Palestine

with Awad Abdel Fattah, General Secretary of the National Democratic Assembly Party

When - Mon 25. Feb 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Where - Sussex university Russell Building 12. Organised by - Sussex Palestine Society.
Description - Awad is a journalist, editor and a prominent political leader among the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel today. The NDA advocates that Israel should be a state for all its citizens. The NDA campaigns for a democratic secular state, as the only way in which Arab citizens will achieve Full cultural ... read more.

When - Fri 15. Feb at 1:00pm. Where - Arts A building, Sussex Uni Arts A103. Organised by - Palestine Society.
Description - A documentary film about the struggle of students to reach their academic institutions Almost one third of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are school and university students. Under Israeli occupation Palestinian education has been a constant struggle rather than a basic right. This film ... read more.

When - Wed 13. Feb at 5:00pm. Where - Sussex university Debating Chamber. Organised by - Palestine Society and Debating Society.
Description - A joint debate organised by the Palestine Society and the Debating Society on the question: "This House believes that Israel is the main obstacle to peace in the Middle East". Anti-apartheid week at Sussex university - Raising awarness about palestine 60 years after al nakba

When - Wed 13. Feb at 1:00pm. Where - Sussex university Chichester 3 3R241. Organised by - Palestine Society.
Description - Daud Adbullah from the Palestinian Return Center will speak on the question of Palestinian refugees. Anti-apartheid week at Sussex university - Raising awarness about palestine 60 years after al nakba

When - Tue 12. Feb at 6:00pm. Where - Arts A building, Sussex Uni room A103. Organised by - Autonomous cinema.
Description - Film detailing life under Israeli military rule - click for trailer read more...

Freedom for Palestine Now!

When - Thu 14. Feb 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Where - Arts A building, Sussex Uni Arts A001. Organised by - SWSS.
Description - Join SWSS in the Debating Chamber, Falmer House, with Simon Assaf, as we discuss "End the Siege of Gaza - Freedom for Palestine Now!". All welcome. [http://sussex.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8276863923&ref=mf] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The current bloc ... read more.

Visit by Jerusalem Peacemakers Eliyahu Mclean and Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari

When - Wed 12. Mar 7:00pm - 9:30pm. Where - Brighton University, Small Hall, Ringmer House, Falmer Campus. Organised by - Faiths in Sussex and Brighton Uni Chaplaincy.
Description - Presentation on the theme of peacemaking in Israel/Palestine read more...

When - Sat 26. Jan at 1:00pm. Where - Clock Tower, Brighton. Organised by - Brighton and Hove PSC.
Description - This territory, is an open air prison to its 1.5 million Palestinian residents, 1.1 million of whom have to survive on food handouts. They are suffering a cruel and severe humanitarian crisis. Israel has cut off fuel supplies and prevented other vital supplies entering from Israel - as a res ... read more.

When - Thu 24. Jan 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Where - BSMS lecture theatre, Sussex uni . Organised by - Sussex university.
Description - Palestine: Roots of Conflict and Prospects for Peace Speaker: Norman Finkelstein Norman Finkelstein is author of Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History (University of California Press, 2005); The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Sufferin ... read more.

When - Sat 19. Jan at 12:00pm. Where - Churchill Square . Organised by - SmashEDO.
Description - Demonstration on the 19th of January in central Brighton, protesting about recent police repression at the Brighton bomb factory. There have been 15 arrests since August for singing, shouting and generally expressing opinions about the presecence of an arms factory in thier community. Local people i ... read more.