Linking together for human rights
Monday 27th June – The group left Palestine: a first for the boys! Stayed the night in Amman. Tuesday 28th June – First time in an airport… flight to London…. LONG time in the passport queue… but they arrived! First tube train – from Heathrow to Caledonian Road – then to Mark’s for a BBQ Wednesday 29th June – A day in Camden and Islington. Cafe Palestina – Parliament Hill – … Read More →
Very happy to have our Palestinian youth group with us now in the UK – a lovely group of young people who will be youth ambassadors for Palestine for the next two weeks! – Here they are photographed with Amb. Husam Zumlot at the Palestinian Mission today. So far, their time has been packed full of experiences – a barbecue, a welcome meal at Cafe Palestina, a visit to a … Read More →
We are looking forward to our youth visit from Palestine that is now very close! Please do have a look here in Events for times and venues of times you can meet them… in many places across the country. This is going to be an interesting (and we hope fun!) time for them all, visiting schools, towns, the countryside, and meeting many people. The events will be in Camden/Ilford/ Northampton/ Nelson/ Shrewsbury/Knighton /Llanidloes / Hereford … Read More →
CADFA’s first Palestinian visit since Covid was run with the Palestinian Higher Council of Youth and Sports – and really got us back in action! At the end of May, a group of youth workers visited youth organisations across London, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Cambridge and worked with CADFA to prepare for future youth visits between the two countries. The visit was very exciting for the hundreds of people who met the … Read More →
Our Palestinian visitors arrived on 21st May! Come and meet them. Events list here and more details below. What will I learn? About the situation in Palestine now – about the pressures on young Palestinians living under occupation – about youth work in Palestine – about our plans to run a youth visit from Palestine (you may want to be involved!) Sunday 22nd May 7pm Camden welcome meal (for visit helpers & CADFA members) … Read More →
For CADFA in both the UK and Palestine, this was a special weekend of sponsored walks with many people working to raise money for the Building Hope project, with special concentration on the Palestinian children’s visit of June-July. In both countries, the walks were in special places – beautiful Wal al-Qilt, Palestine, and the lovely Offa’s Dyke Path on the Welsh border in the UK. Many thanks to everyone young and … Read More →
