAN POPULAR RESISTANCE

WHEN: 21-23 April, 2010

WHERE: Bil’in village, elementary school building, Palestine

COST: 30 € donation is asked for registration, and 20 € for accommodation per night in Bil’in.

Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 3  |  FAQ

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Day 1: Wednesday, 21 April 2010                 

9:00-10:15 - Opening Session
Facilitators: Luisa Morgantini and Eyad Burnat

  • Message from Abdallah Abu Rahmah on behalf  of political prisoners
  • Message by the family of martyr Bassem Abu Rahmah on behalf of martyrs' families
  • Salam Fayyad, Palestinian Prime Minister
  • Mohammed Khatib, Bil’in Committee
  • Spanish Representative
  • Mairead Maguire, Irish Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
  • Jean Claude Léfort, Honorary member of the French Parliament
  • MK Mohammed Barakeh
  • Message from Desmond Tutu and Jimmy Carter
  • Message from European Parliamentarians

10:15-12:45 - khalas! ending the occupation
Examples of nonviolent resistance

10:15-11:00 - Jerusalem
Resisting Colonization (45’)
Facilitator of the session: Dr. Rateb Abu Rahmah

  • Archbishop Dr. Atallah Hanna Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
  • Ziad Al-Hamuri, Director of the Al-Quds Center for Social and Economic Rights
  • Ihab Al-Jalad, Al Quds Popular Committee
  • Morad Abu Shafaa, Silwan Popular Committee

11:00-11:20 - To Exist is to Resist (20’)
Against Ethnic Cleansing in Area C
Facilitator: Mohammed Abu Rahmah

  • alTuwani - South Hebron Popular Committee
  • Jordan Valley Solidarity Campaign

11:20-11:40 - Reclaiming Stolen Land
Resisting Settlement Expansion (20’)
Facilitator: Ayed Morrar

  • Nabi Saleh Popular Committee
  • South Bethlehem Popular Committee

11:40-12:45 - From Bil’in to Gaza
Breaking the Siege (65’) - Video Conference
Facilitator: Dr. Haidar Eid, PACBI, Palestinian One Democratic State Group

  • Mahmud Al-Zek, Beit Hanun, National Popular Committee Against the Buffer Zone,
  • Lubna Masarwa, Free Gaza Movement
  • Max Ajl, Gaza Freedom March
  • Adie Mormech, International  Solidarity Movement
  • Questions and answers

12:45-13:00 - Break

13:00-14:30 - PROMOTING CULTURE OF RESISTANCE
Organized by the Boycott National Committee (BNC)
Moderator: Omar Barghouthi

  • Noura Erakat, Human Rights Attorney and Professor at Georgetown University
  • Jonathan Cook, Writer and journalist
  • Hind Awwad, BNC Coordinator

14:30-16:15 - LUNCH

16:15-17:00 - THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE
Facilitator: Basil Mansour

12:45-We are a Joint Struggle (10’)

  • Sahar Vardi, Israeli platform against the Occupation

12:55 – Legal Accountability (10’)

  • David Bondia, Barcelona conclusions of The Russell Tribunal on Palestine

13:05 – Under Repression (25’)

  • Jonathan Pollak
  • Raja Adeeb Abu Rahmah

17:00-18:00 - INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS
Facilitator: Mahmoud Zwahara

International Delegations (50’)
International actions in support of the popular nonviolent struggle

  • Spain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany, U.K.

18:00-18:15 - BREAK

18:15-20:30 - WHICH STRATEGY FOR LIBERATION?
The future of Popular Nonviolent Resistance.
Facilitators: Mohammed Daragma and Zohair Andrawos, Al Quds Al Arabi

  • Nabil Shaath, Central Committee of Fatah
  • Dr. Mahmoud Ramahi, Secretary General of the PLC,
    Representative of the Islamic Parliamentarians
  • Khaleda Jarrar, Legislative Council Member,
    Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  • Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General
    of the Palestinian National Initiative (alMubadara)
  • Qais Abu Layla, Legislative Council member,
    Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  • Bassam Salhi, Secretary General of the Palestinian People's Party
  • Dr. Ahmad Majdalani, Secretary General of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF) and member of PLO's National and Central Councils

20:30-21:00 - PRESENTATION: Repression allowed, resistance denied
Facilitator: Bassman Yassin

  • Representative of the Nonviolent Resistance 

CULTURAL EVENT: Dabka by Assaye

Day 1  |  Day 3  |  FAQ

Day 2: Thursday, 22 April 2010               

9:00-09:30 - expanding the international support to the popular struggle
A presentation of the International Network for the Palestinian Popular Nonviolent Resistance (http://www.internationalpopularstruggle.org)

  • Luisa Morgantini, Coordinator of the INPPNR

9:30-11:30 - WORKSHOPS (3 parallel workshops)

  • Promoting Boycott and divestments, Facilitated by the Boycott National Committee
  • Implementing the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
  • Building an International Network for supporting the
    Palestinian nonviolent resistance movement

10:30-20:00 - ALL DAY: FIELD TRIPS

  • Offer Prison
  • Jordan Valley
  • Bethlehem
  • Jerusalem
  • Nablus and Tulkarem areas

20:30-22:30 - CULTURAL EVENT

  • A screening of Budrus, a documentary film depicting
    the struggle against the Wall in the village of Budrus

Day 1  |  Day 2  |  FAQ 

Day 3: Friday, 23 April 2010                

9:00-11:30 - FINAL AGREEMENTS WORKSHOP

  • All the participants will have the opportunity to present their opinion and vote on the conclusions of the different workshops using participatory decision-making
  • One spokesperson from each workshop will present the prior day's conclusions

Conference conclusions and final statement by the organizing Committee

11:30-12:30 - TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONALS:  Nonviolent action planning

12:30 - DEMONSTRATION against the Wall and settlements

Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 3

FAQ

How can I pay for the conference?
30 € donation is asked for registration. The conference steering committee does not accept credit cards and personal checks, please bring cash only.

How do I get to Bilin village?
You need to get to Ramallah, from Ramallah there are services that can take you to Bilin either by waiting in the van to fill up and the price in this case is NIS 5 five Shekels or by taking a Taxi to the village and this will cost in between NIS 40-60. When you get to Ramallah, ask about « Mujma’ Al Mantiqa Al Gharbiya » means the services station for the Western Areas. You can also call one of the drivers for Bilin, his name is Khaled Burnat (0546 246 833).

What kind of accommodation is available?
All accommodation will be in Bil’in with host families. Showers will be available in the houses. It is 20 € per person per day and this price include dinner and breakfast and all lunches will be available at the conference site.

Contacts
For any questions about the conference or your registration, please write to Bil’in Popular Committee: committee@bilin-village.org or call 059-891-4541.