Building Grassroots Partnerships Beyond opinions, beyond fears, beyond simplistic solutions and beyond politics: A meeting of Palestinians – Israelis – Internationals A human gathering of listening and co-creation October - 30-31 2009, Everest Hotel, Beit Jala Hours:Friday: 10:00 – 18:00 Saturday: Untill 16:00 You are invited to a warm human meeting of listening, getting to know each other and trust building. GVS - (Global Village Square) gatherings have been taking place since 2004. The previous meetings were a great success and allowed participants to open up to themselves and each other, and to the complexity of the situation in our region. People who participated in previous meetings said: " It is a great opportunity to meet the other side and see that they are not as horrible as we thought and actually they are as human as us" In addition to Palestinians and Israelis there are also internationals that take an important role in the meetings. These people come from many places around the world to learn, to support and to participate in the trust building process. Internationals who participated in the previous meetings said: "We learn from you and benefit from the warmth and humanity here. It was a great privilege to take part in this event" A map to Everest Hotel from Israel can be found here. For additional information please contact us: cef.gvs@gmail.com |
