cordially invite you to the launch of an art exhibit:
"OFFERING RECONCILIATION" EXHIBIT LAUNCH WITH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN SPEAKERS
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
12:00pm - 2:00pm
World Bank Main Complex Building
1818 H. St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20433
LIMITED SEATING * RSVP REQUIRED * PHOTO I.D. REQUIRED
send email RSVP with all attendees listed to:
infoshopevents@worldbank.org
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Offering Reconciliation is an exhibit of 135 ceramic plates created by prominent
Israeli and Palestinian painters, sculptors, designers and photographers.
Participating artists were given an identical blank ceramic bowl through which
individual expressions of pain and hope would be depicted.
Each artist?s rendering reflects stunningly diverse feelings of pain, hope,
fracture and unity, reconciliation and peace in the Middle East. Participating
artists include Aliza Olmert, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Dani
Karavan, Mohammad Said Kalash, and Hanan Abu Hussein.
MC Atrium exhibit will run from April 30, 2007-May 5, 2007
PARENTS CIRCLE SPEAKERS
Robi Damelin
Robi Damelin lives in Tel Aviv. Robi?s son, David, was killed by a sniper while
on military reserve duty, in March 2002. David was 28 years old, and was
studying for his Masters Degree in the Philosophy of Education at the Tel-Aviv
University. After David?s death, Robi felt a burning need to do something to try
and prevent other parents from experiencing the dreadful pain of losing a child.
She closed her successful Public Relations firm to devote her entire time and
energy to the Parents Circle ? Families Forum and its activities promoting
dialogue, tolerance and reconciliation.
Ali Abu Awad
Ali Abu Awad is a resident of Beit Ummar, Hebron. Ali grew up in a politically
active family and was active in resisting the Israeli occupation during the
first intifada (Palestinian uprising). He was arrested for his political
activities and served four years of the 10 he was sentenced until his release
following the Oslo accords. During the second intifada, Ali was shot by an
Israeli settler and was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, where he received the
grave news that his brother had been shot and killed by an Israeli soldier at a
checkpoint at the entrance to their village. Ali and other members of his family
later joined the Bereaved Families Forum where they are active in spreading a
message of reconciliation and non-violence to Palestinians and Israelis.
For more information about the exhibition, please visit:
www.theparentscircle.com/exhibition
For more information about the Parents Circle Family Forum, please visit
www.theparentscircle.com
Sponsored by the Parents Circle, the Foundation for Middle East Peace, James
Wolfensohn, and the World Bank
(See attached file: Offering Reconciliation.pdf)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the Parents Circle Family Forum
The PARENTS CIRCLE ? BEREAVED FAMILES FORUM for Peace, Reconciliation and
Tolerance is home for hundreds of bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who
have chosen a path of reconciliation rather than revenge in order to prevent
other families from experiencing their terrible pain. They have chosen to
convert the feelings of anger and revenge, helplessness and despair, into
energies of hope and action, as messengers of a process of reconciliation.
Members of the forum conduct intensive educational, public, and media activities
to promote the path of reconciliation.
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank. It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use. In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
No comments:
Post a Comment