Palestinian Documentation Center launches in Rome, Italy to preserve Palestinian memory and struggle

Palestinian Documentation Center launches in Rome, Italy to preserve Palestinian memory and struggle

Posted: 16 Jan 2016 10:25 AM PST

The launch of the Palestinian Documentation Center in Rome, Italy was announced on January 6 with the publication of its website in Italian. The site is also available in English and will soon be available in Arabic.
The site is a repository for the archive of Palestinian political and cultural historical documents that is being developed in Rome. The center aims to preserve Palestinian memory and narrative, which has been an essential product of the struggle of the Palestinian people’s struggle over the past 70 years. The Zionist project seeks to erase Palestinian history and memory, as evidenced in the systematic destruction and looting of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Research Center and archives in the invasion of Beirut in 1982.
The Center will not only archive materials but also will work on public events and activities, and will launch several upcoming initiatives to encourage historical study of social and political projects related to the Palestinian cause.
The Center’s website is accessible at: http://centrodocumentazione.ps/
The “Palestinian Documentation Center” began its activities in December 2015.
The Center’s main goal is to promote Palestinian history, culture and art, through methodical work of archiving, translation and diffusion of selected materials, with Palestine as our research subject and inspiration.
The purpose of this project is to contribute to the defence and conservation of the historical, political, and cultural memory of the Palestinian people’s struggle in defense of their inalienable rights of return and self-determination.
Concretely, the Center will organize cultural events, gatherings, conferences, congresses, concerts, seminars, cultural exchanges, and other activities that may contribute to the diffusion and promotion of Palestinian history and culture.
The Palestinian Documentation Center provides to the public the opportunity to examine, study and consult all of the historical documents in its possession, which constitute the Center’s Archive.
The Center will also host a frequently updated library which is open for research and consultation and which represents, along with the original historical documents preserved by the Center, the cultural inheritance that we aim to preserve and accumulate, with the assistance of all supporters of our project and its goals.