Meetings & Workshops
24
Mar
2005
Higher Education and US Policy & the Israeli Settlements
Participants: Yehuda Lukacs, PhD, Associate Provost for International Programs, Center for Global Education, Johnson Center.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
24
Mar
2005
Palestinian Culture
Participants: Nick Thrope, Budapest Correspondent, BBC News
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
23
Mar
2005
The Culture of Resistance
Participants: Darrell Yeaney, Retired Presbyterian Minister; Christina Erb, Reporter, Student; Nick Loomis, Student, Photographer; Laila Aossey, Chairperson, Iowans for a Free Palestine; Myrna Farraj, Retired Teacher, Councelor; Germana Nijim, Retired CPT Reservist; Pat Minor Nidey; Lisa Ross Thedens, Presbyterian Pastor (PCUSA); Naomi Zeff, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Leach (IA-OZ); Miriam Meyer, Psychologist; Craig Cohen, Researcher, Center for Strategic & International Students D.C; Greg Geier, St.John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCH; Sue Yeaney, Retired Coordinator Presbyterian’s Committee Peace & Justice.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Mar
2005
Palestinian Political Culture
Participants: Jordi Raich Curco, Head of Mission, International Committee of the Red Cross, Jerusalem; Stefan Szeless, Field Coordinator, International Committee of the Red Cross, Jerusalem
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
8
Mar
2005
Civil Society Issues
Participants: Jeremy Pressman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut, USA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
3
Mar
2005
The Role of Women in Palestinian Society
Participants: Marc Mellinger, Political Officer, US Consulate, Jerusalem; Heidi Kline Panetta, State Department Officer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
18
Feb
2005
PASSIA & the Palestine Question
Participants: James Sevitt, Fellow; Panteha Haverim, Student, Volunteer; Shana Tabak; Sam Thrope, Student, Writer; Andrea Wershof, Medical Student; Esther Polen, Nurse; Jonathan Neril, Student; Leah Kaplan; Neil Harris, Education; Daniel Sieradski, Graphic Designer, Journalist; Ilene Prusher, Journalist; Mara Sheftel, Student; Joshva Ellison, Writer, Student; Julie Meslin; Miri Wexler, Educator; Ilana Sumka, Student, Political Organizer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
12
Feb
2005
Inter-religious Dialogue, The Situation of Muslims and Christians in Jerusalem Under Israeli Occupation, The Role of Education in Prompting Understanding of Other Religions
Participants: Sten Arne Rosnes, Representative of Norway, Ramallah; Dr.Jonas Jolie, 1st Secretary Political, Representative of Norway, Ramallah; H.B Msngr Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem; Rt Rev. Dr. Munib Younan, Evangelical Lutheran Bishop of Jordan & the Holy Land; Rt Rev. Riah Abul Assal, Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, Anglican St. George’s Cathedral; Dr. Emile Jarjou’i, Member, PLC & PLO; Dr. Albert Aghazerian, Lecturer, Translator, Expert on the History of Jerusalem; Adnan Husseini, Engineer, Director General of the Islamic Waqf (Religious Institutions & Property); Nazmi Ju’beh, Assistant professor of History, Birzeit University; Nahla Assali; Sheikh Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, Professor of Philosophy, Director, Islamic Research center, Al-Quds University;
PM Delegation: Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway; Odd Jostein Saeter, State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister; Sten Arne Rosnes, Representative of Norway, Ramallah; Jorg-Willy Bronebakk, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Bente Angell-Hansen, Director General, Office of the Prime Minister; Oivind Ostang, Director of Information, Office of the Prime Minister; Arne Bjornstad, Senior Adviser, Office of the prime Minister; Guri Solberg, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Runar Kinn, Police Chief Superintendent; Oivind Holm, Police Inspector, Ulf Anders Dobloug, Police Inspector; Einar Bern Farstad, Police Inspector.
PM Delegation: Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway; Odd Jostein Saeter, State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister; Sten Arne Rosnes, Representative of Norway, Ramallah; Jorg-Willy Bronebakk, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Bente Angell-Hansen, Director General, Office of the Prime Minister; Oivind Ostang, Director of Information, Office of the Prime Minister; Arne Bjornstad, Senior Adviser, Office of the prime Minister; Guri Solberg, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Runar Kinn, Police Chief Superintendent; Oivind Holm, Police Inspector, Ulf Anders Dobloug, Police Inspector; Einar Bern Farstad, Police Inspector.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
29
Jan
2005
Contemporary Palestine
Participants: The National Council of Churches of Christ, USA (NCCCUSA Delegation):
Bishop Vicken Aykazian, Clergy, Ecumenical Officer, Diocese of the Armenian Church of America; Sylvia Campbell, PhD., CCC-Speech Language Pathologist, Speech & Language Evaluations, Language Therapy and Consultive Services, Professor, Alliance of Baptists; Rev.Thelma Chambers-Young, Vice President, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.; Rev. Seung Choi, General Secretary, Korean Presbyterian Church, America; Rev.Bob Edgar, General secretary, NCCCUSA, United Methodist Church; Bishop C. Christopher Ecumenical Officer, Episcopal Church; Ms. Ann Hafften, Middle East Outreach Coordinator, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Bishop Thomas Hoyt, President, NCCCUSA, Christian Methodist, Episcopal Church; Rev. Dr.Michael Kinnamon, Allen and Dottie Miller Professor, Eden Theological Seminary; Dr. Antonios Kireopoulos , ASG, International Affairs, NCCCUSA, Greek Orthodox Church; James Winkler, General Secretary, Church & Society, The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, Washington.
Bishop Vicken Aykazian, Clergy, Ecumenical Officer, Diocese of the Armenian Church of America; Sylvia Campbell, PhD., CCC-Speech Language Pathologist, Speech & Language Evaluations, Language Therapy and Consultive Services, Professor, Alliance of Baptists; Rev.Thelma Chambers-Young, Vice President, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.; Rev. Seung Choi, General Secretary, Korean Presbyterian Church, America; Rev.Bob Edgar, General secretary, NCCCUSA, United Methodist Church; Bishop C. Christopher Ecumenical Officer, Episcopal Church; Ms. Ann Hafften, Middle East Outreach Coordinator, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Bishop Thomas Hoyt, President, NCCCUSA, Christian Methodist, Episcopal Church; Rev. Dr.Michael Kinnamon, Allen and Dottie Miller Professor, Eden Theological Seminary; Dr. Antonios Kireopoulos , ASG, International Affairs, NCCCUSA, Greek Orthodox Church; James Winkler, General Secretary, Church & Society, The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, Washington.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Jan
2005
“Perspectives of Transitional Justice in Palestine” – Human Rights Abuses During the Conflict
Participants: Lubna Hammad, Lawyer, PhD Candidate.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
11
Jan
2005
Israeli Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
Participants: Amit lechem, Vanlir Institute, Jerusalem
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
4
Jan
2005
Women and Religious Issues
Participants: Sarah Bernstein, Program Director, Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
22
Dec
2004
Identity, Culture and the Economic Agenda
Participants: Mathias Finken, German Embassy, Tel Aviv.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
22
Dec
2004
Non-Violent and Religion and the Arab Israeli Conflict
Participants: Aaron Tapper, Co-Executive Director, Abraham’s Vision, New York
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
18
Dec
2004
Civil Society Issues
Participants: Dr. Pamela Scholey, Peace Building and Reconstruction Program Initiative International Development Research Center, Ottawa, Canada; Roula El-Rifai, Senior Program Specialist, Middle East Unit, Program and Partnership Branch, IDRC, Canada.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA