[NuovoLaboratorio] [Fsmed-general] Summer Work Camp in Jerus…

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>Summer    Work Camp in Jerusalem

>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 ICAHD’s 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.

>ICAHD
>The    Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) is a
>non-violent,    direct-action organization that resists Israel’s
>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.

>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
>ICAHD’s    summer work camp.

>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.

>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.)

>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.

>Registration    Form

>2) Home    Address:

>4) Name and contact    details of at least one relative/friend to be
>called in case of     
>    emergency:

>5) Health:     
>Any chronic health problems should be brought to our attention and
>        necessary medication must be    brought from home.

>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.

>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.

>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.

>ICAHD bears    no responsibility for any harm that may come to me due to
>violent behavior on    my part.

>I undertake to follow the rules of behavior of the    camp.

>                              Signature:

>                                  _________________

>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

>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.