June 25, 2009
Jakarta,Indonesia 8 – 10 June 2009
The United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting on the Question of Palestine and the United Nations Public Forum in support of the Palestinian People were held on 8-10 June 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The presentation of the talk given by Sonja Karkar from Australians for Palestine/Women for Palestine at the United Nations Public Forum on 10 June 2009 can be viewed below. Unfortunately, the size of this video meant the quality had to be compromised for viewing on the website, but clear and undistorted copies are available on DVD.
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An AFP/WFP report of the three days’ meeting in Jakarta follows with links to the United Nations reports and summaries of the speakers’ talks and also photos.
In 2006, Women for Palestine (WFP) and Australians for Palestine (AFP) had been first invited to attend as NGO observers of the UN Asia Pacific Meeting and Public Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and four of us attended – Sonja Karkar, Dora McPhee, Nasser and Moammar Mashni. Claire O’Connor from Adelaide’s Australian Friends of Palestine (AFOPA) joined us as well, making the Australian contingent a noticeable addition to the three days of meetings – much probably due to our outspokenness and challenging questions.
Australians For Palestine for more