From: Peace Movement Aotearoa
16 February 2007
Speaking tour: Eyewitness in Palestine
Christina Gibb, a Quaker from Dunedin, who has spent 10 months over the last three years in Hebron, Palestine, with
Christian Peacemaker Teams will be speaking at public meetings in Opotiki, Gisborne, Wellington, Upper Hutt and
Masterton from 20 to 26 February (see details below).
In Hebron, Christina was involved in activities including working with people from Israeli, Palestinian and
international peace and human rights organisations; escorting Palestinian children to school; monitoring the behaviour
of Israeli soldiers at checkpoints, invading homes and on patrol; documenting human rights abuses; visiting and
supporting Palestinian families and communities; hosting international delegations; taking part in demonstrations
against the separation wall and in support of freedom for political prisoners and freedom of movement for all
Palestinians; and a lot more.
Reports from Christina during her time in Hebron in 2005 and 2006 are available at
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/hebron.htm - on this tour she will be speaking about what she witnessed in Hebron and
providing updated information from Christian Peacemaker Teams there currently.
Public meeting details
* Opotiki - Tuesday, 20 February, at 7.30pm, Opotiki College Library, St John Street. For more information please
contact email
* Gisborne - Wednesday, 21 February, at 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church Hall, corner Derby Street and Palmerston Road.
Organised by local Greens, for more information please contact email
* Wellington - Thursday, 22 February, at 7pm, MacKenzie Room, St John's Conference Centre, corner Willis and Dixon
Streets. Organised by Peace Movement Aotearoa and the Wellington Palestine Group, for more information please contact
email
* Upper Hutt - Friday, 23 February, at 7.30pm, St Hilda's Church Hall Common Room, Cruickshank Road. Organised by local
peace people including the Catholic Peace and Justice Committee of St Joseph's Church, for more information please
contact email
* Masterton - Monday, 26 February, at 7.30pm, Reap House, 340 Queen Street. Organised by local Quakers, for more
information please contact email
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