North American Speaking Tour of ex-Political Prisoners from Occupied Palestine
FREE PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS!
North American Speaking Tour of ex-Political Prisoners from Occupied Palestine
Speakers include:
* Sahar Francis: Palestinian lawyer with Addameer, a Ramallah-based organization that campaigns for the rights of Palestinian political prisoners;
* Ala Jaradat: Ex-political prisoner who works with the families of detainees;
* Suha Qattamesh: Ex-political prisoner who works around prisoner and women’s rights;
* Osama Saleh: Former Palestinian political prisoner in Israeli prisons; member of the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees in Montreal;
* With recorded solidarity statements from North American political prisoners, including: Marilyn Buck, David Gilbert and Jaan Laaman.
There are currently 8000 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli-occupation jails and prisons, including 350 children and 80 women. Come to this unique event, with former political prisoners — including women activists from Palestine and recorded statements from North American prisoners — to learn more about this important struggle for justice and dignity by Palestinians.
North American tour organized by Sumoud: A Political Prisoner Solidarity Group: sumoud.tao.ca