NGO Action News – 11 March 2016

This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information “as is” without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.

NGO Action News
11 March 2016

The United States of America

• On 8 March in Massachusetts, Students for Justice in Palestine staged a new play by Jen Marlowe Draws “There is a Field” an intimate story about Palestinian family’s journey through grief and struggle for justice.

• On 10 March, a Palestine Film Festival was organized in Ann Arbour, Michigan.

• On 11 March in California, Peace/The Palestinian Children Care is organizing a charity benefit tour featuring Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf.

• The Centre for Palestinian Studies at Columbia University on 22 March presented a book launch “Oriental Neighbours: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in mandatory Palestine” by Abigail Jacobson.

Europe

• On 9 March the Ireland Palestinian Solidarity Campaign in Dublin organized the screening of award-winning Palestinian film “Omar” as part of the Israeli Apartheid week.

• On 11 March, Palestinian solidarity campaign-West Surrey Branch and Amnesty International Farnham Group are organizing a public talk on “Israeli Occupation and Palestinian Sumud ” by Hamed Qawasmeh.

• On 13 March in Dublin, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is organizing a Palestinian Cultural Day.

• On 17 March, BADIL Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights with the participation of international and national organizations based in the OPT is organizing side events on “Israel’s forcible transfer of Palestinians inside the occupied Palestinian territory” at the UN in Geneva.

• On 1 April in the UK, the Hamilton House Gallery is hosting an art exhibition by Roger Farnworth-Bristol “from Warleggan to the West Bank” followed by a Palestinian music and movies screening event.

• The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights published its weekly (3-9 March) report on “Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.

Global

• On 31 March, Australians for Palestine in Melbourne, Australia are organizing day symposium “In the Eye of the Storm: Palatine and the New Media”.

• G4S has announced it will sell its Israeli subsidiary.

United Nations

• On 23 March on the occasion of the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations is organizing a screening of “Speed Sisters “at the UN headquarters in New York.

• On 14 March, the Working Group of the Palestinian Rights Committee will organize a Panel discussion “Women’s role in the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace” on the margins of CSW 60.