Saturday, October 22, 2016

Iyad Burnat­: Bil’in and The Nonviolent Resistance

Iyad Burnat­: Bil’in and The Nonviolent Resistance


Iyad Burnat­
will be in Boston
Tuesday, November 1  7:00 PM at Encuentro 5
9A Hamilton Place, Boston (near Park St. T Station)
 to speak about his ­­­new book
Bil’in and The Nonviolent Resistance
iyadBurnatPhoto3.pngIyad 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 Justicehttp://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
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