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14 March 2023 19:00 ~ Building Hope – Voices from Palestine: Palestinian Women’s Voices Tour – Totnes

Palestinian Women’s Voices Tour March 2023 comes to Totnes
By Totnes friends of Palestine

  • @ St Mary’s Church 9 High Street Totnes TQ9 5NN

As part of International Women’s Day Tour – Three Palestinian women will be speaking at Saint Mary’s church in Totnes

Celebrate International Women’s Month with us and meet women from Silwan, Hebron and Bethlehem in Palestine, who are on tour with CADFA, promoting Palestinian human rights in the UK and talking about their experience as women living in the occupied territories.

This is a unique opportunity to meet women from Palestine and ask questions about life in Palestine, as UK travel visas can be very hard to obtain for Palestinians.

Everyone is welcome to come along, learn and ask questions. You do not need to have prior knowledge about the situation in Palestine/ Israel.

CADFA (the Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association) works in the UK to promote awareness about the Human Rights situation in Palestine. It is an organisation that promotes cultural exchange between Camden, in the UK and Abu Dis in Palestine. They have invited 12 Palestinian Women to join in International Women’s Day events across the UK in March

For more info see : https://www.cadfa.org/

  • Free entry – donations on the night welcome to support tour (*)
  • Mint tea and lovely snacks will be available

(*) Register on line at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-hope-voices-from-palestine-palestinian-womens-voices-tour-tickets-573257136527

 

March 10, 2023

14 March 2023 19:00 ~ Building Hope – Voices from Palestine: Palestinian Women’s Voices Tour – Totnes

Palestinian Women’s Voices Tour March 2023 comes to Totnes
By Totnes friends of Palestine

  • @ St Mary’s Church 9 High Street Totnes TQ9 5NN

As part of International Women’s Day Tour – Three Palestinian women will be speaking at Saint Mary’s church in Totnes

Celebrate International Women’s Month with us and meet women from Silwan, Hebron and Bethlehem in Palestine, who are on tour with CADFA, promoting Palestinian human rights in the UK and talking about their experience as women living in the occupied territories.

This is a unique opportunity to meet women from Palestine and ask questions about life in Palestine, as UK travel visas can be very hard to obtain for Palestinians.

Everyone is welcome to come along, learn and ask questions. You do not need to have prior knowledge about the situation in Palestine/ Israel.

CADFA (the Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association) works in the UK to promote awareness about the Human Rights situation in Palestine. It is an organisation that promotes cultural exchange between Camden, in the UK and Abu Dis in Palestine. They have invited 12 Palestinian Women to join in International Women’s Day events across the UK in March

For more info see : https://www.cadfa.org/

  • Free entry – donations on the night welcome to support tour (*)
  • Mint tea and lovely snacks will be available

(*) Register on line at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-hope-voices-from-palestine-palestinian-womens-voices-tour-tickets-573257136527

 

March 10, 2023

14 March 2023 18:00 ~ Women’s Voices from Palestine – CADFA – Easton

Palestinian Women’s Tour, Bristol 2023 Conversations with Palestinian women visitors.

  • Finishes 21:00
  • @ The Pickle Factory 13 All Hallows Road Easton BS5 0HH

Join us for an evening of conversation and cultural exchange with snacks, tea, and crafts with Palestinian women visiting from the West Bank who will be sharing stories about their lives under military occupation.

This is also an opportunity for our Palestinian women visitors to meet YOU !

Event description

  • 6pm – 7pm;
    Informal meet and greet – food, drinks and craft tables, informal meet and chat with Palestinian women at Pickle Factory
  • 7pm – 7:15pm
    comfort break.
  • 7:15 – 8:45pm
    Palestian women’s talk and questions.
  • 9pm – Close.

We welcome women from all backgrounds with an interest in learning and sharing life experiences with our visitors. The Pickle Factory is a great venue with a large outdoor space so children can be accommodated if they are accompanied by a responsible adult.

If you are Arabic speaking and would like to volunteer as a translator or volunteer for this event, please do contact us directly.

This event has been organized to build links between Bristol and Palestine and particularly to extend the network of support across the UK.

We already know that Bristol is a hub for support for Palestinians. We want to unify and strengthen these existing links through this 2023 exchange visit.

We also want to provide an exchange programme where these women can experience the life and culture that is here in Bristol – life beyond checkpoints !

Who is CADFA ?

CADFA was formed to promote human rights and respect for international humanitarian law. Our main method has been to link people in order to build awareness and understanding and encourage people to be active in pursuit of human rights. CADFA itself was formally founded in October 2004, became a charity in 2005 which was registered in January 2006.

