IAW South Africa 2010

IAW South Africa: 50 Years Since Sharpeville, 1 Year Since Gaza As South Africans who took strength from the international campaign against Apartheid we persist in condemning Israel's actions by declaring "Apartheid for one is apartheid for all!". As students of post-Apartheid South Africa, and as beneficiaries of a liberation struggle against racism, sexism and exploitation, we stand with all those still engaged in struggle to liberate themselves from racism, apartheid and injustice. For these reasons, South African organisations form part of the international campaign to pressurise the state of Israel with boycotts, divestment and sanctions. Thursday, 4 March Jewish Opposition to Zionism A discussion with Professor Yakov Rabkin hosted by The Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG) University of Cape Town Upper Campus, Centre for African Studies 6:30 pm Professor Rabkin has taught contemporary Jewish history, Soviet history and the history of science at the University of Montreal since 1973 and has also served as a Visiting Scholar at several universities, including Yale, Johns Hopkins, Tokyo, Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities, Université Louis-Pasteur and the Smithsonian Institution. He has worked with major international organizations as well as Canadian and Quebec government agencies and is often solicited by printed and electronic media for comment and insight. His most recent book is 'A Threat From Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism' (2006) See last year's Cape Town schedule.

IAW South Africa: 50 Years Since Sharpeville, 1 Year Since Gaza As South Africans who took strength from the international campaign against Apartheid we persist in condemning Israel's actions by declaring "Apartheid for one is apartheid for all!". As students of post-Apartheid South Africa, and as beneficiaries of a liberation struggle against racism, sexism and exploitation, we stand with all those still engaged in struggle to liberate themselves from racism, apartheid and injustice. For these reasons, South African organisations form part of the international campaign to pressurise the state of Israel with boycotts, divestment and sanctions. See last year's Durban schedule.

IAW South Africa: 50 Years Since Sharpeville, 1 Year Since Gaza As South Africans who took strength from the international campaign against Apartheid we persist in condemning Israel's actions by declaring "Apartheid for one is apartheid for all!". As students of post-Apartheid South Africa, and as beneficiaries of a liberation struggle against racism, sexism and exploitation, we stand with all those still engaged in struggle to liberate themselves from racism, apartheid and injustice. For these reasons, South African organisations form part of the international campaign to pressurise the state of Israel with boycotts, divestment and sanctions. There will be a protest co-organised by Cosatu (The Congress of South African Trade Unions) and events will take place at both The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and The University of Johannesburg (UJ) campuses as well as at several off-campus locations. See below for details of events. Events Tuesday, March 2 Slingshot Hip Hop Film Screening Wits University West Campus Barnato Residence DSTV Room 7:30 pm Wednesday, March 3 Launch of Wits PSC Social Meetings: What is apartheid? Wits University East Campus Wits PSC Office (2nd floor Matrix) Lunch (1:15 pm-2:15 pm) The Unblinking Eye: JHB Documentary Club Bil'in My Love Film Screening The Bridge Diner Braamfontein 51 Juta Street 7:00 pm Friday, March 5 March Against Apartheid Israel Outside the Israeli Embassy DATE: Friday, 5th March 2010 TIME: 12h00 PLACE: Assemble at Lynwood Park (cnr Kings Highway and Elizabeth Grove, Pretoria) JUMAH: Performed at Lynwood Park by Ml. Igsaan Hendricks INFO: palestinesa@gmail.com Speakers will include spokespeople from the SACP, SACC, ANC, MJC, AZAPO and several members from the Palestine solidarity movement. -- UNIVERSITY TRANSPORT FROM JHB TO PRETORIA -- UJ: 09h30, Kingsway Parking/The Bridge (Entrance 1, Kingsway Rd) WITS EAST CAMPUS: 10h00, Wits Planetarium (East Campus) WITS MEDICAL SCHOOL: 10h30, Main Entrance (York Rd) FOR UNIVERSITY TRANSPORT CONTACT: 084 211 9988 -- TRANSPORT FROM OTHER AREAS TO PRETORIA -- LENASIA: Shell Garage, Protea Avenue, Extension 8 MAYFAIR: Hanover Street, Mayfair BOSMONT: Bosmont Mosque, Bosmont FOR OTHER TRANSPORT QUERIES CONTACT: 0114082779 Several South African cities will be participating in IAW this year, with the key event being a public protest at the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, on Friday the 5th of March 2010. The aim of IAW is to explain the apartheid structure of Israel and to build Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns as part of a growing global BDS movement. Applying pressure through boycotts, like was done to Apartheid South Africa, is an urgently needed form of solidarity that can bring about Israel's compliance with international law and the requirements for a just peace. Join us on Friday, as we, together with the international community, condemn the Apartheid State of Israel! COORDINATED BY THE COALITION FOR A FREE PALESTINE Some of the South African IAW events, including the protest march at the Israeli Embassy, have been convened by a number of local organisations ranging from Palestinian solidarity, trade union and political groups to human rights and student organisations which have come together to form a united solidarity front in South Africa, the Coalition for a Free Palestine. See the press release for The Coalition for a Free Palestine here The public can also join in solidarity by wearing a black ribbon throughout the week See last year's Johannesburg schedule.

