Meetings & Workshops

 
13
Jan
2004

The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and New Challenges, Such as Israel's Apartheid Separation Wall

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA.
Participants: Corinne Whitlateh, Executive Director, Churches for Middle East Peace, USA; Rev. Jim Wetekam, Media Director, Churches for Middle East Peace, USA; Fr. Jim Kofski, MM, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, USA; Catherine Gordon, Associate for International Issues, Washington Office, Presbyterian Church, USA; Rev. Phil Jones, Director of Washington Office, Church of the Brethren, USA; Joe Volk, Executive Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation, USA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
6
Jan
2004

Personal and Community Transformation in the Aftermath of Violence: From Boston to the Balkans

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Speakers: John Woodall, MD, Director of the Resilient Responses to Social Crisis Interfaculty Working Group at Harvard University’s Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Participants: Maha Abu Samra, Field Training Officer, UNRWA; Pamella Mills, Program Development Officer, US Consulate; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Michele Auga, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Jerusalem; Raymond Connelly, Retired; Khalil Assali, Voice of America (Radio Sawa); Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Makassed Society, Jerusalem; Elias Zananiri, Journalist, RF1, Jerusalem; Subhi Al-Aref, Medical Student; Suzan Nammari, Program Specialist, American Consulate, Jerusalem; Nick Kardahji, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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24
Dec
2003

Herzliya Conference 2003

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Takeshi Okubo, Head, Palestinian Affairs Section, Japanese Embassy.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
16
Dec
2003

Introduction to PASSIA’s Vision & Mission

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Frans Potuyt, Head, Representative Office, Kingdom of Netherlands, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
16
Dec
2003

The Israeli Government's Unilateral Redeployment

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Göan Berg, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
15
Dec
2003

The Culture of Political & Security Issues in Palestine

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Fayaz Manji, Program Officer, Peace Building & Human Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Charlotte Garay, Special Projects-West Bank & Gaza And Israel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Alistair Wallbaum, Political Officer, Representative Office of Canada, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
13
Dec
2003

Constitution and Decentralization

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
Participants: Brainstorming session with : Ali Safarini, Lawyer ; Dr. Faisal Awartani, General Man­ager of Alpha International for Polling, Research & Informatics; Dr. Ayman Yousef, Birzeit University; Mahdi Abdul Hadi and Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
13
Dec
2003

Holiness & Holy Places-Discussion With The Delegation of The World Council of Religious Leaders

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Fadia Daibes, Water Law Specialist; Suleiman Abu Dayyeh, Palestine Desk Fredreich Naumann Foundation, Jerusalem; Master Sheng Yen, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, USA; Mohammed & Sa’eda Nusseibeh, Ad-Dar Hotel; Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Yukako Nimi-Arti; Swami Veda Bharati, Hindu Monk, The Meditation Center, USA; Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Rabbi; Adnan Husseini, General Director of Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Guo Yao Fa Shi Chang Ji Shi, Personal Attendant & English Secretary to Master Sheng Yen; Mae Chee Sansanee, Founder and Director of Sathira Dhammasthan, Buddhist Leader, Thailand; Madhu Sawlaey, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, World Council of Religious Leaders; Janki Kripalani, Brahma Kumaris Tram, UK; Dayananda Saraswati, All India Movement for Seva, Inc., India; Usama Salman, Director, St. Vincent Association, Jerusalem; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Head, South Africa Representative Office; Walid Shomaly, Excutive Director, Palestinian Center for Research & Cultural Dialogue, Bethlehem; Mohammed Hussein, Director, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Nader Al-Asar, Consul, Egyptian Embassy, Tel-Aviv; Azzam Abu As-Su’oud, Director of the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director, Chautauqua Institution, USA; Sister Joan Chittister, Executive Director, Benetvision, USA; Phra Thepsophon, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand; Lalit Kumar Bakashi, President, Golden Eagle Group Co. Ltd., Japan; Charles Mendies, India; Setsuko Nakanishi, Japan; Bawa Jain, Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders, USA; Mahmoud Abu Rmeileh, Nick Kardahji, Sana’ Shannak & Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
6
Dec
2003

Decentralization and Local Governance

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
Participants: Brainstorming session with : Lubna Hammad, Lawyer ; Nasser Faqih, PARC ; Bassam Abdul Rahim, World Bank; Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
3
Dec
2003

The Geneva Accords

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Matthias Finken, Counselor, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
2
Dec
2003

Recent Palestinian-Israeli Meetings in Madrid, London and Geneva

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: David Pregel, Colonel, Austrian Defense Attache, Austrian Embassy, Ankara.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
2
Dec
2003

Geneva Accords

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Anne Mowe, Councilor, Political Affairs, Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Nov
2003

German Organizations & the Current Crisis in the Middle East

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Christian Hanelt, Annette Heuser, Bertelsmann Foundation, Brussels-Gütersloh.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
23
Nov
2003

The Viability of the Two-State-Solution!

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Steven Hibbard, Head, Canadian Representative Office; Canadian Journalists from Quebec: Claude Hamel, reporter for Reseau de I'information; Jonathan Trudel, reporter for the bi-monthly magazine L'actualite; Sophie Thibault, editor of a free weekly newspaper, ICI; Serge Truffaut, editorialist for Le Devoir; Philippe Elharrar, Director of Public Affairs, Quebec Israel Committee.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
20
Nov
2003

The Role of Religious Dialogue in the Current Crisis in Palestine

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: William Pierre, Director, Middle East Region International Programs, American Friends Service Committee, Quaker Organization; Geri Sicola, Associate General Secretary, Middle East Region International Programs, American Friends Service Committee, Quaker Organization.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA