[van-announce] Register today! May 3-5: Palestinian Conference in Vancouver!

[Charlotte Kates]

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*Return and Liberation: Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North
America*
*May 3-5, 2013 - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia*
*http://palestinianconference.org*

The Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America, taking place in
Vancouver from May 3-5, has announced its schedule of workshops and
plenaries! *Full schedule available here:http://www.palestinianconference.
org/conference-program-and-schedule/*

*Join us in Vancouver - register today: http://www.palestinianconference.org
/register/*

*Help us meet our goal and sponsor youth activists and organizers to come
to the conference: http://www.palestinianconference.org/donate/*

Keynote speakers, workshop facilitators and more include: Karma Nabulsi,
Issam Yamani, Loubna Qutami, Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Jacqueline Husary, Rabab
Abdulhadi, Nada Elia, Hanna Kawas, Sobhi al-Zubaidi, Khaled Barakat, and
many more!

Featuring performance by Palestinian singer Nisreen Hajaj!

The conference will not be possible without grassroots support and
contributions. To help support this conference, become a sponsor, or
purchase a journal ad, visit us online: http://www.palestinianconference.org
/donate/

*Traveling into the conference? Visit our logistics page:
http://palestinianconference.org/logistics/ for accommodations
recommendations and more! *If you are travelling from the US, you may find
it more affordable to fly into Seattle (SEA) or Bellingham (BLI) - buses
are available to Vancouver. The closest airport is Vancouver (YVR).

As we approach our 65th year of exile from our homeland, the need for
Palestinians in the shatat (diaspora) to reinvigorate, develop and carry
out an effective strategy for our national movement for liberation and
return is as urgent as ever. For too long our voices have been excluded and
the majority of us have been unrepresented in the decision-making and
direction of our movement.

We call on all Palestinian activists, organizers and community members in
the shatat to join us in this historical gathering to re-examine our
history and build together towards a free future for our people and land by
putting an end to Zionist colonization and normalization everywhere
throughout the Palestinian and Arab homeland.

Join us to plan, discuss and learn from each other about our homeland and
how we can become active participants in reviving our movement.
Theconference will include facilitated workshops, plenary discussions,
conversations, and presentations – it welcomes your participation, your
voice, and your active involvement in reclaiming the voice of the shatat.

*Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America*
*Web: palestinianconference.org*
*Email: info at palestinianconference.org*
*Facebook: Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America*




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Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com