Prisoners of Apartheid: the struggle from behind bars

MONDAY MARCH 2nd, 7pm
Prisoners of Apartheid: the struggle from behind bars
a lecture featuring: Soha Bechara
Cégep de St-Laurent, salle Émile-Legault
625 Avenue Sainte-Croix (métro Du collège)

* Soha Bechara: Born in Beirut in 1967, originally from southern Lebanon, Bechara is a celebrated figure involved in the Lebanese national resistance. After the Israeli invasion in 1982 Bechara decided to join the resistance, becoming involved in the Lebanese National Resistance Front against Israel’s occupation in Lebanon. Bechara was imprisoned for ten years in Khiam prison and released after an international campaign. Bechara’s published an autobiography, Resistance: My Life for Lebanon, and is currently involved in Palestinian solidarity work in Europe with Urgence Palestine. http://www.urgencepalestine.ch/