International Women’s Day & Israeli Apartheid Week
8 March in Edinburgh, @ 7pm
Edinburgh University
Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 3 (Map)
Edinburgh University Students for Justice in Palestine & Scottish PSC Edinburgh
9 March in Glasgow, @ 7.30pm
STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG
Scottish PSC Glasgow
Rafeef Ziadah, Palestinian refugee, spoken word artist and activist.
- Rafeef is on the international coordinating committee of Israeli Apartheid Week.
- Speaking on behalf of the Palestinian civil society National Committee for the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel.
- Rafeef's album, watch Youtube video 4 mins
Terry McLaughlin a Palestine Solidarity Activist speaking about the "Resisting War Crimes is Not a Crime" action by Derry women which resulted in the closure of the Derry headquarters of US missile manufacturer Raytheon.
The meetings will be chaired by Vanesa Fuertes, one of the "SPSC 5" who saw off absurd charges of racially-aggravated behaviour following their disruption of a performance by Israeli state-sponsored musicians, The Jerusalem Quartet.