For immediate release
January 26, 2009
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We thought the following event would make for an interesting news article.
Special Media Invitation: Kwantlen Speaker Presentation: "Ghettoizing Palestine, Massacring Gaza"
Israeli anthropologist Dr. Jeff Halper will speak on “Ghettoizing Palestine, Massacring Gaza." Dr. Halper is the co-ordinator of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions (ICAHD). He works extensively for peace and justice, and in 2006, was nominated for the Nobel peace prize. He was part of the Free Gaza flotilla that recently “broke the siege” by taking supplies to Gaza. He was granted honorary Palestinian citizenship. Dr. Halper's most recent book is An Israeli in Palestine.
Wed, Jan 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Kwantlen Surrey Campus, 12666-72 Avenue, Surrey
Building D - Room D128
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For more information about the speaker, contact:
Valerie Zink
Tel: 604-220-0451
valerie@riseup.net
OR
For more information about the presentation at Kwantlen, contact:
Bill Burgess
Faculty, Geography Department
Tel: 604-599-2658
bill.burgess@kwantlen.ca
OR
For more information about Kwantlen, contact:
Peter Chevrier
Director, Marketing &Communications
Tel: 604-599-2286
peter.chevrier@kwantlen.ca