Webinar (Nov. 19, 1300 ET): Silencing Palestine in the Education System


Webinar:
Silencing Palestine in the Education System

Sat. Nov. 19 at 1 PM ET

Webinar: Saturday, November 19, at 1300 ET 

The webinar will explore how Palestine is covered in Israeli textbooks as well as Palestinian education in East Jerusalem and the West Bank/Gaza. In a bid to stop Canadian funding for Palestinian refugee education the Israel lobby regularly disparages Palestinian education. Is their criticism valid?

Alongside UNRWA-funded Palestinian education, speakers will explore how Palestine is treated in the Canadian education system. There have been many examples of anti-Palestinian racism in Canadian schools and the Israel lobby has promoted schools adopting the IHRA’s anti-Palestinian definition of anti-Semitism.

Panelists:

Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan
Lecturer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Discussing: Palestine in Israeli Schoolbooks

Dr. Samira Alayan
Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Discussing: The power of education: the case in Israel and in Palestine

Kathy Copps, retired teacher from Vancouver
Michelle Weinroth, academic and activist from Ottawa
Discussing: The Attack on Palestine Through Education in Canada

Moderator: Bianca Mugyenyi, Canadian Foreign Policy Institute

Organizers: Just Peace Advocates and Canadian Foreign Policy Institute

Co-sponsors:
Canada Palestine Association
Palestinian and Jewish Unity
Palestine House (Palestinian Canadian Community Centre)  Register for Webinar HERE