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2008

Click here to view activities of the March 2008 delegation after returning.

2007

We haven't been able to keep up with all the activities of our delegates, so we haven't updated this page in a while!! Delegates continue to be active when they return to North America by reaching out to, and educating, their local communities through presentations, media, and other work.

To see the latest work that the November 2007 delegation has been doing, click here.

 

May 13, 2007: Local DC-area delegates gather to share experiences and help staff prepare a spring mailing.

 

May 2007
Activity	Where	Attendance

IFPB staff interviewed for the Muslim Link about upcoming delegation.	web
Delegate gave presentations on IFPB to three local area churches.	Toronto, Canada
Delegate hosted fundraiser to help support the June 10-11 mobilization, The World Says No to Israeli Occupation.	Washington, DC
Slideshow on the history of Quakers in the Middle East.	Cambridge, MA
15 delegates gathered to share experiences and work in DC and to help IFPB send spring mailing	Washington, DC

 

April 7, 2007: Nasser Abu Farha of the Palestinian Fair Trade Association (PFTA) meeting with activists in Santa Cruz at a reception organized by IFPB board member Scott Kennedy of the Resource Center for Nonviolence.

 

April 2007
Activity	Where	Attendance

"Peacemaking in Israel and Palestine," an article and pictures about delegation experience on the website of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.	web
Former IFPB delegate elected member of Jewish Voice for Peace Board of Directors.	US
"Style or substance following Riyadh summit?" an article by IFPB board member Michael Brown on the Electronic Intifada.	web
Three delegation leaders interviewed on "Just Peace" an hour-long radio program on Radio Free Georgia (WRFG).	Atlanta, GA
"Dr. Know: Occuption of Palestine, A Doctor's Eyewitness Account," a presentation organized by IFPB Board member.	Santa Cruz, CA
Presentation by Dorothy Naor of New Profile organized.	Morristown, NJ
Presentation to Peace Studies class at Purdue University.	Lafayette, IN
Presentation on delegation expereince to women's meeting.	Toronto, Canada
Two delegates shared their experiences on delegation at Quaker meeting	Salem, OR
Two delegates shared their experiences on delegation at Quaker meeting	Arlington, VA
Delegates from Virginia contacted their congressional representatives to protest an Israeli settler attack on the Tent of Nations.	Arlington, VA
Organized film showing of the Iron Wall in several cities, including Watertown, MA, Santa Cruz, CA, and Chicago, IL	US
"Failing to Hold Israel Accountable for War Crimes in Lebanon," an article by IFPB board member on Counterpunch and Electronic Intifada.	web
Several delegates presented or moderated panels at the Jewish Voice for Peace national conference.	Oakland, CA
Delegate spoke on "Chai Time," a show on Vancouver TV Chanel M	Vancouver, Canada

 

March 2007
Activity	Where	Attendance

Delegate incoprorated expereince on delegation into sermon at local Unitarian Universalist church.	Wilmington, DE
Presentation at North Shore Peace Council.	Chicago, IL
Delegate gave a presentation on Israel/Palestine to staff and faculty at Goucher College.	Baltimore, MD
Delegate speaking tour on the West Coast. Presented slideshows on the situation in Israel/Palestine in 16 venues and raised over $1200 for Israeli and Palestinian organizations	Alaska, Washington, California
"The Jewish People, Zionism, and the Question of Justice," an article published on the net.	web
Organized film showing of "Rachel Corrie: An American Conscience."	Monterey, CA
Gave a presentation on Israeli/Palestinian conflict at a meeting of local ministers	Lafayette, IN
Multi-media presentation on conflict and hopes for peace.	Lompoc, CA
Three delegates, a Muslim, Jew, and Christian, gave a presentation at a local mosque.	Chicago, IL

 

February 22, 2007: Two members of the IFPB-AFSC Olive Harvest delegation at a lobby training session in Washington, DC.

