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The
Second Starting
on December 6 and ending on December 9, under the supervision of the The
sessions of this “Arab Nonviolent Network General Assembly Constituent
Meeting”—with the objective of supporting and reinforcing Middle Eastern
organizations that are trying to implement nonviolent strategies to transform
conflicts in their countries, and with participants from around 57 nonviolent
Arab groups and organizations from Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon,
for the purpose of creating an “Arab Nonviolent Network”—will focus on: -
1. Finding joint
definitions for basic concepts and sharing different views on nonviolence,
trying to define a common vision that will provide a basis for the creation of
the Network. -
2. Writing the “Mission
Statement of the Network,” clarifying a common strategy and goals and
developing the structure of the Network. -
3. Discussing how to
promote nonviolence and popular resistance in the region, taking into
consideration nonviolent strategies and training plans already developed by
pioneer experiences in this region, and planning, if possible, a common future
action. -
4. Establishing working
groups and electing the “Steering Committee” of the Network. The
preliminary program of this meeting will be as follows: Day
1 13:30-14:30
Arrival and registration 20:00-21:30
Opening dinner with welcome address by Mr. Mubarak Awad 21:30-23:00
Video-clips with interviews recorded during the first Day
1 08:30-18:30
National meeting of Palestinian nonviolent organizations Day
2 08:30-10:30
Overview of our process from 2006 to 2007 and short presentations 10:30-11:00
Coffee break 11:00-13:30
Prayer time (for those staying in the hotel: documentaries and video-clips of
nonviolent actions carried on by participants in the meeting) 13:30-14:30
Lunch 14:30-16:30
Sharing different views on nonviolence 16:30-17:00
Coffee break 17:00-19:00
Developing the 20:00-21:30
Dinner Day
3 08:30-10:30
Presentation and discussion on structure of the Network 10:30-11:00
Coffee break 11:00-13:30
“Which realistic tasks could we assume in 2008?” Working groups 13:30-14:30
Lunch 14:30-16:30
“Which realistic tasks could we assume in 2008?” General discussion 16:30-17:00
Coffee break 17:00-20:00
Free time 20:00-21:30
Dinner Day
4 08:30-10:30
Structuring internal and external communication 10:30-11:00
Coffee break 11:00-13:30
Election of the Steering Committee 13:30-14:30
Lunch 14:30-16:30
Final distribution of responsibilities within a common calendar 16:30-17:00
Coffee break 17:00-20:00
First meeting of the Steering Committee 20:00-21:30
Closing dinner |
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