11th Floor, Braamfontein Centre
23 Jorissen Street
Braamfontein, 2017
Johannesburg
South Africa
 
07 January 2015
Dear Friends and Comrades,
 
NELSON MANDELA AND LEILA KHALED
Above is a photo of Nelson Mandela and Leila Khaled, both have been dubbed "terrorists" by the USA. In fact Nelson Mandela and South Africa's ruling party the ANC both remained on the USA terrorism watch list till as recent as 2008. Many Palestinians including Leila Khaled are today considered terrorists like the ANC and Nelson Mandela were once classified terrorists.  Click here for a Guardian Newspaper interview with Leila Khaled.
 
MOVIE: LEILA KHALED HIJACKER
"Leila Khaled Hijacker" is a 50 minute Swedish documentary (with English subtitles) on the life of Leila Khaled. Contact BDS South Africa for a copy of the DVD (at info@bdssouthafrica.com) or click here to watch the film free of charge on YouTube.
 
BOOK: LEILA KHALED ICON OF PALESTINIAN LIBERATION
"Leila Khaled Icon of Palestinian Liberation" by Sarah Irving is available at most South African bookshops. Click here to find the book on Kalahari, click here to buy on Exclusive Books or click here to find the book on Amazon. The book will also be available for sale at the upcoming fundraising dinners. Click here for a review written by Asa Winstanley of Sarah Irving's book on Leila Khaled.
 
 

"I have learned that a woman can be a fighter, a freedom fighter, a political activist, and that she can fall in love, and be loved, she can be married, have children, be a mother." 

- LEILA KHALED
 
 
 
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PALESTINIAN ICON, LEILA KHALED, ON SOUTH AFRICAN FUNDRAISING SPEAKING TOUR FOR BDS SA
The Palestinian struggle icon Leila Khaled will be in South Africa between the 5th and 15th of February 2014. Leila Khaled will be in several South African cities on a BDS South Africa Fundraising Speaking Tour.

Leila Khaled has been dubbed "the poster girl of the Palestinian struggle". Khaled's image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969 and made world history by becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered kuffiyah scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-defining as that of Che Guevara, Ruth First and other political figures from our recent past. See below or click here for Leila Khaled's South African speaking dates and contact details to purchase dinner tickets.
 
FULL LEILA KHALED SA FUNDRAISING SPEAKING TOUR
 
 

PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG

DATE: Friday, 6 February 2015
TIME: 18h30
CONTACT: 0824179338 (for info or tickets)
CO-HOSTS: Caring Womens Forum & Benoni Spurs FC
DINNER TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)

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RUSTENBURG

DATE: Saturday, 7 February 2015
TIME: 18h00
CONTACT: 0838708928 (for info or tickets)
CO-HOSTS: Passion to Care & Rustenburg PSF
DINNER TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)

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PORT ELIZABETH
DATE: Sunday, 8 February 2015
TIME: 13h00
CO-HOSTS: PSA PE & FFP
CONTACT: 0826121657 (for info or tickets)
LUNCH TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)

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DURBAN
DATE:
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
TIME: 18h30
CONTACT: 0835557143 (for info or tickets)
DINNER TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)
 
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NEWCASTLE
DATE:
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
TIME: 18h30
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 2015
TIME: 18h30
CO-HOSTS: Al Quds Foundation and MJC
CONTACT: 0794945786 (for info or tickets)
DINNER TICKETS: Between R150-R500 (includes complimentary "Leila Khaled Hijacker" DVD)

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POLOKWANE
DATE:
Friday, 13 February 2015
TIME: 19h00
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
DATE:
Saturday, 14 February 2015
TIME: 18h30
CONTACT: 0827868906 (for info or tickets)
 
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All 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.
 
 
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