Mads Gilbert South African Tour
Described as a man with incredible tenacity and a unclouded sense of justice, Norwegian medical practitioner, Dr Mads Gilbert is soon scheduled to visit South Africa. A Norwegian citizen, Dr Mads has served in the Al Shifa Hospital during the most ferocious bombing periods in the Gaza Strip over the past month by the Israeli military. He has also served as a doctor there during the past two Israeli assaults on the territory. Dr Mads is expected to be in South Africa from the 25 – 30 August 2014 Insha Allah as the guest of honour for a fundraising dinner for Cii Projects #GazaAmbulanceDrive on 29 August 2014 in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. He is also scheduled to share his first-hand experiences in the Palestinian territories on a number of public platforms. (Read more here…)
South African Tour Itenerary :
Johannesburg:
TUESDAY, 26 AUGUST AT 19H00
TYPE: Public event
CITY: Johannesburg
GUESTS: Dr Mads Gilbert (Norway), Dr Aaron Motsoaledi (South African Minister of Health, TBC)
VENUE: Protea Auditorium, STH Building, Bunting Road Campus (off Annet Road), University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg
HOSTED BY: BDS South African, Cii, Cosatu, SA Medical Association, SADNU, DENOSA
COST: Free
CONTACT: 0740543826
FRIDAY, 29 AUGUST AT 19H00
TYPE: Main Fundraising Dinner
CITY: Johannesburg
VENUE: LifeStyle Centre, Fordsburg, Johannesburg.
HOSTS: Channel Islam International and Purple Bandage
COST: R250
MORE INFO ON TICKETS: www.ciibroadcasting.com/
Durban
WEDNESDAY, 27 AUGUST AT 12H00
TYPE: Public event
CITY: Durban
GUESTS: Dr Mads Gilbert (Norway)
VENUE: Can Growers Hall, ML Sultan Campus, Durban University of Technology
HOSTED BY: BDS South African, Cii, SA Students Congress(SASCO DUT) and DUT SRC
COST: Free
CONTACT: 0740543826
WEDNESDAY, 27 AUGUST AT 18H00
TYPE: Fundraising Dinner
CITY: Durban
VENUE: NMJ Islamic Centre, Durban
HOSTS: Cii, BDS South Africa, KZN Palestinian Solidarity Front, Dinner & Islamic Medical Association
COST: R300
MORE INFO AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS: 0312081898 or 0312082529
Cape Town
THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST AT 10H00
TYPE: Public Event
CITY: Cape Town
VENUE: University of the Western Cape
HOSTS: Cii, BDS South Africa, UWC Palestine Solidarity Association
COST: Free
THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST AT 19H00
TYPE: Public Event
CITY: Cape Town
VENUE: Molly Blackburn Auditorium, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town
HOSTS: Cii, BDS South Africa, UCT Palestine Solidarity Forum
COST: Free
CONTACT: 0820619674
Pretoria
FRIDAY, 29 AUGUST 10H00
TYPE: Seminar
CITY:Pretoria
Venue: HW Snynam Building University of Pretoria Medical Campus , Gezina
Hosts: Department of Family Medicine
Contact:0726370386
