EP - European Student Forum for Palestine
30th of April | European Parliament, Brussels
14:30 – 17:30h | PHS 1A2
Interpretation: FR, EN, DE, ES, NL
Amid growing repression of pro-Palestinian movements, this event will provide a platform for dialogue, collective action, and solidarity. Through roundtables and expert discussions, the forum will delve into the history of student activism, strategies of resistance, and the impact of state repression on civil liberties. The primary objective is to formulate demands that will be presented to the European Parliament, ensuring that the voices of European students advocating for justice in Palestine are heard and acknowledged in EU policy. This event seeks to inspire and empower the next generation of activists, keeping the struggle for Palestinian rights at the forefront of European political conversations.
PROGRAMME
14:30 – 15:30 | Round Table – ‘The bottom of the air is red’: students against genocide and scholasticide”
Focus on the question of organization, exchange of experiences and best practices
15:30 – 16:00 | Screening of the short film “Palestinian Women” (1974) by Jocelyne Saab
16:20 – 17:30 | Round Table, ‘The children are always ours’ (James Baldwin): the imperative of protecting students’ civil liberties
Focus on the repression of the movement
Introduction by: Gina Romero, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association