[van-announce] REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America, Vancouver, May 3-5

[Charlotte Kates]

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*REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North
America*
*May 3-5, 2013*
*Vancouver, BC, Canada*
*CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY <http://palestinianconference.org/register> -
SPECIAL EARLY BIRD RATE AVAILABLE!*

Web: palestinianconference.org +
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*Registration is NOW OPEN <http://palestinianconference.org/register> for
the Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America!* This conference
- which will take place in Vancouver on May 3-5, 2013 - will bring together
Palestinian and Arab organizers, activists and community members to discuss
our collective role as Palestinians in our liberation movement and assert
our voice as Palestinians in shatat/exile.

There is more information about the conference at our website,
palestinianconference.org *This conference is being organized from the
ground up, and will benefit from the active involvement and participation
of Palestinian organizations and organizers across North America. *The
conference 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.

*REGISTRATION RATES:*
*Register early and save! Early bird special:* March 11 - March 24: $25
*Early Registration:* March 25 -  April 7, $35
*General Registration: *April 8 - April 22, $45
*Late Registration: *April 23 - May 1, $55
Registration closes on May 1st.

We will soon be posting *accommodations* information. If you have any
questions, or require solidarity housing, please email us at
housing at palestinianconference.org.

Highlights of the program include the two KEYNOTE PLENARIES:

*PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATION: Raising Our Voices in the Shatat in North
America

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*The PLO is historically regarded as the sole legitimate representative of
the Palestinian people, an overarching mechanism by which we all came
together to deliberate on the strategies of our national movement. In this
plenary, we will discuss the histories of political representation in our
national movement, and what representation might mean today.  **Some of the
questions addressed will include: What did the PLO look like, what does it
look like now, and how/can it be remade? What can we learn from our earlier
revolutionary histories? How has the current lack of representation
impacted our struggle, and our ability to develop a coherent and cohesive
national strategy for liberation and return? How do we create
representation bodies that are inclusive of all our people and forces, and
serve the needs of our national movement? How do we embody our demands for
popular and democratic representation in our own communities and
associations?  *

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LOOKING BACK, FORGING FORWARD: Strengthening our Organizing in the Shatat
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*This plenary will examine Palestinian organizing in the shatat, looking at
the past and moving to the present day.  We will discuss the reasons and
implications for how different methods and mechanisms came to frame our
organizing as part of our liberation movement, and consider frameworks
moving forward. Some of the questions addressed will include: What have
been the organizing trends within the history of our movement? What has
been the historical role of students, workers, and women? How do we forge
our role and revitalize our sense of national responsibility in the shatat?
How do our communities currently organize? What internal and external
challenges are confronting our communities? How do we build community
accountability and organizing discipline? How can we imagine and strategize
ways to connect our organizing in North America with our brothers and
sisters on the ground and in exile? *


This is a critical time for the Palestinian people and the national
liberation movement, and this conference is an opportunity to connect,
build and mobilize our people in North America. Conference participants
will not only gain knowledge, but are expected to commit themselves to
collectively and democratically working together to re-build and revive our
national liberation movement.

*CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY <http://palestinianconference.org/register> -
**Confirm the special Early Bird Rate!*
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*Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North America*
*Web: palestinianconference.org*
*Email: info at palestinianconference.org*
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*Twitter: @ShatatConf <http://twitter.com/ShatatConf>*

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