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Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails | |
Date | Monday November 09 |
Time | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 |
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Event Type | Teach-In |
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Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails
A Report on the Conditions of Palestinian Political Prisoners featuring human rights activist Ala Jaradat from Addameer – Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association with other guest speakers/presenters 522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 November 9th, 2009 @ 7pm $5-25, no one turned away The $3 billion dollars of annual U.S. aid to Israel helps fund Israeli prisons and detention centers where 8,100 Palestinian prisoners — including 60 women, 390 children, and 550 administrative detainees held without charge — are imprisoned in substandard conditions and subject to torture. Human rights activist Ala Jaradat, the program manager of Addameer, the Palestinian prisoners rights organization in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, and a former Palestinian political prisoner, will be sharing his experiences campaigning against political prosecution, for the rights of political detainees, actively working against the use of torture, arbitrary detention, the use of isolation, and other forms of political repression. We regret due to last-minute visa approval and short notice for planning, the event is not wheelchair accessible. Sponsored by the US Palestine Community Network Endorsed/Co-Sponsored by Arab Resource and Organizing Center(AROC), Break the Siege (BTS) Freedom Archives, IJAN, SF 8 Defense Committee For Arabic Speaking folks: There will be an talk with Ala on Sunday, Nov. 9th @ the Arab Culture and Community Center 2 Plaza Street San Francisco, 94116 5 p.m. |
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