PEACE EDUCATION WEEKEND - WE NEED FOR YOU TO SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT

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Aimee Mayer

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Mar 12, 2009, 11:40:09 AM3/12/09

to upzma...@googlegroups.com, Sana Javed, hana elhattab

Not that we all have tons of money lying around, but this is a really great cause so I encourage you to give a little if you can or at least pass the information on to those who might be able to.

Aimee

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gershon Baskin <Ger...@ipcri.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:37 AM
Subject: PEACE EDUCATION WEEKEND - WE NEED FOR YOU TO SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT
To: IPCRI-Ne...@googlegroups.com, ipcr...@googlegroups.com

Dear Friends

On April 24-25 we will be convening another PEACE EDUCATION WORKSHOP in Jerusalem. We are expecting between 150-200 participants.

Studies conducted by IPCRI on Israeli and Palestinian public opinion has found that one of the reasons why there has been an almost total breakdown of confidence between Israelis and Palestinians is because both sides believe that the other side teaches hatred in the classroom. When asked to identify “what would convince you that the other side was truly interested in peace” respondents replied: “if they begin to teach peace in the classroom”. Education is the translation of a society's values into practice. It contains the messages and values that the society wishes to impart to the next generation. That is why it is so compelling. That is why the success of the current peace process is dependent on making peace education an integral part of the educational systems in Israel and in Palestine.

Education for peace and democracy is an essential element of conflict management and resolution. Imparting values of non-violent resolution of disputes to the next generation and enabling them to have a better understanding of the complexities of the conflict can have a great impact on the possibilities for resolving the conflict.

Prior to each workshop we will call on the potential participants, through our vast network of contacts and through the schools systems to participate. Participants are requested to prepare a presentation of some kind – to lead a discussion around a central question, to present a lesson plan, to present a film or a media tool that can be used in peace education, to run a workshop, to give a lecture, etc.

This is truly and dynamic and exciting weekend. In these days when there is little room for optimism, bringing together a community of peace activists and peace education is more important than ever.

We have no funding for this activity and we need your support. It costs us $150 per participant and most participants cannot afford to pay. We request every participant to pay a minimum fee of $25 – and that is what most pay. Please consider sponsoring 1 or more participants. If that is not possible, please consider offering partial sponsorship for a participant.

Thank you,

Gershon and Hanna

(to see programs of previous peace education weekends click on this link: http://www.ipcri.org/files/pew.html )

How you can contribute

Online – Click on: www.ipcri.org/donate.html

One time contributions can be made online with a credit card.

You can also make a subscription contribution that will be taken from your credit card once a month. Please consider this option. Think about a contribution of $25 a month or more. Most of our readers can easily afford to make this kind of donation. The subscription contributions provide us with increased stability and predictability and therefore are quite important to our effective planning.

In the United States, IPCRI is supported by the Friends of IPCRI, USA, a tax deductible registered public charity. Checks can be sent to:

The Friends of IPCRI - USA, Inc.

12675 Coral Lakes Drive

Boynton Beach, Fl 33437

United States of America

In the UK

You can support IPCRI via the British Shalom-Salaam Trust (charity 1103211)

By cheque payable to BSST and sent to: BSST, P O Box 39378, London SE13 5WH - quoting IPCRI

By bank transfer to HSBC sortcode 40-04-15 - account no 11576585 - international bank account number GB22MIDL40041511576585
Please quote your surname, initial and IPCRI

By credit card via CAF http://www.cafonline.org/apps/Charities/BasicSearch.aspx?dsp_keywords=british+shalom+salaam+trust (they claim Gift Aid and deduct 5% of the total) quoting IPCRI in their instruction box

If you're paying by credit card or bank transfer, please email bs...@bsst.org.uk with the amount and date, so we can ensure the transaction and allocation are processed correctly.

You can increase your donation by 28% by sending BSST a Gift Aid declaration.

If you haven't already completed one, please include this with your cheque, or by email to bs...@bsst.org.uk: "I wish that this and any future donations to the British Shalom-Salaam Trust (charity no 1103211) be treated as Gift Aid donations until further notice." (Donors should make this declaration only if they pay UK income tax or capital gains tax at least equal to the amount of tax recoverable by the British Shalom-Salaam Trust.) NB your postal address must be included.

From the Rest of the World:

Please send a check to:

IPCRI

PO Box 9321

Jerusalem 91092

Israel