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with special guests
Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, Executive Director MECA is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank, and cofounder of the Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh. Zeiad is also a filmmaker, journalist and educator who has worked with Palestinian and international media and has participated in the production of several documentary films. He was the co- producer and production manager of Promises, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002. He completed his Master of Arts in Social Justice and International Relations from the World Learning School for International Training Graduate Institute.
Alice Robinson, Communications, Jewish Voice for Peace is an Anti-Zionist Jew who recently traveled to the occupied West Bank, where she provided “protective presence” for Palestinian communities facing settler and state violence in the South Hebron Hills.
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. In the Middle East, MECA provides humanitarian aid, partners with community organizations to run projects for children, and supports income-generation projects. In the US and interna-tionally, MECA raises awareness about the lives of children in the region and encourages meaningful action.
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