Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative
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The Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI) is a common platform for NGOs
working in the West Bank
and the Golan Heights to coordinate their activities for the World Social Forum
and beyond.
In January 2005 OPGAI presented a call for boycott, divestment and sanctions
(BDS) against Israel to the 5th World Social Forum
in Porto Alegre
, Brazil
(26 January to 31 January).
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
working in the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
and the Golan Heights to coordinate their activities for the World Social Forum
World Social Forum
The World Social Forum is an annual meeting of civil society organizations, first held in Brazil, which offers a self-conscious effort to develop an alternative future through the championing of counter-hegemonic globalization...
and beyond.
In January 2005 OPGAI presented a call for boycott, divestment and sanctions
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions refers to a campaign first initiated on 9 July 2005 by 171 Palestinian non-governmental organizations in support of the Palestinian cause ".....
(BDS) against Israel to the 5th World Social Forum
World Social Forum
The World Social Forum is an annual meeting of civil society organizations, first held in Brazil, which offers a self-conscious effort to develop an alternative future through the championing of counter-hegemonic globalization...
in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(26 January to 31 January).
Member organizations
- Al-MarsadAl-MarsadAl-Marsad – The Arab Center for Human Rights in the Golan Heights is an independent human rights organization that operates in the Golan Heights...
- Alternative Information CenterAlternative Information CenterThe Alternative Information Center is a joint Palestinian-Israeli non-governmental organization which "engages in dissemination of information, political advocacy, grassroots activism and critical analysis of the Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict"...
- Alternative Tourism GroupAlternative Tourism GroupAlternative Tourism Group and Study Center is a Palestinian NGO based in Beit Sahour . They specialize in tours and pilgrimages that include critical examinations of the history, culture, and politics of the Holy Land....
- Bisan Center for Research and Development
- Defense for Children International/Palestine Section
- Environmental Education Center (EEC)
- Golan for development
- Jerusalem Centre for Women (JCW)
- Joint Advocacy InitiativeJoint Advocacy InitiativeThe Joint Advocacy Initiative was established in December 2001 between the East Jerusalem Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association of Palestine....
- Land Research Center (LCR)
- Mithaq
- The East Jerusalem YMCA- Beit Sahour branch
- Union of Health work committees