BOYCOTTS, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS

TO END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION?

A CRITICAL DEBATE

4 December 2009

International Institute of Social Studies of

Erasmus University Rotterdam

10:00-10:30 Registration
10:30 Opening by Mieke Zagt, ICCO Foundation
10:30-11:00 Reflections on the Social and Political Context
Dr. Jeff Handmaker – ISS
11:00-13:00 Experiences of Citizen Boycotts and Palestinian Solidarity
Panel and Discussion
Venue: Aula B
Panelists: Kristel de Wit – Bathrobes Brigade
Loes de Kleijn – IMSTAR Medical Students for Palestine
Greta Berlin – Free Gaza Movement
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch / Tea and Coffee
Venue: Attic
14:30-17:00 Cultural and Academic Boycotts: What is our role as intellectuals?
Panel and Discussion
Venue: Aula B
Panelists: Jeff Handmaker – ISS
Adri Nieuwhof – Electronic Intifada
Peter Waterman – Independent Researcher/Activist
17:00 – 18:00 Reception
Venue: Atrium – 1st floor ISS
18:00 Film Screening: “To Shoot an Elephant”
Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip
Venue: Rm. 201