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<p><span lang="EN-US">Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is a global
annual event which seeks to raise awareness about the
Apartheid character of
<st1:country-region><st1:place>Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>
and build support for the growing Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions (BDS) movement, demanding an end to Israeli
violations of Palestinian rights and international law.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">IAW takes place each year around 21 March -
the UN declared International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination, commemorating the 1960 Sharpeville
massacre during the height of South African Apartheid.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Last year events took place in more than 200
cities across five continents.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">This year IAW will be held from 16 - 21
March - coinciding with the Dutch annual week against racism -
for the 15th consecutive year.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Each year IAW has a different theme; this
year’s theme: <i>
United Against Racism</i> highlights the fact that the
Palestinian struggle against Israeli oppression and Apartheid
is embedded in the wider struggle against (institutionalized)
racism and oppression worldwide.</span></p>
<p>From 18 - 20 March <i style="color: inherit; font-family:
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Decolonize Groningen</i> will present a three-day program of
public events and workshop.</p>
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lang="EN-US">DECOLONIZING
<st1:city><st1:place>PALESTINE</st1:place></st1:city></span></b></p>
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lang="EN-US">Public event / Speakers + discussion</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">18 March <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>19:00
- 22:00</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">Academiegebouw (Room A-03), Broerstraat 5</span></b></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">- Orientalism, the Zionist colonial project
& institutionalized racism</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Dina
Zbeidy</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Palestinian-Dutch anthropologist.
Conducted research on nationalism, colonialism, refugees &
indigenous rights in Israel,</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Palestine and the wider Middle East; She
has over eight years of professional experience in non-profit
work in Palestine</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> and the Netherlands</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">- Disenfranchisement and vulnerability of
Palestinian Refugees in the Arab host countries and beyond;</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US"> Palestinian refugees from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Syria</st1:place></st1:country-region>
in the context of Israeli denial of the Right of Return</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Said
Deeb</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Second
time Palestinian refugee from
<st1:country-region>Syria</st1:country-region>, now in the <st1:country-region><st1:place>Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>;
Activist for Palestinian rights</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">- Israeli Apartheid Week; BDS / Academic
boycott: Why and how -</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sue
Blackwell</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> DocP-BDS <st1:country-region>Netherlands</st1:country-region>
/ British Committee for Universities of
<st1:city><st1:place>Palestine</st1:place></st1:city> (BRICUP)</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">Moderator: prof. Marcel Brus</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Professor of Public International Law (RUG)</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva,
sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Within the context of this
year’s IAW theme: United Against Racism, it is crucial to
understand the colonial roots from which racial oppression
stems and the interconnectivity of the struggles of peoples
fighting racism around the globe - among them indigenous
peoples resisting foreign domination.</span></p>
<p>Given the settler-colonial character of the Zionist project in
Palestine, and the Apartheid regime of institutionalized racism
created by Israel in order to maintain its rule over the
indigenous Palestinian population, the struggle for the
restoration of Palestinian rights must be addressed from a
decolonial perspective.</p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">However, the struggle for Palestinian rights
does not stand alone, but is part of the broader global
struggle for a world based on freedom, justice and equality
for all.</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">UNITED AGAINST RACISM: A DECOLONIAL
PERSPECTIVE</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">Documentary <span
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</span>Panel Discussion</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">19 March<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>19:00 - 22:00</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">Academiegebouw (Offerhauszaal),
Broerstraat 5</span></b></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">Documentary film: The Uprising</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">by Pravini Baboeram</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Narrates the story of various struggles
against (institutionalized) racism - among them the
Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
movement - from a decolonial perspective, the experiences of
those affected and their interconnectivity.</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">Panel:</span></b></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">- Pravini Baboeram</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Film maker; Producer of The Uprising;
Singer/songwriter; Decolonial activist</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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style="" lang="EN-US">- <b>Chihiro Geuzebroek</b></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Decolonial climate justice activist; Film
maker</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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style="" lang="EN-US">- <b>Said Deeb</b></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Second time Palestinian refugee from <st1:country-region>
Syria</st1:country-region>, now in the <st1:country-region><st1:place>Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>;
Activist for Palestinian rights</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">Moderator: dr. Anjana Singh</span></b></p>
<p>Historian of South Asian and Global History; Early modern
period; History of the VOC in
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<st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region> and Asia
(RUG)</p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">WORKSHOP: ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF
<st1:country-region><st1:place>ISRAEL</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></b><br>
</p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">19 March<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>13:00 - 16:00</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">Café Lust, Oude Kijk in ‘t Jatstraat 58</span></b></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">- Academic boycott: Why and how? -</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Facilitated by Sue Blackwell</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">WORKSHOP: DEALING WITH RACISM</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">20 March<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>10:00 - 12:00<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>&<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>14:00 -
16:00</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">Faculty of Law (Turf 06), Turftorenstraat
21</span></b></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span
lang="EN-US">- Decolonial Strategies: How to deal with
racism -</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> Facilitated by Pravini Baboeram</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit;
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lang="EN-US">> All public events and workshops will take
place in English and are free of charge (donations welcome!)</span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However,
prior registration for the workshops is required via:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:decolonizegroningen@gmail.com">decolonizegroningen@gmail.com</a></span></b></p>
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