[WAsummit] Fwd: ICAHD Summer Rebuilding 2010

[Tema Okun]

For those who might be interested in an informative and life-changing  
experience in Palestine. The summer rebuilding experience combines  
working to rebuild a Palestinian home with in-depth tours to areas in  
Palestine that most people don't get to see. The education you will  
receive about Palestine, Israel, the Kafkaesque interweaving of  
Occupation, home demolition, settlement expansion, Wall building,  
infrastructure destruction, apartheid roads will be enlightening and  
disturbing. If you are interested, please consider working with an  
organized group along the lines of what the letter here suggests to  
make it happen. Thanks, Tema
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> Dear  Friends,
>
> We write to announce a new program. Or more accurately a new  
> approach to one of our core programs. For 6 years now, The Israeli  
> Committee Against House Demolitions’ annual Summer Rebuilding  
> Experience has been inviting Palestinians, Israelis and  
> internationals to witness the devastating effects of Occupation and  
> work “on the ground” together in the West Bank rebuilding a  
> demolished Palestinian home as one way to oppose the draconian  
> policies of the Israeli government. What we are doing differently  
> this year is actively involving organizations, such as yours, in  
> this program.
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> The next Summer Rebuilding Experience will take place from July 19-- 
> August 1, 2010. In order to encourage broad community involvement in  
> this activity, to grow our local organizations, and to expand the  
> wider movement against Occupation in the US, ICAHD-USA is  
> introducing an opportunity for local groups to become more involved;  
> specifically, we are asking groups such as yours to sponsor the  
> participation of an individual in the annual Summer Rebuilding  
> Experience.
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> Sponsorship consists of identifying a suitable candidate and helping  
> her/him raise the necessary funds to cover their costs, which  
> include fees for the camp (for two weeks of lodging, food and  
> domestic travel on educational tours) and a contribution toward the  
> costs of constructing the new home (particularly the building  
> materials).  This coming year the fee will be $2,000. Donations made  
> to ICAHD-USA to cover the $2000 fee are tax deductible. In addition,  
> some candidates may also require help with travel expenses.  
> Unfortunately international travel costs are not tax deductible.
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> We anticipate that the organizing and fundraising activities  
> connected to sending someone to the ICAHD Summer Rebuilding  
> Experience can serve as a means to educate your community about the  
> inhumane policy of demolishing Palestinian homes.
>
> As we envision this opportunity, once the participant returns home  
> with a first hand experience and a personal account about the  
> realities of the destructive effects of Israeli government policies,  
> you would help and encourage him/her to use the experience as a  
> springboard to further action. This might include giving talks to  
> local organizations, participating in media interviews, writing  
> letters to local and national newspapers, visiting with  
> Congressional leaders, and continuing to help raise funds for ICAHD  
> and ICAHD-USA’s Summer Rebuilding Program making it possible for  
> others to have the same amazing experience year after year!
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> We hope that your organization is interested in participating in  
> this program.  If you are, please contact us as soon as possible. We  
> are, of course, available to assist you in all parts of the process.  
> You may also wish to consider working with other local groups  
> (religious and civic organizations, peace and justice groups, etc.)  
> to co-sponsor a participant. This can be another opportunity for  
> outreach, education and solidarity.
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> If you have questions or would like to explore this opportunity  
> further, please get in touch with us at info at icahdusa.org.
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> Many thanks,
>
> Elyse Crystall, Director
> ICAHD-USA
> P.S. We are reserving space and giving priority to those  
> participants who are funded and supported by organizations such as  
> yours and especially to those who have never traveled to Israel/ 
> Palestine before.
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> Elyse Crystall, Ph.D
> Coordinating Director
> ICAHD-USA
> P.O. Box 2565
> Chapel Hill, NC 27515
> Tel: 919-277-0632
> email: info at icahdusa.org
> web: www.icahdusa.org
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> Elyse Crystall, Ph.D
> Coordinating Director
> ICAHD-USA
> P.O. Box 2565
> Chapel Hill, NC 27515
> Tel: 919-277-0632
> email: info at icahdusa.org
> web: www.icahdusa.org
>

Tema Okun
204 Rigsbee Avenue . #201
Durham . NC 27701
919.949.0609




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