Tuesday, April 28, 2009

UPDATE: Freedom For Palestine! Seventh Annual International Al-Awda Convention

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE!
Growing our Global Movement
Seventh Annual International Al-Awda Convention

Embassy Suites Hotel
Anaheim South
11767 Harbor Boulevard
Garden Grove, California 92840
May 22-24, 2009
Among the featured speakers:
  • George Galloway, British Member of Parliament
  • William Ramsey Clark, Former US Attorney General
  • Ghassan Ben Jeddo, Al-Jazeera Beirut Burea Chief and Talk Show Host
  • Yvonne Ridley, Viva Palestina UK, Respect Party, Press TV and Free Gaza Movement
  • Khaled Dawoud, Al-Jazeera Arabic NY-based Correspondent
  • Ron Kovic, author of Born on the 4th of July and joint leader of Viva Palestina USA
  • Cindy Sheehan, anti-war activist
  • Fernando Suarez del Solar, anti-war activist
  • Dr. Jamal Nassar, Specialist in Middle East Politics and Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at CSUSB
  • Dr. Hatim Kanaaneh, Galilee Society and Ittijah founder and author of 'A Doctor in Galilee'
Strategy & tactics discussions: Activist panels will include experts in the following campaigns: Viva Palestina USA; Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions; Refugee Support; Student/Youth Activism; Al-Awda Educational Resources; Chapter building and registration among others.
Youth program includes educational sessions such as Palestine 101 and learning Dabke.
Film screenings to include the widely-acclaimed award-winning "Salt of This Sea" by Annemarie Jacir, starring Suheir Hammad and Saleh Bakri and "Amreeka" by Cherien Dabis, starring Nisreen Faour.
Dinner Banquet with Keynote address, Fundraising, plus Dabke Contest!

Convention Information

This year's convention is hosted by twenty seven local and national organizations. For a listing, see http://www.al-awda.org/convention7/hosts.html
For other information, visit: http://al-awda.org/convention7/index.html and keep revisiting that page as it is being updated regularly
JOIN US to work together to bring the days of RETURN closer!

DON'T DELAY! RESERVE YOUR PLACE TODAY!
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
E-mail: info@al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human rights. We are a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC are tax-deductible.

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition | PO Box 131352 | Carlsbad | CA | 92013

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