Speakers' Bureau
Michael Tarazi Canadian Speaking Tour
October 20-27, 2004
Montreal – Ottawa – London – Hamilton – Toronto
Lectures Organized by:
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)
EVENT
From
October 20-27, Michael Tarazi will speak at a number of
engagements in Canada. He is one of the lead negotiators for the Palestinian
Liberation Organization (PLO). He has been described in a front-page article
in the Wall Street Journal as "the most articulate
and sophisticated Palestinian advocate to come along in years."
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BACKGROUNDER
Michael
Tarazi is a legal and communications advisor with the Negotiations Support
unit of the Negotiation Affairs Department for the Palestine Liberation
Organization. During peace negotiations with Israel, Tarazi provided legal
and communications advice to the Palestinian team. He was also on the legal
team that successfully argued against the Apartheid Wall at the
International Court of Justice.
Born in
Kuwait and raised in the United States, Tarazi completed his undergraduate
degree at Philips Academy Harvard College, and his graduate degree at
Harvard Law School. He worked as a corporate lawyer for most of his career
in New York, Helsinki, Paris, Istanbul and Budapest until late 2000 when he
left corporate law for his role as a legal advisor in the West Bank.
Among a
team of lawyers, the 34 year old earned a position in advising the PLOs
peace-talk units. He is critical of the agreements in the last decade saying
that the Palestinian situation has not improved since Oslo, nor have the
settlements decreased.
Tarazi advises on matters of permanent status including
borders, Israeli colonies and refugees.
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MICHAEL TARAZI
ITINERARY
Wednesday October
20th @ 7 pm
Montréal, Quebec
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve
Hall Building, Room H-110
Thursday October 21st @ 8:00 pm
Ottawa, Ontario
Carleton University
Room 302 Azrieli Theatre
Monday October 25th @ 4:00 pm
London, Ontario
University of Western Ontario
Somerville House, Room 3345
Tuesday October 26th @ 7:00 pm
Hamilton, Ontario
McMaster University
Health Science Building Room 1A6
Wednesday October 27th @ 7:30
Toronto, Ontario
University of Toronto
Lash Miller Building, Room 159
80 St. George Street (at Willcocks St)
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