Host Sherif Fam interviews the eminent Palestinian psychiatrist Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj, founder and Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) and Commissioner-General of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights.
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Please note that NEXT SUNDAY (June 10, 2007), the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice are sponsoring a two-day mobilization in Washington, DC to protest against the 40 year-old illegal Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. Under the banner, "The World Says No to Israeli Occupation," the US Campaign and UFPJ will hold a massive rally and teach-in starting at 1 pm on Sunday June 10 in Washington DC, followed by a grassroots lobbying day on Monday, June 11. The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights is arranging affordable transportation from Boston to Washington DC and back. If you want to go and need a ride, please contact the Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights ASAP to reserve your seat by calling (703) 622-9151. The bus will leave from the corner of Beacon Street and Charles Street in Boston at 11:59pm Saturday night, June 9.
Today, we are privileged and honored to have as our guest, the eminent Palestinian psychiatrist Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj, founder and Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) and Commissioner-General of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights. He joins us by telephone link to Palestine.