PRESS INVITE
Isis & Israel Public Lecture (Monday 7 March at 7pm, JHB) and
North West Premier with Dr Uri Davis Public Event (Monday 7 March at 7pm, Rustenburg) 07 March 2016
Members of the media and public are invited to two #IsraeliApartheidWeek public lectures taking place tonight. Details of the events follow below.
JOHANNESBURG ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK EVENT
DATE: Monday 7 Mach 2016
TIME: 18h30 for 19H00
TOPIC: “Violence and Injustice in the Middle East – The case of Isis and Israel in the context of Empire”
SPEAKERS: Solly Mapaila (DGS of SACP) and Professor Farid Esack (Head of Religion Studies at the University of Johannesburg)
VENUE: 2nd Floor, Cosatu House, 110 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein
HOSTS: SACP, YCL, COSATU, BDS SA
CONTACT: 0740543826
RUSTENBURG ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK EVENT
DATE: Monday 7 March 2016
TIME: 19h00
SPEAKERS: Nort West Premier Supra Mahumapelo, Rustenburg Mayor Mpho Khunou and Dr Uri Davis (Israeli Author and member of the Palestine Liberation Organization)
VENUE: Old Town Hall, Rustenburg
HOSTS: Rustenburg PSF
CONTACT: 0838708928
The above events take place as part of #IsraeliApartheidWeek (IAW). IAW is an annual international series of events (including rallies, lectures, cultural performances, music shows, films and workshops) that raises awareness of Israel’s apartheid policies, violations of international law and human rights abuses toward the indigenous Palestinian people. It is endorsed in South Africa by over 85 organizations including our ruling party, the ANC, and takes place in over 250 cities across the world. For the full #IsraeliApartheidWeek program visit http://www.iawsouthafrica.com
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George Galloway on Aparheid and Zionism: “Jews don’t have to be on the side of apartheid! They don’t have to be on the side of racism… They can stand up against it, … turn away from the racist apartheid ideology of Zionism, … turn back to where Jews were before the emergence and the hegemony of Zionism… The leaders of the socialist, communist, trade union, and liberal enlightenment throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries were great Jews… None of them believed that as Jews they should go and take somebody else’s country and drive millions of them around the world as refugees. All of them would have turned their backs on such an ideology… Because apartheid is a racist poison, it is the worst kind of fascism… Why should I debate with a supporter of Israeli apartheid?”
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