[Schwartz] Is/Pal - Oasis of Peace Spring '05 agenda

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Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salaam coming events for Spring 2005
by Dorit Shippin

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General

Two NSWAS delegates tour Britain

Between May 18-25 Daoud Boulos and Ruth Schuster represented the Village at the invitation of the British Friends of NSWAS. While there, they took place in a number of important events. On Monday May 19 they were invited to speak before some 60 MPs at the House of Commons - a great honour skillfully arranged by British Friends Chair Jenny Nemko.

On May 20, they were invited to the Oxford City Council. Two city council members, Craig Simmons - a Jew and Fiyaz Mughal - a Moslem, were active in proposing a friendship link between NSWAS with Oxford. According to the Jewish Chronicle, Councillor Craig Simmons said, "There is only so much a local council can do to influence international affairs, but we felt that by proposing that Oxford twin with the village we would be highlighting what can be achieved when Arabs and Jews lay down their arms and start talking."

We hope that the friendly relations between our two cities will grow into a formal twinning.

Ruth and Daoud had many other engagements in Britain, including a meeting with the steering committee of the Quakers in Oxford, where a plan to start an Oxford chapter of the British Friends of NSWAS is being set in motion.

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مدرسة السلام في واحة السلام
בית הספר לשלום בנווה שלום
School For Peace

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The Doumia Sakina

The activities are themed according to three main topics:

“ Culture, society and tradition” In this program we will study our respective traditions and religions with a critical view while contemplating the values of pluralism, social justice and understanding of the “other’.

“Peace begins here” A series of meetings for activists in social change, human rights and peace. We will study and practice the art of mindfulness as taught by Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh who leaves and teaches in Plum Village-France. More...

The circle of reflection on: “Truth and reconciliation” This program is presented in cooperation with the Palestinian - Israeli “Families forum”. In these seminars we will research the sociological and psychological conditions for a process of reconciliation to take place between Palestinians and Jews.
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Chronological activity list

All activities take place in NSWAS at the location designated for each:

Monday April 18 at 20:30 (municipal building conference room):

“Radical social views in the traditional Passover Haggada, contemporary haggadot and midrashim on the Exodus.”
With Rabbi Dr. Einat Ramon of the Shechter Institute
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Tuesday May 3 from 14:00 - 20:00 (White Dove Hall):

“Peace Begins Here”
Study and practice of “being peace” with Sister Jina, Abbot of Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France (the meditation centre of Thich Nhat Hanh), accompanied by dharma teacher Sister Bich Nghiem, also from Plum Village.
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Friday May 6 from 10:00-16:00 (Auditorium):

“The role of historical truth in The Palestinian - Israeli conflict”
With Muhammad Ali Taha, writer and educator, chair of the committee “commemorating the “Nakba”. Dr. Yair Boymel, dean of the history department at the Oranim Academic College of Education. The presentations will be followed by a facilitated dialogue workshop.
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Tuesday May 17 at 20:30 (White Dove Hall):

“Palestinian Liberation Theology”
With Rev. Dr. Naim Atic of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem.
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Friday June 3 from 10:00 - 14:00 (in the Club House (Moadon):

“Common destiny and the limits of identity”
With Prof. Dan Bar-On, of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev and journalist Nazir Majali.
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Friday June 10 and Friday July 10 (Moadon):

“Peace is every step”
Two days of practice in the art of “mindfulness” for activists in peace and social change.
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Wednesday July 6 from 18:00 - 22:00 (White Dove Hall):

“Truth and reconciliation”
A screening of two documentaries, one based on the Palestinian Israeli conflict, and the other on the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee in South Africa: “My Terrorist”, directed by Yulie Cohen Gerstel, 2002 (58 minutes) “Long Night’s Journey into Day”, directed by Producer/Director: Frances Reid, Director: Deborah Hoffmann, 2000 (94 minutes) Following the screenings we will conduct a panel and discussion.

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Bulletin
London: A concert for peace in the Middle East
Tuesday 31st May 2005.
St John’s Smith Square, London SW1

London Mozart Trio

Schubert Piano Trio in E flat major D.929
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor op.50)

Tuesday, 31st May at 7.30 pm

Tickets available from St John’s box office: 020 7222 1061

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