“Peace in the Holy Land”

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

FRIDAY April 11_____________________________________
12:00-1:00 pm             Registration, Exhibits

1:00-1:50 pm               Welcome & Opening Ceremony

1:50-2:00 pm               BREAK

2:00-2:50 pm               PANEL:“Ending the Cycle of Violence through Nonviolence”

                             Dr. Halper & Sami Awad

3:00-3:50 pm               PANEL:“Christians in the Holy Land” Mazin Qumsiyeh,

Sami Awad, & Maurine & Robert Tobin

3:50-4:00 pm               BREAK

4:00-4:50 pm               WORKSHOPS (3)

“Build Houses, Build Peace - TwoJews Visit the West Bank”

 Tom Stern & Tema Okun

”CPT: Nonviolent Peacemaking from a Faith Perspective in Hebron” Donna Hicks & Naji Ali

“The Role of the Media” Alison Weir

5:00 pm                        Book Signing—

An Israeli in Palestine released March ’08 Jeff Halper

Anxious for Armageddon Don Wagner

Sharing the Land of Canaan Mazin Qumsiyeh

How Long O Lord? Maurine and Robert Tobin

Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict A Primer Phyllis Bennis

5:30 pm                        Middle Eastern Dinner

6:30 pm                        KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

“The Peace Process”
Ambassador Afif Safieh, Palestinian Representative to US

“A Time to Remember”
Cedar Duaybis, Founding member of Sabeel

8:30-10 pm                  Movie: “Holy Land: Common Ground”

Followed by open mike with director/producer Ed Gaffney

SATURDAY April 12_____________________________________

8:00 am                        Catered Breakfast, Registration, Exhibits

9:00 am                        PLENARY:

“Reconciling Celebration and Mourning: Rethinking Israel/Palestine after 60 Years.” Dr. Jeff Halper

10:00-10:10 am        BREAK

10:10 am                      WORKSHOPS (4)

“Nakba & Palestinian Refugees” Mazin Qumsiyeh

“Nonviolence”
Sami Awad, Donna Hicks

“Gaza in Crisis”
Maurice & Robert Tobin

“Fair Trade: Olive Oil & Crafts” 
Britta  Froehlicher & Lisa Caldwell

11:05-11:15 am            BREAK

11:15 am                      PLENARY: Dr. Don Wagner, “Challenging Christian Zionism”

12:15 pm                      Catered Luncheon with speaker:

Phyllis Bennis on “US Foreign Policy”

1:15-1:45 pm               Booksigning & Networking Sessions (2 x 15 minutes)

1:45-1:55 pm               BREAK

1:55-2:50 pm               WORKSHOPS (3)

”The Role of the Media” Alison Weir

“Jerusalem & Apartheid” Jeff Halper

“The Nuts & Bolts of Responding to Christian Zionism” Dr. Don Wagner

2:50-3:00 pm               BREAK

3:00-3:55 pm               WORKSHOPS (3)

”Crossing the Line” Naji Ali

“Comix, Narrative Activism & One Artist’s Struggle at Peacemaking” Ellen O’Grady

“Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions/ Morally Responsible Investment”

Phyllis Bennis & Salwa Duaibis

3:55-4:05 pm               BREAK

4:00- 4:30 pm              Entertainment with Dave Lippman

4:30-5:15 pm               CLOSING PLENARY: “The Path to a Just Peace” Sami Awad

5:15-6:00 pm               CLOSING PANEL: & DISCUSSION: What next?

                                    Donna Hicks. Sami Awad, Naji Ali