Balfour Project 2024 Conference

Six months on from the tragic events of 7 October 2023 the Balfour Project are preparing for their 2024 Conference.

The people of Gaza have been subjected to a level of death, injury and destruction surpassing all previous cycles of violence, and now face man-made famine. The West Bank is locked down, its economy at a standstill, while settler violence goes unpunished. The people of Israel suffer from the lasting horror of the 7 October Hamas attack, their fear for the hostages still captive, and the wider regional threat. Despite a growing international consensus pressing for an end to the conflict, the dreadful prospect of further escalation in Gaza is real.

On Thursday, 6 June, in partnership with the History Dept of King's College London, the Balfour Project organisers are bringing together a range of speakers with ideas on the pathways out of this dreadful calamity towards Peace with Justice for both peoples.

Palestinians will provide eye-witness accounts, insight and fresh thinking; other speakers will cover the regional and international context. There will be a Q&A with MPs focused on what actions the British Government should take to advance equality under the law.

Speakers:

Dr Agnès Callamard, Secretary General, Amnesty International
Andrew Whitley, Balfour Project Chair
Professor Adam Sutcliffe, Professor of European History, King's College London
Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director of Human Rights Watch
Mohamed Ghalayini, Gazan scientist
Nour Odeh, Palestinian political analyst
Daniel Levy, political scientist
Matan Rosenstrauch, Balfour Project Peace Advocacy Fellowship Coordinator
Kira Nygren, Adrian Kreutz, Lily Wood, Balfour Project Peace Advocacy Fellows
Sir Vincent Fean, Trustee of Balfour Project
Chris Doyle, Director of CAABU
Dr Phyllis Starkey, Vice Chair of Balfour Project

General admission including reception after the conference: £15
Online access: FREE
Students/Jobseekers: £8
Friends of the Balfour Project: £8

For more information and to book your place at the Conference, see: https://balfourproject.org/2024conference/