[van-announce] 9/22: 20 Years of the Oslo Accords: Palestine and the Palestinian Struggle Today Community Discussion and Gathering

[Charlotte Kates]

*20 Years of the Oslo Accords: Palestine and the Palestinian Struggle Today*
*Community Discussion and Gathering*
*Sunday, September 22, 2013*
*7:00 pm*
*Tamam Fine Palestinian Cuisine, 2616 East Hastings Street, Vancouver*
*RSVP required: email boycottapartheid at gmail.com*

Join us for an evening of great food, important conversation and community
discussion about the current stage of struggle for justice in Palestine.

On September 13, 1993, the Declaration of Principles, popularly known as
the Oslo Accords, were signed in Washington, DC, by the Israeli state and
the Palestine Liberation Organization. A new era of peace was hailed.

However, the reality of the Oslo accords proved to be much different, as
the settler population in the West Bank tripled, thousands of Palestinians
were imprisoned in Israeli jails, and the occupation - rather than ending -
intensified, with the siege on Gaza, the building of the Apartheid Wall,
and thousands of home demolitions.

*Hanna Kawas*, chair of the Canada Palestine Association and co-host of
Voice of Palestine, will speak about the Oslo Accords, and what they meant
for Palestinians - and what they mean today as new "negotiations" are
pursued.

Please note: Appetizers will be provided! We encourage you also to order
from Tamam's excellent menu. Because we will be hosting at Tamam, it is
important to know the number of people who will be attending. Please email
us atboycottapartheid at gmail.com to confirm your attendance - thank you!

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Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com