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Welcome to te AICafé in Beit Sahour
Cafes have
traditionally functioned as factories for ideas. It is likely that numerous
important decisions which have altered history were taken over a cup of tea or
coffee. Nowadays, the value of “being together” is rapidly changing as people
communicate more and more through new media. However, the practice of meeting
in a cafe has not died out; indeed, it has evolved with the appearance of
“topical” cafes.
To enhance
communication between people from different cultures and experiences in a
region in which information is often hindered, is one of the goals of the newly
established AICafè, a political café run by volunteers of the Alternative Information
Center.
The
AICafè is meant to foster political information, and to advance ideas, which
may start alternative ways of knowledge and communication in order to achieve
awareness in all spheres of daily life, such as politics, economics and
international issues. Without denying
the importance of the most important and significant cultural traditions, the
AICafè strives to promote change and to enhance new social and political
practices by creating a wide range of events and activities centred on dialogue
and mutual understanding.
In accordance
with the AIC though, which promotes responsible co-operation between
Palestinians and Israelis based on the values of social and political justice,
equality, solidarity and community involvement, the AICafè provides an open
space for local and international people to endorse a joint struggle for
Palestinian people rights, against Israeli policy of occupation.
The AICafè,
hosted in the AIC historic office building in the heart of Beit Sahour, holds
political material, guides, reports, the AIC’s numerous publications and a
library. The café serves primarily local and fairly traded products from the
area.
The AICafè is
starting a networking process with other political cafés around the world and
is currently linked with the Dutch political café Averechts in Utrecht (www.averechts.nl ).
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Monday, 11 May 2009 11:07
AICafé
 Tuesday, 12th May, 7.00 pm Lecture: 61 Years of Nakba - Palestinian Refugees and the Right to Return by Hazem Jamjoum (BALDIL) After 61 years of struggle for return, Palestinians seem as far from achieving this goal as ever. The AIC this Tuesday will host a presentation from the Badil Center which outlines Palestinian refugee rights in international law. It will discuss the conditions faced by Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons in different countries offering a perspective on the meaning of solidarity with the Palestinian in light of Israel's persistent denial of Palestinian refugee rights.
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Thursday, 07 May 2009 20:09
AICafé
 Saturday, 9th May, 7.00 pm Lecture: Culture as way of resistance by Nassar Ibrahim 61 years of struggle and occupation did not succeed in destroying the capacity of Palestinian people to resist through Culture. It is the way to preserve identity and heritage, it is a way to protect your roots and to create personal imagination about the best future you can think of. Through the cultural interaction with people around the world men can exchange, learn, feel the other and build the basis of a new . Culture constitutes a model of civil resistance against the occupation. The social changes find their place in the artistic expression, culture helps people to elaborate, analyze and reflect about their own lives, situation and dreams.
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Monday, 04 May 2009 19:05
AICafé
 Tuesday, 5th May, 7.00 pmLecture: Bil'in nonviolent resistance by Abdallah Abu Rahma
"Bil'in is a Palestinian village that is struggling to exist. It is fighting to safeguard its land, its olive trees, its resources... its liberty. By annexing close to 60% of Bil'in land for Israeli settlements and the construction of Israel's separation wall, the state of Israel is strangling the village. Every day it destroys a bit more, creating an open air prison for Bil'in's inhabitants. Supported by Israeli and international activists, Bil'in residents peacefully demonstrate every Friday in front of the "work-site of shame".
And every Friday the Israeli army responds with violence, both physically and psychologically.
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Thursday, 30 April 2009 19:13
AICafé
 Saturday, 2 May 2009, 7.00 pm
Lecture: International Workers' day - a Palestinian point of view by Ibrahim Athweib
International Workers' Day is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement . May Day commonly sees organized street demonstrations and street marches by millions of working people and their Labour unions throughout most of the countries of the world.
In order to celebrate their achievements and not to forget the struggle of the Palestinian workers, the AIC invites you to join this Saturday's event which will host Ibrahim Athweib, from the Palestinian Trade Unions Confederation. He will give a speech about the present situation of the workers in Palestine and the challenges that Trade Unions face on a daily basis.
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Monday, 27 April 2009 13:19
AICafé
 Tuesday, 28 April, 7.00 pmFilm screening: The battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers recreates a pivotal moment in the Algerian war for liberation against French colonialism. Filmed on location in a documentary style with the assistance of the Algerian anti-colonial movement itself, the film vividly captures the dynamics of occupation and resistance. Pontecorvo, himself a veteran of the anti-fascist resistance in Italy, combines a scathing critique of colonialism with poignant depictions of the tragedy of political violence.
So powerful are the film's representations of colonialism and the fight against it, viewers will doubtlessly see parallels to present-day Palestine.
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