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DESCRIPTION: \nBUILDING THE RIGHT OF RETURN MOVEMENT\nAl-Awda, The Palestine Right to 
 Return Coalition, and the General Union of Palestine Students at SFSU are 
 proud to announce the Fourth International Al-Awda Convention  in San 
 Francisco, CA. It will be a strategic planning conference focused on 
 adapting to shifting realities and rising to meet the challenges of our 
 era.  In working for return, we will highlight two main themes:\n \n1) 
 Political and material isolation of the State of Israel,\n2) Political and 
 material support of the Palestinian refugee population.\n \nOpening program 
 and dinner will be held on Friday night with keynote speakers Dr. Salman 
 Abu Sitta and Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi. The conference will be devoted to 
 political assessments, breakout sessions on organizing of refugee support, 
 divestment from Israel, and planning for the coming year as well as 
 workshops on organizing in different sectors, and arriving at concrete 
 resolutions recommended by the separate breakout sessions. We intend to 
 make Return-to-Palestine central to all aspects of pro-Palestine 
 organizing.\n\n Confirmed Speakers:\nDr. Salman Abu Sitta, former member of 
 the Palestine National Council and known expert researcher on Palestinian 
 refugee affairs.\nMichel Shehadeh,  LA 8 defendant\nRabab Abdulhadi, 
 director of Center for Arab American Studies\nat the University of 
 Michigan-Dearborn\nAsaad Abu Khalil, professor at California State 
 University, Stanislaus\n\n\nEvening programs will be celebrations of 
 Palestinian culture and spirit, including food, music, speakers, live 
 entertainment and more!  \n\nEndorsed by: Diwan Al-Arab Magazine 
 (www.diwanalarab.com ); Committee for the Committee to Defend Refugee 
 Rights, Palestine; Palestine Return Center(PRC), London, UK; National 
 Council of Arab Americans (NCA), USA; Palestine Solidarity Group (USA); 
 Palestinian Refugees Association of Europe (Iraq and Lebanon Chapters); 
 Organization for Peace and Solidarity, Iraq, A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition, USA;  
 Free Palestine Alliance, USA\n\nRegistration 
 -\nwww.al-awda.org/sf-conv_reserve.html\n\nAccommodation-\nhttp://www.al-awda.org/sf-conv_hotels.html\n\nDirections 
 and Transportation 
 -\nhttp://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/text/tocampus.html\n\nSponsorship-\nhttp://www.al-awda.org/sf-conv1.html\n\nTable 
 Reservations -\nhttp://www.al-awda.org/sf-conv_tables.html\n\nProgram 
 Advertising-\nhttp://www.al-awda.org/sf-conv_ads.html\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/26/18282978.php
SUMMARY:SF: 4th Annual International Right-of-Return Conference
LOCATION: Jack Adams Hall\nSan  Francisco State University\n1600 Holloway 
 Avenue,\nSan  Francisco, CA 94132, USA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/26/18282978.php
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