Amsterdam meeting 27th-30th November 2008
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Key words: Resilience, ME (Middle East), Europe, OC (Organizing committee), MEDACT (IPPNW-UK), AMFPGN (IPPNW-France).
Palestinian participants: Rajai Atout and Mustafa Ghanim. Both are PhD students in Paris and working with the Palestinian and European affiliates of IPPNW.
Funds for participation: AMFPGN and MEDACT and the OC of Target Earth conference.
Aims of the participation:
1-To have European OC for the Resilience project.
2-To organize the workshop about extreme groups and kidnapping by Mustafa.
3-To take part in the conference to benefit from other projects.
EUROPEAN MEETING
called by IPPNW French affiliate students
« RESILIENCE PROGRAM PROPOSAL »,
a concrete step for an IPPNW commitment: « a medical road map for Middle East »
STRASBOURG: 27 and 28 September.
The aim of this meeting
OBJECTIVES
-First: learning and training about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
-Second: what kind of support would be useful coming from European IPPNW STUDENTS?
GOALS
The resilience project proposed by Israeli and Palestinian IPPNW students will be discussed in Strasbourg. There will be a final resolution about a Middle East project with European support which would be opened for discussion to the IPPNW student community.
PROPOSAL
Training and learning weekend, on September 27/28 in Europe’s capital: STRASBOURG.
PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE: around 30 students will attend, limited because facilities.
Guests: Israeli and Palestinian Students and two speakers to explain what “PTSD” is.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE :will be held in AJ RENE CASSIN FUAJ, 8 rue de l’Auberge de Jeunesse, 67200 Strasbourg, from 5 pm on September 26. A cocktail welcoming would be take place from 5 to 6 PM on Friday September 26.
ORGANISATION: The chair woman is ANNE LORRAINE BOUQUIAUX, AMFPGN student representative.
GENERAL INFORMATION
VENUE: the meeting will be held in AJ RENE CASSIN-FUAJ,
9 rue de l’Auberge de Jeunesse, 67200 STRASBOURG, not far from the railway station, phone number: 33 (0) 388302646,
LANGUAGES: English, French
Office contact: Before the meeting, AMFPGN 5 rue Las Cases 75013 Paris,
e-mail:
alstrasbg@yahoo.fr and abehar@club-internet.fr
REGISTRATION FEES: for all participants ………. 80€.
All accommodation and facilities included (2 nights September 26 and 27, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, etc…)
The registration fee due should be sent by swift or telex to:
LCL BANK 41 AVENUE FELIX FAURE 75015 PARIS,
Account: AMFPGN, 5 rue LAS CASES 75007 PARIS, Bank N°00476,
IBAN: FR53 3000 2004 7600 0000 5866 C45. BIC: CRL YFRPP
A SOCIAL PROGRAM, (ACTION PROGRAM) will be proposed soon.
PROGRAM
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2008
7h/8h: Breakfast
8h 30: Welcome in A.J.
9h: Opening meeting including presentation of “resilience project”
9h30: First lecture: PTSD prevention and detection in the Middle East by A.BEHAR, president of AMFPGN (MD, PHD)
10h30: Coffee break
11h: Second lecture by a British expert
12h:13h30 Self service lunch
13h30:15h30:Two workshop: N°1 discussion of “resilience project” with Israeli and Palestinian students’
N°2: from social violence to nuclear threat, the IPPNW pyramid concept.
16h: coffee break
16h15-17h 30: Two workshops: N°1, again, project discussion N°2, European student experiences of prevention and non violent conflict resolution.
17h30-18h30: Workshop reports, conclusion of the first day and start of a resolution commission.
18h-19h30: Social event
20h: Dîner in “Ancienne douane” restaurant.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
7h-8h: Breakfast in A.J.
8h-9h: coffee and informal discussion in A.J.
9h-10h30: plenary sessions; Final resolution and proposal for a Middle East student commission (perhaps in Jerusalem)
10h30: coffee break
11h- 12h: Closing session
12h-13h30: Last lunch in A.J. self-service
On the afternoon: Student demonstration in Strasbourg.
MEETING WITH DECISION MAKERS
Probably on Friday September 26: with European parliamentarians, and a small student delegation.