Visions from the River to the Sea and beyond
In the “Visions from the River to the Sea and beyond” Project we, Israelis and Palestinians, work together to resist systems of oppression and fight for equality. We seek to create spaces in which joint work within unequal power structures can take place without ignoring or normalizing them. This project is one that negotiates terms and conditions of joint struggle while practicing it. This event is part of a series of events we have planned.
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 7:30 pm (online)
Through the green line with Yahav Zohar
A virutal Lecture/Tour (link to register below) along and through the green line of 1967 in its geographical, historical and political meanings with Yahav Zohar of the Green Olive Collective.
Yahav Zohar will take us on a tour through the different implications of the 1967 green line in Israel/Palestine and together we will look at current developments on the ground, their meaning for people in every day life and get a glimpse at the work of a movement dedicated to a future of equality who creates knowledge and information that can be a base for converastion on such a future.
Established in 2007, the Green Olive Collective combines business enterprise with advocacy for human rights and democracy. Together, Palestinian and Israelis work collectively to provide information, analysis, services and products that help critique, heal and repair the rifts that cause oppression. Their work includes educational, creative, and pro-active projects that both illuminate the issues, and provide tools for progressive change.
Yahav Zohar was born in Jerusalem and has lived in the city all his life. He has been a journalist, a translator, a political activist and a spokesperson for human rights and a sustainable political solution in Israel-Palestine. In his tours he combines historical and religious knowledge with a firm grasp of the political situation in Israel/Palestine.
In addition to his work with the Green Olive Collective, Yahav has been involved with several initiatives and organizations for Israeli-Palestinian cooperation, for non-violent political change, and a sustainable political solution.
The event is online, open and free and will be in English.
Please sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtfu2vpjIpE9wotAn9QAGaQV4lo9LtfqWc
Thursday, 30 January 2019, 7 pm
Shrinking Spaces - Virtual Tour to Palestine
Have you ever been to Palestine? We will bring Palestine to you. With a virtual reality program we will go for a walk together on the beach in Gaza, discover the old streets of Bethlehem and Jerusalem and visit historic places and buildings. We invite you to visit Palestine through the eyes and stories of people who live there.
Salem Barahmeh and Inès Abdel Razek, Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD), will present their new Virtual Reality application and take us through the streets of Palestine.
The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, led by a team of young Palestinians, is an independent NGO based in Ramallah. Through its campaigns, PIPD seeks to raise awareness and mobilize people to take action for Palestine. The aim is to build solidarity with movements, groups and audiences to increase accountability on those violating international and human rights.
The event is open and will be in English. We look forward to seeing you there!
Monday, 16 December 2019, 4-7 pm
Workshop: Visions from the River to the Sea and beyond
Lecture/Report from Ahmed Abu Artema on the Great March of Return and the situation in Gaza.
Workshop - Reflections on the right of return: What does this mean (to each of us)? What happens when the right of return becomes reality? What opportunities/potential does the right of return bring with it for those already living between the river and the sea, and beyond?
The workshop is in English and open to anyone, please register by sending an email to kunsthalle@kh-berlin.de as the space is limited.
The Right of Return 194 is a United Nation resolution on Palestinians expelled from historical Palestine in 1948: "The United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution 194 (III), resolving that refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.”
This resolution is one starting point for negotiations on nonnegotiable equality from the river to the sea.
The Gaza Strip – an area of only 365 km² where nearly two million Palestinians live, estimated in 2016 to be the world’s most densely populated area with 5154 people per km². For more than ten years, the Gaza Strip has been under a blockade and cut off from the outside world both on land and at sea. Not only are the people living there barred from leaving, but also are basic necessities prevented from being brought in - medicine, raw materials/commodities and construction materials, all of which would be, after three devastating wars in only six years, urgently needed for reconstruction. The United Nations consider the Gaza Strip uninhabitable.
Ahmed Abu Artema
Ahmed Abu Artema is a third generation refugee who was born in the Gaza Strip. He is a peace activist and journalist, and one of the organizers of the Great Return March. He has been published in numerable newspapers and magazines. His texts can be read in English in several U.S. American publications such as The New York Times and the Nation. In 2018, he was featured in a documentary film by Karim Shah produced by Al Jazeera news network, “Gaza: Between Fire and Sea.” He also authored a book in Arabic called “Organized Chaos” and contributed to several documentaries, including the Al Jazeera film “Which Rafah Are You From?” about the tragic separation of Rafah following the Camp David Accords and its impact of displacing thousands of families. Ahmed lives with his wife and four children in Gaza.
