An Evening with Mahmoud Sarsak Monday 27th May 5.30pm onwards
Join Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign
at the Saffron Restaurant Manchester
107, Cheetham Hill Road
M8 8PY
Food can be ordered for a relaxing chat with an heroic Palestinian Footballer
Come along, bring friends and family
Mahmoud Sarsak is a talented midfielder for the Palestinian national football team whose career was destroyed by three years detention without charge or trial in an Israeli jail .
His incarceration only ended in July 2012 after a three month hunger strike and an international outcry on his behalf by individuals and organisations including former French international and Manchester United star Eric Cantona, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the international professional footballers’ federation FIFPro.
In April-June this year the sportsman and former detainee is touring Europe to thanks those who campaigned for his release and to highlight the experience of Palestinian prisoners and of Palestinians dealing with discrimination in sport and in other areas of their working and personal lives.
His tour in the UK from mid-May to the end of June will take him to London, the northwest and northeast of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, where he will meet footballers, fans and officials, members of parliament, student and faith communities and members of anti-racist, human rights organisations.
Mahmoud will be in Manchester briefly and we are inviting people to come and meet him on Monday May 27th from 5.30 onwards. While Mahmoud is in Manchester we want him to meet with prominent people in the football world so that they can hear his story directly. also those who are in a position to add their names in support of the Red Card Israeli Racism Campaign and to influence UEFA to withdraw their decision to allow Israel to host the under-21 European Championship. If you know anyone who might be interested ask them to come along.
For more information contact Norma 07903668500
