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Press Conference to launch Open Bethlehem- an international campaign to save the city- on November 17th

07-Nov-05

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Media Invitation

You are invited to a Press Conference on Thursday, November 17th, 2005
9.00  11.00 am
Morrow Room
National  Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20045

to launch Open Bethlehem  an international campaign to save the city

An initiative spearheaded by the citys civil institutions to keep alive this  international religious and cultural treasure as the illegal* wall surrounding the town is completed and the existence of this historic city is threatened

 Keynote Speaker: Leila Sansour, Chief Executive, Open Bethlehem
   
& the latest situation & the announcement of new initiatives &

Open Bethlehem website available from 9 November: www.openbethlehem.org

*The building of the wall has been declared illegal by the International Court of Justice in The Hague

For further information contact:  pbourne@igc.org