Hello fellow VTJPers
I forgot to send this out a few weeks ago�sorry. We had the second community forum meeting a few weeks ago. Only Nina and myself attended the meeting. We felt uncomfortable making any decisions about whether VTJP should organize a one-day conference or have a speakers series, as Mark Hage suggested. We hope this will be discussed at the next VTJP meeting tomorrow night. At the last VTJP meeting we agreed to discuss this for approximately a half hour. I think before we plan any further there should be a clearer sense of what the group wants to do. Below I have included the original proposal from the community forum committee. Unfortunately I cannot find Mark's email which contained the proposal for hosting a speakers series. However I have a hard copy and will bring it tomorrow. Basically Mark thinks that we should organize speakers to come over the following year and get well known people when they are already in the area. We can see which idea people prefer tomorrow night. See you tomorrow' S'ra Community Forum Minutes Monday, May 17, 2004 In attendance: Peter, Madelyn Holmes, Nina Parris, and S'ra DeSantis After an hour discussion we have come up with a proposal for a community event. The next two paragraphs are the actual proposal and the lists after the proposal are just brainstorms, which need to be developed after we have agreement from the group that we should organize the event. Hopefully we can discuss this at the next VTJP meeting. The proposal: We would like to have a mini-conference or teach-in on Sunday October 3. We would have two workshop slots, 1-2:30 pm and 2:45-4:15. At 7 pm there would be two speakers, hopefully one Palestinian and one Jewish person. (See our list of ideas below, please add your ideas). At least one of these speakers would have extensive recognition and draw a big crowd. We thought we would have the event at UVM because we could get rooms for free, if we had the endorsement of a student organization. We thought that VTJP would organize the event and we would ask other organizations to endorse the event, which would mean they would help do outreach and help with other tasks. We brainstormed some ideas for speakers; we need more ideas, so think hard!! Amira Haas, Israeli writer, journalist for Ha'aretz Gideon Levy, Israeli writer, journalist for Ha'aretz Noam Chomsky, I don't think he needs explanation Amos Oz, Israeli writer Huwaida Assaf, Palestinian American who helped to find the ISM We also brainstormed some ideas for the workshop slots, these are just ideas and we would love more!! Palestinian economy � how it effects the Israeli economy, in regards to globalization (World Bank, free trade agreements) Palestine and agriculture Linking occupations in Iraq and Palestine The issue of oil and US involvement in the Middle East Torture in prisons in Iraq, Palestine, historically Is criticizing the Israeli government anti-Semitic? We will set a next meeting date for the committee at the next VTJP meeting. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/MknplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VTJP/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
