PRESS INVITE: Minister of Higher Education with Visiting Israeli Academic, Professor Ilan Pappe, on Palestine and Academic Boycott of Israel (Tonight, Wednesday 6 August at University of Johannesburg)
Members of the media are invited to a panel discussion between the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Blade Nzimande and visiting Israeli academic, historian and activist, Professor Ilan Pappe. The panel discussion takes place tonight (Wednesday 06 August)at the University of Johannesburg (19h00) and is hosted by BDS South Africa together with the Muslim Views Newspaper, UJ Palestine Solidarity Forum and other partners.
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILAN PAPPE
TOPIC: "Academic freedom in higher education: Apartheid South Africa and current day Israel as case studies, with a particular focus on the academic boycott"
DATE: Wednesday, 06 August at 18:30 for 19h00
VENUE: GH 201 (Great Hall 201), Bunting Road Campus (off Annet Road), University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg
CONTACT: 0842119988
SPECIAL GUEST: Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education and General Secretary of SACP together with visiting Israeli Academic and activist, Professor Ilan Pappe
Ilan Pappe is on a South African speaking tour till the 8th of August. Professor Pappe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Pappé) is an Israeli academic and historian that is in effective exile due to his academic work, support of the Palestinian struggle and in particular for his championing of the academic boycott of Israel. Pappe is currently a Professor of History at the at Exeter University in the UK as well as the Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies (http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/iais/staff/pappe/).
Pappe’s books include: "The Boycott Will Work: An Israeli Perspective" in Audrea Lim (ed.) The Case for Sanctions Against Israel (London & Brooklyn, NY: Verso. 2012); "Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians" (with Noam Chomsky, 2010); "Out of Frame: The Struggle for Academic Freedom in Israel." (London: Pluto Press. 2010); "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" (London and New York: Oneworld, 2006); "The Israel-Palestine Question" (London and New York: Routledge, 1999; 2006). Some articles by Ilan Pappe include: “Interview with Ilan Pappe on academic freedom in Israel and BDS” (
click here); "The boycott will work, an Israeli perspective” (
click here); Guardian Newspaper profile on Ilan Pappe (
click here); "Back the Boycott" (
click here).
Given the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, this is a highly relevant speaking tour for any member of the public or media wanting to learn more about the history of Palestine-Israel, the situation in Gaza, the BDS boycott of Israel and to get a progressive Jewish perspective on the issue. Professor Ilan Pappe is being hosted in South Africa by the Muslim Views Newspaper in association with BDS South Africa with events across the country at various universities and community centres.
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JOHANNESBURG SCHEUDLE FOR PROFESSOR ILAN PAPPE
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DATE: Wednesday, 06 August at 18:30 for 19h00
VENUE:
GH 201 (Great Hall 201), Bunting Road Campus (off Annet Road), University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg
TOPIC: "Academic freedom in higher education: Apartheid South Africa and current day Israel as case studies, with a particular focus on the academic boycott"
CONTACT: 0842119988
HOSTS: BDS South Africa with the UJ PSF
SPECIAL GUEST: Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education and General Secretary of SACP
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DATE: Thursday, 07 August at 13h00
VENUE: Humanities Graduate Centre Seminar Room, East Campus, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg
HOST: Wits University PSC
CONTACT: 0715028674
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DATE: Thursday, 07 August at 15h00
TOPIC: “Gaza in Context - The Continued Israel Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine”
VENUE: Origin Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg
CONTACT: 0826524844
HOST: Jewish Voices for Just Peace
Click here for more information on Ilan Pappe's South African speaking tour.
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