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- The next Twinning network event is our Skype conference call on Sunday 14th January 2010 at 2.30pm. We are trying to involve people in our discussions and ensure people outside London have an opportunity to have their say. E-mail us with you skype name and we will contact you before the event.

The Annual conference was held on 21st November (Saturday) in Birmingham. Over 19 groups, including a large number of students, participated in a day of workshops, speeches from our Palestinian visitors (From CADFA), and a social and dinner in the evening. Thanks to everyone for making it such a successful day, especially the Birmingham Ramallah group who did such a good job. Some photos

The 2009 AGM was held and Officers elected to the Committee.

Welcome to the Bristol - Gaza Link. This group's work is an excellent example of how to involve everyone.

New group? Please download these word documents and return to us; 1) Questionnaire, 2) Membership form, Constitution.

We have many places in Palestine looking for a twinning partner in the U.K. (and worldwide). If you want to consider starting a group, please contact us.

Many new groups have started up this year - find out if your community is twinned with somewhere in Palestine.

Unions are increasingly recognizing the importance of twinning - thanks to the University and College Union for passing a motion committing itself to twinning. Affiliation form for organisations (word doc)

Visit Palestine - our next tour to Palestine is in April 2010. The tours cost about £450 excluding airfare. They are an excellent way of finding out more about the conflict and meeting our friends.

An excellent report on the recent visit (November 2009) to Palestine organised by the Twinning network - it really gives you a good idea was is involved (word doc).

The next tour by Palestinian women organised by the twinning network will be in March 2010.

Last women's Tour blog

Reminder - The Twinning network membership is January to December - please send any outstanding monies to; PO Box 34265. London. NW5 2WD. Membership fees are £30 for established groups and free for new groups. Cheques payable to Britain Palestine Twinning Network.

Constitution (word doc)

Our new banner - if your group has not yet sent a 30 x 30 cm square please do so now!

Next tour - Twinning Network - April 2010.

The twinning network is a network of groups making friendship and twinning links between places big and small in Britain and in Palestine. It exists in order to promote and support the development of such friendship links and to enable groups taking part to learn from each other’s experiences. The groups which link to the network are organised in quite different ways from each other. They can become members of the twinning network if they agree with its aims:

(1) The core aim of the Twinning Network is to;

- to promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) and respect for international humanitarian law in Palestine,

- by raising awareness of human rights and humanitarian issues relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

- and by promoting public support for human rights and the observance of international humanitarian law

(2) In order to do this, the Twinning Network will;

- organise meetings, conferences, speaking tours and visits to Palestine

- promote formal and informal links at all levels between British and Palestinian communities, with emphasis on grass roots friendship links

- provide resources that will enable interested new groups to establish friendship links with Palestinian Communities

- bring together groups in Britain that have friendship links with Palestine, to share their experiences and ideas and help them to achieve the aims of the network

If you are interested in twinning or building friendship links with Palestinian communities please contact us.

(Membership costs just £30 per group per annum. Individuals who support our work can join for free, donations towards our costs welcome. More ....)

About Twinning ...

In the United Kingdom, for long term partnerships between two communities the term "twinning" is used. In the USA and many American countries the term is "Sister Cities". In Germany they say "Partner Cities", and in Japan and China they prefer "Friendship Cities". Unofficial links are often referred to as grassroots twinnings.

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The Israeli Apartheid wall "security barrier"

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Twinning Banner

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Zaytoun Olive Oil

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Getting there - Airlines activists use

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