Terry Rempel Canadian Visit

May 30 - June 1, 2005
Ottawa – Montreal

Co-organized by:
Canadian Palestinian Education Exchange (CEPAL)
National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR)

Terry Rempel, senior researcher at BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights in Bethlehem, West Bank, will be visiting Canada from May 30 to June 2 as part of a visit arranged by the Canadian Palestinian Educational Exchange (CEPAL) and the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR).

Mr. Rempel has been invited by CEPAL (www.cepal.ca) to launch their 2005 Overseas Summer Program. Nine qualified volunteers have been recruited this year to teach English and French skills in the refugee camps of Bourj el-Barajneh, Shatila, and Wavel in Lebanon.
 

Mr. Rempel is a founding member of BADIL (www.badil.org) and was responsible for the set up and development of the research and information unit at BADIL. He is also a Research Fellow at the School of Historical, Political and Sociological Studies, University of Exeter (UK), where he is presently a PhD candidate.

Terry Rempel is the author of numerous articles and several book chapters on the question of Palestinian refugees. His current research focuses on political participation of refugees in peace negotiations in comparative perspective. Mr. Rempel is a Canadian citizen and is originally from Alberta.
 

NCCAR has taken on the role of organizing Mr. Rempel's meeting arrangements with members of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), as well as meetings with House of Commons committees and non-governmental organizations that are interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and issues that have stemmed from it.

CEPAL will be hosting two lecture events in Ottawa and Montreal featuring guest speaker Terry Rempel of the BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights. Terry will discuss BADIL's grassroots structure and address current issues facing the Palestinian Diaspora in light of recent international and regional developments.
 

*Check regularly for updates.

Monday, May 30

• Arriving in Ottawa @ 3:00 pm.

• Meeting with NCCAR and CEPAL

• “Talk Politics” with Ken Rockburn – CPAC

• Meeting with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & International Trade (FAAE)

• CEPAL Lecture at University of Ottawa @ 6:30pm [details]
   

Wednesday, June 1

• Meeting with NGO groups

• Meetings with government personnel from Foreign Affairs Canada,
  CIDA and IDRC

• Departs to Montreal

• Meeting with the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees

• CEPAL Lecture at Concordia University @ 7:00 pm [details]

"ELUSIVE JUSTICE: The Struggle of Palestinian Refugees"

Ottawa - May 31 @ 6:30 pm
University of Ottawa,
85 University Street
Jock-Turcot University Center,
Alumni Theater Auditorium

Montreal - June 1 @7:00 pm
Concordia University,
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
J.W. McConnel Building,
J.A. De Sève Cinema

For further information contact:

• Essam Farag
  Special Projects Coordinator, NCCAR
  613-238-3795 | Fax: 613-235-9185
  essamfarag@nccar.ca

• CEPAL
  (613) 236-7825
  info@cepal.ca

Visit the following useful links:
CEPAL - www.cepal.ca
BADIL - www.badil.org