Berkeley Israeli Apartheid Week, March 1-8 2010

UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine would like to invite you to attend and participate in its third annual (Anti-)Israeli Apartheid Week. It will consist of six days of educational and cultural events, demonstrations and direct actions on campus.
The lineup is as follows:

ALL WEEK: CLOTHING/BOOK/TOY DRIVE ON SPROUL
Donations will go to Middle East Children’s Alliance to be delivered to Gaza. Books of all types, in English and Arabic are needed, especially text books.

Monday, March 1st:
INTRO TO APARTHEID – A discussion of the term Apartheid, similarities and differences between South Africa and Israel/Palestine, and what past struggles can teach us.
Speaker: Joanna Manqueros, activist against South African apartheid;
Speaker: Hatem Bazian, PhD, UC Berkeley Near Eastern Studies Department
Location: Room 105, Boalt Hall School of Law – Bancroft between College & Piedmont
Time: 7 pm

Tuesday, March 2nd:
TO SHOOT AN ELEPHANT – Come watch a film made by international eyewitnesses present in the Gaza strip during Operation Cast Lead, followed by testimonies by Israeli soldiers about their experiences in the occupied territories.
Location: Room 2060, Valley Life Sciences Building
Time: 7 pm

Wednesday, March 3rd:
DEBATING BOYCOTT DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS – What is the state of the international BDS movement for Palestine? Why is BDS important and what can you do?
Speaker: Omar Barghouti, Co-founder of PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
Location: Room 105, Boalt Hall School of Law – Bancroft between College & Piedmont
Time: 6:30 pm

Thursday, March 4th:
STRIKE – Join the massive statewide Strike and Day of Action in Defense of Public Education.
Strike agenda:
7am -12pm: Massive Picket Lines @ North Entrance, Sather Gate, Oxford & Center and California Hall
12pm: Rally @ Bancroft & Telegraph and March to Downtown Oakland for the Rally

Friday, March 5th:
CULTURAL CELEBRATION / FUNDRAISER- A night of Arabic music, dance, food and poetry:
-Arabic music ensemble directed by Elias Lammam
-Poetry by Mahaliyah Ayla O, Lubna Morrar, Dina Omar, and Hadeel Ramadan
-Middle Eastern food from local restaurants and cafes Sunrise Deli and Fertile Grounds
-Debke (Traditional Palestinian Dance) by Al-Juthoor troupe
-Speaker: Ziad Abbas, co-director, Ibda’ Cultural Center of Bethlehem, West Bank and associate director, Middle East Children’s Alliance of Berkeley, CA
Proceeds will go to the Middle East Children’s Alliance “Maia” (Arabic for “Water”) project in Gaza.
Location: MLK Multi-Cultural Center, Inside the ASUC building
Time: 7 pm

Monday, March 8th:
PALESTINIAN NON- VIOLENT RESISTANCE & INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY- A presentation of community-led movements against Israeli policies in the West Bank. Come learn about the realities of the Apartheid wall, home demolitions, displacement and the struggle for educational rights in Palestine.
Speaker: Lubna Masarwa, Alternative Information Center coordinator and Al-Quds University community organiser, Jerusalem;
Speaker (invited): Muhammad Khatib, Bil'in Popular Committee Against the Wall
Location: Room 105, Boalt Hall School f Law – Bancroft between College & Piedmont
Time: 6:30 pm
This event is co-sponsored by Law Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace.

There will also be DIRECT ACTIONS and DEMONSTRATIONS on Sproul throughout the week between 10 am and 2 pm. If you would like to help with tabling during the week, organizing Sproul activities, or any of the IAW events, send us an email at admin@calsjp.org or write on SJP’s Facebook wall.