| "I've
been very distressed in my visit to the Holy Land; it reminded me so much
of what happened to us blacks in South Africa. I have seen the humiliation
of the Palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, suffering like us when
young white police officers prevented us from moving about...The current
divestment effort is the first, though certainly not the only, necessary
move in that direction." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
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FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL STUDENT COONFERENCE
OF THE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT The Palestine Solidarity Movement (PSM) announces that its fifth annual conference will be held February 17th through 19th at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The annual conference comes to Georgetown’s campus, which possesses a Catholic and Jesuit identity, on the heels of a series of bold initiatives taken by the decision-making bodies of various Christian denominations to consider the use of divestment as a tactic to non-violently influence a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The event will be hosted by Georgetown University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (GU-SJP) on behalf of PSM, a coalition of North American organizations dedicated to implementing divestment and boycott strategies as a component of human rights activism in order to realize both equality and justice for all people residing within Israel/Palestine. Notice: There have been considerable false charges and incorrect information circulating on the internet about the Palestine Solidarity Movement’s (PSM) forthcoming conference and its organizers. Using both quotations pulled from context, as well as outright fabrications, many individuals and organizations are flagrantly engaging in smear campaigns targeting both conference organizers and the movement as a whole. One organization falsely claims that it has intercepted PSM emails stating that Dyab Abou Jahjah, a fervent anti-Semite, has been invited to take part in our upcoming conference. He has not. MORE ENDORSE THE 5th ANNUAL CONFERENCE As in previous years, it is important to demonstrate a broad base of support for this conference. To realize this we are asking for your organization's endorsement of the 5th Annual Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement. If your organization would like to endorse the conference, please email outreach@palestinesolidaritymovement.org. Endorsements will be listed on the conference website at www.palestinesolidaritymovement.org. Additionally, organizatations will be offered the opportunity to reserve tables to maxmize their presence throughout the three day event. Pricing for table reservations is as follows: Not-for-profit organizations NOT
selling merchandise: $75 If you organization is interested in reserving a table, please contact outreach@palestinesolidaritymovement.org. |