|
http://www.justice48.info/detailed_program_English.pdf
Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, 2008
Haifa, Al Midan Theatre, Khouri St 2
The Program
Friday June 20th, 2008
Young members and activists of various
organizations of 48 Palestinians – Discussion of
youth activity in the struggle for a free, enlightened,
democratic and secular society… Memory of the
Nakba and dreams for the future, return of the
refugees, preserving ties amongst various parts of
the Palestinian people, and message to Israeli
society…
17:00 – 19:00
Young People's Encounter
Youth Struggle, Manifesting Return,
Democracy and Secularism
Workshop Facilitator : George Ghantous
The workshop aims to explore the meaning of the
expression "right of return and democratic secular
state", through examining the components of 1)
right of return, 2) secularism and the interrelations
of religion and politics, 3) democracy, 4)
Palestinian identity, 5) pluralism within one society.
17:00 – 19:00
Youth Meeting
Youth Struggle, Manifesting Return,
Democracy and Secularism
Workshop facilitator: Lana Khaskia
19:00 – 22:00 Opening Session
• On behalf of the Initiating Committee – Rajaa Zo’abi O’mari
• Ayman O’deh – Secretary General - Democratic Front for Peace and Equality
(HADASH)
• Awad Abed El-Fatah – Secretary General - National Democratic Alliance (BALAD)
• Muhammad Kanaa’ne – Secretary General - Abnaa elBalad Movement (The movement
is part of the coalition that constitute the Initiating Committee )
• Palestinian speakers from the post-1967 occupied territories and the Diaspora
• Dr. Anat Matar
• Prof. Bhim Singh from Kashmir
• Greetings to the Haifa Conference.
Cultural Program
Saturday, June 21
9:30 – 10:00 Reception and registration in the lobby
10:00 – 10:20 Greetings and dividing into workshops – large hall
9 workshops in three cycles: 3 simultaneous workshops in each cycle
3 workshops
3 workshops
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 3 workshops
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:00 Concluding Session
First workshop cycle: 10:30 – 12:00
(1) Aspects of the Conflict in Palestine Facilitator: Hisham Naffa
Dr Massoud
Eghbarieh
1. The Palestine Question, from understanding the conflict, to
defiance: theory and practice
2. Between national and class levels – the history and horizon of the Wehbe Badarneh
trade union struggle in Palestine
3. The racist separation wall and the World Monetary Fund's policy Doud Hamoudi
4. Israeli economic hegemony – variations in a one complementary Prof. Leila Farsakh
colonialist economic order throughout Palestine
5. The Jewish question and the Jewish state, in view of resisting Eli Aminov
imperialism in Palestine
(2) Zionism and the Borders of Ethnic Cleansing; facilitator: Dr. Johnny Mansour
1. Ethnic cleansing in Zionist ideology and practice Dr. Mahmoud Muhareb
2. The Negev – ethnic cleansing here and now Atiya el-A’assam
3. Cleansing without borders – ethnic cleansing in the Golan and Dr. Taysir Mara’i
failed attempts in South Lebanon
4. Separation as a new form of transfer Jonathan Cook
5. Ethnic cleansing in Palestine, a crime against humanity – who Attorney Walid Al-Fahum
bears the responsibility?
3
(3) Right of return and the democratic secular state in human rights perspective;
facilitator: Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein
Attorney Hassan
Jabareen
1. Democratic regime throughout Palestine: expanding the borders
of the state of all citizens, and the return of the refugees
2. Right of return of the internally displaced and refugees – between Attorney Wakim Wakim
positive law and natural right
3. Return of the refugees as a condition for humanizing the Israeli Michael Warshavsky
entity – criticism of recognizing the right of return in exchange for
an actual return
4. The democratic secular state – the right to self-determination and Omar Barghouti
de-Zionisation of historical Palestine
Second workshop cycle 12:00 – 13:30
(4) Partition of Palestine: Solving the problem or complicating the solution?
facilitator: Rawiya Shanti
1. Palestine – a one united continual history and geography across the Dr. Ibrahim El-Fanni
eras.