These links have strengthened over the years and we are very proud of the range of activities that our small organisation has been able to do and the broadening of interest around this work.

Free but please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-voices-from-palestine-tickets-546252013477

March 10, 2023

14 March 2023 18:00 ~ Women’s Voices from Palestine – CADFA – Easton

Palestinian Women’s Tour, Bristol 2023 Conversations with Palestinian women visitors.

  • Finishes 21:00
  • @ The Pickle Factory 13 All Hallows Road Easton BS5 0HH

Join us for an evening of conversation and cultural exchange with snacks, tea, and crafts with Palestinian women visiting from the West Bank who will be sharing stories about their lives under military occupation.

This is also an opportunity for our Palestinian women visitors to meet YOU !

Event description

  • 6pm – 7pm;
    Informal meet and greet – food, drinks and craft tables, informal meet and chat with Palestinian women at Pickle Factory
  • 7pm – 7:15pm
    comfort break.
  • 7:15 – 8:45pm
    Palestian women’s talk and questions.
  • 9pm – Close.

We welcome women from all backgrounds with an interest in learning and sharing life experiences with our visitors. The Pickle Factory is a great venue with a large outdoor space so children can be accommodated if they are accompanied by a responsible adult.

If you are Arabic speaking and would like to volunteer as a translator or volunteer for this event, please do contact us directly.

This event has been organized to build links between Bristol and Palestine and particularly to extend the network of support across the UK.

We already know that Bristol is a hub for support for Palestinians. We want to unify and strengthen these existing links through this 2023 exchange visit.

We also want to provide an exchange programme where these women can experience the life and culture that is here in Bristol – life beyond checkpoints !

Who is CADFA ?

CADFA was formed to promote human rights and respect for international humanitarian law. Our main method has been to link people in order to build awareness and understanding and encourage people to be active in pursuit of human rights. CADFA itself was formally founded in October 2004, became a charity in 2005 which was registered in January 2006.

These links have strengthened over the years and we are very proud of the range of activities that our small organisation has been able to do and the broadening of interest around this work.

Free but please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-voices-from-palestine-tickets-546252013477

March 10, 2023

14 March 2023 17:30 ~ The Ruth Adler Human Rights Lecture 2023 – Ms Mama Fatima Singhateh – Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh

The Ruth Adler Human Rights Lecture 2023 – Ms Mama Fatima Singhateh, the UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children.

  • A King Khalid Lecture Theatre Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DW
  • Ends 19:30
  • Free (*)

The Ruth Adler Human Rights Lecture

Speaker: Ms Mama Fatima Singhateh, the UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children

About the Speaker:

Ms Mama Fatima Singhateh (The Gambia) was appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children by the UN Human Rights Council in March 2020. She started her mandate on 1 May 2020.

Ms Singhateh is a trained lawyer with over 20 years of experience, currently working as an international Consultant on human rights and legal and institutional reforms. She holds a master’s degree in International Business Law from the University of Hull and has undergone numerous trainings in child rights programming, arbitration and mediation, and legislative drafting. She is a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, in the UK.

Ms Singhateh has held a number of high-level positions in public service in the Gambia. She is a former Justice Minister and has held positions as prosecutor, legislative draftsperson, High Court Judge and Justice of Appeal. She has drafted laws, organized and conducted many training sessions, delivered presentations at both national and international fora and written articles and reports on many issues relating to protection and promotion of human rights, particularly on the rights of the child. As Minister of Justice, Ms Singhateh personally supervised and oversaw the drafting of the laws that prohibit and criminalize female genital mutilation and child marriage, and successfully presented them in Parliament for enactment in 2016.

Learn more about Ms Mama Fatima Singhateh’s work on the UN Website. https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-sale-of-children

About the Event:

The Ruth Adler lecture series was inaugurated in 2008 at Edinburgh Law School in memory of lecturer and human rights activist Ruth Adler. Ruth’s work was fundamental in instituting women’s rights and children’s rights in Scotland, establishing multiple organisations in both of these areas. The Ruth Adler Lecture has become an important event in the Human Rights Calendar in Scotland. The series has included high-profile lectures from Philippe Sands, Shami Chakrabarti and Professor Bryan Stevenson.

This lecture will be followed by a reception where you may have the opportunity to meet and network with other attendees.

(*) Please register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ruth-adler-human-rights-lecture-2023-ms-mama-fatima-singhateh-tickets-518608541107

 

March 10, 2023