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STAND UP FOR PEACE 2
PEACE PRE SCHOOL RECEIVES CHILDREN OF PEACE GRANT
SEVEN NEW TRUSTEES JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE BOARD
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: AGM JUNE 26th 2010
MAHMOUD JABARI WRITES ABOUT HOPE & OF PEACE
TWO NEW GROUPS JOIN US - THE STEERING CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY (BETHLEHEM) & BETHELEHEM STAR CHARITABLE SOCIETY
EVENTS COMMITTEE NEWS
CROSSING QALANDIYA LAUNCH IS GREAT SUCCESS
ABRAHAM FUND, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CHILD AND WESAL RECEIVE OUR LATEST GRANTS
YASMIN LEVY - GOODWILL AMBASSADOR HOLDS INSPIRATIONAL WORKSHOP
EVENTS COMMITTEE - RICHARD CLIFFORD TELLS US ABOUT THEIR WORK
CROSSING QALANDIYA - WRITERS DONATE TO US
OUR WINTER APPEAL 2009-10 SCHOOLS AID GIVING CHILDREN A CHANCE
SCHOOL BAGS FOR GAZA
ZOE HELLER & YOTAM SOLOMAN: NEW FRIENDS OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
JOIN OUR GROWING FACEBOOK GROUP
SIR DEREK JACOBI BECOMES PATRON OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
SHIRAA ORGANISATION JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE
AFFILIATE FOCUS: THE JEZREEL VALLEY MUSIC CENTER
CORK STREET CONTEMPORARY ART OPEN PRIVATE VIEW IS GREAT SUCCESS
TRUSTEES AGREE MAJOR CHANGE FOR CHILDREN
LOOK OUT FOR OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
MUSICIANS FOR PEACE TEAM UP WITH US
CORK STREET OPEN EXHIBITION - ARTISTS SHOW UP FOR
CHILDREN OF PEACE
THREE GROUPS RECEIVE OUR SMALL INTERNATIONAL GRANT
ISLA BLAIR, SIMON CALLOW, JULIAN GLOVER AND JANINE MARTIN
JOIN AS FRIENDS
NEW AFFILIATE -
MAOF SCHOOL, ISRAEL
OUR 10K LONDON RUNNERS
EXCEED PERSONAL BEST
67 WEST BANK CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE 2008 WINTER APPEAL
ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE -
A GREAT SUCCESS
UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENT GROUPS SUPPORT CHILDREN OF PEACE
EXHIBITION AT LUDLOW
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES US
FULL SUPPORT AND JOINS AS FRIEND
MATT LUCAS, PHILIP GLENISTER & AMELIA QUINLAN - NEW FRIENDS
SAHAR SHALALLDA AND DEJITSU WASSI - RECEIVE THE ABIR ARAMIN GIRLS' EDUCATIONAL BURSARY
STAND UP FOR PEACE - A BRILLIANT EVENING - A FUNDRAISING TRIUMPH!
NEW AFFILIATE - THE PEACE PRE-SCHOOL AT THE YMCA, JERUSALEM
ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE - JUNE 2009 - IS A SELL-OUT SUCCESS
10K LONDON RUN - SUPPORT OUR TEAM
CORK STREET - CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS THIS AUGUST
THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES CHOOSES US FOR NEW WEBSITE
COUNTESS OF CHICHESTER, SHEIKH MANASRAH, MANAL TIMRAZ JOIN US
STAND UP FOR PEACE: A NIGHT OF COMEDY ON 23RD MAY
OUR 2009 ABIR ARAMIN GIRLS' BURSARY FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GIRLS
WESAL - GAZA SCHOOLS JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE AS NEW AFFILIATE
AFFILIATE FOCUS: HAND IN HAND FOR ARAB-JEWISH EDUCATION
CORK STREET - CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS THIS AUGUST
CHILDREN OF PEACE WINS FULL
SUPPORT FROM
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
BRITISH ACTRESS SAMANTHA MORTON JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE AS A FRIEND
"ANGEL OF MOSTAR" SALLY BECKER BECOMES GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO CHILDREN OF PEACE
KING’S ACADEMY, JORDAN TO BE KEY PARTNER OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN RACING DRIVERS RACE FOR PEACE
HELPING THE CHILDREN - SAINT JOHN
OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP
AFFILIATE FOCUS – HANNAH WEITZER LOOKS AT THE WORK OF WINDOWS
CORINNE BAILEY RAE GIVES STRONG SUPPORT TO CHILDREN OF PEACE
