The History of Israel & Palestine 1948 – the Present Day: Young Palestinian’s Perspectives Presenter:  Michael Lavalette Based on interviews with close to two hundred young Palestinians, this talk will look at the impact of displacement, occupation and oppression on the Palestinians of the West Bank. The talk will include appropriate reference to the history…

7th Mar 2017 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm This year’s guest speaker Prof. Penny Green (Queen Mary University of London) Title of Lecture: Evicting Palestine: Israel’s criminal urban planning programme The lecture will introduce the concept of state crime and the centrality of civil society (rather than law) in defining, exposing and ultimately challenging state criminality.…

Red Card Israeli Racism campaigns to remove teams located in illegal Israeli settlements from UEFA and FIFA, and to ensure fair play for Palestinian footballers. Geoff Lee, joint founder of the Red Card Israeli Racism campaign will be giving a talk about the campaign. UoM BDS will also be giving a short talk about the progress…

PALESTINE IN THE TRUMP ERA: IS IT ALL BAD? 20th Feb 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Speaker: Professor Ilan Pappe (University of Exeter and author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine) Can Trump’s administration be any worse than Obama’s for the prospect of peace in the Middle East and securing justice for the Palestinians?…

31st Jan 2017 6:10 pm – 8:10 pm Directed by Mai Masri In a welcome move Home Cinema, formally the Corner House, with be showing a film by a Palestinian director.  Note that the Cinema is now located in the Home arts complex in  Tony Wilson Place which is close to Deangate-Castlefield Metro link station.…

In 2017 Manchester PSC are running a series of 6 bi-monthly educational talks presented by covering the rise of Zionism and the Palestinian Resistance starting on 19th January.  All 6 talks will be held at Friends Meeting House ( 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS (behind the Central Library)). Flyer for Palestine: Past Present Future