International Conference on the Struggle Against the Wall and Occupation in Palestine

Direct action and participatory democracy in the struggle against the Wall being built by the Israeli government and heavily protected by the army are much in evidence at the small village of Bil’in in the Occupied West Bank, where the group Anarchists Against the Wall has been especially active in recent months in weekly, sometimes daily confrontation with the Israeli military.

Several groups have come together to hold an international conference Feb. 20-21, 2006 in Bil’in. North American activists can learn from this struggle. See the call below.

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The joint struggle and the nonviolent struggle against the wall and the occupation. International conference in Bil’in, Palestine, Monday Tuesday Feb 20-21, 2006

This conference will bring together people who support the popular non violent Palestinian movement to take part in workshops about the history and methods of non violent resistance in Palestine. It will focus on the practical aspects of the struggle by sharing the experiences and lessons of such struggles at different locations in Palestine. The organizers are inviting Palestinians, Israelis and internationals to the conference which will be held on February 20 and 21 at the public school in the village of Bil’in.

The meeting will consist of a few opening presentations which will lead into workshops focusing on the the struggles at different locations. The workshops are the main part of the meeting and are where the experiences of activists will be shared and new ideas will be proposed and discussed. The focus of the discussion will be practical and the workshops should lead to a joint action being initiated by the participants in the conference.


To register please email the Bil’in popular committee against the wall and the settlements.
bel3en [at] yahoo.com
or call +972-54-737-9587 (Yuval)
or +972-54-585-1893 (Muhamad)

More details will follow soon in the conference program.

Sponsoring organizations (partial list):
Bil’in popular committee against the wall and the settlements, Gush Shalom, Coalition of women for peace, Anarchists against the wall, Alternative Information center, Rabbis for human rights.