Archive for January 13th, 2010
“Untermenschen” and “Asylum Seekers”
Meretz UK has an interesting up and coming conference on the 24th January 2010, featuring:
“David Rosenberg: The 1905 Aliens Act . How it came to be, its impact and why it is important to know about it 110 years on.
Leslie Baruch Brent: Sunday’s Child? My life story and how it shaped me.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: 25min. FILM documentary, (Harris / Ben Tovim) Narrated by Juliet Stevenson
Edwin Shuker: Jewish Refugee from 1970s Iraq. How being a refugee has shaped me.
Jayyab Abusafia: Refugee Existence in Gaza. A young Palestinian journalism student recounts his years growing up as a Palestinian refugee in Gaza under Israeli occupation.
Nitzan Horowitz: Current Meretz Israel Member of Knesset (MK), Israeli House of Parliament.
The Forgotten Refugees (2005): Award winning Documentary about Jewish refugees from the Middle East and the Maghreb produced by the David Project (Boston).
Ben Du Preez: Refugees cared for by African Refugee Development Centre (ARDC), Tel Aviv.
Maurice Wren: Director, Asylum Aid. London: Asylum Aid 2010. Contemporary challenges and successes
Pauline Levis: One person can make a difference. How and why I got involved in running a campaign to safe Behnam
Mimitah Abofando: Professional singer originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She will perform live as well as talk a little about growing up in a refugee family! “
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