Palestinian activist, Dr. Uri Davis, will be visiting South Africa from March 7-13 on a national speaking tour as part of the 12th Annual International #IsraeliApartheidWeek (IAW) campaign. The speaking tour is made possible by the Embassy of the State of Palestine in South Africa.

Dr. Uri Davis, of Jewish origin, was raised in the Israeli locality of Kefar Shemariyahu and is an Erstwhile Associate Professor at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine. Dr. Davis has been at the forefront of the defence of human rights in Israel-Palestine. He has published extensively and is best known for his book titled “Apartheid Israel: The Struggle Within”. The book has been described as a “devastating critique” of Israel’s Apartheid policy.

In 2009 Uri Davis was elected as a member of the Revolutionary Council of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement – FATAH. Davis is also a Palestine National Council (PNC) member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).

DR. URI DAVIS’ FULL SPEAKING SCHEDULE

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CAPE TOWN
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THURSDAY 10 MARCH, 18H30
VENUE: Leslie Social 2A, UCT Upper Campus, Cape Town
HOSTS: UCT PSF
INFO: 074 816 8012

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FRIDAY 11 MARCH, 12H00
EVENT: Mosque Lecture
VENUE: TBC

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STELLENBOSCH
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FRIDAY 11 MARCH, 15H00
OTHER SPEAKERS: Baleka Mbete (ANC National Spokesperson and National Speaker of South African Parliament)
VENUE: Stellenbosch University
HOSTS: Stellenbosch University SRC, SASCO
INFO: 0832621144
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NATIONAL MEDIA EVENT
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SUNDAY 6 MARCH, 11H00
EVENT: Official Israeli Apartheid Week Press Conference
VENUE: Freedom Park Museum, Koch St, Pretoria
INFO: 0740543826

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NATIONAL MEDIA EVENT
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SUNDAY 6 MARCH, 20H00
EVENT: Live TV Show
VENUE: ITV Networks, DSTV 347

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POTCHEFSTROOM
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MONDAY 7 MARCH, 13H00
EVENT: Public Lecture
VENUE: Alumni Hall, SS Cafeteria
HOSTS: SASCO, MSA, SRC Council of Societies North West University Potchefstroom Campus, Reform Pukke
INFO: 073 491 7986

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RUSTENBURG
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MONDAY 7 MARCH, 19H00
EVENT: Public Lecture
OTHER SPEAKERS: North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo, Rustenburg Mayor Mpho Khunou
VENUE: Old Town Hall, Rustenburg
HOST: Rustenburg PSF
INFO: 083 870 8928

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PRETORIA
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TUESDAY 8 MARCH, 19H00
EVENT: “Celebrating Internationalism – From Cuba to South Africa in Solidarity with Palestine”
OTHER SPEAKERS: Ambassador Hashem Dajani (Embassy of the State of Palestine), Ambassador Carlos Fernandez de Cossio (Embassy of Cuba), Zingiswa Losi (2nd Deputy President of COSATU)
VENUE: Freedom Park Museum, Corner Koch & 7th Avenue Salvakop, Pretoria
HOSTS: COSATU, BDS SA, Embassy of the State of Palestine
INFO: 074 054 3826

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BOKSBURG
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WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH, 09h00
EVENT: Trade Union Seminar (closed)
OTHER SPEAKERS: Zizamele Cebakhulu (POPCRU President)
HOSTS: POPCRU
INFO: 062 498 9854

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JOHANNESBURG
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WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH, 13h15
EVENT: Public Lecture
VENUE: Waterweiler Writing Centre, East Campus, Wits University
HOST: Wits PSC
INFO: 082 313 4227

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WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH, 19H00
EVENT: Public Lecture
OTHER SPEAKERS: Obed Bapela (ANC NEC Member and Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs), Tembani Makata (Secretary-General of the South African Students Congress), Tisetso Magama (Former Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations at the South African Parliament)
VENUE: Humanities Common Room, Auckland Park Campus, University of Johannesburg
HOSTS: BDS SA, UJ PSF
INFO: 074 054 3826

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PORT ELIZABETH
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THURSDAY 10 MARCH, 13H00
VENUE: NMMU South Campus Auditorium, Port Elizabeth
OTHER SPEAKERS: Mayor of Port Elizabeth Danny Jordan (TBC)
HOSTS: CANRAD, PSA PE
INFO: 082 612 1657

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JOHANNESBURG
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SATURDAY 12 MARCH, 09H00
EVENT: Palestinian Political Prisoner Conference
OTHER SPEAKERS: Bafana Sithole (Johannesburg Council Chief Whip), Various Palestinian Former Political Prisoners, International Prisoner Release Campaign Leaders
VENUE: Women’s Jail, Constitutional Hill, 11 Kotze Street, Braamfontein
HOSTS: Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Embassy of the State of Palestine, PSA, Embassy of the State of Palestine
INFO: 0118540082

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HAZEYVIEW
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SUNDAY 13 MARCH, 11H00
EVENT: Youth Summit and public lecture
OTHER SPEAKERS: Kwara Kekana (National Spokesperson of BDS South Africa)
VENUE: Mthunzi Lodge,
HOSTS: Progressive Youth Alliance Mpumalanga
INFO: 084 979 5999
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For more information or to arrange a media interview, please contact: 0740543826