| FROM GAZA TO NEGOTIATIONS: The Role of American Jews Brit Tzedek v'Shalom's 3rd National Conference February 19-21, 2005 Temple Israel of the City of New York 112 E. 75th Street New York, NY |
AGENDA
| Saturday - February 19 | |
| 5:30 pm | Registration begins |
| 8:00 pm | Opening Thoughts Rabbi Balfour Brickner, Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Welcome Marcia Freedman, President, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom and former Member of Knesset Opening Plenary From Gaza to Negotiations: The Role of the American Jewish Community MK Colette Avital, Member of Knesset and former Israeli Consul General in New York Jeremy Ben-Ami, Senior Vice President, Fenton Communications J.J. Goldberg, Editor of the Forward |
| Sunday - February 20 | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | Workshop Session I |
| 10:45 am - 12:15 pm | Workshop Session II |
| Lunch Film Viewing: Another Side of Peace, a documentary film by Ellen Frick and Gretchen Burger. |
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| 2:15 - 3:45 pm | Workshop Session III |
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Annual Meeting |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Dinner Join workshops presenters and fellow attendees for a continuation of discussion. Open to those who have registered for the full conference or Sunday only. Register for dinner. |
| 8:00 pm | Keynote Address From Gaza to Negotiations: How do we get there? Architects of the Geneva Accord: Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, former Member of Knesset and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Amjad Atallah, Advisor to Yasser Abed Rabbo and the Palestinian Peace Coalition and former advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas |
| Monday - February 21 | |
| 9:15 - 10:45 am | Workshop Session IV |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Workshop Session V |
| Lunch Campus Activist Lunch (free to all students) |
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| 2:00-3:30 pm | Closing Plenary From Gaza to Negotiations: Organizing in the United States Diane Balser, Vice President and co-Chair of Advocacy and Public Policy, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Rafi Dajani, Executive Director of American Task Force on Palestine Steve Masters, Chair of Advocacy and Public Policy, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Saffiya Shillo, President of the Palestinian American Congress-Chicago Chapter |
FEATURED SPEAKERS
- Amjad Atallah, advisor to the PLO's Negotiations Affairs Department and Mahmoud Abbas' office.
- MK Colette Avital,
Member of Knesset and former Israeli Consul General in New York.
- Diane Balser,
Vice President and co-Chair of Advocacy and Public Policy, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom.
- Jeremy Ben-Ami, Senior Vice President of Fenton Communications
- Rafi Dajani, Executive Director of American Task Force on Palestine.
- J.J. Goldberg, Editor of the Forward.
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak,
former Member of Knesset and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
- Steve Masters, Chair of Advocacy and Public Policy, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom.
- Saffiya Shillo, President of the Palestinian American Congress-Chicago Chapter.
WORKSHOPS
Workshop Session I Sunday, February 20, 9:00 - 10:30 am |
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| War and Peace: A Modern Midrash?—A Panel and Writing Workshop Sidra Ezrahi and Alicia Ostriker |
Description | Ostriker Bio Ezrahi Bio |
| Assessing the Security Barrier Jennifer Klein and Tony Klug |
Description | Klein Bio Klug Bio |
| Strategizing for Peace Jeremy Ben-Ami |
Description | Ben-Ami Bio |
| From Oslo to Geneva: An Historic Overview of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Amjad Atallah, MK Colette Avital and Herb Kelman |
Description | Atallah Bio Avital Bio Kelman Bio |
| Turning Terror to Tolerance in the "Streets" of Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank Rabbi Bruce Mark Cohen, Lesley Karsten Di Nicola and Karen Wald |
Description | Cohen Bio Wald Bio |
| Israeli-Palestinian Historical Narratives: Reconciliation and Policy Implications Paul Scham |
Description | Scham Bio |
| Alternative Media? Alternative Visions?: Independent Filmmaking and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Danae Elon, Ted Saad and Harvey Stein |
Description |
Elon Bio Saad Bio Stein Bio |
| The Outcome of Honoring Is Peace: Tools and Practices to Honor and Resolve any Choice, Challenge, or Conflict in Your Life Judith Aftergut and Megan Brown |
Description | Aftergut Bio Brown Bio |
| Excerpts from An Olive on the Seder Plate The Liberty Cabbage Theater Revival |
Description | About the Theater |
Workshop Session II Sunday, February 20, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm |
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| Zionism: Past, Present and Future Bernard Avishai, Rabbi Andrew Hahn and Brian Klug |
Description | Avishai Bio Hahn Bio Klug Bio |
