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ICAHD Summer Camp * Hamdan FamilyBy Anonymous, submitted on Tue, 20/07/2010 - 20:54
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REBUILDING FOR THE HAMDAN FAMILY, 2010
This year we, the participants of ICAHD`s 2010 work camp, will be rebuilding the home of the Hamdan family: the parents Youssef and Ouda and their four children, Mohamed, Kassem, Saja and Hasma. The Hamdan home, located in the Jerusalem section of Anata, was first demolished in 2005 for lack of a building permit (which is virtually impossible for Palestinians to acquire). ICAHD began rebuilding the home in its 2007 work camp, but because the Wall was being built just in front of their home at the time, conflicts between the residents and the police and army reached such a pitch that we were forced to suspend the construction and move to another house. In 2008 we returned to the Hamdan home and rebuilt it, only to have it demolished once again. Now we are back to rebuild the home for the third time.
The vast majority of homes built by ICAHD have remained, but we do lose some, occasionally twice, three or even four times. ICAHD rebuilds homes with our Palestinian, Israeli and international partners as acts of political resistance to the Occupation, not as humanitarian acts. In that context rebuilding makes sense, even if it means repeated confrontations with the Israeli authorities.
We seek demolition – the demolition of the Occupation and oppression – and so we engage in construction, constructing a just peace.
ICAHD SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE 2010 July 18 – August 2 Arrival Day – Sunday, July 18 16:00 – Participants meet at ICAHD office 17:30 – Travel to camp; Introduction to ICAHD staff, orientation 18:30 – Dinner at Beit Arabeya
Day 1: Monday, July 19
Work: · clean site · shuttering for concrete columns Schedule 07:30 – Breakfast 08:00 – Introduction for all 08:30 – Non–violence training 10:45 – Walking tour of Anata and introductions to local people (Jeff and Salim) 14:00 – Lunch 16:00 – 18:30 – Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner at Beit Arabyia 20:30 – Jeff and Salim: slide show presentation on House demolitions.
Day 2 – Tuesday, July 20
Working: · Release column shuttering · Prepare hollow blocks for exterior wall · Shuttering for roof Schedule 08:00 – Breakfast – at Beit Arabyia 08:30 – 1:30 – Work at building site 14:00 - Lunch – at Beit Arabyia 15:00 – 18:30 – Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner at Beit Arabyia 20 : 30 : Talk by Xavier Abu Eid, PLO Negotiating Support Unit
Day 3 – Wednesday, July 21
Work:
Schedule 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:00 - Leave for Jerusalem Tour of the Old City with Yahav 11:00 – Tea break in the Old City “Papa Andreas Coffe shop” 13:30 – Lunch – at Beit Arabyia 16:30 – 18:30 - Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner 20:00 -- Film screening on East Jerusalem and talk
Day 4 – Thursday, July 22
Work: · Finish reinforcements for roof · Pour concrete for roof Schedule: 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:30 - Work at building site 14:00 – Lunch – At Beit Arabyia 16:30 – 18:30 - Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner – at Beit Arabyia 20:30 – Talk with representative of BDS movement
Day 5 – Friday, July 23 Schedule 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:30 – Work at building site 14:00 – Lunch with Jeff + Briefing about the Matrix of Control Tour. 15:00 – 18:30 - Matrix of Control Tour 18:30 – Return to Beit Arabyia; dinner outside Night OFF
Day 6 – Saturday, July 24
Work:
Schedule 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:30 – Work at building site 14:30 – Tour and meeting '48 Palestinian residents of Ramleh/Lod/Lydda 20:30: Return to Beit Arabiya
Day 7 – Sunday, July 25
Today we will work on:
Schedule: 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:30 – Work at building site 14:00 – Lunch at Beit Arabyia 16:00 – 18:00 Work at building site 19:00 – Dinner 18:30 – 19:30 – Discussion with members of Palestinian and Israeli women's groups
Day 8 – Monday, July 26
Today we will work on:
Schedule: 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 11:30 – Work at building site 12:00- Lunch 13:00- Leaving for ICAHD office and Meeting with Yehuda Shaul (Breaking the Silence) Hebron tour with Yehuda 18:30 – Return to Beit Arabyia 19:30 – Dinner – Beit Arabyia 20:30 – Debriefing with Miri+ Jeff
Day 9 – Tuesday, July 27
Work:
Schedule 08:00 - Breakfast 08:30 – 13:30 - Work at building site 14:00 – Lunch – at Beit Arabyia 16:00 - 18:30 – Work at building site 19:00 : dinner 19:30 – Meeting with Israeli activists
Day 10 – Wednesday, July 28
Work:
Schedule: 08:30 – 13:00 : morning off 14:00 – Return to Beit Arabiya; lunch 16:00 – 18:30 – Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner at Beit Arabiya Evening program
Day 11 – Thursday, July 29
Work:
Schedule: 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:00 – Work at building site 14:00 – Lunch 15:00 – Talk with Shir Hever (AIC) on the economics of the Occupation 16:00 – 18:30 – Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner – at Beit Arabyia Evening program
Day 12 – Friday, July 30 08:00 – Breakfast – at Beit Arabyia 08:30 – 13:30 – Work at building site 14:00 - Lunch – at Beit Arabyia 16:00 – 18:30 – Work at building site 19:30 – Dinner – in Beit Arabiya Day 13 – Saturday, July 31 Schedule: 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – 13:30 – Work at building site 14:00 – Lunch 16:00 – 18:30 – Work at building site 19:00 – Dinner at Beit Arabyia Evining off Day 14 – Sunday august 1st Today we will work on: · Clean house and FINISH!! Schedule 08:00 – Breakfast 08:30 – walk to building site 11:00 – tea break 13:30 – back to Beit Arabyia 14:00 – Lunch 15:30 – dedication ceremony 19:30 – Dinner/Party – at Beit Arabyia
Day 15 – Monday 2d 08:00 – breakfast 09:30 - departure
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