IAW South Africa: 50 Years Since Sharpeville, 1 Year Since Gaza As South Africans who took strength from the international campaign against Apartheid we persist in condemning Israel's actions by declaring "Apartheid for one is apartheid for all!". As students of post-Apartheid South Africa, and as beneficiaries of a liberation struggle against racism, sexism and exploitation, we stand with all those still engaged in struggle to liberate themselves from racism, apartheid and injustice. For these reasons, South African organisations form part of the international campaign to pressurise the state of Israel with boycotts, divestment and sanctions. Friday, March 5 March Against Apartheid Israel Outside the Israeli Embassy DATE: Friday, 5th March 2010 TIME: 12h00 PLACE: Assemble at Lynwood Park (cnr Kings Highway and Elizabeth Grove, Pretoria) JUMAH: Performed at Lynwood Park by Ml. Igsaan Hendricks INFO: palestinesa@gmail.com Speakers will include spokespeople from the SACP, SACC, ANC, MJC, AZAPO and several members from the Palestine solidarity movement. -- UNIVERSITY TRANSPORT FROM JHB TO PRETORIA -- UJ: 09h30, Kingsway Parking/The Bridge (Entrance 1, Kingsway Rd) WITS EAST CAMPUS: 10h00, Wits Planetarium (East Campus) WITS MEDICAL SCHOOL: 10h30, Main Entrance (York Rd) FOR UNIVERSITY TRANSPORT CONTACT: 084 211 9988 -- TRANSPORT FROM OTHER AREAS TO PRETORIA -- LENASIA: Shell Garage, Protea Avenue, Extension 8 MAYFAIR: Hanover Street, Mayfair BOSMONT: Bosmont Mosque, Bosmont FOR OTHER TRANSPORT QUERIES CONTACT: 0114082779 Several South African cities will be participating in IAW this year, with the key event being a public protest at the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, on Friday the 5th of March 2010. The aim of IAW is to explain the apartheid structure of Israel and to build Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns as part of a growing global BDS movement. Applying pressure through boycotts, like was done to Apartheid South Africa, is an urgently needed form of solidarity that can bring about Israel's compliance with international law and the requirements for a just peace. Join us on Friday, as we, together with the international community, condemn the Apartheid State of Israel! COORDINATED BY THE COALITION FOR A FREE PALESTINE Some of the South African IAW events, including the protest march at the Israeli Embassy, have been convened by a number of local organisations ranging from Palestinian solidarity, trade union and political groups to human rights and student organisations which have come together to form a united solidarity front in South Africa, the Coalition for a Free Palestine. See the press release for The Coalition for a Free Palestine here