End Israeli Occupation – Freedom for Palestine: Building a New Anti-Apartheid Movement

International Solidarity Conference

Organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)

6-7 October 2007 University of London Union (ULU), Malet Street, London

AGENDA

Saturday 6 October

9.00      Coffee and biscuits

9.30      Welcome
Manuel Hassassian, Ambassador, Palestinian Delegation
Betty Hunter, General Secretary PSC

9.45      ‘Palestinian expectations of the international solidarity community, and the campaign in 2008’ 

• Ahmed Yousef
• Asad Abu Sharq
• Suheil Natour
• Sa’d Nimr
• Mustafa Barghouti

Chair: Betty Hunter

11.00    Break

11.20    Questions and discussion

1.00      Lunch

2.00      Key issues for solidarity in 2008:

• ‘Solidarity and Palestinian self-determination’, Karma Nabulsi
• ‘Right of Return’, Badil
• ‘Anti apartheid Campaign’, Palestine Solidarity Committee (South Africa) and Stop the Wall

Chair:  Bernard Regan, PSC

3.00      Questions and discussion

4.00      Coffee break

4.30      ‘Building a New Anti-Apartheid Movement’ (public session)

• Sa’d Nimer
• Ahmed Yousif
• Mustafa Barghouti
• Na’eem Jeenah

7.30      Dinner

Sunday 7 October

9.30  Introduction

9.45 Working Groups:  (Each to be led by a Palestinian organisation and an international campaign organisation.  Details available soon.)

• Boycott: consumer, cultural and sporting
• Academic boycott
• Divestment (e.g. Caterpillar, Veolia)
• Tackling war crimes, including Bertrand Russell Tribunal and arms trade
• Trade Unions
• Parliamentary lobbying and sanctions

11.00    coffee break

11.20  Working Groups:

• Boycott: consumer, cultural and sporting
• Academic boycott
• Divestment (e.g. Caterpillar, Veolia)
• Tackling war crimes, including Bertrand Russell Tribunal and arms trade
• Trade Unions
• Parliamentary lobbying and sanctions

1.00      Final plenary (including reports from working groups)

2.00      Lunch