Events & Actions

Cambridge City Amnesty are organising this talk on Thursday 15th November, 7.30 pm at the Friends Meeting House Jesus Lane.

Dr Mona Jebril will discuss her Cambridge PhD research on the impact of the siege and conflict on higher education in Gaza. The study explores the past and present higher education under occupation, and how this experience may be evolving in a shifting socio-political context in the Arab world. It is a pioneer contribution to the development of Palestinian higher education and to the dialogue on the Arab Spring from the Palestinian perspective.

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Tickets via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-life-under-occupation-the-experience-at-gazas-universities-tickets-51633980626?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR2PMlZEhUv5wAzeBqVsw6Sr9WWo-ALKZTbUIRRpuxepGn9tjr0EjLEzQCw

Afterwards there will be an opportunity to ask questions . After refreshments the Cambridge City group will hold its monthly campaigns meeting from 9-10pm – newcomers are very welcome, especially if you would like to find out more about getting involved.

At 6.30pm on 8th November 2018, join Ben White in conversation with Priyamvada Gopal at Cambridge Heffers bookshop, as they talk about Ben’s latest book, Cracks in the Wall, and how a peaceful, just relationship could be achieved for Israel/Palestine.
Now is the time to plot a course that avoids the mistakes of the past – a way forward beyond apartheid in Palestine. The solution is not partition and ethnic separation, but equality and self-determination – for all.
Ben White is a Cambridge-based journalist and analyst. He has also authored Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide, and has published articles in The Guardian, The Independent, Newsweek Middle East, amongst others. He is a frequent guest on Al Jazeera.
Dr Priyamvada Gopal is Reader in Anglophone and Related Literature at Churchill College. Her work has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, The New Statesman and The Guardian, amongst others.
Tickets for the event are priced at £5 in advance or £7 on the door. They can be purchased through Eventbrite <www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cracks-in-the-wall-beyond-apartheid-in-palestineisrael-with-ben-white-tickets-49380734105>, by calling 01223 463200 or in person at Heffers bookshop. Please note that tickets are transferable but non-refundable.