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Summer Intern Lecture Series
The 2010 Palestine Center Interns would like to present
The 11th Annual Summer Intern Lecture Series
Under the Olive Tree: Illuminating the Voices of
Palestinian Nonviolent Activism
In light of the global dialogue
emerging as a result of the Freedom Flotilla
crisis, the 2010 Palestine Center Summer Intern
Lecture Series seeks to highlight the role of
nonviolent activism within the Palestinian
solidarity movement. This series focuses on
Palestinian grassroots political activism,
cultural expression and international
solidarity. Speakers will discuss the various
creative methods and practices employed by
local, national and international nonviolent
movements that aim to resist the Israeli
occupation and produce a true and lasting peace
between Israelis and
Palestinians.
"The Roots of Resistance: Birth and Growth of Palestinian Nonviolent Activism"
with
Mr. Eugene Bird
President, Council for the National Interest (CNI)
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This lecture is designed to discuss the history of nonviolent activism in Palestine and its continued role in the resistance movement.
Eugene Bird is the president of the Council for the National Interest (CNI) in Washington, DC. He is a twenty-year veteran of the Foreign Service and has served as Counselor of Embassy in Jerusalem and other Middle East posts.
"Politics and Poetics: Palestinian Art and Culture as a Form of Resistance"
with
Mr. Zein El-Amine
Assistant Director of the Writers' House, University of Maryland
Friday, 16 July 2010
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This lecture explores the various creative methods Palestinians have adopted in their struggle for independence by illuminating the artistic voices of nonviolent resistance.
Zein El-Amine is the assistant director of Writers' House at the University of Maryland. He is a longtime Washington, DC community activist and a member of the Coalition for Justice and Accountability - a DC based group of activists seeking to address the current situation in Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories through grassroots education and action. He is also a published writer and poet, with poems appearing in GYST, Penumbra, DC Poets Against the War Anthology, and Joybringer.
"Branches of Peace: International Solidarity with Palestinian Nonviolence"
with
Ms. Phyllis Bennis
Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
Mr. Omar Baddar
Political Scientist and Human Rights Activist
Mr. Aziz Abu-Sarah
Director of Middle East Projects at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
The purpose of this lecture is to discuss solidarity among U.S. citizens, Israelis and the international community with Palestinian nonviolent activism and present the global dialogue taking place concerning the role of these movements in achieving a just peace in the region.
Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington, DC, as well as the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She is a co-founder of the US Campaign to End the Occupation and a co-chair for the UN-based International Coordinating Network on Palestine. Ms. Bennis has spent many years as an activist in the global peace movement, advocating a just resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Omar Baddar is a political scientist and human rights activist currently based in Washington, DC. He has served as the Executive Director of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts and former Director of the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Baddar writes for the Huffington Post and has made several media appearances on BBC, Al Jazeera, Palestine TV, and other local TV and radio programs.
Aziz Abu Sarah is the Director of Middle East Projects at George Mason University's Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. He serves as Palestinian chairman for the Bereaved Families Forum in Palestine and Israel. For his work as a peace activist, he has received the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East from the Institute of International Education, the Silver Rose Award from the European Parliament and the Eisenhower medallion.
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"The Roots of Resistance: Birth and Growth of Palestinian Nonviolent Activism"
with
Mr. Eugene Bird
President, Council for the National Interest (CNI)
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This lecture is designed to discuss the history of nonviolent activism in Palestine and its continued role in the resistance movement.
Eugene Bird is the president of the Council for the National Interest (CNI) in Washington, DC. He is a twenty-year veteran of the Foreign Service and has served as Counselor of Embassy in Jerusalem and other Middle East posts.
"Politics and Poetics: Palestinian Art and Culture as a Form of Resistance"
with
Mr. Zein El-Amine
Assistant Director of the Writers' House, University of Maryland
Friday, 16 July 2010
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This lecture explores the various creative methods Palestinians have adopted in their struggle for independence by illuminating the artistic voices of nonviolent resistance.
Zein El-Amine is the assistant director of Writers' House at the University of Maryland. He is a longtime Washington, DC community activist and a member of the Coalition for Justice and Accountability - a DC based group of activists seeking to address the current situation in Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories through grassroots education and action. He is also a published writer and poet, with poems appearing in GYST, Penumbra, DC Poets Against the War Anthology, and Joybringer.
"Branches of Peace: International Solidarity with Palestinian Nonviolence"
with
Ms. Phyllis Bennis
Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
Mr. Omar Baddar
Political Scientist and Human Rights Activist
Mr. Aziz Abu-Sarah
Director of Middle East Projects at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
The purpose of this lecture is to discuss solidarity among U.S. citizens, Israelis and the international community with Palestinian nonviolent activism and present the global dialogue taking place concerning the role of these movements in achieving a just peace in the region.
Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington, DC, as well as the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She is a co-founder of the US Campaign to End the Occupation and a co-chair for the UN-based International Coordinating Network on Palestine. Ms. Bennis has spent many years as an activist in the global peace movement, advocating a just resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Omar Baddar is a political scientist and human rights activist currently based in Washington, DC. He has served as the Executive Director of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts and former Director of the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Baddar writes for the Huffington Post and has made several media appearances on BBC, Al Jazeera, Palestine TV, and other local TV and radio programs.
Aziz Abu Sarah is the Director of Middle East Projects at George Mason University's Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. He serves as Palestinian chairman for the Bereaved Families Forum in Palestine and Israel. For his work as a peace activist, he has received the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East from the Institute of International Education, the Silver Rose Award from the European Parliament and the Eisenhower medallion.
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