AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Iyad Burnat: Bil’in and The Nonviolent Resistance (New Date)

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Iyad Burnat
will be in Boston

Thursday, December 1 7:00 PM at Cambridge Friends Meeting House
(near Harvard Square T Station)

to speak about his new book

Bil’in and The Nonviolent Resistance

Iyad Burnat is the coordinator for the Popular Committee in Bil'in, Palestine. For 10 years, Iyad and the Popular Committee of this small village have held weekly non-violent demonstrations against the confiscation of their land. They have repeatedly been met with violence by the Israeli military. Iyad is coming to the Boston area to describe what life is like under Israeli occupation, his village's ongoing struggle for justice and freedom, and what inspires him to continue non-violent resistance.

Iyad is the winner of the 2015 James Lawson Award for Achievement bestowed by the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict during its summer institute at Tufts University.

Sponsored by United for Peace with Justice: http://justicewithpeace.org 617-383-4857 https ://www.facebook.com/justicewithpeace
Cosponsors: Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia; Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine; American Friends Service Committee; Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights; Friends of Sabeel - New England Chapter; Interfaith Peace- Builders; Jewish Voice for Peace, Boston; Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Friends Meeting at Cambridge

Downloadable Flyer (PDF, .6Mbytes)

Upcoming Events:

Stand Out to mark UN's International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People	Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 12:00pm	Downtown Crossing	Boston
Bil’in and The Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine: book talk	Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 7:00pm	Friends Meeting at Cambridge	Cambridge
The Next Four Years: Building Our Movements in Dangerous Times	Saturday, December 3, 2016 - 9:00am	Simmons College, Paresky Conference Center	Boston
Killer Drones: Our government's assassination program	Sunday, December 4, 2016 - 7:00pm	Elliott Church of Newton	Newton Corner
Sing-Along Fundraiser - #NoDAPL - Jan. 14, 2017 - save the date!	Saturday, January 14, 2017 - 7:00pm	Calvary United Methodist Church	Arlington