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Dopo il succes so del 6° seminario internazionale tenutosi a dicembre, siamo felici di presentarvi la settima edizione del seminario formativo internazionale org anizzato dal centro israelo-palestinese Alternative Information Center (www.alternativenews. org), intitolato “Ponti invece di muri”.
Dal 4 al 9 marzo 2011 l’AIC, un’organizzazione non governativa con sede a Beit Sahour (Betlemme/Cisgiordania), che attrave rso la sua attività giornalistica, di ricerca accademica e di coordi nazione politica promuove l’uguaglianza dei sessi, l'uguaglianza legale, sociale ed economica, cosi come i valori di libertà, democra zia e il rifiuto della politica di segregazione, terrà un seminario di formazione in Cisgiordania.
In coordinazione con numerosi altri gruppi della società civile palestinese ed israe liana, l’AIC accompagnerà i partecipanti attraverso un intenso percorso di seminari, corsi, incontri, dibattiti e visite turistiche al fi ne di amplificare la presa di coscienza sull’attuale situazione pales tinese ed i suoi risvolti economici, politici e sociali. Alla base dell&rsq uo;impegno politico l'AIC pone un’analisi critica della societ&ag rave; palestinese ed israeliana e una visione del conflitto nella sua dimen sione globale.
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I seminari saranno tenuti in inglese.
Le iscrizioni chiudono il 20 febbraio – un minimo di 10 partecipanti è nece ssario perché il seminario possa aver luogo
In allegato il programma provvisorio e il formulario d’iscrizione
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< strong>Per coprire le proprie spese organizzative, l’AIC addebita un contributo di 350€ (1750 NIS) - di cui 100€ da versare in acconto - per il programma completo - comprese tutte le attività, il vitto, l’alloggio e il trasporto sul luogo.
Per qualsiasi informa zione non esitate a contattarci :
oppure: U fficio di Beit Sahour: 00972 2 2775444
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4th March |
5th March | 6th March |
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Arrival &am p; Welcome in Beit Sa hour | Ramallah Mee ting with Health Work Committees: Health impacts of occupation < /td> | Bethlehem Lecture about the refugees |
| 11:00-13:00 |
| Meeting with the Addameer Center for Prisoners: Political arrests | Tour of refugee camps and Wall in Bethlehem
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| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch in Beit Sahour | Lunch in Ramallah | Lunch in Bethlehem |
| 14:00-16:00< /p> | Lectur e by Jamal Juma: The Wall and the BDS Movement | Meeting wit h Al Haq- the middle east conflict and the international law | Palestinia n women’s social & political role | 16:00-18:30 | Lecture < span> by Refet Kassis : Religion and Politic s
| Tour in Ram allah Muqata3, Graves of Arafat & Mahmud Darwish | Nassar Ibrahim Development under occupation |
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| Dinner & Film The Iron Wall | Dinner & AICaf&eacut e; | Dinner and Jadal Band Concert |
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| 7th March | | 9th March | |
| Monday | | Wednesday | |
| Hebron Le cture about settlement policies & Tour of the occupied Old City of Hebron and settlements by Ahmad Jaradat | Jaffa Meeting with Connie (AIC) The reality of Israeli society
| Jerusalem Meeting at AIC Jerusalem : Issue of judaization of the city with Mikado Warschawski & < p style="text-align: center; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal" align=" center"> Tour of the settlements. | |
| Tour of old city of Ja ffa | |||
| Lunch in Hebron |
Lunch in Jaf fa | Lunch in Jerusalem | |
| Vis it to the women handcraft & the ceramic s and glass factory & nbsp; | Jaffa: Meeting wit h Refusniks (who refused to serve in the Israeli Military) & with Israeli anti-colonial and social justice activists
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| Dinner | Dinner & A ICafé | BBQ Party in the desert |
7th Internationa
l Political Field Seminar 4th to th
e 9th of March 2011
Bridges Instead of Walls!
Organized by the Alternative Information Center
< p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; direction: ltr; unicode- bidi: embed" dir="LTR" class="MsoNormal">IntroductionIn an increasingly globalized world, it is often the case that quantity of information is privileged over quality. We often deal with cultures without knowing their histories or the things t hat we have in common with them. We generalize about "East" and & quot;West" forgetting that we have several traditions, experiences, an d values to share. Talking about a cultural conflict, or a "clash of c ivilizations", is an overly simplistic way of characterizing differenc es, leaving historical facts, experiences, and common desires for interacti on far from consideration. Mutual understanding is the b asis on which relationships have to be built, because all "sides" share values such as respect, tolerance and peace. Stereotypes should ther efore not prevent people from approaching the "other" world, nor limit a constructive dialogue about values, ideals and our common future on this planet.
