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 How Did You Get to School Today...?
Was the metro broken down this morning? Did road construction delay the bus? Well what if you had to consider preparing for the delay of crossing a military checkpoint on the way to class, how would that change your commute...?
Come and join us this Monday for a discussion with Danny Glenwright, human rights media specialist and the coordinator of the "Right to Education" campaign at Bethlehem University in Palestine as well as other special guest speakers.
"How Did You Get to School Today? " with special guest speaker Danny Glenwright
When: Monday November 24th
Time: 8:30 P.M. (20:30)
Where: Room H-937 Hall Building (1455 de Maisonneuve W. , Montreal, QC )
Price: FREE
The event centered on the struggle that Palestinian students face trying to get to their classes each day while having to cross Israeli military checkpoints where they often get stopped for hours, harassed and at times, arrested. Their speech will be followed by a Question and Answer session so you can participate in the ongoing discourse to make education an unalienable human right from Canada to Palestine.
RIGHT TO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
The Right to Education Campaign was set up by Birzeit University to reach out to academics, students and campaigners worldwide to support the right to education in Palestine.
The aims of the Right to Education Campaign are:
1. To document, research and raise awareness of the issues facing Palestinian education under Israeli military occupation.
2. To build an international campaign in support of Palestinian students, teachers and educational institutions.
3. To oppose the illegal Israeli occupation and its attacks on Palestinian education, demanding the right to education and unimpeded access for all Palestinians to their educational institutions.
The Right to Education Campaign aims to create international networks of solidarity and support between Palestinian students and academics in Palestine, with fellow students, academics and campaigners all over the world. We want to draw international attention to the issues facing Birzeit University and the attacks and obstruction of Palestinian education as a whole under Israeli military occupation, through creating active links with our friends and supporters in universities, organizations and unions worldwide, as well as joining forces with students and faculty at other Palestinian universities.
Through the ongoing documentation and provision of information, as well as building an active campaign network in Palestine and worldwide, the Right to Education Campaign seeks to raise international awareness about the obstruction and denial of education in Palestine and to bring pressure to bear on governments, decision-makers and ultimately the Israeli authorities to guarantee safe and free access of all Palestinians to their educational institutions.
The Campaign Committee is composed of faculty and administrative staff from a number of departments and institutes within Birzeit University. It is a volunteer committee that brings together individuals with skills, knowledge and experience directly relevant to the campaign.
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