IrelandPSC's video: Palestinian Freedom Conference Pt 9 : BDS A Strategy To Help Free Palestine 2 - Fatin Al Tamimi

Part 9: Palestinian Freedom Conference - Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions: A Strategy To Help Free Palestine by Fatin Al Tamimi The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement was founded in 2005, modelled on the international campaign that helped end apartheid in South Africa. In just 13 years it has grown globally to such an extent that Israel now calls it an “existential threat” to its system of apartheid, and is unsuccessfully investing millions of dollars to counteract it. Yet BDS continues to grow. Whether you are a human rights activist, a trade unionist, a student, a professional or just doing your weekly shop, BDS means everyone can play a part in helping Palestinians to secure Freedom, Justice, Equality and a genuine peace in the Palestine-Israel region. == To mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian , the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Trade Union Friends of Palestine and BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights are honoured to host an inspiring and action-focused weekend of talks from important voices in the Palestinian struggle for Freedom, Justice and Equality. Speaker: Fatin Al Tamimi is chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. A diaspora Palestinian with Jordanian-Irish citizenship, Ms. Tamimi has been living and raising her family in Ireland for 30 years. Her family originally hails from Gaza and Hebron in Palestine, and she still has close relatives living in both areas. She has been involved for many years in Palestine solidarity work in Ireland, and in 2016 she was elected to the position of Chairperson of the IPSC, the first Palestinian to hold the position. She is also active in anti-racist, anti-war and women’s groups in Ireland, and has spoken at many events.