invite you to a Panel Discussion on 

Tuesday, April 5, 9:00-11:00 AM

Choate Room, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC

 

Featuring the following Panelists:

 

Director, The Mossawa Center, the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel

 

Co-Executive Director, Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development (NISPED)

Founding Director, Arab Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation (AJEEC)

  Ms. Einat Hurvitz 

Director of Legal & Public Policy Dept., Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) 

Dr. Alla Shainskaya 

Chairmwoman, "Our Heritage, Charter for Democracy"

Legal Expert, Tmura Center, The Israel Antidiscrimination Legal Center

The panelists, prominent civil society leaders and representative of several different ethnic and religious groups within Israel, will discuss many of the challenges they face in their struggles for civil rights and their role in the larger conversation about democracy, stability and peace in the Middle East.

To RSVP please email: info@atfp.net or call 202-887-0177.

invite you to a discussion on

The Busboys and Poet's Peace Café

Busboys and Poets at 5th & K (The Cullen Room)

1025 5th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

Wednesday April 6, 2011

6:00 pm- 8:00 pm

RSVP to Sarah (slawson@nif.org)

Event is free.

Join us for a panel discussion as part of Busboys and Poet's ongoing series, Peace Café, which brings together Arabs, Jews and those working toward a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East. The focus is on encouraging individuals from various backgrounds to share food, conversation and discussion.

Jafar Farah, Director of the Mossawa Center, the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel

Amal ElSana AlHjooj, Co-Executive Director of the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development (NISPED) and the founding director of AJEEC - NISPED's Arab Jewish Center for Equality.

Einat Hurvitz, Director of the Legal and Public Policy Departments at the Israel Religious Action Center.

Alla Shainskaya, Chairwoman of the Board of "Our Heritage, Charter for Democracy" and member of the B'tselem Board. 

Tammy Katsabian, an L.L.M candidate at Yale Law School.