Re: we ll be in uk at september 2009

[Donna Baranski-Walker]

Dear Bassam and Salwa,

This is a good and clear decision.  As much as I tried to be hopeful, I too found that visa application quite daunting.  Most significantly, it requires at least one financial sponsor -- and right now, we don't yet have someone who understands the responsibilities and is will to provide financial sponsorship.

I appreciate the other important work underway, with the Abir's Garden project at Si'ir School.  The legal case on behalf of Abir is critically important.

Your decision to attend the University of Bradford for the 2009/10 school year gives us much more time to prepare -- and many more opportunities to apply for scholarships too.  It is an easier path, and it will be much better to relocate there a month before school starts so that the children can get used to their new neighborhood.

Bassam and Salwa, everyone connected with you is delighted to have this opportunity to work with you -- and we're quite enjoying the opportunity to work with one another too!   We look forward to working through the details with you in the year ahead.

Sincerely,
Donna

P.S.  Next steps: 
(1) Visa Applications: find a visa advisor, hopefully at the University of Bradford, who can review Bassam's application and help us sign one or two financial sponsors -- Jim, please ask around at the University.  Irene or Sarah, please call the info numbers listed at http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf5students#Q4 to get their advice.
(2) Scholarship Applications:  Get back in touch with Rotary Jerusalem to see if Bassam can make the deadline (DBW - Done! -- waiting for their reply), other scholarships:  please create a PBWiki link at http://araminscholarshipfund.pbwiki.com and include a link to the application so that Bassam can start filling it out.
(3) Formal Application with the British Schools and Universities Foundation:  should we still set-up a scholarship fund on Facebook?


At 12:26 PM 8/8/2008, basssam arb wrote:

Dear All
first i want to thasnk all of you deeply from my heart, and in my family name , we think that this year its very diffecult to be in Bradford, visa will take at least from 3-4 weeks, the visa application is not easy, preafly we can wait for 2009, and to try to organaized every thing , we can come in july to have summar cours in English, i want to follow after the next step of Abir garden in Hebron, and i call my lowyer  ,they need to sent Adoctor for Areen from the israeli court , and i dont know exactly when, and its very important for the case ,i cant give them another reason to egnore us more and more,so i see the conditions not sutabile this year, realy please all of you accepet my deep apology and from salwa also.
for next year we ll be ready for sure.
i want to ask mr Jim if you please sent me the name of books or material in peace studies , so i can preper my self to be good student in your center.
all the best to all of you.
thanks again
Bassam and Salwa

bassam aramin
alquds for democracy and dialogue"afdd" chairman
022349888 0542383907

--- On Thu, 8/7/08, irris <irris...@btinternet.com> wrote:

From: irris <irris...@btinternet.com>

Subject: Re: we ll be in uk at september 2009

To: bass...@yahoo.com

Cc: "MORGANTINI Luisa" <luisa.mo...@europarl.europa.eu>, "Donna Baranski-Walker" <d...@rebuildingalliance.org>, "irene bruegel" <ibrue...@yahoo.co.uk>, "Sarah Williams" <being...@gmail.com>, "Jim Whitman" <J.Wh...@Bradford.ac.uk>, "Frank Fisher" <fra...@btinternet.com>, noa.kl...@btinternet.com

Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 8:05 AM

Dear Bassam, Salwa,and our group,  

Bassam,   you may be right - and there is certainly a lot
to do if you 

don't come this year.  We have spoken about this possibility and
it has 

its advantages.


My feeling is that we should still make a gigantic effort to get 

funding, housing, schools, etc in place, the latter two with Noa's 

help.  Noa is our woman in Bradford, and it is great to have
you  there. 

I can come up if you need hands on  help.

.If Sarah can take on the admin side of the visa, filling in forms
and 

contacting people etc, perhaps with Irene's contact, it may still
just 

happen. 


And if not, then we'll have it ready for 2009.  Bassam, you can
all come 

earlier than August, the children can go to English summer groups and 

get adjusted before school begins  (I am aware we need to think
about 

Arab's School Certificate and the effect of missing a year).


I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts - please email asap -
yours,  

irris.



basssam arb wrote:

> Dear All

> for studants the visa to uk takes 3 months from the day i go to
the 

> British office in jerusalem, so for sure hope to be there in
2009.

> its ok, we have alot of things to do.

> what do you think

>

> bassam aramin

> alquds for democracy and dialogue"afdd" chairman

> 022349888 0542383907

>

>

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