[IMC-Boston-Dispatch] 04/12-13: Struggle for the Land conference

[Sofia JarrinT]

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On the 60th Anniversary of the Nakba

the New England Committee to Defend Palestine
presents

Struggle for the Land:
Zionism and the Repression of Anti-Colonial Movements

An Education and Strategy Conference

Saturday, April 12 to Sunday, April 13
Encuentro 5, 33 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA
Suggested Donation: $15

Confirmed speakers include:

Amer Jubran, Palestinian activist and former political detainee
Saja Raoof, Iraqi anti-war activist
Ward Churchill, American Indian Movement activist and author
Kali Akuno, Executive Director of the People's Hurricane Relief Fund in
New Orleans and Malcolm X Grassroots Movement National Organizer
Marta Rodriguez, Puerto Rican independence activist and member of the
NECDP
Dara Bayer, Palestine solidarity activist
Jeffrey Blankfort, anti-Zionist journalist and activist, co-plaintiff in
a lawsuit
against the ADL for spying on left organizations

as well as

Photography Exhibition from Gaza
Palestinian political artwork, and art by Brazilian Artist Carlos Latuff

This year commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the Nakba (Arabic for
'catastrophe') in Palestine. While this past January saw an escalation
of the already brutal strangulation of Gaza, as well as continued
colonization throughout historic Palestine, Palestinians have continued
to resist in all of their historic land. In Gaza, under starvation
conditions, Palestinians broke the siege by destroying the wall at Rafah
crossing and continue to defend their land through armed resistance
against settlers.

In spite of a wider public awareness of the brutal policies of colonial
settlement in Palestine, the "United States" continues to provide the
main economic, political and military aid to the Zionist settler colony.
While every major presidential candidate pledges undying support for
"Israel," there is a growing public discussion about the role of Zionism
in the "US" political system, and especially of its relationship to the
war in Iraq.

Zionism has played a role not only in defining "foreign policy," but
also in the suppression of anti-colonial movements here-not least of
all, because these movements have recognized the Palestinian struggle as
part of a common global struggle against colonialism. In order to
suppress the emergence of a serious pro-Palestinian bloc of oppositional
power, Zionists have attacked genuine leaders and organizations, while
at the same time cultivating less radical alternatives.

The combination of "Israeli" political ties to imperialist policies
abroad and Zionist opposition to anti-colonial liberation movements
here, has led to a repressive collaboration between Zionist political
organizations, "Israeli" and "US" police and intelligence forces,
mercenaries, and corporations in the private "security" sector.

Confronting Zionism is crucial to any movement forward against
militarism and internal oppression.

Bringing together representatives of several movements, our conference
will focus on two themes: Zionist disruption of anti-colonial movements
and land as the basis of struggle and solidarity.

Pre-register for a discount on tickets at http://www.onepalestine.org

 (beginning on February 26).

Co-sponsored by Jericho Boston  http://www.jerichoboston.org


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NECDP

PO Box 681
East Boston, MA 02128

www.onepalestine.org



       
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