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Branches of Peace: International Solidarity with Palestinian Nonviolence  

Where
The Palestine Center
2425 Virginia Ave, NW

Washington, DC  20037
202.338.1290

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When
Jul 20, 2010   12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

The 11th Annual Summer Intern Lecture Series
Under the Olive Tree: Illuminating the Voices of Palestinian Nonviolent Activism

"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.