Separate Is Never Equal - Stories of Apartheid Diana Buttu, attorney and former PLO legal advisor Eddie Makue, General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches in Johannesburg.
*Tuesday, November 18, 7-9 pm Cal State Long Beach - William Link Theater Wednesday, November 19, 4-6 pm UCLA Public Affairs Building – Room 1234 * **Rev. Eddie Makue* *South African Civil Rights Leader* *Throughout the 1980s, Rev. Makue worked with social and political organizations to fight racist policies and make life more bearable for black South Africans. In the 1990s, as state-sanctioned apartheid was dismantled, Eddie worked to prepare his fellow South Africans for truly democratic elections. In 2005, Rev. Makue put this electoral experience to work as a member of an election monitoring delegation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In 2006, Rev. Makue was appointed to his current position as General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. **Attorney Diana Buttu* *International Law Advocate** Diana Buttu grew up in Canada and moved to Palestine in 2000 to work for the Negotiations Support Unit of the PLO. Ms. Buttu was also involved in the litigation at the International Court of Justice in the Hague that resulted in the Court's landmark opinion against Israel’s wall. While Diana Buttu is no longer employed by the PLO, she continues to work for justice for Palestinians. Ms. Buttu’s media work continues through collaboration with the Institute for Middle East Understanding. She also works with PalTel on sustainable agricultural development issues and teachers at Birzeit University in Ramallah. This national speaking tour will be in 11 US cities between November 10th and 23rd, 2008. Faith communities, the African American community, and students will be the heart of this tour, as we work to educate Americans about the similarities between life under South Africa’s apartheid regime and life for Israelis and Palestinians living under the Israeli government’s ethnic separation policies./ AFSC; CSLB-Peace and Social Justice and Middle Easter Studies; UCLA-Students for Justice in Palestine; WIB-LA; CEIA-SC. For more info contact Wafa Shami, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or (213) 489-1900 x118 Wafa J. Shami Program Coordinator Middle East Peace Education American Friends Service Committee 634 S Spring St. 3rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: (213) 489-1900 x118 Fax: (213) 489-1910 E-mail: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/ //www.mepeacela.org <http://www.mepeacela.org>// /“The world is but one country, and humankind its citizens" Bahai Faith/ ------------------------------------ To subscribe to the group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please restrict your messages to subject matter related to the Middle East. Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
