Shared Communities Program Kfar Kara- Pardes Hanna-Karkur- G...

Shared Communities Program Kfar Kara- Pardes Hanna-Karkur- Givat Haviva We cordially invite you to participate in a Seminar on the topic of: Inter-Community Cooperation Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012 Venue: Mercaz Or, Ibn Gvirol St., Pardes Hanna-Karkur Program 9:30- 10:00 Registration & Refreshments I 0:30 - 11:00 Opening Panel Chairman, Riad Kabha, Director of the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace, Givat Haviva Greetings Haim Gaash, Mayor of Pardes Hanna-Karkur Nazia Masrawa, Mayor of Kfar Kara Haggai Halevi, Executive Director, Givat Haviva Open Discussion: Jewish-Arab Community Activity Ibrahim Abu-Shandi, Director, Jewish-Arab Center in Jaffa 11:00 - 11:15 Break 11:15 - 12:45 Second Panel: "Community Action" Speakers: Dr. Shlomo Shaltiel, Chairman, Yad Yaari Professor Amiya Lieblich, Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University Dr. Tagrid Yiych Yunus, Sociologist, University of Tel Aviv Shai Cohen, College of Economy and Society 12:45-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:45 Third Panel: "Experiences from the Field" Speakers: Sara Ayalon, Conununity Coordinator, Pardes Hanna-Karkur Dr. Hassan Agbariya, Director of the Arab-Jewish School, Kfar Kara 14:45-15:15 Summary & Conclusions For further information contact: Mara List: [email protected], 04-6309288/9 A Givat Haviva Flagship Program, Shared Communities builds multi-level cooperation between communities representing the most critical social divides that threaten the democratic fabric of Israel today. Pioneering the first pair of communities in the program, the mayors of Pardes HannaKarkur and Kfar Kara have signed a cooperation agreement that engages diverse populations in their communities in joint activities that advance common values, projects and goals.