[Palestineinschools] today!

[nour]

i'm sorry work has been NUTS. as alexis says; "i;m up
to my neck in volvo"!!!! lol.

here's a quick thing i did. without the changes that
alexis suggested. let me know. i don't think that it's
too much info.. i mena it fit. i don't know. tell me
what you think. i'm still finishing up the logo. but
;like i said- i'm swamped. but i'm trying i swear.
please bear with me. 

let me know what you think. oh and please call me with
changes... 212.647.5858

--- Alexis <redcathexis at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I made quite a few small edits and suggested cuts,
> though it is still quite long for a flier.  I also
> suggest that we leave out the "What is PEP doing?"
> section, because i think the project description
> says
> all of that.  Finally, we should reserve the
> "palestineinschools" domain names ASAP, before we
> pass
> out anything with the URL.
> hope this helps,
> alexis
> 
> 
> The Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP)
> 
> The Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP) is a
> collective initiative of activist educators based in
> New York City and Philadelphia. Our aim is to create
> a
> long-term, sustainable project that will help to
> challenge and refigure the prevailing notions about
> Israel/Palestine.  PEP participants are preparing to
> go into classrooms and facilitate interactive
> lessons
> and activities about the history of Israel/Palestine
> and the Palestinian struggle for self-determination.
> 
> PEP is also developing resources - including lesson
> plans, workshops, activities, and background sources
> -
> for teachers throughout the country who wish to
> address issues related to Israel/Palestine in their
> classrooms. We aim to create an on-line resource
> library and a published curriculum.
> 
> The vision for this project has grown out of the
> positive experiences that a number of Palestinian
> solidarity activists have had doing grassroots
> educational programs in elementary schools, middle
> schools, and high schools across the country.
> 
> HOW PEP WORKS:
> 
> PEP is a collective project, NOT an organization.
> Ideally, PEP will be a way for people to come
> together
> to do real focused work without feeling drained.
> Rotating committees, peer reviews, and giving
> everyone
> the opportunity to be a presenter will not only keep
> responsibility and participation equally
> distributed;
> it will also facilitate each participant's growth in
> the different areas of work.
> 
> Join us in this sustainable, collective project.
> Please contact
> Palestine_in_school at yahoo.com for more information,
> and watch for our website at
> www.palestineinschools.org [?]
> 
> 
> Why PEP?
> - We are being proactive, not just responding to
> each
> new crisis or organizing the organized.
> - Activists too often take for granted that there
> are
> certain spaces unavailable to us. PEP will reach out
> in these "non-activist" spaces.  
> - The education system in this country is designed
> to
> extract compliance from kids and train obedient
> citizens. PEP will encourage critical thinking
> with participatory educational programs.
> 
> What is PEP doing?
> - assembling a resource library for activists and
> educators that will be housed in NYC and on-line
> - developing an interactive website
> - developing a progressive curriculum about
> Palestine/Israel for publication
> - developing participatory lesson plans and
> activities
> to bring into schools
> - giving trainings on democratic education
> techniques
> for those who wish to go into schools
> 
> 
> 
> --- Ora Wise <ruah at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hey y'all,
> > So I don't know if anyone is going to get this in
> > time. We seem to be having
> > some troubles with the list.  But if you get this-
> > please look over this and
> > send comments or suggestions to nour today!
> > (earthnour at yahoo.com). I think
> > that this is a last minute effort to put a flyer
> > together aimed at solid
> > Palestine solidarity activists and not actually a
> > mission statement. I think
> > that we have to continue to shape something like
> > that.
> > Peace,
> > ora
> > 
> > The Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP)
> > 
> > The Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP) is a
> > collective initiative of
> > activist educators based in New York City and
> > Philadelphia. It is the
> > primary aim of those involved to create a
> long-term,
> > sustainable project
> > that will help to challenge and refigure the
> > prevailing notions about, and
> > media misrepresentations of, the cultural and
> > political history of
> > Israel/Palestine.  PEP participants are preparing
> to
> > go into classrooms and
> > facilitate interactive lessons and activities
> about
> > the history of
> > Israel/Palestine and the Palestinian struggle for
> > self-determination. PEP
> > also aims to provide important resources-including
> > lesson plans, workshops,
> > activities, and background sources-for teachers
> > throughout the country who
> > wish to address issues related to Israel/Palestine
> > in their classrooms.
> > This work will eventually culminate in an on-line
> > resource library and a
> > published curriculum.
> > 
> > The vision for this project has grown out of the
> > grassroots educational work
> > that a number of Palestinian solidarity activists
> > have already been doing.
> > We have had some very positive experiences going
> > into elementary, middle,
> > and high schools across the country where students
> > have, amongst other
> > things, read letters from young Palestinians and
> > Israeli high school
> > refusers, watched a Palestinian hip hop video, and
> > brainstormed alternative
> > uses for the U.S. money that goes to Israel.
> > 
> > Expanding and sustaining this work is part of a
> > broader project that needs
> > more energy put into it: growing the movement,
> > rather than simply organizing
> > the organized.
> > 
> > HOW PEP WORKS:
> > 
> > PEP is a collective project-NOT an organization.
> The
> > difference is that PEP
> > won't need to have weekly meetings or long debates
> > about which event to
> > endorse. Ideally, PEP will be a way for people to
> > come together to do real
> > focused work without feeling drained. Rotating
> > committees, peer reviews, and
> > giving everyone the opportunity to be a presenter
> > will not only keep
> > responsibility and participation equally
> > distributed; it will also
> > facilitate each participant's growth in the
> > different areas of work.
> > 
> > Join us in this sustainable, collective project.
> > Please contact
> > Palestine_in_school at yahoo.com for more
> information,
> > and watch for our
> > website at www.palestineinschools.org [?]
> > 
> > 
> > Why PEP?
> > - We are being proactive- not just responding to
> > each new crisis
> > - Activists too often take for granted that there
> > are certain spaces
> > unavailable to us- we're entering non-activist
> > spaces and reaching out
> > - The education system in this country is designed
> > to extract compliance
> > from kids and train obedient citizens- we're
> > encouraging critical thinking
> > and participatory educational programs
> > 
> > What is PEP doing?
> > - assembling a resource library for activists and
> > educators that will be
> > housed in NYC and on-line
> > - developing an interactive website
> > - developing a progressive curriculum about
> > Palestine/Israel for publishing
> > - developing participatory lesson plans and
> > activities to bring into schools
> > - giving trainings on democratic education
> > techniques for those who wish to
> > go into schools
> > -
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
>
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> > 
> 
> 
> =====
> I'm for truth no matter who tells it. 
> I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against.
> 
> I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I
> am for whomever and whatever benefits humanity as a
> whole.  -Malcolm X
> 


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