Drinks & light refreshments from 6.30pm
Speaker: Eurig Scandrett, a member of Friends of the Earth International’s fact-finding delegation to Israel/Palestine, will speak on its report ‘Environmental Naqba’ Film: “Enduring Roots: over a century of resistance to the JNF” followed by discussion (30 mins long) Learn about the catastrophic impact on Palestinians of Israel’s occupation, colonisation and apartheid, and the crucial role played by the Jewish National Fund (JNF). The JNF – a registered charity in the UK – is a racist Israeli organisation which acts to prevent any Palestinian citizen from owning land; it builds leisure parks over destroyed Palestinian villages and clears the Bedouins off their lands in the Naqab Desert, destroying their villages. To see a trailer for the film go to http://vimeo.com/89376847
Brighton & Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign
39 – 41 Surrey Street
Brighton, SussexBN3 1PB
United Kingdom