Palestinian Water Justice -- talk tomorrow

Susan Koppelman will be speaking about the work she has been doing in Palestine for the past 3 years at Bristol Community College in Fall River this Wednesday evening 10/14 at 7 pm.    From Elsbree St go to Parking lot 5,4 or 3. Lecture will be in the Business Technolgy Building (K)-third building on the street. Go to second floor, Rm. 201. Class begins at 7:00 pm. If we are able to get a larger room for the presentation, we will post signs on the doors with the new location.   Description follows: Palestinian Water Justice Film Screening and Talk with Susan Koppelman Palestinians are facing a water crisis due to Israeli policies. What are the UN and international NGOs doing to uphold Palestinians’ human right to water? What can we do?  Why is the boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel a good non-violent strategy to force Israel to respect Palestinians’ human rights and follow international law? Susan Koppelman is an active member of LifeSource, a Palestinian-led collective organizing to build a popular movement for Palestinian water justice. She is based in Ramallah where she has been living for more than 3 years and she is joining us as part of an annual tour organizing for Palestinian water justice in North America. Gaza is Floating, a new short film from LifeSource about how the Israeli siege is leading to a sanitation disaster in Gaza, causing environmental catastrophe and human tragedy. For more information on Palestinian water justice and the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel please visit www.lifesource.ps --  Susan Koppelman LifeSource project organizer www.lifesource.ps +972 (0) 598318346 +972 (0) 525493215 LIFESOURCE is a Palestinian-led collective of people who recognize it is crucial to address the current and unfolding regional water crisis immediately – on the humanitarian level, the environmental level, and the political level. We are launching a campaign of popular research, popular education and popular action, with the goal of motivating communities to engage in their own analysis of information and direct their own courses of learning and action.   --  check out my web sites: http://www.tallitotbymichelesaunderskoppelman.com http://www.michelesaunderskoppelman.com