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URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/united-nations-day-of-solidarity-with-pal
 estinians-at-university-of-the-fraser-valley/
SUMMARY:United Nations Day of Solidarity with Palestinians at University of
  the Fraser Valley
DESCRIPTION:United Nations Day of Solidarity with Palestinians at Universit
 y of the Fraser Valley\nThe plight of the Palestinian people will be explo
 red at a day-long conference on Saturday\, November 26\, at the University
  of the Fraser Valley\, Abbotsford campus. The event\, which is free and o
 pen to the public\, is sponsored by the Department of Political Science an
 d the Peace and Conflict Studies program.\n\n“Since 1948 millions of Pal
 estinians have been forcibly dispossessed and denied fundamental human rig
 hts that we in Canada take for granted.” said Ron Dart\, an instructor i
 n the political science department at UFV and one of the organisers of the
  conference. “Today millions live under harsh Israeli military occupatio
 n. This conference is a chance for Canadians of conscience to gather and l
 earn more about the situation\, listen to the stories of Palestinians\, an
 d explore how to work for justice and peace.”\n\nThe keynote speakers ar
 e Cindy and Craig Corrie whose daughter\, human rights activist Rachel Cor
 rie\, was crushed to death in 2003 by an Israeli military bulldozer as she
  tried to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home in Gaza. Motivated 
 by their daughter’s example\, the Corries established the Rachel Corrie 
 Peace and Justice Foundation which supports peace and justice initiatives.
  The Corries are currently leading an interfaith delegation in the West Ba
 nk and Gaza. They will speak of their experiences.\n\nAdditional speakers 
 include members of B.C.’s Palestinian community\, a representative of In
 dependent Jewish Voices\, and local advocates for Palestinian rights.\n\nT
 he conference runs 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the university auditorium (B
 101). Attendees should bring a lunch as all food concessions on campus wil
 l be closed.\n\nCindy and Craig Corrie speak widely of their daughter’s 
 story and experiences as well as of their own connections to the people of
  Palestine and of the importance of advocacy for Palestinian human rights.
  The Rachel Corrie Foundation has received several awards for its work pro
 moting human rights\, including the Human Rights Advocate of the Year Awar
 d from Seattle University’s Human Rights Network.\n\nAdditional sponsors
  of the conference include Canadian Friends of Sabeel\, Independent Jewish
  Voices Vancouver\, and United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine 
 and Israel.\n\nFor more information\, visit Facebook “UFV Palestine conf
 erence”\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;
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