Women in Black – Program

Friday, August 12

Women in Black vigil at Hagar Square, West Jerusalem. Dinner (Knight’s Palace and Gloria Hotels). Evening Activity in all the hotels.

Saturday, August 13

Salwa Hdeib greets the participants on their arrival to Jerusalem.

Gila Svirsky welcomes the delegations.

Panel: Our vision for peace and expectations from the conference. Chaired by Nisreen Mazzawi (Palestinian citizen of Israel)

Speakers: Amneh Badran (Palestinian), Sandy Butler (USA), Maria Teresa Arizabaleta (Colombia), Luisa Morgantini (Italy), Lepa Mladjenovic (Belgrade), Yana Ziferblat (Israel).

Panel: In Memory of Hagar Roublev - Feminist Perspectives on the Palestinian – Israeli Conflict Chaired by Luisa Morgantini.

Speakers: Zahira Kamal (Palestine), Amal Khreisheh (Palestine), Henriette Dahan Kalev (Israel), Salwa Hdeib (Palestine), Nabila Espanioly (Palestinian citizen of Israel), and Sarah Lahyani (Israel - she is Tali Fahima's mother).

Workshops related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, each moderated by a Palestinian and an Israeli.

Topics for workshops:

1. The politics of the Judaisation of Jerusalem. Aida Shibli (Palestinian citizen of Israel), Zahra Khalidi (Palestine).
2. Jerusalem - Strategies of resistance and solutions. Dima Nashashibi (Palestine) Lily Traubmann (Israel).
3. The Apartheid Wall: Politics, effects and ways of resistance. Fadwa Khader (Palestine), Molly Malekar (Israel).
4. Settlements and the politics of colonization and transfer. Anat Rosenwaks (Israel).
5. Is the two states solution still viable? Arabiya Mansour (Palestinian citizen of Israel), Amneh Badran (Palestine)
6. Boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel. Debby Lerman (Israel).
7. Anti-occupation women political prisoners. Hava Keller, Sara Lahiani (mother of Tali Fahima) (Israel), Mariam Irbash (Palestine).
8. Right of Return versus Law of Return. Khulood Bidawi (Palestinian citizen of Israel)
9. Occupation, women and health. Dr. Mai Kaileh (Palestine), Dr Ruhama Marton (Israel).
10. Occupation, women and education. Nurit Hajaj (Israel, in Hebrew), Itidal al-Ashhab (Palestine – in Arabic).
11. Occupation, women and poverty. Rawan Natsheh (Palestine), Nina Mizrahi (Israel, in Hebrew).
12. Occupation, women and violence. Haya Sarsour, (Palestinian citizen of Israel), Hilla Kerner-Sulieman (Israel) in cooperation with the World March of Women.
13. Militarism, occupation and resistance. Ruth Hiller & Hanna Aviram (Israel), Samia Bamieh (Palestine).
14. Challenges, obstacles and alternatives for Israeli and Palestinian women's joint peace activities. Huda Imam (Palestine), Rauda Morcos (Palestinian citizen of Israel), Yvonne Deutsch (Israel).
15. The day after the disengagement. Nina Mayorek (Israel), Amal Khreisheh (Palestine).
16. Conflict and women's daily survival strategies. Haya Shalom, (Israel), Samar Dissi (Palestine).
17. What is wrong with the Oslo Accords? (Samira Houri, Palestinian citizen of Israel)
18. Open Forum: Sharing experiences (Pnina Firestone, Israel).
19. Presenting the International Women's Commission. Hania Bitar (Palestine), Naomi Chazan (Israel), Antigoni Dimitriadou (Greece).

Evening Activities in all the hotels.

Sunday, August 14

Panel: Women's Global Challenges, chaired by Charity Angya (Nigeria) with Yolanda de la Luz Aguilar Urizar (Guatemala), Dalit Baum (Israel), Stasa Zajovic (Belgrade).

Workshops on international issues:

1. War crimes against women. Yolanda de la Luz Aguilar Urizar (Guatemala).
2. International law- a tool for struggling for women's rights.
3. Patriarchy. Mary L. Wentworth (US).
4. Grassroots resistance to neo-liberal politics. Julieta Ojeda (Bolivia).
5. UN resolution 1325: how to utilize it for women's benefit. Antigoni Dimitriadou (Greece), Ilana Aflalo Peretz (Israel), Salwa Hdeib (Palestine).
6. Eco-feminism: Maria Theresa Arizabaleta (Colombia), PARC (Palestine)
7. Women and Development: Deborah Brous (Israel) and Aziza abu Freh (Bedouin citizen of Israel).
8. Women reading: poetry, literature and resistance. Elana Dykewomon (US).
9. Massacres of women. (feminicidio) Maria Jose de la Rosa Ignacio (Madrid).
10. Open forum – women's resisting experiences and perspectives. Natasha Khalidi (Palestine), Nava Elyashar (Israel).
11. Women in conflict resolution. Gili Pliskin (Israel), Mechtild Eisfeld (Germany) Zahra Khalidi (Palestine).
12. Conditions for successful reconciliation. Liliana Mason (Chile), Huda Imam (Palestine).
13. Round table: gender relations during political conflicts and in their aftermath. Simona Sharoni (USA), Dinora Aguiñada (El Salvador).
14. Women's activism in Conflict and Post-conflict areas, and the politics of assistance. Jadranka Milicevic (Sarajevo/Bosnia), Jelena Djordjevic (Belgrado/londres), Svetlana Saric (Vlasotinc, Serbia), Stasa Zajovic (Belgrade/Serbia), Zorica Trifunovic (Belgrade/Serbia).
15. Women, Health and Domestic Violence. EPIC Project: ** **Franca Balsami (Italy), Bilha Golan (Israel), Dr. Salwa Najjab (Palestine).
16. Effects of globalization and privatization on women, Julia Scherf (HBF), Eleanor Jose (Phillipines).
17. State terrorism and how to struggle against it.
18. WIB challenges and prospects.
19. Politics of Fear, Hatred and Racism.

Panel: Linking local with international issues – future plans and strategies for struggle. Elisabetta Donini (Italy), Rela Mazali (Israel).

Dinner buffet (Knight’s Palace and Gloria Hotels)

Evening Activities in all the hotels.

Monday, August 15

Internationals: Meeting with Palestinian women activists in Ramallah.

Israelis: Tour of the Separation Wall and solidarity political tour in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Dinner buffet (Knight’s Palace and Gloria Hotels) Evening Activities in all the hotels.

Tuesday, August 16

Demonstration at Kalandia checkpoint. Closing ceremony.

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