 

February 2007
Activity	Where	Attendance

8 delegates met for a lobbying day in DC organizaed by the American Friends Service Committee.	Washington, DC
"We Plant a Tree: Hope for peace takes root in Palestine's rocky soil," an article in Quaker Action.	web and print
"Iron Wall comes to Santa Cruz," article in Metro Santa Cruz about film showings organized in Santa Cruz.	web
"Personal Witness: Putting a Face to the Stuggle," a presentation with an IFPB delegate and two two others who particpated in delegations to Israel/Palestine.	Boston, MA

 

January 28, 2007: Many former delegates gathered at the Darling House in Santa Cruz to share experiences, and plan future work together.

 

2006

 

 

September 2006
Activity	Where	Attendance

Interviewed on West Virginia Public Radio (NPR) about delegation:"West Virginians travel to Middle East, return with different takes". IFPB delegates expressed support for human rights and discussed experiences from delegation. Interview was archived here.	West Virginia
"COM Grad aids Middle East Peace," an article in the Daily Free Press about the delegation experience.	Boston, MA
Work with Congressional Accompaniment Project, aimed at convincing state senators to travel to Israel/Palestine to learn about the situation.	Iowa City, IA
Delegate elected to be on the Steering Committee of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.	National
"Hydropolitics in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories," part of a group exhibit at the Landscape Institute of Harvard University. Exhibit runs through September.	Cambridge, MA
Six delegates participated in the Annual US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation conference	Dearborn, MI

 

August 2006
Activity	Where	Attendance

Sermon about delegation expereinces and situation in Israel/Palestine at local United Church of Christ congregation	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Travel to Lebanon to help with relief efforts (two former delegates)	Lebanon
Participation in rallies against Israeli aggression in Lebanon and Gaza	Washington, DC & Boston, MA
"Israel/Palestine: Cradle of Chaos, Cradle of Peace," a sermon about expereinces on delegation and hope for peace	Washington, DC
"Prism of War," a letter to the editors of the Economist about their reporting on the war in Lebanon. Click here to read.
Working with local children's center in Jerusalem to supply needed DVD resources for the children.
Workshop and presention with co-workers	Los Angeles, CA
"Peace Activist Says Fighting Must Stop," an article in the Augusta (GA) Chronicle. Read here.	Augusta, GA
Interview with Faith and Values editor of Cedar Rapids Gazette	Cedar Rapids, IA
Article on local member of delegation in Beacon Hill Times.	Boston, MA
"Searching for Peace," article about delegate's experiences in Israel Palestine. Read here.	Lewiston, ME
Meeting with local US Congressional Representative; thanked her for signing letter to President Bush calling for immediate cease-fire in Lebanon.	St. Paul, MN

 

JULY 2006
Activity	Where	Attendance

"In the Beginning, There Was Occupation," a piece about the roots of the HIzbullah-Israel Conflict in the Santa Barbara Independent. Click here to read.	Santa Barbara, CA
Presentation for World Affairs Council	Dallas, TX
Interviews of delegates with Polish and Israeli media at Women in Black demonstration in Jerusalem.
letter to National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," read over the air; calling for better NPR coverage of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.	National
Sermon on the Middle East at local Unitarian Universalist church	Reston, VA
Volunteer travel as part of three-week Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions work camp in Israel/Palestine
Daily presence in front of the Cabell building protesting Israel's invasion of Gaza	Dallas, TX
"The Distance from Guernica to Lebanon," article published by fomer delegate living in Lebanon

JUNE 2006
Activity	Where	Attendance

Two 2 1/2 hour presentations at Friends Southeast Yearly Meeting on theme of "Simplicity and Spice." Topics included AFSC olive oil project and experiences on recent IFPB delegation.	Asheville, NC	?
Presentation at St. Francis Episcopal Church on the conflict and experiences from April 2006 delegation.	San Francisco, CA	35
Slide Show focusing on Central Hospital in Gaza; highlighted problems in health care since funding cut to Palestinian Authority.	Boston, MA	10
Presentation at local MENSA meeting.	Dallas, TX	15

 

MAY 2006
Activity	Where	Attendance

"Co-Opted Existence," a Letter to the Editor about the Palestinian Right of Return printed in Santa Barbara Independent. To see letter online, click here.	Santa Barbara, CA