{"id":143251,"date":"2014-12-02T14:31:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T14:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=143251"},"modified":"2019-01-03T12:31:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:31:37","slug":"international-conference-of-local-governments-and-civil-society-organizations-in-support-of-palestinian-rights-seville-spain-2-3-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/international-conference-of-local-governments-and-civil-society-organizations-in-support-of-palestinian-rights-seville-spain-2-3-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"International Conference of Local Governments and Civil Society Organizations in Support of Palestinian Rights, Seville, Spain, 2-3 December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h2><\/span>
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Seville, Spain, 2-3 December 2014<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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\nOPENING SESSION<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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Mr. Manuel Gracia Navarro<\/span><\/b>, President, Parliament of Andalusia<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Diego Valderas Sosa<\/span><\/b>, Vice-president, Junta of Andalusia<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Ignacio Caraballo<\/span><\/b>, President, Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Zahir Tanin<\/span><\/b>, Vice-Chair, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights<\/span>
\nof the Palestinian People (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Claude Nicolet<\/span><\/b>, Regional councillor, Nord Pas de Calais, President, Network for Decentralized Cooperation for Palestine, Representative of United Cities and Local Governments<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Musa Amer Odeh<\/span><\/b>, Representative of the State of Palestine, Ambassador to Spain<\/span><\/p>\n

Key note presentation by:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Majed Bamya<\/span><\/b>, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Palestine<\/span><\/p>\n

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SESSION I: “Decentralized cooperation: local cooperation for development, humanitarian assistance and political actions”<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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Moderator:\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Antonio Zurita<\/span><\/b>, Director General, Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity (FAMSI)<\/span><\/p>\n

Feedback from the International Conference of local authorities in solidarity with the Palestinian People:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Claude Nicolet<\/span><\/b>, Regional councillor, Nord Pas de Calais, President, Network for Decentralized Cooperation for Palestine, Dunkerque<\/span><\/p>\n

Initiatives of local authorities in solidarity with Palestine:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Othman Dawoud<\/span><\/b>, Mayor of Qalqilya, State of Palestine<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Francisco Jos\u00e9 Toajas Mellado<\/span><\/b>, Working group of Local Development, United Cities and Local Governments<\/span><\/p>\n

Boycott and divestment initiatives by local governments:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Joseph Schechla<\/span><\/b>, Coordinator, Housing and Land Rights Network, Habitat International Coalition<\/span>
\nGiza (PowerPoint<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussant<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Mr. Flavio Lotti<\/span><\/b>, Director, Enti Locale per la pace<\/span><\/p>\n

SESSION II: “Breaking the cycle of impunity”<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Moderator:\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Frank Barat<\/span><\/b>, President, Palestine Legal Action Network, Brussels\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International law, human rights and the effects of prolonged occupation, including the situation in the Gaza Strip:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. John Reynolds<\/span><\/b>, Lecturer in international law, National University of Ireland, Maynooth<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow up to the Russell Tribunal on Palestine:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Pierre Galand<\/span><\/b>, General Coordinator, Russell Tribunal on Palestine and President, European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine, Brussels<\/span><\/p>\n

European Union mechanisms to establish accountability and end impunity:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ms. Katarzyna Lemanska<\/span><\/b>, Researcher on EU-Israel relations, Brussels\u00a0<\/span>(English<\/a><\/span>, PowerPoint<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Corporate responsibility: the case of businesses and companies profiting from the Israeli occupation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ms. Lou Pingeot<\/span><\/b>, Policy Advisor, Global Policy Forum, Doctoral candidate, McGill University, Montr\u00e9al (PowerPoint<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussant:\u00a0<\/span>Ms. Zulaiha Ismail<\/span><\/b>, Executive Director, Perdana Global Peace Foundation, Kuala Lumpur<\/span><\/p>\n

SESSION III: Campaigning for peace and justice for the Palestinian people<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Moderator:\u00a0<\/span>Ms. Felicia Eaves<\/span><\/b>, Steering Committee Chair, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS Movement) and its economic impact:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ms. Anna Baltzer<\/span><\/b>, National Organizer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, St. Louis, Missouri (English<\/a><\/span>, Spanish<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Mahmoud Nawajaa<\/span><\/b>, General Coordinator, Palestinian BDS National Committee, Ramallah<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Shir Hever<\/span><\/b>, Economic researcher, Alternative Information Centre, G\u00f6ttingen (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Advancing the question of Palestine on campuses:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Rahim Kurwa<\/span><\/b>, Member, Students for Justice in Palestine, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Magali Thill<\/span><\/b>, Coordinator, Red Solidaria contra la Ocupaci\u00f3n de Palestina, Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Suleiman Rashid<\/span><\/b>, Coordinator, Asociacion Europea de Cooperacion con Palestina, Malaga<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Gavan Kelly<\/span><\/b>, Coordinator of Advocacy Unit, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Ramallah (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussant:\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Pedro Ferraracio Charbel<\/span><\/b>, Member, Front in Defense of the Palestinian People, S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/p>\n

SESSION IV: The plight of Palestinian political prisoners and detainees including women and children<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Moderator:\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Simone Giovetti<\/span><\/b>, Project Officer, Cit\u00e9s Unies France, Paris<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Majed Bamya<\/span><\/b>, Free Marwan Barghouti and all Palestinian Political Prisoners Campaign, First Secretary, in-charge of the Palestinian prisoners’ portfolio, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Palestine, Ramallah\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SESSION V: Palestine and the media<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Moderator:\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Simone Giovetti<\/span><\/b>, Project Officer, Cit\u00e9s Unies France, Paris<\/span><\/p>\n

Dealing with traditional media: challenges and opportunities:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ms. Carmen Rengel<\/span><\/b>, Freelance journalist, Cadena Ser<\/span><\/p>\n

The social media battle in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the use of infographics and creative visuals<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Ramzi Jaber<\/span><\/b>, Co-founder, Visualizing Impact, Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/p>\n

Influencing Israeli and Palestinian public opinion:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Mohammad Barakeh<\/span><\/b>, Member of the Knesset<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Daoud Talhami<\/span><\/b>, Author, Nazareth<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussant:\u00a0<\/span>Ms. Aneta Jerska<\/span><\/b>, Coordinator, European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine, Brussels\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Resources<\/h3><\/span>
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