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We organized and marched against Israel’s barbaric war on Gaza. Now’s the time to come together and develop strategies to build a sustained movement for solidarity with Palestine in New England. This is a conference for community and student Palestine solidarity activists–experienced and new–to talk about action for solidarity with Palestine.

Conference info:

When: Saturday April 25, 2009. Registration begins at 9am. Opening Plenary 10am
Where: UMass Boston, Campus Center Terrace [Map] 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston MA 02125
Campus Center phone: 617-287-5000

Workshops include:

  • Introduction to Zionism
  • Campus action for divestment from Israel
  • How to start a new group
  • Why does the US support Israel?
  • History of Palestinian resistance
  • Building a community movement for Palestine and more!

Featuring:

  • Chuck Turner - Boston District 7 City Councilor, civil and human rights activist
  • Jess Chilton McConnell - Leading organizer of student occupation at Edinburgh University in Scotland as part of the recent Palestine solidarity movement of over two dozen student occupations in the United Kingdom
  • Joel Kovel - Jewish professor and activist facing termination from Bard College for anti-Zionist views. Author of Overcoming Zionism
  • Assaf Kfoury - economist, Boston University professor, writer and activist regarding US and Israeli oppression in the Middle East. Leader of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
  • Layla Cable - Palestinian writer, activist and teacher. Layla is a founder and leader of the Somerville Divestment Project
  • Ron Francis - Veteran of the anti-South African apartheid movement and founder of the Somerville Divestment Project
  • Omar Baddar - Palestinian scholar, activist and managing director of the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
  • Sarah Roche-Mahdi, PhD. - activist in CodePink: Women for Peace, recent participant in CodePink’s peace delegation to Gaza
  • Deema Faisal - Palestinian Poet, Northeastern University student

Directions to UMass

Public Transportation
Subway: Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus
will carry you to the campus.Commuter Rail: Take the commuter rail to the JFK/UMass station from the South Shore on the Middleboro and Plymouth lines.

Bus: Kenmore Square stop (service all day): the Number 8 bus; the last one leaves campus at 1 a.m. Forest Hills stop (rush hour only): the Number 16.

By car from the north
Take Interstate 93 South through Boston to Exit 15 (Columbia Road/JFK Library). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.

By car from the south
Take Interstate 93 North to exit 14 (Morrissey Boulevard/JFK Library) and follow Morrissey Boulevard north to the campus.

By car from the west
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to Interstate 93. Take I-93 South one mile to Exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.

Parking fees
$6 per single use. $3 for up to 60 minutes in the Short-term Lot. For details, see On-Campus Parking and Parking Costs. Please contact the Parking and Transportation Office (Service Building, Upper Level) for information about multipark, monthly and semester passes at 617-287-5041. You can also get more information from Customer Service at 617-287-4000.

For more information, see the UMass Boston Parking and Transportation site.