JEWISH SIXTH FORMERS CHOOSE CHILDREN OF PEACE AS THEIR 2009 CHARITY
BORIS JOHNSON - THE MAYOR OF LONDON GIVES HIS SUPPORT FOR OUR WORK
CHILDREN OF PEACE SETS UP NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
AMERICAN DONORS CAN NOW GET TAX BREAKS IF YOU GIVE TO CHILDREN OF PEACE
2009 - THE UNITED NATIONS YEAR OF THE CHILD
GORDON BROWN SENDS PERSONAL MESSAGE OF SUPPORT
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
TIM BURTON
AND SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR
JOIN AS FRIENDS
GOODWILL AMBASSADORS MANSOOR & VALERIE IJAZ ON
WHY THEY ENDORSE OUR WORK
LATEST LONDON EVENT A SUCCESS
VICE-PRESIDENT
JOE BIDEN SUPPORTS
CHILDREN OF PEACE
DONATIONS TO FIVE REGIONAL PARTNERS
BURLESQUE DINNER GALA
INTERNATIONAL STAR YASMIN LEVY BECOMES GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
HADASSAH UK JOINS US
THREE LEADING ACADEMICS
JOIN AS FRIENDS
TEAM CHILDREN OF PEACE TRIUMPH
GAZA AID SHIPMENT REACHES THE CHILDREN
AMERICAN SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN SUPPORTS US
HOUSE OF GRACE JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE
HEREFORD CREAM TEA DELIGHTS
10K TEAM RAISES MONEY FOR CHILDREN OF PEACE
ETI CASTRO AND SAMACH ZAHOUT
JEFF GOLDBLUM MEETS SIR DEREK JACOBI IN LONDON
FOUR NEW PREFERRED PARTNERS
CHILD BEGGARS IN ISRAEL
BASSAM ARAMIN BECOMES CHILDREN OF PEACE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
DOMINIC MARTIN BECOMES SPORTS COORDINATOR - MADELEINE McGIVERN OUR VOLUNTEERS COORDINATOR
JULIA SAWALHA JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE AS A FRIEND
MESSAGE FROM TONY BLAIR
March 2008
EMMA THOMPSON, GREG WISE, IMELDA STAUNTON AND JIM CARTER BECOME FRIENDS OF THE CHARITY March 2008
BRITISH ARTIST HOLDS CHARITY NIGHT March 2008
RICHARD CLIFFORD ELECTED TRUSTEE
ABIR ARAMIN 2008 SCHOLARSHIP
GAZA EMERGENCY APPEAL SENDS AID December 2007
HEREFORD FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORT December 2007
SOCCER SCHOOLS UPDATE
STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN ATTEND THE FIRST LONDON EVENT November 2007
OUR GAZA FRIENDS CALL ON CHILDREN OF PEACE TO HELP October 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE SUPPORTS ONEVOICE DAY OF PEACE
October 2007
MIDDLE EAST DELEGATION REPORTS TO DISTINGUISHED GUESTS April 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE SOCCER TEAM WIN WORLD CUP! March 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE DELELGATION MEETS 13 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GROUPS March 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE REMEMBERS ABIR ARAMIN January 2007
BIG LOTTERY FUND AWARDS FIRST INTERNATIONAL GRANT TO CHILDREN OF PEACE December 2006
CHILDREN OF PEACE ENJOYS A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH Nov. 2006
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THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES
Supporting Good Causes Worldwide
SIR DEREK JACOBI BECOMES PATRON OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
The Trustees of Children of Peace are delighted to announce that Sir Derek Jacobi
- the distinguished British actor knight - has agreed to become a Patron of our charity.
He joins our other Patron, Madonna and our Royal Patron, Princess Inaara the Begum
Aga Khan. In his official statement to our supporters worldwide, Sir Derek says:
"I am honoured to have been asked to become a Patron of Children of Peace. The children of the region of whatever nationality or religion have been foremost in my mind when I hear reports of the conflict in the area. Children hold our future in their hands. We must assist, guide and support them in bringing a stable, caring and sound resolution to the past and present conflict. Please help us to understand them and help them in their need."
