Veranstaltung

Konflikttransformation und Friedenskonsolidierung in Israel und Palästina: Gender Dimensionen

Konferenz, Brüssel, 17. - 19. März 2010

Organisation: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Brussels, in Kooperation mit dem International Women’s Council und EU-Kommission
Kontakt: Marlis Gensler, Tel. 02- 738 7663, Email

Workshop und Abendveranstaltung boten eine Plattform für Friedensforscherinnen und Aktivistinnen aus Palästina, Israel und Europa. Schwerpunkt lag auf Fortschritten und Misserfolgen der Zusammenarbeit von palästinensischen und israelischen Friedensaktivistinnen 20 Jahre nach dem ersten Treffen, damals unter dem Titel "Give Peace a Chance - Women Speak Out".

Workshop: Conflict Transformation and Peace Building in Israel and Palestine: The Gender Dimension

Date: 17 March 2010, 9:00 - 18:30 h

Venue: European Commission, Nyerere seminar room, DG DEV, rue de la Science 15, 1040 Brussels

Keynotes: Sarai Aharoni, Amal Kreisheh, Elise Féron, Hania Bitar, Ruchama Marton, Carol Hagemann-White, Karin Aggestam, Molly Malekar, Maysa Zorob, Naomi Chazan, Colette Harris, Diana Copper, Luisa Morgantini. Welcome by Anneli Pauli.

Round Table: Peace and Security in the Middle East: What role for a gender-sensitive approach to conflict transformation? Research and Policy Perspectives

Date: 18 March 2010, 9:30 - 11:30 h
Venue: European Commission, Nyerere seminar room, DG DEV, rue de la Science 15, 1040 Brussels

Pannellists: MEP Nicole Kill-Nielssen, MEP Annemie Neyts, MEP Helmut Scholz; David Harmon (European Commission, Cab Geoghegan-Quinn), Gwenda Jeffreys-Jones (European Commission, DG External Relations), Mary Curtin, US Mission to the EU, Karin Aggestam (Lund University); Naomi Chazan (President of the New Israel Fund); Amal Kreisheh (Director of the Palestinian Working Women Society in Development. Chair: Jean-Michel Baer, Director Science, Economy and Society, DG Research, European Commission

Abendveranstaltung - Public Debate: 20 years after "Give peace a chance - women speak out". Israel-Palestine: What have women achieved?

Date: 18 March 2010, 20:00 h

Venue: Institute de Sociologie de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hall Dupreel, Ave. Jeanne 44, 1050 Brussels

Speakers: Hania Bitar, Amal Kreisheh, Naomi Chazan, Sarai Ahroni, Luisa Morgantini, Thomas Dupla, Simone Susskind. Chair: Birgit Daiber

Sprecherinnen aus Israel:

Naomi Chazan, Professor of Political Science, former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset (Meretz Party), Chair of the New Israel Fund;

Galia Golan-Gild, Professor of Political Science (IDC), former spokesperson of Peace Now

Ruchama Marton, Founder and President, Physicians for Human Rights Israel

Sarai Aharoni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former Coordinator of the program for implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 at Isha l’Isha

Molly Malekar, Former Director Bat Shalom of the Jerusalem Link

Sprecherinnen aus Palästina:

Leila Shahid, Ambassador of the Palestinian Authority to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg (TBC)

Amal Kreisheh, Director of the Palestinian Working Women Society in Development

Maha Abu-Davyeh, Director of WCLAC, Women’Center for Legal Aid and Counseling

Hania Bitar, Director general of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA)

Maysa Zorob, Representative of Hal Haq in Brussels.