Join us in exploring how the intensifying military occupation of Palestine hinders Palestinians and Israelis in meeting their children’s needs
One-Day Conference Saturday, November 1, 2014
Breaking a Generation–The Israeli Occupation
· Its Damage to Palestinian Children
· Its Cost to Israeli Children
Christ Church, Zero Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Dynamic speakers include Ivan Karakashian, advocate from Defence for Children International;
Dr. Mads Gilbert, Norwegian ER physician,
led medical relief in Gaza 2008, 2014;
Omar Barghouti,
co-founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Civil Society-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Caroline Hunter, founder of South African apartheid boycott;
Palestinian American therapists; Israeli conscientious objectors, and Jewish educators.
Program
Registration 8am, Welcome 9:00am
Damage to Palestinian Children in Gaza
Military Detention of West Bank Children
Panel–Militarization of Israeli Children
Panel–Children’s Emotional Trauma
What Can We Do to Support?
Music, Resource Room–books, films, information on helpful projects
**~Conference Sponsored by Friends of Sabeel and Tree of Life Educational Fund~**
To Register, go to http://bostonfosna.brownpapertickets.com Tickets $25, Students $10
Americans fund 23% of Israel’s military budget, without asking for accountability.
Isn’t it time we got together to explore the impact of these funds on the next generation?