SHIRAA ORGANISATION
JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE
The latest organisation to join our unique "Coalition of Peace" is the well regarded Shiraa Organisation, located in the Bethlehem district of the West Bank. In this article, the organisation's Director Hussein Al-Hroub talks about their work:
"Despite the signing of the Oslo Accord by both Palestinians and Israelis in 1993, Palestinian children have continued to suffer owing to a lack of basic human rights. More than two thirds of Palestinian society comprises of women and children who live without social security. Shiraa works to protect children in the Bethlehem District and we would like to join the Children of Peace network because of its positive impact on this issue.
The world is in a state of continual change but often change is not progress and society fails to move forward. Shiraa recognizes that Children of Peace is bringing about constructive change in the community. It enables children who have suffered for so long to experience justice and dignity and is committed to creating a world of peace and security in which generations practice and believe in non-violent ways of solving conflict. Shiraa particularly supports the goal to respect the needs of children regardless of their religion, colour, social background or nationality and Children of Peace's concern that political agendas are set-aside so that all children are protected. This approach encourages different groups to recognize their common humanity and to build partnerships to solve the conflict. Children of Peace challenges society to move away from bias and to recognize that there is equality between all which gives children the space to express themselves freely.
Shiraa strongly believes in Children of Peace's goals and methodology and would therefore like to join the Children of Peace network."
AFFILIATE FOCUS:
THE JEZREEL VALLEY MUSIC CENTER
The Jezreel Valley Center is a remarkable organisation - like so many of our affiliates and was one of the first organisations in the region to join us in our conflict resolution work to protect all children regardless of community, culture, faith or gender. The Center is a multicultural home for children, youth and adults - Jews and Arabs alike - from the entire northern Israeli region, which maintains rich and extensive musical activity.
In this article, Zohar Dayan from the Center explains their work and its focus on three main areas that help to enrich each other:
"The Jezreel Valley Center is devoted to enhancing the lives of children and young people throughout our region to develop a love of music, to enhance musical talent and to create a strong community bond between young people through artistic and musical endeavour. We do this through three principal areas:
- Playing and singing schools - where children learn to play an instrument in a group
setting, play in ensembles and sing in a choir, as well as integrating into a music
appreciation / active listening program. Furthermore, conferences take place at the
Center, attended by orchestras, choirs and ensembles in which schoolchildren play
and sing.
- Regional Conservatory - in which students are taught in a wide array of Western and
Eastern instruments by top-rate teachers from all over Israel. The regional conservatory
offers weekly activities to representative performing troupes that appear on stage
in schools, cultural events and national and international conferences. In addition,
the Music Center offers a major in music for matriculation, attended by students
from the entire northern region. The students learn solfege and harmony, music literature,
the history of jazz, Arabic music, composition and are tested on their instrumental
playing / singing.
- Musical projects:
"Tenufa" (momentum) - a program for the advancement and fostering of multicultural Music education in Israel.
"Mifneh" (a turning point) - Zubin Mehta's program for the advancement and fostering of outstanding young Jewish and Arab musicians, in conjunction with The Buchman-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
"Begegnungen" (encounters) - a music education venture for fostering and Advancing musical encounters between youth and adults representing all Religions and nationalities, under the auspices of the European Union.
"Music in the Valley" - a multicultural music festival in the Jezreel Valley.
We are extremely proud of our multicultural "Shani" Girls' Choir. The singer's of the "Shani" girl's choir, aged 13-18 are Jewish and Arab, Christian and Muslim, from the towns and villages of the Central Galilee. The repertoire includes classical and folk music, as well as songs in Hebrew and Arabic, most of which were arranged especially for the choir. Performance venues have included the President's residence in Israel, The Vatican in Rome in the Presence of his holiness Pope Benedict XVI, and the Mormon Church in Jerusalem. The choir has also been invited to sing at multicultural events in Germany, Italy and the United States
The Galilee String Orchestra conducted by Zvika Karmeli, was founded in order to develop the chamber & orchestral playing culture of bow instruments in the Galilee. Arab and Jewish teenagers are taking part in it, and playing classical music and eastern & Arab music as well. Various high level Artists, who also Teach in the Jezreel Valley Music center, are taking part in the orchestra too, inspiring the young generation and be part of the chamber music culture in the area themselves.
The multicultural youth ensemble "Lauda" for early and world music ensemble endorses main concepts that are at the core of the Jezreel Valley Art Center activities, such as:
- A deep understanding of the early music heritage that constitutes a source of nowadays musical and cultural inspirations.
- The unique experience of performing various musical styles from different cultures, through a process of learning their folklore traditions.
- Developing the ability to create and perform modern music that absorbs inspiration from the past and the present, and thus sowing the seeds of a musical future.
