30 SEPT — 01 OCT 2026
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS
THE
COURAGE
TO DISOBEY
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REPARATION
The conference serves as a critical platform for addressing reparation for activists who have faced systemic consequences for their dissent, seeking to formalize support networks and restorative justice mechanisms.
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LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY TOOLS
We aim to develop and disseminate structural legal and parliamentary tools that empower civil society to challenge injustice through institutional frameworks, ensuring coordinated and effective resistance across Europe.
A MEETING POINT
This gathering represents a rare and vital meeting point where academics, activists, and parliamentarians converge to foster deep solidarity and strategize for the future of democratic participation and human rights.
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01.10
DAY 02
30.09
DAY 01
01
BREAKING THE BLOCKADE THROUGH LAW
15:00 — 16:30
02
POLITICAL ACTION AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
17:00 — 18:30
Darragh Mackin (Partner, Phoenix Law) · Lama Nazeeh (7amleh) · Melanie Schweizer (Human Rights Lawyer)
Wieland Hoban (Chairman, Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East) · Ánxela Gippini (GalizaxPalestina) · Suso de Toro (Author) · José Nivoi (Dockworker and trade unionist, USB / CALP)
03
TRUTH AND REPARATION COMMISSION
09:30 — 11:30
04
MOVING FORWARD — STRATEGY AND NEXT STEPS
11:30 — 13:00
Miguel Duarte (Humanitarian activist) · Anna Busl (Human Rights Lawyer · Counsel for the Ulm 5) · Damiano Censi (Mediterranea Saving Humans) · Mohammad (Hammoudi) Hureini (Youth of Sumud)
Sarah Clancy (Poet and Palestine solidarity activist) · Maria Elena Delia (Global Movement to Gaza) · Laika (Street Artist and Activist · Online) · Saif Abukeshek (Palestinian Activist and Organiser)