| What is Happening Today in Congress and the Administration Jeremy Rabinovitz |
Description | Rabinovitz Bio |
| Leadership for Peace in Jewish Congregations Aaron Ahuvia, Rabbi Balfour Brickner, Cantor Michael Davis, Rabbi John Friedman and Rabbi Brian Walt |
Description | Ahuvia Bio Brickner Bio Davis Bio Friedman Bio Walt Bio |
| Theatre as a Tool in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Work Kathryn Blume, Diane Gilboa, David Harris, Deb Shoval and Eileen Weiss |
Description | Blume Bio Gilboa Bio Harris Bio Shoval Bio Weiss Bio |
| Jewish-Christian Relations and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Cherie Brown, Corinne Whitlatch and Ron Young |
Description | Brown Bio Whitlatch Bio Young Bio |
| Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence Deanna Armbruster, Ami Nahshon, Nahanni Rous and Yoav Shoham |
Description | Armbruster Bio Lubetsky Bio Nahshon Bio Rous Bio Shoham Bio |
| Mizrachi Jews and the Peace Process Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber |
Description | Madmoni-Gerber Bio |
| "Acknowledgement and Apology" Jessica Benjamin |
Description | Benjamin Bio |
| A Pilot's Courage to Say "No" Yonatan Shapira |
Description | Shapira Bio |
Workshop Session III Sunday, February 20, 2:15 - 3:45 pm |
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| Human Rights and Judaism Rabbi Brian Walt |
Description | Walt Bio |
| Building Bridges through the Arts Sima Elizabeth Shefrin |
Description | Shefrin Bio |
| Organizing for Peace within the Palestinian Community Ahlam Akram, Rafi Dajani, Adeeb Fadil and Saffiya Shillo |
Description |
Akram Bio Dajani Bio Fadil Bio Shillo Bio |
| Media Coverage of the Conflict Eric Alterman, Miriam Felton-Dansky and Alisa Solomon |
Description | Alterman Bio Felton-Dansky Bio Solomon Bio |
| Debate and Dissent about the Conflict on Campus Joe Gindi, Jen Klein and Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller |
Description | Klein Bio Seidler-Feller Bio |
| Imagine Peace in Detail: Insiders Speak on the Geneva and OneVoice Citizens´ Peace Initiative Daniel Lubetzky |
Lubetzky Bio | |
| Handling Disagreements with Jews on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Cherie Brown |
Description |
Brown Bio |
| Divestment and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jennifer Butler, Ethan Felson, Steve Masters and Sara Norman |
Description |
Butler Bio Felson Bio Masters Bio Norman Bio |
| Promoting Tolerance in a Post-Durban/Post-911 World: Practitioners Discuss Anti-Racism Work in Their Communities Sarah Elshazly and Sybil Kessler |
Description | Kessler Bio Elshazly Bio |
| Where Do We Come From: What Can We Learn from Social Justice Movements? Diane Balser, William Gamson, Ivan Handler and Jo-Ann Mort |
Description | Balser Bio Gamson Bio Handler Bio Mort Bio |
Workshop Session IV Monday, February 21, 9:15 - 10:45 am |
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| Anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Cherie Brown, Ivan Handler and Brian Klug |
Description | Brown Bio Handler Bio Klug Bio |
| The How-To´s of Grassroots Advocacy Rainer Waldman Adkins, Steve Masters and Beth Wasserman |
Description | Adkins Bio Masters Bio Wasserman Bio |
| Ideas Ahead Of The Curve Rabbi Joab Eichenberg-Eilon and Tony Klug |
Description | Eichenberg-Eilon Bio Klug Bio |
| Jewish Feminism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Diane Balser and Marcia Freedman |
Description | Balser Bio Freedman Bio |
| The Environment as an Ingredient for Peace Jeffrey Albert and Daniel Orenstein |
Description | Albert Bio Orenstein Bio |
| Engaging Young Adults in Middle East Peace Work Rebecca Hartman, Barry Joseph and Jennifer Klein |
Description | Hartman Bio Joseph Bio Klein Bio |
| Opening of the Heart Barbara Lahav |
Description | Lahav Bio |
Workshop Session V Monday, February 21, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Christian Zionism and Israel´s Expansion Joan Bokaer |
Description |
| Organizing Listening Projects in Synagogues and Jewish Organizations Cherie Brown, Betsy Fuchs, Todd Miller and Lara Weitzman |
Description |
Brown Bio Fuchs Bio Miller Bio Weitzman Bio |
| Is the Israeli Government Capable of Withdrawing from the Settlements? David Matz |
Description | Matz Bio |
| A Discussion Forum for Activists Present and Future Aaron Ahuvia and Carinne Luck |
Description |
Ahuvia Bio Luck Bio |
| Holy Land, Sacred Space: Land for Peace in the Jewish Tradition Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller |
Description | Seidler-Feller Bio |
| Maps Matter Jeffery Albert and Shari Motro |
Description |
Albert Bio Motro Bio |
| Myths of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict David Albert |
Description | Albert Bio |
| Answering the Difficult Questions about the Conflict and Brit Tzedek v´Shalom Aliza Becker and Marcia Freedman |
Description | Becker Bio Freedman Bio |
| Contemporary Political and Diplomatic Developments Amjad Atallah, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak and Aaron Miller |
Description | Atallah Bio Lipkin-Shahak Bio Miller Bio |
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