Join Palestinian youth organisers, student activists, former political prisoners, and international human rights observers from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Youth Front For Palestine (YFFP), and Jordan Valley Solidarity (JVS) for a discussion on the realities of what has been described by human rights organisations, including the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Médecins Sans Frontières, as ‘genocide’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Palestine. Speakers will share first-hand experiences of occupation, resistance, and organising in both the West Bank and UK, while exploring what sumud (steadfastness) and solidarity look like in practice. The event will examine the role of direct action, popular struggle, and Palestinian-led movements in confronting settler colonial violence and Israeli apartheid.
Individual names have been withheld for safety and security. Kindly note that select panelists will join online or via video from Palestine. Image by ActiveStills.
To read the first entry in the exclusive series, Breaking the Sword in Occupied Palestine, co-written by ISM, JVS, and YFFP organisers, visit Red Pepper Media.
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) emerged in 2001 during the Second Intifada after Palestinian popular committees called for international civic protection. Palestinians lead ISM’s work through consultation with grassroots communities and activists. As a movement, ISM is consensus-based and anti-oppression. Tactically, it uses non-violent direct action to deter Israeli settler and military violence, as well as break the isolation of apartheid. Social media: @ismpalestine
The Youth Front For Palestine (YFFP) launched in Spring 2022 after being inspired by the Unity Intifada of 2021. It is Palestinian-led, strives to uphold the Thawabet, and mobilises youth across the UK to take action against the Zionist entity. Through mass demonstrations, BDS campaigns, and community education events, the YFFP aims to pressure the government and businesses to end their complicity in the Gaza genocide and subjugation of Palestine. Social media: @y.f.f.p
The Jordan Valley Solidarity (JVS) campaign is a network of Palestinian grassroots organisations from all over the Jordan Valley, along with their international supporters. JVS aims to protect Palestinian existence and the unique environment of the Jordan Valley by supporting shepherding and farming communities across the West Bank. This includes monitoring to prevent the abuse of Palestinian human rights by the Israeli occupation. Social media: @jordan.valley.solidarity
Date: Wednesday 20th May Time: 7pm Venue: The Caribbean Centre, 1 Amberley Street, Liverpool L8 1YJ Free