European Coordinating Committee of NGOs on the Question of Palestine

Meeting Minutes
August 28, 2004

http://www.palestinemonitor.org/new_web/ECCP_meeting_minutes.htm

Were present:

PARTES Adrian, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, GalwayPalestine@eircom.net
KARLITZKY Maren, Palestine Anti Apartheid Wall Campaign, europe@stopthewall.org
CORBI Hernar, MPDL, henarc@telefonica.net
RICHARD Céline, Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine, pfpalest@club-internet.fr
LERNOUT Evelyne, Actie Platform Palestina (Oxfam Solidarity), lernout_evelyne@hotmail.com
ADNANE Youssef, CCIPPP, adnane@ras.eu.org
AURORA, Netherlands Palestine Committee, auromundo@hotmail.com
SIRVENT Luisa, Federation of Associations for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights, fddhh@iepala.es / luisasirvent@telefonica.net
COLBORNE Sarah, Palestine Solidarity Campaign – UK, sarah@palestinecampaign.org
HERREMANS Brigitte, Actie Platform Palestina, brigitte.herremans@broederlijkdelen.be
KHALEEFEH Nora, Association Belgo Palestinienne, nkhaleef@hotmail.com
MECOZZI Alessandra, Action for Peace, a.mecozzi@fiom.cgil.it
HUNTER Betty, Palestine Solidarity Campaign – UK, info@palestinecampaign.org
OLFF-RASTEGAR Perrine, Collectif judéo-arabe et citoyen pour la paix / Coordination Appel de Strasbourg, arastegat1@noos.fr
ROHLFS Ellen, Deutch Palestine Gesellschaft / Gush Shalom, ellen.rohlfs@freenet.de
AVRAN Isabelle, Association France Palestine Solidarité / Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine, isabelle.avran@la-vie-ouvriere.fr
FARKH Nadia, Association Belgo Palestinienne, abp.eccp@skynet.be
GALAND Pierre, ECCP/ Association Belgo Palestinienne, pgaland@senators.senate.be
DELMERE Christophe, Collectif Urgence Palestine - Suisse Romande, christophe.delmere@free.fr
DEGENHARDT Ellen, Deutch Palestine Gesellschaft
LANKAMP Wim, Netherlands Palestine Committee, w.lankamp@hccnet.nl
ZIMMERMANN Sonja, Netherlands Palestine Committee, s.zimmermann@planet.nl
BERGE Lars, FUP (Norway), fup@palestina.no
FLAMENT Michel, Collectif judéo-arabe et citoyen pour la paix / Coordination Appel de Strasbourg, flament@evc.net
NEVEUX Janou, Collectif judéo-arabe et citoyen pour la paix / Coordination Appel de Strasbourg, neveux.janou@voila.fr
EGIREUN Josu, Grupo de trabajo de la red Mewando en Bilbao, tipitapa@wanadoo.se

Was decided that:

- The statutes of the organization should circulate among the members as well as the budget.

- Concerning the advisory opinion (AO) of the ICJ.

The AO was an historical moment. A sense of emergency shall be given to our national campaigns. We have the opportunity to put pressure on the EU but one must be sure that there is a grassroots support. The work must be done at a broad level including churches, Jewish organizations and artists... Sanctions have to be the core going out (suspension of the association agreement, of the military cooperation).

Our task as Europeans is to reach united points and a common front.

- The program for the coming months:

• 2-3-4 September: ESF preparatory meeting - Brussels

• 4 September: International day in support of the Palestinian prisoners

• 13-14 September: United Nations International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People, United Nations Headquarters, New York

• 14-15-16 September: Strasbourg – Working days at the European Parliament

Following the 12th June “call from Strasbourg” and in collaboration with some MEPs of the new elected Parliament and the “Collectif Judéo-Arabe et Citoyen pour la Paix”, some representatives of civil society will go to Strasbourg to:

- Present the European platforms of all organizations. To that purpose invitations will be sent to each MEP.
- Personal meetings with GUE and Green MEP
- Meetings with the MEP willing to create the parliamentary group in solidarity with Palestine.

The “Collectif” can provide financial help for the costs of travel for the ones willing to go to Strasbourg.

For any further inquiries, please contact Michel Flament: 00 33 3 88 33 18 75 or flament@evc.net

• 17-18-19 September: international antiwar movement meeting - Beyrouth

• 28 September: 4th anniversary of Intifada Al-Aqsa

• 14-17 October - ESF London

• 9 -16 November: Anti-Apartheid Campaign. Special focus on November 9: International day against the wall

- Big international demonstration in Brussels. Handing over of the petition
- Demonstration in each country.

The text of the petition must be readapted taking into account the release of the ICJ advisory opinion.
Each organization should inform the other and especially “Stop the Wall”. europe@stopthewall.org



• 27 November: International day in Support of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

• 11 December: Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• 30 March: Day of the Land in Geneva

Big international grassroot meeting.