Friends of the Arava Institute held its first "ARAVA on the Air" session, a new interactive briefing series designed to provide the latest updates on the exciting progress being made in environmental sustainability and peace building at the ground-breaking Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.

Entitled "Voices of the Future", the briefing focused on the efforts of Arava Institute alumni to develop projects that advance coexistence and transboundary environmental cooperation amid a challenging political and cultural environment. The program was hosted by David Weisberg, Friends of the Arava Institute Executive Director, and included hearing from:

• David Lehrer, Arava Institute Executive Director
• Mona Dajani, Palestinian alumna
• Elad Topel, Israeli alumnus

Date: Monday, April 13, 2009

To listen to "ARAVA on the Air" visit www.friendsofarava.org.
For more information email jessica@friendsofarava.org.

Located in the south of Israel, the Arava Institute, created in 1996, brings together Jewish, Muslim, and Christian students from Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, and beyond to study common environmental issues as a platform not only for building sustainability but also for developing the trust, respect, and understanding that can be the foundation for a future peace.