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What we did:

Peace Child Israel Activity In Previous Years

Peace Child Israel Du-Drama News Letter

Peace Child Israel: Not Yet Friends performance

Not Yet Friends - A playA young girl and young boy, Akram and Michal, want to join Peace Child Israel.  We see the negative reactions from their immediate circle of friends and family and witness the fears that this evokes.  More (with photos)

Click here for  Peace Child Israel Activity in 2001-2002

Calendar Landmarks:

August 2001 6 day professional staff training seminar  (at Givat Haviva)

September/October 2001 -  Launch of  7 “beginners” workshops in: Akko,  Ma’a lot/Tarshika, Sakhnin/Misgav, Qalansua/Ra’anana, Tel Aviv/Jaffa, Ramle/Lod. Abu Gosh/Jerusalem

 November 2001

 January 18, 2002 – Field trip to Caesarea.  Participants from Ramle, Lod, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Akko, Sakhnin, Misgav, Ma’a lot and Tarshikha convened at “Dani Hi”  range in Caesarea for outdoor cooperative play activities, acquaintance with counterparts from other parts of the country, and progress on sessions from the Peace Child Israel program

February 24, 2002 – Field trip to Jaffa. Participants from Ra’anana, Qalansua, Abu Gosh and Jerusalem convened at the “Teatron Aravi-Ivri”.  This theater is located across from the famous overlook of the Jaffa/Tel Aviv coastline.   Mixed group activities and continuation of the Peace Child Israel model were topped off with a performance of the widely acclaimed play “Longing”, by the cast of Arab and Jewish professional actors from the Teatron Aravi-Ivri.

 March 2002

·         Akko “graduates perform for 300 students from 6th and 7th grades

·         Full day course for professional staff on “compiling the play” (at Ma’ayan High School, Kibbutz Ein HaHoresh)

April-May 2002 - Full-day and weekend meetings took place for the purpose of compiling texts and to get a jump-start in rehearsals of the original plays to be performed in Arabic and Hebrew.

May 2003 Calendar Details - Click Here

2003 15th Anniversary Calendar

RAMLE-LOD TROUPE

20.05.03

MA’ALOT-TARSHIKHA TROUPE  

29.05.03

SAKHNIN-MISGAV TROUPE  

01.06.03

ABU GOSH & KIBBUTZ TZORA TR0UPE  

03.06.03

YMCA YOUNG LEADERSHIP TROUPE

09.06.03

TEL AVIV-YAFO TROUPE  

16.06.03

MEROM HAGALIL-GUSH HALAV TROUPE

03.07.03

 

 Inspiration and Successes

As the calendar indicates, there is much to be grateful for.  A large number of individuals “in the system” remained committed and engaged throughout the entire year despite enormous challenges.  The facilitation staff was not immune from the world around it, and required support that was supplied as best as the organization was able to provide.  They remained committed while experiencing many doubts and asking many questions themselves.

The fact that any teenagers were participating in dialogue of any kind, and that the parents – though concerned – were supporting them, was a source of inspiration throughout the year.  While it may be a small voice in the abyss of darkness shrouding this region, the fact remains that there is still commitment to at least continue the search for coexistence reconciliation between Arabs and Jews in Israel. 

Parental concern about participant travel, and the content of the discussions was more influential than ever.  Nonetheless, school principals and liaisons - wherever the program was inaugurated  - remained committed throughout the 10-month process. 

What We Did in 2003-2004

Beginners Groups:

  • Jerusalem at the YMCA

  • Ramle & Lod

  • Ra’anana & Qalansua

  • Misgav & Sakhnin

  • Karmiel & Dir el-Assad

Graduates Group:

  • Abu Gosh & Kibbutz Zora group performing “Knockout”

  • YMCA group performing: “Weather Forecast”

28-Hour Teachers Course:

  • Ort Ma’a lot & Ort Tarshikha

  • East & West Jerusalem participating schools

  • Ort Wadi Salame & Ort Kramim (Karmiel)

Peace Child Activity in 2004-2005

USA Delegations

New Year's Greeting 2007-8

 

2006-7 Schedule & Appeal

Video: Rehearsals in war time

Peace Child Israel at the Israeli Knesset, 2007.

Arab-Jewish Coexistence training in action

Photos from the PCI General Assembly

September 2007 Update

Funding Appeal - 2008

Delegations

"TOO ABSURD" produced  by Peace Child and ADAMAI
appears on Shatil CD   "Songs  for the Sake of Change"

Adamai

Volunteers for Peace

Peace Child Israel begins its third decade -program

Peace Child Twentieth Reunion

Peace Child Israel - Gaza war

Peace Child Artistic Review Board 2008

PCI- Long Term Impact Study - 2008

Six Actors in Search of a Plot

UK donor lauds PCI

2009-2010 Activities

4 Days in June 2009 – PCI in D.C. with soprano Sylvie Valayre

Alumni  

PCI Alumni Launch - Sept. 3 2009

Du Drama Newsletter #1

Du Drama Newsletter #2

 PCI at TAPAC

Habima National Theater Hosts PCI

Galas and Habima Hosts PCI

Season Playbill

Newsletter

Inter-Agency Task Force Welcomes PCI

School principal praises performance of "Don Quixote"

Video:Habima National Theatre Hosts PCI

CHILDREN OF PEACE welcomes PCI as Affiliate

Ministry of Ed. Recommends PCI

 

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