Teacher Friends of Palestine

Confirmation

2007-11-12T19:12:00.000Z

Hi Everyone,

Please can you let me know if you will be coming to our next TfP meeting? I have had a few apologies but it would be good to know how many will be able to make it. Thanks

Carol

November Meeting

2007-11-12T18:53:00.000Z

Hello everyone

Our next Teacher Friends of Palestine meeting is on Thursday the 22nd of November 2007 At 6:00pm at the Camden NUT Office.

100 Stanhope Street
NW1

Nearest station: Euston Station or Warren Street Station.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Please bring someone with you!

Writing from other cultures, Stories from Palestine

2007-06-24T17:22:00.000Z

The Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association Education is organising a talk and discussion with

Sonia Nimr author of "Ghaddar the Ghoul, a magical anthology of Palestinian folk tales"

Elizabeth Laird author of "Kiss the Dust" & with Sonia Nimr, "A Little Piece of Ground"

"I think that by reading books like this, and acknowledging other points of view, it will be easier for both sides to understand each other" (14-yr old reader, Jewish Chronicle)

Introduction & discussion led by
Michael Rosen Childrens' Laureate author & poet

Wednesday 4th July 6pm to 7.30
Institute of Education - Bedford Way - WC1
Palestinian refreshments

Organised by Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association Education Links
With the help of Camden and East London NUT branches
www.camdenabudis.org/education

Next Meeting

2007-06-10T20:16:00.000Z

Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder about our TFP meeting on Monday 11th June at 6pm

The venue has been changed to ULU, Malet St. WC1, Room 2c

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Carolyn and I will be feeding back about our teachers tour to Palestine at Easter and hopefully we will get updates that other
people were undertaking too.

Best wishes

Carol

Education In 40 Years Of Occupation, 1967 To 2007

2007-03-27T20:46:00.001Z

See following link for information on an important new Conference to be held in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.

http://www.socialist-teacher.org/events.asp?d=y&id=980

Olive Tours

2007-03-11T20:33:00.000Z

Easter Tour of Palestine in April, organised by Olive Tours, and Teacher Friends of Palestine.

Teacher friends of Palestine and Olive Tour Co-operative are inviting teachers to come on a Tour of Palestine & Israel during the Easter Break from Wednesday 4 th Wednesday 11 th April 2007. This tour will include meeting teachers in Palestine and Israel, visiting sites of historical, religious and cultural interest and meeting key organisations working towards a just peace. If you are interested in joining the tour please visit www.olivecoop.com for more information and booking details.

NUT affliation

2007-03-09T16:53:00.000Z

The NUT national executive recently voted to affiliate to the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and a letter has been written to them introducing TfP, as well as suggesting they offer professional development on introducing issues of the Palestine and Israel conflict in our classrooms. We have requested meetings with them in order to discuss divestment, sanctions and boycott.

Teacher Friends of Palestine

2007-03-07T17:09:00.000Z

Teacher Friends of Palestine is a recently established group of teachers whose aim is to raise awareness as well as support teachers in Palestine through a variety of activities. This group is supported by grass roots union members and branch secretaries alike in unions such as the NUT and UCU as well as retired teachers.

Teachers were garnered into action after the PSC Trade Union Conference on Palestine in March 2006 when it was clear that as an NUT grass roots union group we needed to do more to support teachers in Palestine. Following on from this came the response of the European Union to withdraw funding after Hamas was democratically elected on 25 th January 2006. The US and Israel have also taken measures to destabilise the Palestinian government throwing the whole of Palestinian society into chaos and crisis.

Story So Far

2007-03-07T17:00:00.000Z

We have met on two occasions and plan to meet again on 7th March, which is about every six weeks. Our meetings have focused on initiatives that teachers are already involved in or new ideas for campaigns and activities, which we feel are important for us to begin. Some teachers have already begun introducing Palestine, its people and culture into their curriculum areas in their classes and at the same time working on producing materials for use in classrooms.

In fact, it was noted that, attempting to put Palestine on the map which in many cases is noted by its absence, would be a worthwhile activity in itself! Research has shown that 60% of people don't know where Palestine is.

We agreed to produce this website so that more teachers could hear about the group and what we are doing as well as invite and welcome more teachers to come on board.

Other teachers are beginning to organise a social event and will be inviting the co-authors, Sonya Nemer from Palestine & Elizabeth Laird, of "A Little Piece of Ground" as well as the well known writer Michael Rosen. One teacher has made links with the British Council world-wide pen pal scheme and will be linking her students up with a school in Palestine. A visitor from Jenin in the West Bank has been invited by a teacher into a school in East London to talk to students in her classroom. A list of books is being compiled that will be useful in classrooms from primary to secondary and beyond. During our Easter break two teachers are organising a tour of Palestine for teachers.

All teachers are invited to join us at our next meeting on 7th March at Friends Meeting House, room 11, which is in Euston Road, opposite Euston Station. Palestinian teachers need our support especially in this time of crisis. So do come and join in the variety of activities that are going on or Links. TfoP will be linking with other organisation also involved in a just peace for Palestine such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Jews for justice for Palestinians.