2. • This activity
came from
successful
Christmas
2010 week
• We believe
transformation
is possible
3. Creating a new working model
• Working together
under the Palestinian
flag, not a factional
flag.
• Collective work of more
than 40 Palestinian NGOs,
Local Committees in
Historical Palestine, and
supported by political
parties.
• Mobilized the international
community
4. What we agreed to
-Theme of ending apartheid and ethnic cleansing
-Unity of the Palestinian Struggle
-Try to be inclusive
-Develop collective and democratic mechanisms for
action
-July 9 Chosen for date of World Court Ruling and
Palestinian Civil Society Call to Action
-Use Palestinian flags and not factional flags at
events
31. Summary
• 250,000 hits on the web and Over 1000 positive media stories
• Awareness of WB isolation - Great experience for visitors
• Huge cost to Israeli authorities
• Increased cooperation between local Palestinians and better
organizational structures for future campaigns
• Lots of contacts of both internationals and of the media which
we will leverage towards future campaigns
• Involvement of youth empowered them and we will build this
movement (e.g. with Hirak Shababi and volunteers like those
from Al-Walaja)
• Beginnings of joint plans between ISM, RTE, WTP campaigns
32. Future Directions
• New Campaign across the Jordan Bridge?
• Better collaboration with ISM and RTE campaigns
• Enhance local partnerships and mechanisms of
collective work (we learned from many mistakes in these
initial events)
• May, 14, 2012 and July 9, 2012 to become targets of mass
mobilization.
