Event Description
Presented by: Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
- Date: Friday, January 29, 2010
- Location: UCU 205
- Event Type:
"The Economic Crisis in Palestine" will present a workshop about the history and current situation in Palestine and Israel in addition to a discussion about the effects of the economic crisis on Palestine. The workshop will include a role-playing activity with simultaneous narration and a slide show so that participants can physically learn about the historical process of displacement of the Palestinian population from the 1920s until 2004. The workshop will discuss displacement and refugee populations, US-Israeli financial aid, the wall, social, historical and political contexts to the current situation, and parallels in the colonization of Palestine and North America. Following this workshop, there will be a presentation about the global economic crisis and its effects in Palestine. Issues such as foreign aid, border closures, and contrasts to Israel's economy will be discussed. The presentation will involve an interactive activity to better illustrate the concept of the effect of border closures on the economy.
Speaker Bios:
Louisa Worrell
Louisa is a second year Conflict Studies student at the University of Ottawa. She has been involved in local grassroots movements in Toronto and Ottawa in the areas of Palestinian solidarity, indigenous solidarity, anti-police brutality, and anti-gentrification for the past three years. Louisa speaks English and French. She is currently fulfilling her second year as an executive member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at the University of Ottawa.
Danielle Blab
Danielle is a fourth year International Studies and Modern Languages student at the University of Ottawa. She speaks English, French, Spanish, and conversational-level Arabic. She is currently fulfilling her second year as an executive member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at the University of Ottawa.
Jenny Doswell
Jenny is a third year Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. She is involved in international development work as well as Palestinian solidarity. Jenny speaks English and French. She is currently fulfilling her second year as an executive member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at the University of Ottawa.
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This event will be presented in both official languages |
