Agenda

The Forum will take place in person in Palestine, with field visits to Lydd, Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley, Hebron and Bethlehem (4-6 November), always departing from the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh. All plenaries, workshops and cultural evenings (7 to 9 November) will be held at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh. Some sessions will be boradcasted on the Forum's social media (@csforumps). Most of the sessions will be in English and Arabic, with instant Arabic and English interpretation. 

Visit to Lydd and Jerusalem

06:30 - Breakfast

07:30 - Departure from the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh to Lydd

08:30 - Guided Tour in Lydd

10:30 - Meeting with Palestinian community activists

12:00 - Departure to Jerusalem

13:00 - Geo-political presentation and discussion

14:00 - Visit to Sheikh Jarrah

14:45 - Visit to Issawiyeh view point, E1, National Park

15:30 - Visit to the Old City

17:00 - Departure to Ramallah

19:30 - Dinner at Zarour Restaurant in Ramallah 

Visit to Jordan Valley & Area C

06:30 - Breakfast

07:30 - Departure from the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh to Froush Beit Dajan

09:00 - Visit to Froush Beit Dajan

10:30 - Departure to Al-Jiftlik 

10:45 - Visit to Al-Jiftlik 

11:15 - Departure to Kardala & Bardala

12:00 - Visit to Kardala & Bardala

13:00 - Departure to Fasayil

13:15 - Visit to Fasayil

14:00 - Departure to Shalal Al-Auja

14:15 - Visit to Shalal Al-Auja Bedouin Community & School

14:45 - Departure to Limona Restaurant

15:00 - Lunch at Limona Restaurant

15:30 - Visit to Hisham's Palace

16:45 - Departure to Ramallah

17:30 - Free Time at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

18:30 - Keynote by Prime Minister Shteyyeh over Dinner at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

Visit to Hebron & Bethlehem

06:30 - Breakfast

07:00 - Departure from the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh to Hebron

09:30 - Visit to Masafer Yatta

10:15 - Meeting with Halawa Community

11:15 - Departure to Hebron

12:00 - Tour of Hebron Old City

15:30 - Departure to Khirbet Skariyya

16:00 - Visit to Khirbet Skariyya

17:00 - Departure to Bethlehem

17:30 - Visit to Bethlehem

18:00 - Dinner in Bethlehem

19:30 - Departure to Ramallah

09:00 - Registration at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

10:00 - Opening Session with Issam Aruri (Chair - JHRC), Mohammad Aboushi (Chair - PNGO) & Fadi Al-Hidmi (Minister of Jerusalem Affairs)

11:00 - Programme Overview, Objectives & Practicalities

11:15 - Coffee Break

11:45 - Plenary I: The Present & Future Challenges Facing Palestine & the Palestinian Society with Mustafa Barghouti (Chair of UPMRC), Hani Masri (Director of MASARAT), Maha Sammam (Al Quds University) & Issam Younis (Director of Al Mezan)

13:00 - Coffee Break

14:00 - Workshops: The Geo-political Reality with Rami Saleh (Jerusalem Branch Director - JLAC); Civil Society in Jerusalem (Mapping Study presented by Momentum Labs & PNGO) 

15:00 - Plenary II: Settlements & De Facto Annexation: Invisible Expansion of Settlements with Jad Ishaq (Director of ARIJ), Khalil Tafakji (Director of Mapping, Arab Studies Society) & Jamal Amleh (Director - Land Research Centre)

16:00 - Workshops: Settlements, Politics, Elections & Electoral Mass with Walid Habbas (Researcher - MADAR) & Barhoom Jarisi (Journalist); Legal Framework & Legal Action in Jerusalem, Area C & Israel with Raffoul Roffa (Director - Saint Yves)

17:00 - Break

18:00 - Dinner at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

19:00 - Screening of the film Infiltrators by Khaled Jarrar followed by Q&A

08:30 - Registration at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

09:00 - Plenary I: Gaza, the Blockade and the Political Rift with Aaed Yaghi (Director - UPMRC Gaza), Moshin Abu Ramadan (Director - Haidar Abdel Shafi Association) & Joseph Kelly (Director - AIDA)

10:00 - Workshops: Journalism, Media & Freedom of Speech with Mariam Barghouti (Senior Palestine Correspondent - Mondoweiss) & Aziza Noufal (Independent Journalist); Gender, Inclusion & Diversity with Randa Siniora (Director - WACLAC), Rima Nazzal (National Coordinator on UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security) & Reem Freineh (Director of Aisha Association)

11:00 - Coffee Break

11:30 - Presentation: The Palestinian - European Civil Society Forum, Proposed Structure, Future & Sustainability with the Jerusalem Human Rights Consortium

12:15 - Plenary II: Shrinking Space: The State of the Play, Defensive Strategy(ies) and Proactive Measures with Nadim Nashif (Director - 7amleh), Samer Daodui (Programmes & Advocacy Coordinator - Society of St. Yves), Agnese Valenti (Legal Officer - ELSC) & Ubai Aboudi (PNGO)

13:15 - Lunch Break

15:15 - Plenary III: Palestine, Human Rights & International Law with UNSR on the OPT Dr. Francesca Albanese, Dr. Ralf Wilde (Law Professor - UCL) & Dr Asim Khalil (Professor of International Law - Birzeit University)

16:15 - Workshops: Re-claiming Civic Space in the OPT: Reversal of Discriminatory Policies and Breaking the Silos with Samer Daodui (Programmes & Advocacy Coordinator - Society of St. Yves) & Ines Abdel Razek (Advocacy Director - PIPD); Resisting Shrinking Spaces at the EU/Palestine Levels: Advocacy and Legal Strategies with Noor Bimbashi (Advocacy & Communications Specialist - PNGO) & Agnese Valenti (Legal Officer - ELSC)

17:15 - Workshops: Comparative Presentation of different reports on Israeli Apartheid (Slaeh Hijazi - BDS Movemennt) & Dr. Ralf Wilde (Law Professor - UCL); Social Media & Modern Activism with Munya Thaher (Media Coordinator - 7amleh) & The Public Institute for Public Diplomacy

18:00 - Dinner at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

18:45 - Departure to Ramallah Municipality

19:00 - Cultural Evening: Screening of the film Sarura by Nicola Zambelli & Circus Show at Ramallah Municipality

08:30 - Registration at the Red Crescent Guesthouse in Al-Bireh

09:00 - Plenary I: Advocacy for Palestine: State of the Play with Zaid Amali (Head of International Dialogue & Digital Diplomacy - Miftah), Noor Odeh (Communications Specialist)

10:15 - Workshops: Advocacy through Art with Khaled Hourani; Working Group: Communicating Palestine - Facilitated discussion

11:15 - Coffee Break

11:45 - Two Parallel Working Groups: Communicating Palestine - Facilitated discussion

13:00 - Lunch Break

14:00 - Discussion & Approval of Recommendations & Declaration 

15:30 - Departure to Carmel Hotel in Ramallah

16:00 - Networking Event 

17:30 - Closing Session

18:00 - Closing Reception