[IslamCity] EVENTS On the 58th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe)

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From: Al Awda Toronto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 5, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: On the 58th Anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe)
 
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Dear Al-Awda Newsletter Subscribers,

We are approaching the 58th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the Catastrophe in which the Zionist movement intentionally displaced over 800,000 indigenous Palestinians from our homes, our villages, towns and cities. Over 500 villages were destroyed during the ethnic cleansing of 1947-1948 when Zionist militias systematically attacked Palestinian areas to clear the land of its people. As the Canadian, US and European governments push forward the Zionist agenda of erasing the memory of the Nakba, and work to undermine the right of Palestinian refugees to return to the lands we were displaced from, it has become increasingly important for us all to stand together in the fight to return the Palestinian people to Palestine, and to return Palestine to ALL of its people.

Below, and on the http://www.al-awda.ca  website you will find information on Nakba commemoration events happening in Toronto and elsewhere.

You can find information on these events and many others happening all over the country on our events calendar at: http://www.al-awda.ca/index.php?module=PostCalendar

Due to the popularity of our Beginner Arabic Classes and the very positive feedback we received, Al-Awda Toronto is pleased to announcetwo Beginner Arabic Classes beginning on June 1 and June 5, and ending in early August. More information on these classes below.

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SUNDAY MAY 14: FILM SCREENING TO COMMEMORATE AL-NAKBA

On Sunday May 14, Al-Awda Right of Return Coalition (Toronto) commemorates the 58th anniversary of Al-Nakba with a film screening of the documentary: Jerusalem 1948: Yoom Ilak, Yoom Aleik. The evening will include a discussion period about Al-Nakba and the situation of Palestinian refugees in Canada.

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Date: Sunday May 14
Place: Bahen Center, 40 St. George (room 1130), Toronto
Time: 6:30
Donations Welcome
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Al-Nakba (Arabic for Catastrophe) refers to the historic and tragic event of the ETHNIC CLEANSING and DISPOSSESSION of the Palestinian people from historic Palestine which began in 1948. More than 450 Palestinian villages were destroyed and around 900,000 Palestinians driven from their homes, beginning a process of ethnic cleansing that continues to this day.

ABOUT THE FILM
Jerusalem 1948: Yoom Ilak, Yoom Aleik

JERUSALEM 1948 covers the events in Jerusalem and the major villages to the south and west in the period between the 1947 UN Partition Resolution and the first truce between the Arab and Israel armed forces in June 1948. The film challenges the major myths surrounding the war of 1948 that resulted in Israeli statehood and Palestinian exile.

The film aims, on the one hand, to explain the historical complexity of the Palestinian Nakba in 1948 and provide insight into the diversity of Palestinian refugee experiences since then. Palestinian eyewitnesses and experts, now refugees living in refugee camps, villages and cities in Palestine, Jordan and the USA tell the story of their lives in pre-1948 Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM 1948 is based on three years of research on the circumstances of Palestinian eviction from the New City of Jerusalem (now Israeli West Jerusalem) conducted in cooperation with the Institute for Jerusalem Studies.

For more information please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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In Commemoration of the 58th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) - Join the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) to:

>>>> PROTEST THE CONTINUING COLONIZATION OF PALESTINE!!! <<<


Date: Monday May 15, 2006
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: The Lipa Green Building (4600 Bathurst Street, Toronto - for TTC directions see bottom of callout)

Join us on May 15 2006 anytime from 4-6pm at the Lipa Green Building (4600 Bathurst) to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba – the Catastrophe of 1948 that heralded the beginning of beginning of the Occupation. More than 450 Palestinian villages were destroyed and around 900,000 Palestinians driven from their homes, beginning a process of ethnic cleansing that continues to this day.

We will be protesting a settler-recruitment drive by Nefesh B’Nefesh, a Zionist settlement organization that recruits Canadians and facilitates their settlement in Palestine. These colonialist activities should not be taking place in Canada and have no place in the 21st century! While Zionist colonization continues, Palestinian refugees violently expelled in 1948 and 1967 are refused their internationally recognised Right of Return by the Israeli apartheid regime!

Nefesh B’Nefesh was founded with the purpose of recruiting North Americans for settlement activities in Palestine. In 2002 Nefesh B’Nefesh sponsored the largest simultaneous 'aliyah' (Hebrew for 'ascent' to the 'promised land') of settlers from North America to Israel. Incentives are being offered to Zionists to relocate to occupied arreas of Jerusalem and settlements deep in the West Bank, like Maaleh Adumim. Despite this a growing number of citizens of Jewish faith and/or cultural background are objecting to Zionist political pressure, refusing to be recruited to participate in the colonial occupation of Palestinian land. The false concept of 'aliyah' is one of the many tools used to persuade North Americans and other citizens that they have a homeland in someone else’s land!

THIS COLONIZATION OF PALESTINIAN LANDS MUST STOP!

This is not something happening in far away lands that we can’t do anything about. It is happening right here in the city of Toronto and must not go unchallenged.

For more information contact the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  

IF YOU'RE TAKING THE TTC:

+ From York University: 196B to Bathurst, change to 160 or 7 north
+ From Downsview subway station: 84 or 196B east on Sheppard to Bathurst, change to 160 or 7 north
+ From Sheppard subway station: 84 or 196B west on Sheppard to Bathurst, change to 160 or 7 north


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Al-Awda Toronto Beginner Arabic Classes

Course Description and Objectives:

45 hours of beginner’s level of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Students will be expected to listen, read, write and speak at a beginner level.

Students will be initiated to the Arabic script and phonetic system, acquire basic vocabulary, essential grammatical concepts & conjugations and practice short dialogues.

Duration, Timing and Location:

Summer session classes are offered twice a week. Each class will be 2.5 hours starting at 7:00pm and ending at 9:30pm for a total of 18 classes. Currently, there are two beginner coursers offered as follows:

o Tuesday and Thursday nights starting June 1, and ending August 1
o Monday and Wednesday nights starting June 5, and ending August 18

The classes will be held at OISE (252 Bloor Street West), Toronto. However, the location may change pending venue availability.

Cost:

Al-Awda Toronto believes in providing value and making the classes financially accessible to members of the community. Course fee will be $275, payable in advance.

Registration:

For registration or inquiries, please contact Tariq Ibrahim at:
o Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
o Tel: 416-483-6545

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For a more complete list of upcoming events visit:
http://www.al-awda.ca/index.php?module=PostCalendar

For Nakba Commemoration Events happening worldwide visit:
http://www.badil.org/upcoming-events.htm


Make sure you regularly visit the http://www.al-awda.ca  website for updates on news, upcoming events, audio interviews and music, book reviews and more.

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