Lajee Center UK Arts And Cultural Tour 2012

martyn

14 years ago

16 Palestinian refugees from Lajee Center in Aida Camp will be touring the UK for 17 days in June on the 3rd UK Arts And Cultural Tour. The tour will include events from Aberdeen in the north of scotland all the way south to London. events will include Dabka shows, photography exhibitions, film screenings, and range of public presentations, about refugee rights and political prisoners.

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	SCOTLAND dates: Saturday 9th June (DUNDEE) Justice for Palestine Festival 12-4pm,Dundee City Square 5.30pm Public meeting: Palestinian political prisoners Dundee University Students Union, Meeting Room 2 Tayside for Justice Dundee University Action Palestine Scottish PSC Dundee
	Monday 11th June (ABERDEEN) Lajee Centre: From Aida Refugee Camp to Aberdeen 7pm, Upper Hall, Queens Cross Church, Aberdeen Trending 2011 July 7th: ISRAEL’S REACTION TO BETHLEHEM VISIT EXPOSES “WEST BANK BLOCKADE” Two members from the Centre will speak about their experiences as refugees and there will be discussion of the cause of political prisoners in Israeli jails and the incredible recent show of resistance which saw 2000 Palestinian prisoners embarking on hunger strikes. Facebook page Scottish PSC Aberdeen
	Tuesday 12th June (GLASGOW) Lajee Tour from Palestine to Scotland: Aida Refugee Camp a Culture of Resistance Join us at the Scottish Youth Theatre as Glasgow hosts the Lajee Centre tour who will bring 12 Palestinian youth from Aida Refugee camp to Scotland and the rest of the UK. The event in Glasgow will showcase a photography exhibition throughout the day displaying work created by the young artists from the Lajee Centre in Bethlehem. In the evening the Theatre Studio doors will open at 7pm for people to be seated at 7:30pm for the main event to start. Our Palestinian friends will provide a presentation along with discussion about Aida camp, the refugee question resisting occupation and the role of international solidarity. The 12 youth will then give a performance of Dabka, traditional Palestinian Dance for the days finale. Facebook page Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign Glasgow Caledonian University Students for Palestinian Rights Glasgow University Palestine Society Strathclyde University Students for Justice in Palestine General Union of Palestinian Students Scottish Friends of Palestine Unison Glasgow City Trade Union Branch We Are All Hana Shalabi network
	Thursday 14th June (EDINBURGH) Lajee Tour from Palestine to Scotland: Aida Refugee Camp a Culture of Resistance 10am-1pm Dance workshops with Lajee Center youth activists. Dancebase, Grassmarket, Edinburgh 11am-2pm Experiences of life under occupation followed by discusssion. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR 7.30pm Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Presentation followed by discussion about Aida camp, the refugee question, political prisoners, resisting occupation and the role of international solidarity. The 12 youth will then give a performance of Dabka, traditional Palestinian Dance. Scottish PSC Edinburgh

- Monday, 11 June 2012
- 19:00
Upper Hall, Queens Cross Church, Aberdeen

SPSC are delighted to welcome four Palestinians from the Lajee Centre, Aida Refugee Camp, to Aberdeen.

3 young people from the Centre will speak about their experiences as refugees and there will be discussion of the cause of political prisoners in Israeli jails and the incredible recent show of resistance which saw 2000 Palestinian prisoners embarking on hunger strikes. There will also be an exhibition displaying the photography of the young people of the Lajee Centre.

Lajee Center (‘lajee’ means ‘refugee’ in Arabic), was established in Aida Refugee Camp in April 2000 by a group of 11 young people from the Camp who wanted to serve the community. Lajee is a community-based grassroots creative cultural centre that works with new generations of Palestinians as they continue their ongoing struggle for justice and rights for Palestine and all Palestinians. Read more about the Lajee Centre at www.lajee.org/

Please join us for what will be a special evening of discussion and culture.