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>Summer Work Camp in Jerusalem
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>For a second year, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
>(ICAHD) is offering a summer work camp intended to forge learning and
>discussion between Palestinians, Israelis and internationals. The camp
>will be based at ICAHDs Beit Arabiya in the town of Anata, north of
>Jerusalem and is scheduled for August 8th through 22nd. Together, peace
>and human rights activists will participate in joint projects and
>workshops with the local community. The main activity of the camp will
>be the rebuilding of the Jadawi home in Anata, demolished in early June
>of this year. Additionally, participants will engage in practical works
>to improve local conditions in the village as well as critical tours of
>the facts on the ground, such as house demolitions, settlement
>construction, the Separation Barrier, checkpoints, and other
>trademarks of the Occupation. Through exposure to the consequences and
>implications of the Occupation and cooperative projects, the goal of the
>work camp is to create a meeting place for involvement and discourse
>between Palestinians, Israelis and internationals.
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>ICAHD
>The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) is a
>non-violent, direct-action organization that resists Israels
>Occupation through opposing its policy of demolishing Palestinian
>homes. ICAHD also resists all other oppressive occupation policies on
>the ground: land expropriation, settlement expansion, policies of
>"closure," the destruction of Palestinian agriculture and
>infrastructure, construction of the "Separation Barrier" and all other
>attempts to prevent the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. ICAHD
>works closely with Israeli, Palestinian and international peace and human
>rights organizations.
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>Camp Activities
>The main activity of the camp will be the rebuilding of the Jadawi home
>in Anata, demolished in early June of this year. Additionally,
>participant will join artists in renovating and painting kindergartens
>in the town as well as cultural and social events that will take place
>during the two weeks. Tours of Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Negev
>desert, and the area of the Triangle in northern Israel will be
>offered to volunteers discussing facts on the ground in respect to
>both the Occupation of the Palestinian territories and the consequences
>of the wall on each side. Discussions, dialogue, lectures and panels by
>leading Palestinian and Israeli NGO representatives will also take
>place at Beit Arabiya in Anata, a peace center rebuilt last year in
>ICAHDs summer work camp.
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>Beit Arabiya
>Beit Arabiya, the House of Peace, was built by Palestinian, Israeli and
>international activists on the ruins of the Shawamreh family home in
>Anata. Since it was first demolished by the Israeli authorities five
>years ago, the Shawamreh house has become a symbol of resistance not
>only to the Occupation itself, but to Israel's sustained campaign to
>displace the Palestinians from their country altogether. Unable to
>endure yet another demolition, they have rebuilt their home for the
>fifth time, this time as a peace center in the name of Arabiya and
>dedicated to Rachel Corrie and Nuha Sweidan, two women who died during
>Israeli house demolitions in Gaza last year.
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>Participation
>Cost for participation in the camp per person is $350 US (pending
>additional funding which would lower the cost) and includes sleeping
>accommodation, transportation and food for the entire period of the
>camp. Please contact info@??? for registration, further
>information, a schedule, and all inquiries regarding the camp. (If
>financial circumstances alone would prevent you from participating,
>contact our staff to discuss alternative arrangements.)
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>Accommodation
>Accommodation for the international participants will be in the Beit
>Arabiya Peace Center. Mattresses will be provided, but be prepared for
>modest conditions. Participants have the option to find another
>accommodation at their own expenses if they wish.
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>Registration Form
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>1) Name:
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>2) Home Address:
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>3) Home Tel. No.:
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>4) Name and contact details of at least one relative/friend to be
>called in case of
> emergency:
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>5) Health:
>Any chronic health problems should be brought to our attention and
> necessary medication must be brought from home.
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>Important: ICAHD has no Health Insurance Coverage. Please make sure
>that you have full health coverage. If you are not already covered by
>any Health Plan ask your travel agent to advise you of the available
>policies. Full coverage for a two-week period is not expensive.
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>6) If you arrive in the country early it is advisable to inform our
>office of how to
> contact you in case there are any changes in plans.
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>Statement
>I am aware of the risks involved in being in this area and that ICAHD
>bears no responsibility for any physical damage I may suffer either
>while in the camp or taking part in organized activities outside of it.
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>ICAHD bears no responsibility for any harm that may come to me due to
>violent behavior on my part.
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>I undertake to follow the rules of behavior of the camp.
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> Signature:
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>All the best,
>Hibat Mahroum
>Administrative Coordinator
>Israeli Committee against House Demolitions
>7 Ben-Yehuda St., PO Box 2030, Jerusalem 91020, Israel
>Tel: 972-(0)2-624-5560 Fax: 972-(0)2-622-1530 Mobile 972-(0)546-314471
>Email: hibat@??? Web: http://www.icahd.org
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>The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions is a non-violent
>protest and resistance organization working to end the Occupation and
>promote peace and justice in our region.
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Paola Manduca, Prof.