On July 27-28 student activists from around the world participated in a conference hosted by the Right to Education Campaign at Birzeit University. Al Fakhoora was a proud supporter of the Conference and is pleased to share a description of the event and follow-up action plans drafted during the two day event. Click here to read more.
Conference Plans for the Right to Education Week: November 2010
During the conference, participants worked together to draft ideas for the upcoming Right to Education Week (November 15-19) including a Global Day of Action (November 16th):
During the International Week of Action student groups will hold events and take action to raise awareness about the struggle for education under Israeli occupation. For a list of event ideas and to learn more about how you can host events on your campus and in your communities, click here. *The Right to Education Campaign is encouraging student groups to participate in the Right to Education Week in November! Email right2edu@birzeit.edu for more information and/or to submit ideas for the Week of Action.
Students Share Their Experience at The Right to Education Conference: July 27-28
Here is a message sent to us from our Gaza Student Coordinator, Abdullah Riyah El-Khoudary soon after he and other students were denied permits to travel to the West Bank. He and fellow students in Gaza overcame odds and joined the Right to Education conference via Video Conferencing and Skype:
“Greetings from Gaza. I wish that you are good and doing well! So sorry that we didn’t get the permission to cross to the West Bank. You know, this is the Israeli treatment. I was so sad when I was told that the permission to cross would not be given to us! Anan called me and asked me that to arrange a video conference in Gaza with Birzeit, and I did my best even though there was just one day before the conference. And I succeeded! In just one day — it was something like a miracle. We got a hall in Gaza University and I provided a lunch for the students…” Read the rest of Abdullah’s message here and visit the blog of West Bank student, Arabiat, to read her feedback after attending the Right to Education Conference.
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About Al Fakhoora
Al Fakhoora was established under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah and is part of an international movement that supports student advocacy to raise awareness of the plight of Palestinian students in Gaza and the West Bank. It has committed to providing 100 scholarships a year for 10 years for Palestinian students in post secondary education in Gaza and is working with various international agencies including The United Nations Development Program and the Islamic Development Bank to rehabilitate universities in Gaza, improve the quality of education, provide psychosocial counseling to students, and deliver prosthetics to youth in need. Learn more at www.fakhoora.org.
