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Dr Salman Abu Sitta on the Palestinian Right of Return

  • State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston Street Melbourne, VIC, 3000 Australia (map)

Dr. Salman Abu Sitta on the Palestinian Right of Return

Melbourne, VIC

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"The Palestinian Right of Return: an Empty Promise or a Real Possibility?"

A presentation by the renowned Palestinian writer, scholar and commentator, Dr Abu Sitta whose work has meticulously documented the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe).

**About Dr Salman Abu Sitta**
Salman Abu Sitta is the founder and President of Palestine Land Society, London, dedicated to the documentation of Palestine’s land and people. Website www.plands.org.

He is the author of six books on Palestine including the compendium Atlas of Palestine 1917- 1966, English and Arabic editions, the Atlas of the Return Journey in Arabic, English and Hebrew and over 300 papers and articles on the Palestinian refugees, the Right of Return, history of al Nakba and human rights. Dr Abu Sitta is active in many academic, legal and human rights groups.

**Event Details**

Date/Time: Monday 7 October @ 6-8PM

Location: Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library of Victoria

**Accessibility**

The venue is wheelchair accessible. Enter via entry 3 on La Trobe St, next to Mr Tulk cafe. There are three parking spaces for drivers with disability parking permits on La Trobe St, outside Mr Tulk cafe. Inside the Library, lifts give access to all public spaces above the ground floor.

There is a hearing loop available in this venue.

**Acknowledgment**

This event is held on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri, and First Nation peoples everywhere, in their ongoing struggle for self-determination. We pay respect to Indigenous Elders past and present everywhere.

When:

Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6 PM – 8 PM UTC+11

Where:

State Library of Victoria

328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000

Tickets:

$12 - $20

You can buy tickets here

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Hosted by Palestinian Community Association of Victoria, and APAN - Australia Palestine Advocacy Network

[Note: this is not an AFOPA-organised event; AFOPA takes no responsibility or liability for this event.]

Earlier Event: 5 October
2019 Edward Said Memorial Lecture
Later Event: 9 October
Dr Salman Abu Sitta on BDS for the Right of Return - Why?
 

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