Linking together for human rights
CADFA were very shocked to have our International Women’s Day room booking cancelled by Kentish Town Community Centre. They (note, not Camden Council) decided that there was a potential problem with one of our speakers – Baroness Jenny Tonge – who is a peer of the realm, already has a platform in the House of Lords! and who had been cleared by a House committee of a smear that had … Read More →
CADFA has organised a women’s exchange between the UK and Palestine every year since 2006. This year, the exchange was to Palestine. In the past few years, the visits have involved young women under 30, but this year we took a mixed-age group to meet women younger and older and from all walks of life. A wonderful visit – as usual, shocking and inspiring. A fuller report follows in English, … Read More →
Today is CADFA’s international women’s day celebration in London! (In Palestine, CADFA will also take part in an International Women’s Day celebration with Dar Assadaqa and the Gender Studies Centre at the Al Quds University) We’re very much looking forward to celebrating with Palestinian food, international music and dabkeh dance from Palestine as well as speakers from the UK (Baroness Jenny Tonge) and Palestine (Shahd Abusalama from Gaza and – … Read More →
