The year 2014 has been proclaimed the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People by the United Nations.
In fall 2013, the Palestine Awareness Coalition )posted four maps on Vancouver`s TransLink buses and SkyTrain stations entitled Disappearing Palestine.
Dr. Hani Faris, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, President of the independent American think tank Trans Arab Research Institute (TARI), & internationally recognized expert on the Palestine-Israel conflict lectured on the historical context of the maps at the event Historical Context of the Palestinian Maps: Fact and Fiction), on January 24 2014 in Vancouver, B.C.
