From Solidarity to Political Change

Historical material. Dates, proposals and invitations refer to the time of the original publication.

A multilingual roundtable on interethnic solidarity, equality, democracy and social justice.

Thursday–Friday, 10–11 December 2020

Saraya Theatre, Jaffa.

Broadcast on social media. Simultaneous interpretation.

Two days of dialogue

Thursday, 10.12.2020

Exhibition opening, catalogue presentation and roundtable

18:00–19:00 — Registration and a light dinner

19:00–19:45 — Art exhibition opening and catalogue presentation

Participants:
Deputy Ambassador of Germany
Sheikh Murad Amash, head of the Jisr az-Zarqa Local Council
Leadership of the Mossawa Center
Slava Ilyayev, representative of the Russian-speaking artists’ group.

19:45–20:00 — Break

20:00–21:00 — Roundtable: The Art of Solidarity and Solidarity in Art.

Participants:
Slava Ilyayev, artist and civic activist
Hamida Jubran, artist, Jisr az-Zarqa
Shula Keshet — artist, exhibition curator and Tel Aviv City Council member

Friday, 11.12.2020 Interethnic Solidarity for Peace — Ideal and Practice.

9:00–9:30 — Registration and light refreshments
9:30–10:00 — Conference opening
Presentation of solidarity as a theme. Report on the work carried out in 2020. Setting future goals — a path of hope.

10:00–11:30 — Part 1: Ethnicity and Social Status in Israel

Participants:

Inbal Hermoni — chair of the Histadrut’s Union of Social Workers
Ami Vaturi — co-director of Koach LaOvdim (Power to the Workers)
Dr Abdallah Abu Maaruf — former Knesset member

11:30–11:45 — Break

11:45–13:15 — Part 2: Interethnic Solidarity and Solidarity in Politics

Participants:

Igor Kaminnik, civic and political activist, director of the Dor Moriah NGO

Adv. Neta Amar-Schiff, Mizrahi feminist and participant in the Mizrahi petition against the Nation-State Law

Adv. Itzik Dassa, founder of the Equality Promotion Clinic at Bar-Ilan University

Adv. Amir Badran, Tel Aviv–Jaffa City Council member.

Yael Ben Yefet, Mizrahi political activist

13:15–13:45 — Lunch

13:45–15:15 — Part 3: Between Oslo and Balfour Street — From Coexistence to an Interethnic Model of Solidarity and Peace.

Participants:

Hiam Tannous — activist with Women for Peace
Inal Jabarin — student and protest movement activist
Dubi Schwartz — department head at the ALLMEP peace initiatives forum

15:15–15:30 — Conclusions and closing

The source programme gives lunch as starting at 13:13, although the previous session ends at 13:15. The displayed time follows the end of that session: 13:15. The original programme is retained.