The idea to organize these international field semin ars under the slogan “Building Bridges Instead of Walls” came f rom these firm beliefs. The seminar program proved its political, social, a nd practical importance through the action of the participants, who collect ively described it as a very rich experience.
We at the Alternativ e Information Center will make the necessary efforts to continue developin g the seminar experience. In this context the ideas, suggestions and encour agement of the participants and their commitment play an essential role. Le t us unite our social, cultural, humanitarian, and political efforts as peo ples from many nations in order to end the walls of occupation, aggression, discrimination and racism. Let us build the bridge of justice, peace, equa lity, human justice and respect.
HOSTING ORGANIZATION : The AIC
The Alternative Information Center (AIC) is an internationally oriented, progressive, joint Palestinian-Israeli act ivist organization. It is engaged in dissemination of information, politica l advocacy, grassroots activism and critical analysis of the Palestinian an d Israeli conflict. The AIC strives to promote full individual and collecti ve social, economic, political and gender equality. Freedom and democracy, as well as rejection of the philosophy and practice of separation, are aims that the AIC pursues.
GOALS
The goal of this field seminar is to provide participants wit h elements crucial to deeply understanding the context a nd society of Palestine and Israel, thus enabling them to better advocate o n behalf of a just peace in the region.
Directly experiencing the effects of the conflict, as well as the living and political conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories , will provide a unique, on the ground experience, as opposed to an underst anding based on media, propaganda or rumors. This is a necessary step in th e process of understanding the factors that have led to the present situati on. Comprehensive knowledge is the necessary starting po int for building bridges.
The Palestinian voice is often ignored or accused of extremism. As a joint Palestinian-Israeli organisation founded in 1984, the AIC aims to create spa ces in which the Palestinian people themselves explain t heir struggle and give direct witness to their life under occupation.
During the seminar we will also conduct interactive meetings and worksh ops with Israeli experts and associations that share the same values of the AIC and are deeply engaged in promoting a just peace and social justice fo r both Palestinians and Israelis.
The networking of individuals, associations, political parties, information and media workers is fundament al in building a pressure group able to enc ourage governments and economic groups to act responsibly, without ignoring the consequences of their actions or non-actions.
TOOLS
The tools that will be used to achieve the aims described above include:
- Tours throughout the West Bank, Jerusalem and Jaffa to view first-hand the living conditions of Palestinians under occupation
- &n bsp; Meetings with progressive Israeli social and politi cal groups
- Lectures by Palestinian and Israeli experts about topics including economics, human rights, politics, social issues, international law, history and gender
- Meetings with politicians , social institutions and grassroots associations
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- Open discussions
- Refl ection moments
- Parti cipation in nonviolent Palestinian-led demonstrations
PROGRAM
The main guidelines adopted throughout the 7 d ay field seminar follow a logical path: providing elements for deeper, refl ective understandings, having direct experiences, developing a critical app roach and giving suggestions for effective advocacy.
The first step consists in presenting the general framework of Palestine and Israel with historical and political elements.
We will present the AIC vision, policies and act ivities in the field, and also a more comprehensive global perspective rela ted to the attitude of western and Arab countries toward the conflict.
· The first on the ground experie nce will be a visit to the Apartheid Wall and refugee camps in the Bethlehe m area.
· &nb sp; The group will attend a demonstration in support of nonvio lent resistance.
·< span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman""> During a visit to Hebron, where human rights viol ations occur on a daily basis, participants will meet an association for th e monitoring of settlements in Hebron
·&nbs p; During our weekly event at the AICafé, participants will meet movements for th e Nonviolent Resistance.
&m iddot; ; A visit to Jerusalem is scheduled to see t he reality of the Israeli settlements, both in and surrounding the Old Cit y.
· &n bsp; A tour of Jaffa will highlight the ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian population there, and will include meetings with Palestinian a nd Israeli social activists.
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< span style="font-family: Symbol">· < /span>T ogether we will explore the economic dimensions of the Israeli occupation, in addition to women and gender issues within both Palestinian and Israeli societies.
· A lecture about Israeli society will offer elements for understanding critical dynamics; the participants, moreover, will meet Isr aeli women and men who refuse to serve in the Israeli military.
· Pa
lestinian activists will present their activities, and participants will ex
perience the traditional hospitality of a Palestinian family in Beit Sahour
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The draft program is attached. Some changes are possible, although the aforementioned struct ure and topics will be maintained.
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You can find more info, p ictures of the previous editions and past participant experiences at:
Registration deadline: 20th February 2011
Minimum participants for the seminar to take place: 10
For more inf ormation please contact:
Alter native Information Center
Bethlehem +972 2 277 5444
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