{"id":282818,"date":"2016-02-19T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T16:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=282818"},"modified":"2022-11-08T11:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:18:14","slug":"ngo-action-news-19-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-19-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 19 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>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 \u201cas is\u201d 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NGO Action News<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 February 2016<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>Europe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 17 February, the UK Government announced a new planned rule which would forbid local authorities and publicly funded bodies to boycott Israeli suppliers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 25 February, the University of Sheffield will host Vincent Fean, a British career diplomat who will present a public\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jfjfp.com\/?page_id=19\">lecture<\/a> on \u201cCan there be peace between Israel and Palestine? How can we help?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 9 March the Trinity College in Dublin will organize a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/dublin-education-under-occupation-reflections-from-al-quds-university-talk-by-dr-brendan-brown-afp\">lecture<\/a>\u00a0by Academics for Palestine on \u201cEducation under Occupation: reflections from Al Quds University\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>United States of America<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Brooklyn Museum in New York, from 12 February through 5 June is hosting an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/this_place\">exhibition<\/a> of 12 internationally recognized photographers, \u201cThis Place\u201d which explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 19 February in Washington D.C. the Spokane Committee for Palestine is hosting Dr. Ramzy Baroud\u2019s reading of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/palestine-on-my-mind-dr-ramzy-baroud-reads-at-aunties-bookstore\/\">\u201cPalestine on my mind\u201d<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 19 February \u201cArab Idol\u201d winner Muhammed Assaf will in Chicago in the framework of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/peace-cures-benefit-tour-featuring-mohammed-assaf-chicago\/\">Peace Cures Benefit Tour 2016<\/a>\u201d which will visit seven major US cities. The proceeds will support medical care and education for Palestinians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 20 February, Dallas, Texas is hosting the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/3rd-annual-night-palestine\/\">third annual night for Palestine<\/a>\u201d folklore and entertainment event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 22 February, Columbia University will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/events.columbia.edu\/cumc\/event\/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=DC44BE1D7265A3C0CB87C30C2333961E\">screen<\/a> the film \u201cRecollection\u201d by Palestinian director Kamal Aljafari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance and the Arab Resource and Organizing Centre on 23 February are organizing an evening in Berkeley, California for Palestinian poet Remi Kanazi who will present his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/evening-palestinian-poet-remi-kanazi\/\">new book<\/a> \u201cBefore the Next Bomb Drops\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 26 February, Harvard University is hosting a screening of the film \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justvision.org\/event\/screening-wanted-18-harvard-university\">The wanted 18<\/a>\u201d. The event is co-sponsored by Harvard\u2019s Middle East Initiative and Programme on Negotiations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 27 February, Human Rights Task Force and Jewish Voices for Peace are organizing in Encinitas, California an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/crisis-in-palestine\/\">event<\/a> \u201c Crises in Palestine\u201d which features opening remarks by professor Jonathan Graubart and a film screening \u201cStones cry out: the plight of Palestinian Christians\u201d by Yasmine Perni.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>From 2-7 March in New York, Zochrot and a number of US solidarity groups will present a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zochrot.org\/en\/keyword\/45349\">Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0on the Nakba and the right of return. New York University, Columbia, Brooklyn College, CUNY and Brown University will host screenings and film discussions in the margins of the festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>Palestine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 10 February, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, Addameer, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights submitted a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/targets\/international-criminal-court-icc\/1017-palestinian-human-rights-organisations-submit-second-communication-to-the-international-criminal-court-on-israeli-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity-perpetrated-in-rafah-in-august-2014\">second communication<\/a> to the ICC related to the Gaza war of 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 18 February, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights published its weekly (11-17 February)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/?p=7873\">report<\/a>\u00a0on Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>Israel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 26 February, the Haifa Cinematheque in Tel Aviv, within the framework of a film festival on Nakba and the Return will host movie screenings, entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/zochrot.org\/en\/event\/56260\">48 mm project<\/a>\u201d. They will be followed by interactive discussions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Zochrot on 21-23 March will convene<a href=\"http:\/\/zochrot.org\/en\/press\/56172\">\u00a0the third International Conference<\/a>\u00a0on the Return of Palestinian Refugees at the Land of Israel Museum in Tel Aviv.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>The United Nations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 15 February, OCHA published its weekly (9-15 February) Protection of Civilians\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/occupied-palestinian-territory\/protection-civilians-weekly-report-9-15-february-2016\">report<\/a>\u00a0highlighting developments and incidents in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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. 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