2. The colonization and racist separation regime – comparing South Dr. Amneh Badran
Africa and Israel
3. The right of return between the two-state and the one-state solutions Badil - Bethlehem
4. Concluding the one-state solution from international law and Dr. Uri Davis
legitimacy
(5) Palestine towards freedom and return – Philosophical, pedagogical and
political perspectives; facilitator – Salman Natur
1. Dialectics of homeland and Diaspora, and resisting the misleading Prof. Ilan Gur-Ze’ev
temptation of the 'return home'
2. Scenes of the tragedy – notes at the sides of the catch Dr. Ismail Nashef
3. Secularism – supportive environment for the national and cultural Abed Anabtawi
freedom project
4. An optimistic look at the return of the refugees – from an anarchist Eyal Rosenberg
point of view
(6) The Crisis in Israeli Society; facilitator: Ranin Giryes
1. Who's afraid of the return of the refugees? Developing practical Eitan Bronstein
ideas about the return of the refugees to Palestine
2. An optimistic perspective: "Despairing of the state" as a leverage to Ofra Yeshua-Lyth
end the religion/state fixation
3. Jewish Arabs in Israel: will they facilitate the way to the 1 state? Reuven Aberjil
4. Anti-Zionism as a Zionist belonging, and alternatives to a Jewish Yana Knopova
collective identity
4
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break
Third workshop cycle 14:30 – 16:00
(7) Different Perspectives of a One-State Palestine; facilitator Muhammad Kayal
1. A bi-national state for Palestinians and Israelis Dr. As’ad Ghanem
2. A democratic secular republic of all its Palestinian citizens Prof. Yehuda Kupferman
3. The democratic secular state in the context of a liberation vision Muhammad Kana’aneh
of the Arab world
4. The catch and the escape Ahmad Katamesh
(8) Boycotting Israel and Solidarity of Nations; facilitator Samieh Jabbarin
1. Lessons to be learned from South Africa – boycott from without Melissa Hall
and popular struggle within
2. The European civil society’s support of the struggle for return and John Rose
against racism
3. Boycotting Israel – Resisting the normalization of Occupation and Yael Lerer
Apartheid
4. How to comply with the Palestinian call to boycott Israel? Roy Haroush/Kobi Snitz
5. Boycott: civil resistance is the most effective in face of a Omar Barghouti
complicated Zionist Colonial oppression
(9) Approaches to freedom and enlightenment in the activity of civil society
organizations; facilitator Subhi Zgheir
1. Feminism: resisting hegemony in theory and in practice Leila Jaroushi / Areen Hawari
2. The dialectics of the self and the other, and the formation of Awni Kreim
a belonging youth Palestinian identity
3. Towards liberation of the Israeli Society of Hegemony and Dr. Mary Totari
the Nakba denial
4. The Palestine 48 struggle against discrimination and racism, Muhammad Zidan
differs but completes the struggle of the Palestinian people
16:00 – 16:15 Break
5
16:15 – 18:00 Concluding Plenary; facilitator Makbula Nassar
Presentation of workshops conclusions;
discussion on what to do tomorrow, and how to define the tasks at hand?
16:15
17:00 Proposal for a concluding public statement
17:15 Discussion with audience participation
Joining the Follow-up Committee for ongoing activity
(defining timetable for the final formulation of public statement)
17:30
18:00 Closure
• Accomodations
- Activists of the Haifa and the region area will host guests from other areas.
- We request guests to inform us of their interest in accommodations.
• Tours
- Guests from abroad interested in tours to familiarize themselves with other aspects – political
and social – of the struggle, are requested to inform us in order to a guided tour to be organized.
• Information:
Yoav Bar 0544 790989 yoav_bar@mail.com
Rajaa Zoabi Omari 0542 117796 rajaaomari57@gmail.com
• Participation in absentia and support letters
Unfortunately the conference dates could not be suited to the schedules of all those who found
interest in it, and we have chosen to enable participation in absentia in the following ways:
1. Publishing articles, studies, and position papers about the right of return and the democratic
secular state at the conference website.
2. Papers written especially for the conference will be printed along with all the conference
papers in a book we are planning to publish.
3. Support and greeting letters to the conference will be posted on the website and we shall read
them out at the opening session.
4. Those interested in joining the follow-up committee of the conference are requested to notify us.
THE HAIFA CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.ror1state.org
| 
