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- What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- see: www.robschrama.nl
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- see: www.robschrama.nl
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise
- Europe, USA, Middle-East
- What is your current country of residence?
- Netherlands
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- see: www.robschrama.nl
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://www.robschrama.nl
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.robschrama.nl
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.jerusalemhug.org
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming, Democratization, Development, Education, Environment, Gender, Health, Humanitarian Relief, Organizational Development, Psychosocial
- Which are your primary skills areas?
- Advocacy, Evaluation, Fundraising, Program Administration, Program Design, Research, Training
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Solving ways to realize peace between Israeli and Palestinians
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your publications
- see: www.robschrama.nl
Jerusalem Hug
June 24 2008, approximately 2000 people embraced the Old City of Jerusalem. They walked around the city walls, holding hands and expressing the unity of the Old City. Inhabitants of Jerusalem, Israeli and Palestinians, as well as peace activists from the entire world are standing side by side in their wish for peace and in their love for Jerusalem. The Old City as a whole is a sanctuary and must be a free accessible area in an undivided Jerusalem, as a capital of both Palestine and Israel.
Already for the second time this “Jerusalem Hug” has been realized. Beside Palestinians and Israeli the organization has an international character with thereby an important Dutch input. In 2006 and in 2007 Palestine and Israeli peace activists came to Amsterdam to develop concrete initiatives for peace with each other in order to carry these out in Jerusalem. The “Jerusalem Hug” is set up each year more spectacularly. The intention is to let develop the activities into an all-embracing peace grand finale in 2012, where Palestinians and Israeli will be united in peace for ever.
June 21, 2009, the next “Jerusalem Hug” will be organized. Palestine and Israeli drummers who are playing together during the event, whipping up the audience and inviting them to dance, will get support from internationally famous musicians and singers. Prominent spiritual world leaders will also be approached to join the next ‘Jerusalem Hug”. Palestine and Israeli school kids will be present before the walls of the Old City to fly their “Kites for Peace” together.
The “Jerusalem Hug Foundation” has been established to apply for international support for further development of peace initiatives in Jerusalem. This will happen in close cooperation with the participating organizations in Jerusalem, the “Jerusalem Peacemakers” and the “Lovers of Jerusalem” and with institutions concerned in several European countries. The “Jerusalem Hug Foundation” is inviting people who want to help and support us. Are you interested?
Rob Schrama
Jerusalem Hug Foundation
Phone: *31-206265554 or: *31-646608660
mail@jerusalemhug.org
www.jerusalemhug.org
www.loversofjerusalem.org
www.jerusalempeacemakers.org
Already for the second time this “Jerusalem Hug” has been realized. Beside Palestinians and Israeli the organization has an international character with thereby an important Dutch input. In 2006 and in 2007 Palestine and Israeli peace activists came to Amsterdam to develop concrete initiatives for peace with each other in order to carry these out in Jerusalem. The “Jerusalem Hug” is set up each year more spectacularly. The intention is to let develop the activities into an all-embracing peace grand finale in 2012, where Palestinians and Israeli will be united in peace for ever.
June 21, 2009, the next “Jerusalem Hug” will be organized. Palestine and Israeli drummers who are playing together during the event, whipping up the audience and inviting them to dance, will get support from internationally famous musicians and singers. Prominent spiritual world leaders will also be approached to join the next ‘Jerusalem Hug”. Palestine and Israeli school kids will be present before the walls of the Old City to fly their “Kites for Peace” together.
The “Jerusalem Hug Foundation” has been established to apply for international support for further development of peace initiatives in Jerusalem. This will happen in close cooperation with the participating organizations in Jerusalem, the “Jerusalem Peacemakers” and the “Lovers of Jerusalem” and with institutions concerned in several European countries. The “Jerusalem Hug Foundation” is inviting people who want to help and support us. Are you interested?
Rob Schrama
Jerusalem Hug Foundation
Phone: *31-206265554 or: *31-646608660
mail@jerusalemhug.org
www.jerusalemhug.org
www.loversofjerusalem.org
www.jerusalempeacemakers.org
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EMU Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) 2010 accepting applications
November 5, 2009 to January 8, 2010 – Eastern Mennonite University
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Canadian School of Peacebuilding 2010 - Accepting Applications
November 10, 2009 to April 1, 2010 – Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Canada
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10TH JAN TINBERGEN EUROPEAN PEACE SCIENCE CONFERENCE
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for those who are intrested - an upcomming conference on this matter:
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kindly give me some time to think of where,how when we can plan a hug on a local or global issue....Actually Nigeria isn't in a good mood now becuase of the academics industrial union has still not resolved the crisis with the Federal Government.This is the 11th week of strike.I'm sure your idea of the wood soothing experiment will be application to oher situations where people or groups loathe each other.Gbemi
i wish you can & we'd be part of the stimuli you would need .Gbemi
I JUST feel it'll be limiting if such a not so simple yet yieldably expectant action is not liberally or purposely done beyond March21-Rtn Gbemi
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