{"id":4998,"date":"2006-04-03T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-03T05:21:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-14T19:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T17:14:27","slug":"epalestine-caged-birds-song-right-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/2006\/04\/epalestine-caged-birds-song-right-to\/","title":{"rendered":"A Caged Bird&#8217;s Song \/ Right to Education Campaign at Birzeit University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mobile-post\">The following section of this message contains a file attachment<br \/>\nprepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format.<br \/>\nIf you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system,<br \/>\nyou should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer.<br \/>\nIf you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-post\">&#8212;- File information &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n     File:  cagedbird.jpg<br \/>\n     Date:  29 Mar 2006, 0:24<br \/>\n     Size:  20847 bytes.<br \/>\n     Type:  JPEG-image<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-post\">The following section of this message contains a file attachment<br \/>\nprepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format.<br \/>\nIf you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system,<br \/>\nyou should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer.<br \/>\nIf you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-post\">&#8212;- File information &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n     File:  RighttoEDU.jpg<br \/>\n     Date:  29 Mar 2006, 0:28<br \/>\n     Size:  11126 bytes.<br \/>\n     Type:  JPEG-image<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong>Greetings from the Right to Education Campaign at Birzeit University&#160; <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">February &#8211; March 2006&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Over the last two months, the extreme restrictions on movement imposed on Palestinians by the Israeli military occupation, have become even tighter.&#160; Restrictions in the north West Bank have been particularly severe, with students reporting problems in reaching their mid-term and final exams http:\/\/right2edu.birzeit.edu\/news\/article352. The sudden imposition of flying checkpoints, including on the road to Birzeit University, has also been a frequent occurrence over recent weeks.&#160; Ahmad, a Birzeit University student from Jenin says, &quot;You need to start your journey at 3am in order to reach university at 6am, before the soldiers take their positions on the checkpoints and the flying checkpoints start, or else you will spend your whole day going through the fields and small roads trying to get around the checkpoints.&quot;&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Last year, the Right to Education Campaign brought together a group of student photographers from Birzeit University and Al-Najah University in Nablus to work on the Right to Education Photography Project. Their aim was to document student life and the obstruction of Palestinian education under military occupation, through the artistic expression of their own ideas and experiences. Their photographs have now become an exhibition and a book, which were launched at Birzeit University last month to great acclaim, and will tour Palestinian and international venues throughout 2006 http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/v2\/article4532.shtml.&#160;&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Birzeit student, Walid Hanatche, was finally released from prison at the end of December 2005 after three-and-a-half years in administrative detention.&#160; While it is difficult to know if this was a direct result of the campaign launched on his behalf, all the letters to the Israeli authorities from supporters and the intervention of Amnesty International certainly helped.&#160; It is an example of the importance and effectiveness of international solidarity and from the Right to Education Campaign and Walid himself, we would like to thank all those who wrote to the military authorities in response to our appeal.&#160;&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">This bulletin is divided into 3 sections: &#8216;News and Updates&#8217;, &#8216;Calls to Action&#8217; and &#8216;How you Can Support the Right to Education Campaign&#8217;.&#160; It includes links to recent key articles on the Right to Education website <\/span><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/right2edu.birzeit.edu\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">http:\/\/right2edu.birzeit.edu<\/span><\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"> and ideas for action.&#160;&#160; We want to hear from you so please get in touch and let us know about your activities.&#160; Email us at right2edu@birzeit.edu.&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"><strong>A Caged Bird&#8217;s Song<\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">A documentary film about the struggle of students to reach their academic institutions&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Almost one third of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are school and university students. Under Israeli occupation Palestinian education has been a constant struggle rather than a basic right. This film examines the more recent history of that struggle during Israel&#8217;s current war of attrition on the civilian population under its control.&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Filmed in the spring and summer of 2003, the film joins students and teachers on their everyday journey to reach their schools and universities under the regime of military roadblocks. Basic activities associated with educational life: reaching class, going home, attending graduation, have become immense challenges. In continuing to make the difficult journey, students and teachers assert their right to education and a future. This is their story.&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Film Specs<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Classification: Documentary<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Directed by: Sobhi Zobaidi<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Release date: 2003<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Length: 30 minutes<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Language: Arabic with English subtitles&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Get at:&#160; <\/span><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110910213012\/http:\/\/www.palestineonlinestore.com:80\/films\/cagedbird.htm\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">http:\/\/www.palestineonlinestore.com\/films\/cagedbird.htm<\/span><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">Everything about this list:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">http:\/\/lists.riseup.net\/www\/info\/epalestine<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">To unsubscribe, send mail to:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">epalestine-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">To subscribe, send mail to:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\">epalestine-subscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. 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He does business consulting as <a href=\"https:\/\/aim.ps\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied Information Management<\/a> (AIM), specializing in business development with a niche focus on the information technology sector and start-ups.\r\n\r\nBahour was instrumental in the establishment of two publicly traded firms: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers (APSC). He is Co-founder &amp; Emeritus Member of <a href=\"http:\/\/a4vpe.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy<\/a> (A4VPE) and until recently served as an independent Director at the Arab Islamic Bank P.L.C. and a board member at <a href=\"https:\/\/justvision.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Vision<\/a>.\r\n\r\nHe writes frequently on Palestinian affairs and has been widely published in leading outlets. 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