Dear IHPers.

A few of you remember Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj who spoke at IHP seminar three years
ago. Eyad is a
psychiatrist and the founder/president of the Gaza Community Mental Health
Program and Secretary
General of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights. You can
talk to him via
teleconference tomorrow, May 9th. Today is the last day to register. Dr.
El-Sarraj is now in the midst
of stem cell replacement therapy. He would deeply appreciate the opportunity to
reach beyond his
isolation tent to speak with us. He will also be receiving a significant human
rights award
next month for his commitment and extensive work on human rights, non-violence
resistance and
psycho-politics in Palestine. There is a lot to learn from Dr. El-Sarraj.
Please join us.

Amineh Ayyad

-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Corrie [mailto:cindy@...]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:34 AM
To: Cindy Corrie
Subject: FW: Last Day to Register for El Sarraj/ Nagler
Teleconference--Rebuilding Alliance

Friends,

Many of you helped to support The Rebuilding Alliance effort to bring
attention to the situation in Gaza through rebuilding for the Nasrallah
family. Now that the family is ready to begin the move into their new
home, The Rebuilding Alliance is hosting a series of "housewarming"
teleconferences bringing together important voices both from Gaza and
elsewhere. The first is tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9th and features Dr.
Eyad Sarraj of Gaza Community Mental Health Program and Michael Nagler,
Professor Emeritus, Peace and Studies Conflict Program at the University
of California, Berkeley. (See details below.) You have an opportunity to
join this call and future ones described at the registration site. You
will be able to join the discussion and, also, to lend support to the
ongoing education/rebuilding work in Gaza. Please consider joining us.

Thank you for your continuing interest.

Cindy Corrie

and the Rebuilding Alliance Board of Directors

_____

From: The Rebuilding Alliance [mailto:News@...]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:42 AM
Subject: Last Day to Register for El Sarraj/ Nagler Teleconference



Hello Everyone,

Today is the last day to register for the teleconference featuring Dr.
Eyad El Sarraj and Professor Michael Nagler discussing, The
Transformative Power of Nonviolence: Drawing Inspiration from Rachel
Corrie

The call takes place on May 9th Wednesday at the following time across
the world: 8:45-10am Pacific / 11:45-1pm Eastern / 6:45-8pm Jerusalem time.
If you would like to join the call, please register at
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=786 and we'll forward
the toll free number for you to call.

There are many reasons to join this call. One of the most important
reasons is that Dr. El Sarraj is now in the midst of stem cell
replacement therapy and is getting stronger every day. He would deeply
appreciate the opportunity to reach beyond his isolation tent to speak
with you. More good news: Dr. El Sarraj will be receiving a significant human
rights award
next month!

Please Register Now
<https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=786>
- and spread the word.

Sincerely,

Donna Baranski-Walker
Executive Director
The Rebuilding Alliance

P.S. To register for this first Housewarming Teleconference, please go
to
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=786

Our Speakers:

Dr. Eyad El Sarraj, a Psychiatrist, was born in April 1944, in Beer
Sheva-Palestine, and was forced to move to live in Gaza-Palestine, in
1948.
He received his Medical degree in Alexandria-Egypt, and his degree in
Psychiatry in London-UK. He is a human rights and peace activist,
founder and Director General of the Gaza Community Mental Health
Programme, and Secretary General of the Palestinian Independent
Commission for Citizen's Rights. He is a Member of many local and
international health and human rights organizations. His activity in
human rights has caused him hardships by both Israeli and Palestinian
Authorities. In 1996 he was arrested and tortured for condemning torture
and violation of human rights by Palestinian Authorities. Winner of the
Physicians for Human Rights Award in 1997 and the Martin Ennals Award
for human rights defenders in 1998. Dr. El-Sarraj publishes extensively
on issues of peace, civil society, human rights and psycho-politics.
_____________________

Michael Nagler, President, <http://www.mettacenter.org/> MettaCenter
for Nonviolence Education

* Professor Emeritus, Classics and Comparative Literature and
Peace & Conflict Studies Program in the International and Area Studies Teaching
Department at the University of California, Berkeley
* Founding Member, BlueMountainCenter of Meditation
* Director, Educators for Nonviolence
* Chairman of the Board, Peaceworkers
* Interim Steering Committee, Nonviolent Peaceforce
* Member, Peace and Justice Studies Association
* Editorial Board, International Journal of Nonviolence
* Advisory Boards: AHIMSA
<http://www.mettacenter.org/index.php?tag=Ahimsa> ; Tikkun; The Peace
Alliance; FutureWAVE; The International Network for Peace; Justice and
Democracy in the Middle East; Dalai Lama Foundation

________________________

Our Teleconference Host:

Jennifer Fischer is a member of the Rebuilding Alliance Board of
Directors.
A film editor, Texas native, and avid traveler, she received her BA from
Sarah Lawrence College (2000) and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from
Harvard University (2003). Her film projects include a self-produced
documentary short, "Songs for Palestine," and two fictional short films:
"Roger," selected to the New England Film and Video Festival and
currently airing on atomfilms.com <http://atomfilms.com/> and "Rachel's
Fortune,"
selected to three children's film festivals. She is currently working on
a feature film to be shot in June and two new documentary film projects.

In 2005, Jennifer co-founded the Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival with
Ramon Hamilton. The festival recently expanded, opening the SCV Film
Center, with filmmaking workshops for youth and low-cost resources for
independent filmmakers. Jennifer and Ramon see film as a medium that can
educate and bridge cultural divides, provoke thought, and provide
important escape from the daily grind. Jennifer has served of the
Assistant Executive Director of an NGO in Los Angeles and has worked as
a consultant for both the Outreach Center for the Center for Middle
Eastern Studies at Harvard and at the Outreach Center for Near Eastern
Studies at UCLA.

To register for the first Housewarming Teleconference, go to
<http://www.rebuildingalliance.org/> www.RebuildingAlliance.org and
click Register Here!
<https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=786>



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