A panel discussion held at McGill University in Montreal during Israeli Apartheid Week 2010.
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This talk will explore the apartheid analysis and why the framework can be fittingly applied to Israeli colonialism, racism, and occupation. Through the lessons and experiences of South Africa, the speakers will explore the similarities and differences between the two contexts and speak in depth about Israeli Apartheid in order to expose the systemic racism and colonialism faced by all Palestinians, whether inside Israel proper, in the occupied territories, or as part of the largest refugee population in the world. The speakers will also talk about lessons and strategies from the international movement of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against South African apartheid and discuss how they can be applied to the current BDS movement for Palestine.
Noura Erakat - Noura is a human rights attorney and activist. Noura was an adjunct professor of international human rights law in the Middle East at Georgetown University. As the National Grassroots Organizer and Legal Advocate at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, she developed and published an Anti-Apartheid Framework Training Curriculum. Also serving as an advisor on Middle East Affairs to Congressman Dennis Kucinich and has served as Counsel for a Congressional Committee in the House of Representatives. Recently, she helped launch the Palestinian equal rights lobby: the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights, she is currently based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Na'eem Jeenah - Naeem is an academic, author, journalist, community leader and post-graduate student. He is currently the Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre, a research institute dealing with the Middle East, and a PhD candidate in Political Studies. Na'eem has a history of activism in the anti-apartheid struggle, and is a well-known activist in South Africa. He has been a leading figure in the Palestine solidarity and anti-war movements in South Africa. Naeem was named in December 2000 on the Mail & Guardianâs âHot Shit 100 Listâ of people âMaking their mark in the new millenniumâ. And, in June 2006, he was included in the M&Gâs list of â100 young people you must take to lunchâ.
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