Summer Delegates Bring Experience home
Participants on IFPB's Summer Delegations Reach and Teach Others
May, July and African Heritage Delegates Share Message of Peace with Justice in Communities Across North America!
Reports and Photos from IFPB's Summer 2011 Delegations:
May 2011 Delegation Report 1: The Journey Begins
July 2011 Delegation Report 1: I am Here
African Heritage Delegation Report 1: "What is the Purpose of Your Trip?"
October 2011 - Participants on Interfaith Peace-Builders' summer 2011 delegations returned to their communities empowered by their journey's through Israel/Palestine and their meetings with Palestinian and Israeli activists.
This summer was the busiest on record at IFPB, with over 60 people joining delegations in May and July - including the historic African Heritage Delegation to Israel/Palestine. Delegates have turned their experience into action in communities across North America.
Benefiting from IFPB's unique Education and Advocacy Program, delegation participants received support and resources for their work. What follows is a partial digest of delegate media appearances and actions, organized by delegation.
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Delegates in Action:
Click the links below to watch, listen or read
Select Media From IFPB's African Heritage Delegation (July 2011):
- Avery and Gerald interviewed on the nationally syndicated Michael Eric Dyson radio program (United States)
- Gloria featured in front-page article titled "A Mission Born of Segregation" in the Record-Courier (Ohio)
- Keith and Oscar featured in Wareham Courier (Massachusetts)
- Jesse interviewed on KBOO radio (Oregon/Washington)
- Carolyn Comments for the Electronic Intifada (international/online)
- Gloria's trip report was carried by Mondoweiss (international/online)
- The African Heritage Delegation's Statement was covered by the Electronic Intifada (international/online)
- African Heritage delegates have maintained high levels of activism. More radio interviews, op/eds and articles are in the works in Boston, Seattle, Ohio, Atlanta and San Francisco; presentations are planned from DC to Seattle; and delegates are organizing local campaigns and conferences around the country.
Select Media From IFPB's "Today's Youth, Tomorrow's Leaders" Delegation (July 2011):
- Kazim published several pieces on the Huffington Post (international/online)
- Katie published several pieces on CNN's iReport, this one illustrates her interactions with Palestinian women in Bil'in (United States)
- Jozi writes on the possibility of peace for Israelis and Palestinians in the Gazette newspaper(Maryland)
- Rand featured in the Santa Barbara Independent (California)
- Manal on WMNF radio in Tampa (Florida)
- Matt's report was published by the U.S Middle East Project and Mondoweiss (international/online)
- Jozi posted two reports from her travels on the Daily Kos blog (international/online)
- The contingent of delegates from American University were featured in this article in the School of International Service magazine and website (Washington, DC)
- Jozi conducted this interview for WMNF radio in Tampa from the delegation bus (Florida)
- Rand was interviewed on KCSB radio in Santa Barbara (California)
- Delegates have continued to work at a fever pace, planning speaking events, organizing rallies and leading organizing initiatives in regions as diverse as Tampa, Florida, Washington, DC and Santa Barbara, California.
Select Media From IFPB's "Voices of the Peace-Builders" Delegation (May 2011):
- The contingent from Rochester (Beth , Jean, Russell, Michael, Ronna, Elaine, Nabil, Susan, and Linc) published this guest commentary in the Rochester City Paper (New York)
- Kim writes in Ithaca College's newspaper, The Ithacan (New York)
- Vince is interviewed in this PressTV report about the NYC demo that featured more than a handful of IFPB delegates (international)
- Colleen and the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee's work is featured in the blog of the St. Louis News (Missouri)
- Harvie published this letter to the Editor in the Aspen Times (Colorado)
- Harvie published this op/ed in the Aspen Times (Colorado)
- Vince's Op/Ed in The Morning Call: "More weapons won't bring peace to the Middle East" (Pennsylvania)
- Peter's trip is featured in this article from the Addison Independent (Illinois)
- Amy was featured in this article in the Kalamazoo Gazette (Michigan)
- Adam writes in Mondoweiss, a blog which he co-edits (international/online)
- Participants from the delegation gave presentations, organized conferences, and led workshops around the country, speaking to audiences from New York to California.
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