Sunnyvale, CA Conference, March 23 & 24, 2012

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A Regional "Friends of Sabeel" Conference
March 23-24, 2012
 

Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church (map)
728 West Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale, California

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Plenary Speakers

Salem Ajluni Consultant, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Huwaida Arraf, Palestinian Activist, Lawyer, Founder, International Solidarity Movement
Naim Stifan Ateek, Director & Founder, Sabeel
Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American Activist for Palestinian Human Rights
Khalil Barhoum, Senior Lecturer in Arabic, Stanford University
Joseph Barkawi, Palestinian-American Entrepreneur, Infinite Tiers Group, Inc.
Hatem Bazian, Senior Lecturer, UC Berkeley, Depts. of Near Eastern & Ethnic Studies
Omar Dajani, Associate Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Laila El Haddad, Palestinian Freelance Journalist, Gaza Mom Blog
Marc H. Ellis, Professor of Jewish Studies & History, Baylor University
Noura Erakat, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
Al-Hassan Hleileh, MBA Candidate, Stanford GSB; Rasha Hussein, Palestinian Entrepreneur, Ramallah, West Bank;
Rosemary R. Ruether, Professor, Claremont School of Theology
Donald Wagner, Research Professor for Interfaith and Peace Engagement, Eastern Mennonite University

Who is this event for?

Everyone
If you care about peace, if you are looking for an opportunity to get first-hand information about life in Palestine, if you want to hear experts discuss the latest proposals for Palestinian statehood, attend this conference! No matter how much or how little you already know, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to learn and get involved in peace initiatives.

Bay Area Christians
Come and learn about the reality on the ground in Israel/Palestine. Listen to first-hand stories. Meet interfaith peace activists. Grow in faith.

Human Rights Activists
Share your stories. Learn. Network. Become actively engaged in Middle East peace issues.

Palestinian-Americans
Share your story. Educate other Americans.

Jewish Americans
Work for a just peace in the Middle East.

Techies
Meet Palestinians working in IT and High Tech and explore how building bridges between Silicon Valley
and Palestine can impact peace.

This conference is open to anyone, from those just beginning to learn about the issues to committed Middle East peace activist, and anywhere in between. No matter what your background and expertise, you will find a place to learn, grow in awareness, increase your involvement in Middle East peace issues, and network with others.

Workshops
Conference participants will have the opportunity to attend up to four workshop sessions, each with a choice of at least five workshops, led by an expert in her or his field.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MARCH 23
 

12:30-1:30 Registration& Market Place Open
1:00-1:15 Opening Celebration
1:15-2:30 Plenary I: Existing Barriers (Naim Ateek; Huwaida Arraf, Anna Baltzer, Laila El Haddad)
2:30-3:00 Plenary II: Islamophobia (Hatem Bazian)
3:30-4:30 Workshops Session 1 Barriers & Consequences
4:45-5:45 Workshop Session #2 Barriers & Consequences
5:45-7:00 Dinner (with live music)
7:30-9:00 Plenary III: Current Developments (Omar Dajani, Noura Erakat, moderated by Khalil Barhoum)

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

8:30-9:00 Registration & Market Place Open
9:00-9:50 Plenary IV: Censoring the Prophetic within Christian and Jewish Communities (Marc H. Ellis; Responders: Rosemary R. Ruether, Don Wagner)
11:00-12:00 Workshop Session #3 Challenging the Barriers
12:00-1:00 Lunch, Caucuses, Market Place
1:30-3:00 Plenary V: Technological Development: a Route to Peace? (Rasha Hussein, Joseph Barkawi, Al-Hassan Hleileh)
3:15-4:15 Workshop Session #4: A Call to Action
4:30-5:00 Closing Celebration (Naim Ateek)

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline is March 16 (Add $10 to your payment after that date.)

$90 Full conference

$55 Friday only

$55 Saturday only

$25 Student rate (ID Required)

Mail-in registration. Send your check payable to Friends of Sabeel, PO Box 9186, Portland, OR 97207. Put "Sunnyvale" in check memo.

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