13th & 14th of November | European Parliament, Brussels
Wednesday 13th | 17:00 – 20:00h | SPINELLI 1G2
Thursday 14th | 09:00 -11:00h | SPINELLI 1G2
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With testimonies, expert opinions and experiences of solidarity with the Palestinian people, this initiative aims to be another important moment in defence of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, urgent humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population and the fulfilment of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people
Interpretation: Arabic, Danish, English, French, Finish, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
PROGRAMME
Wednesday 13th
17:00 – 20:00h | Panel 1: Decades of occupation and oppression – testimonies of a people resisting
Opening and chairing 1st part of panel: Lynn Boylan, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Ireland) & Chair of the Delegation for relations with Palestine of the European Parliament.
- Speech by Ayed Abu Eqtaish Accountability Programme Director of Defence Childrens International (DCI) (Online)
- Speech by Mohammed Salha, Palestinian doctor in Al Awda Hospital in Gaza (Video)
- Speech by Sahar Francis – Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Online)
Interval for panel change.
Chairing 2nd part of panel: Giorgos Georgiou, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Cyprus)
- Speech by Omar Barghouti – co-founder of the BDS movement.
- Speech by Maha Abdallah – Palestinian researcher (international law) at the University of Antwerp
- Speech by Ahmed Abuzubaida Salwa – Palestinian refugee from Gaza, member of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Refugee Aid Commission
Closure remarks: Estrella Galán, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Spain)
Thursday 14th
09:00 – 11:00h | Panel 2: Stop the Massacre! Securing peace! Fulfill national rights of the Palestinian people!
Opening and chairing 1st part of panel: Marc Botenga, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Belgium)
- Speech by Her Excelency Ms. Amal Jadou, Palestinian Ambassador for the EU, Brussels and Luxembourg
- Speech by Francesca Albanese – Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Online)
- Speech by Ansje Vanbeselaere – Activist of the solidarity movement INTAL – Belgium
- Speech by Giorgos Koukoumas – AKEL MP of AKEL, member of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs and AKEL’s spokesperson
- Speech by Conor O’Neill Spokesperson for the Campaign to Pass the Occupied Territories – Ireland
- Speech by Carlos Almeida – Vice-President of the Movement for the Rights of the Palestinian People and for the peace in the Middle East – Portugal
- Speech by Manu Pineda – Former MEP and former Chair of DPAL
- Speech by Aida Touma-Suliman – Journalist and politician, Knesset Member for Hadash
- Speech by Marta Lorenzo UNRWA Director for Europe
Closing remarks: João Oliveira, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Portugal)