US-Palestinian authors to address NZ audiences in April
Internationally renowned journalists Ali Abunimah and Ramzy Baroud will visit New Zealand next month to appear as
keynote speakers at New Zealand’s 2016 Conference series ‘Justice for Palestine’, with public events in Auckland,
Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin rounding off their Australasian tour. They will host a discussion on Palestine, its
history in a middle eastern as well as a global context, through to contemporary questions with a special focus on
international cooperation to end the illegal occupation of Palestine.
Dr. Ramzy Baroud has been writing about the Middle East for over 20 years. He is an internationally-syndicated
columnist, a media consultant, the founder of palestinechronicle.com, and the author of several books, including
‘Searching Jenin’, ‘The Second Palestinian Intifada’ and his latest ‘My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold
Story’.
Ali Abunimah is co-founder and editor of electronicintifada.net, freelance journalist and author, whose books include
‘One Country: A Bold-Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse’ and ‘The Battle for Justice in Palestine’. A
resident of Chicago, he contributes regularly to ‘The Chicago Tribune’ and ‘The Los Angeles Times’. He has appeared on
discussion programs on CNN, MSNBC, PBS and other networks, and in a number of documentaries about the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including ‘Collecting Stories from Exile: Chicago Palestinians Remember 1948’.
The talks will culminate in a discussion of how we in New Zealand and internationally can support the struggle for
justice in Palestine, addressing the most effective ways in which international pressure can be applied, including (but
not limited to) strategies such as the ongoing ‘Boycott Divestment & Sanctions’ (BDS) campaign, similar to the campaign of economic boycott that successfully brought South Africa’s system
of Apartheid to its knees.
Public events:
AUCKLAND – 6pm Sunday 3rd April, Town Hall Concert Chamber.
WELLINGTON – 6pm Monday 4th April, St Johns in the City, cnr Willis & Dixon Sts, Te Aro.
CHRISTCHURCH – 7pm Wednesday 6th April, Knox Church, 28 Bealey Ave.
DUNEDIN – TBC
ENDS