We are just passing the second anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, the 22-day Israeli siege of Gaza that took the lives of 13 Israelis and 1,419 Palestinians, 83 per cent of whom were civilians, and 5,300 more were injured.
With the use of white phosphorus in densely-populated civilian areas, Israel clearly violated the Geneva Conventions, targeting and destroying schools, markets, a humanitarian aid warehouse, and hospitals.
Today, the collective punishment of Gaza continues, through blockades and restricted access to medicine, electricity, food, and other necessities of life.
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Finkelstein was awarded his doctorate by Princeton University in 1988, and has subsequently taught at Rutgers, New York University, Brooklyn College, Hunter College and DePaul University (Chicago). His academic research has concentrated on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its representation in political discourse. He has devoted much of his adult life to the achievement of a just peace between Israel and Palestine.
Dr. Finkelstein’s address will be followed by a time of Q&A.
For one night only on January 19, in the Tri-City, the Red Path Society and SFPR will be bringing you the renowned political hip-hop trio Rebel Diaz!
Rebel Diaz is based out of the Bronx and Chicago. It consists of Teresita Ayala (Lah Tere) and brothers Rodrigo Venegas (RodStarz) and Gonzalo Venegas (G1).
The children of Chilean activists, RodStarz and G1 grew up in Chicago’s North Side, and Lah Tere was raised in Humboldt Park, Chicago. Rebel Diaz identify with and position themselves within a history of political resistance through music, specifically citing the Nueva canción movement.
College and University students rallied and protested at the University of Waterloo yesterday against Israel’s flotilla massacre in Gaza that killed nine Turkish citizens and injured many others.
The event was organized by Students for Palestinian Rights, SFPR, and attracted over fifty students from Kitchener and Waterloo to show their anger over the deaths of the activists trying to bring 10,000 tons of aid to the suffering citizens of Gaza. A tribute to those who died was given followed by a moment of silence, speeches from both professors and members of SFPR and concluding with a march around the university.
SFPR hosted Palestinian Nights on Friday, November 12, 2010. It was a huge success, with more than 200 guests celebrating the Palestinian culture!
Performances ranged from dabke to spoken word and contemporary dance. All in all, we showed that the Palestinian culture will never be forgotten and that the KW community will continue to struggle for peace justice in Palestine.
SFPR would like to thank all performers and guests for helping create a memorable night at Waterloo.
“It would be my greatest sadness to see Zionists do to Palestinian Arabs much of what Nazis did to Jews.” ― Albert Einstein
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