11th Floor, Braamfontein Centre
23 Jorissen Street
Braamfontein, 2017
Johannesburg
South Africa
 
10 February 2015
Dear Friends and Comrades,
 
TIME AND VENUE CHANGE FOR CAPE TOWN EVENT
To accommodate Leila Khaled's invite to attend the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma, Leila Khaled's BDS South Africa Cape Town dinner event with Riaad Moosa on Thursday 12 February will now start at 8pm (not 730pm) and has been moved to 409 Imam Haroon Road (formerly Landsdowne Road) in Landsdowne, Cape Town. We apologise for the inconvenience.
 
THE STAR: INTERVIEW WITH LEILA KHALED
Janet Smith of the Star Newspaper in Johannesburg interviewed Leila Khaled on her arrival in South Africa. Click here to read the full interview.
 
 
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PALESTINE ICON LEILA KHALED INVITED TO STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS AT SA PARLIAMENT
Palestinian icon and liberation hero Leila Khaled has been invited as a guest of the Presiding Officers of the South African Parliament to attend the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) by South Africa's President, President Jacob Zuma. The State of the Nation Address will take place in Cape Town on Thursday the 12th of February.

SONA is an annual event in the Republic of South Africa, in which the President of South Africa reports on the status of the nation, to the resumption of a joint sitting of Parliament (the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces). The prestigious event and speech marks the opening of the parliamentary year and is usually attended by political and governmental figures of South Africa, including former Presidents, the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court and other members of the judiciary, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, and Ambassadors and Diplomats to the Republic. Click here for more information.
 
DETAILS FOR LEILA KHALED'S SOUTH AFRICA FUNDRAISING SPEAKING TOUR AND EVENTS
 
 
NEWCASTLE
DATE: Wednesday 11 February @ 18h30
VENUE: Pumulanathi Hall
CONTACT: 0827865444 (for info or tickets)
DINNER TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)
 
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CAPE TOWN
DATE: Thursday 12 February @ 20h00
VENUE: Islamia College Hall, 409 Imam Haroon Road (formerly Landsdowne Road), Landsdowne 
CONTACT: 0794945786 (for info or tickets)
DINNER TICKETS: R200 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)
GUESTS: Riaad Moosa (Entertainer, Actor and Comedian) and Leila Khaled
[PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME AND VENUE ABOVE FOR THE CAPE TOWN EVENT]

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POLOKWANE
DATE: Friday 13 February @ 19h00
VENUE: Polokwane Royal, Polokwane
 CO-HOSTS: PLK for Palestine
CONTACT: 0823333755 (for info or tickets)
DINNER TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)
 
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NELSPRUIT
[FREE PUBLIC EVENT]

DATE: Saturday 14 February @ 18h30
VENUE: Mbombela Council Auditorium, Nelspruit
CONTACT: 0827862906

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SOWETO
[FREE PUBLIC EVENT]

DATE: Sunday 15 February @ 15h00
VENUE: DOCC Hall, 6545 Rathebe Stret, Orlando East, Soweto
CO-HOSTS: MKMVA, PSA
GUEST SPEAKER: Kebby Maphatsoe (Chair of MKMVA and Deputy Government Minister) and Leila Khaled

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Proceeds from the above dinner events will go towards BDS South Africa, a member of the National Coalition 4 Palestine and one of the leading Palestine solidarity organizations working full-time on the non-violent boycott of Israel in South Africa. Donations are used to run BDS SA's head office in Johannesburg, pay for staff members and fund the long-term, strategic and sustainable consumer, academic, economic and other boycott of Israel campaigns run by BDS South Africa. BDS South Africa relies solely on donations from the public.
 
BDS South Africa is deeply grateful to our partner organizations, fellow activists and community members across the country who are making possible the upcoming Leila Khaled South Africa tour.
 
 
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