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July 26 - August 9, 2008 Investing
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Delegation Leaders: Felicia Eaves and Jacob Pace |
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Join Interfaith Peace-Builders and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation for a unique opportunity to learn about the current situation in Israel/Palestine and the effects of the Israeli occupation. Your on-the-ground experience will enrich your understanding of the conflict as you meet courageous Israelis and Palestinians working for peace and justice, and witness the current realities of life in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. You will return to North America energized and transformed! World leaders and Civil Society Groups have increasingly termed Israel’s domination of the Palestinian territories as a form of Apartheid. In addition to standard programming, this delegation will focus on the structural segregation of Israeli and Palestinian space and the physical separation of the two peoples. Delegation participants will also explore methods proposed by Israeli, Palestinian and international peacemakers to challenge the Israeli occupation. Meetings will address the ongoing debate surrounding boycott and divestment from companies which support the occupation. Additional meetings will address opportunities for investment in projects which promote peace and cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. Delegation Co-Leaders: Felicia Eaves is a Steering Committee Member of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. Felicia also serves as Chair of Black Voices for Peace in Washington, DC. Black Voices for Peace is a national network of activists, organizers and ordinary people from communities who work for freedom, justice, respect for human rights, and peace in their neighborhoods, throughout the nation and around the world. Felicia has been a dedicated social and environmental justice activist for nearly 20 years. She previously worked for the Environmental Heath Coalition, a San Diego based Environmental Justice organization and is a founding Board Member of the National Black Environmental Justice Network, a national preventive health and environmental/economic justice network in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Jacob Pace joined Interfaith Peace-Builders in 2007 as Assistant Director. He previously worked with Partners for Peace and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation in Washington, DC. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz where he worked with the Resource Center for Nonviolence. Jake spent more than a year in Israel/Palestine between 2003 and 2005 working with the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem in Bethlehem and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in the Gaza Strip where he researched human rights issues and Israeli settlement policies. To learn more about the standard components of all delegations, click here. |
| DEADLINE TO APPLY: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until June 2, 2008. Apply early to reserve and lock in lower airfares. |
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Your participation as an eyewitness to the situation in Israel/Palestine will enrich your understanding of the conflict and empower your work back in the United States. |
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This delegation provides an excellent opportunity to meet with ‘ordinary’ Israelis and Palestinians, and people and organizations working for peace and justice. As a delegate you will confront and analyze the US role in the conflict and wrestle with ways to translate your experience to others when you return home. You will be an eyewitness to the situation—and your understanding of the conflict will be enriched and transformed.
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On
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• See how the continuing
Israeli occupation of Palestinian land & the current cycle of
violence affect Palestinians & Israelis. After your
return. . .
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Since 2001, Interfaith Peace-Builders has taken 26 delegations and over 350 people to Israel/Palestine. Our delegates have returned to North America and engaged local, regional, and national communities by speaking, writing, and organizing to educate others about their experiences |
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We ask delegates to make
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The cost of the delegation is $1950. This includes 14 days of the delegation, hotel and home stay accommodations, breakfasts and dinners, local transportation, guides, speaker/event fees, basic tips and gratuities. Partial scholarships may be available for those with demonstrable need. |
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The cost does not include domestic and international airfare. Interfaith Peace-Builders works with a local travel agent in Jerusalem to secure the best group rates for the delegation to travel together on the same flight from Washington, DC to Israel/Palestine. Therefore, delegates do not need to book their own international airfare. Delegates will be expected make arrangements to be in Washington DC by the afternoon of first day of the delegation.
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