NPK-info 09-03-2006


Zie hierna ter herinnering, laat maar nog niet te laat! Er gaan al enkele ABVAKABO-FNVers maar meer is zeker welkom!! Merk op de deelname van COSATU aan deze conferentie over het verzet van Palestijnse arbeiders tegen o.a. de bezetting. De gelijkenis tussen Israel en apartheids-Zuid-Afrika zal vast worden verduidelijkt. Doet De Klerk trouwens ook bij herhaling, zie o.a. dit recente artikel: http://www.mt.nl/article.jsp?id=218553 Citaat over apartheid: "...Wij wilden precies hetzelfde als wat de hele wereld nu steunt in Israël en Palestina: het trekken van grenzen en het verdelen van land op basis van etniciteit.... " NPK/WL, 9-3-2006. ----- Original Message ----- From: Martial To: info@palestinecampaign.org Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:43 PM Subject: PSC Trade Union Conference Dear friends in Europe We would like to ask you to please circulate the information about the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Trade Union and Palestine Conference on March 11th to your members and other affiliates. This conference is a major step for trade unionists and solidarity activists to support Palestinian workers in their daily struggles against the Israeli occupation. With major speakers, such as Shaher Sae'd and Diana Buttu from Palestine and Willie Madisha from COSATU, this event will provide a great opportunity to build solidarity with the Palestinian people. We would be extremely pleased if your organisation could send delegates to what looks like to become a very important event in the Solidarity world. The PSC in London will of course assist all those who need to find adequate accommodation for the weekend of the conference. Please get in touch with me on the contact details below. We are also looking into the possibility to organise an after conference event on Sunday the 12th of March, where delegates from European Solidarity groups, Trade Union representatives and our Palestinian friends will be able to spend more time discussing practical ways of furthering solidarity between them. The details of the conference, entitled "Palestinian Workers Challenging the Occupation", in word format are below. Please contact us to receive a copy of the leaflet in PDF format. Please contact us should you need a registration form or any additional information. Many thanks and best wishes. Martial Kurtz Conference Organiser Tel: 02077006192 tradeunions@palestinecampaign.org www.palestinecampaign.org ******************************************** www.palestinecampaign.org Palestine Solidarity Campaign Trade Union Conference * Palestinian Workers Challenging the Occupation Saturday 11 March 2006 9:30 - 5:00pm Trades Union Congress House Great Russell Street, London WC1 Speakers include: Shaher Sae'd, General Secretary, Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) Willie Madisha, President, Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU) Diana Buttu, Legal Adviser to the PLO Keith Sonnet, Deputy General Secretary, UNISON Barry Camfield, Assistant General Secretary, Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) Dr Karma Nabulsi, Nuffield College; Oxford University Dr Daoud Abdullah, Senior Researcher; Palestinian Return Centre His Excellency Dr Manuel Hassasian, Palestinian Delegate to the UK Ruth Winters, President of the Fire Brigades Union Jafar Farah, Director of Mossawa, The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel Billy Hayes, General Secretary; Communication Workers Union Jeremy Corbyn MP Abla Masrujeh, Women's Officer PGFTU Hugh Lanning, Deputy General Secretary, PCS And many more. Some of the issues covered in the seminars will be: Palestinian Workers in Israel; Refugee Rights and the right of return for Palestinians; The Wall, Checkpoints and Palestinian Workers; Strategies for Solidarity Campaigning, After the elections: the roadmap? And more. Creche places must be booked with the PSC by 17th of February. DELEGATE FEE: £15 Please register with the PSC Over the phone by credit card: 0207 700 6192 Or please send a cheque to: Trade Union Conference Organiser Palestine Solidarity Campaign Box BM PSA, London WC1N 3XX tradeunions@palestinecampaign.org www.palestinecampaign.org **********