ONEVOICE
Israel-Palestine Educational Programme for Schools Non-partisan, win-win discussion for students!
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Being able to talk face to face with Israelis and Palestinians is hugely valuable for the students, they develop their knowledge and some find preconceptions and stereotypes challenged. Moseley School, Birmingham
ABOUT ONEVOICE
INTRODUCING THE UK SCHOOL SESSIONS The UK school sessions are compatible with the RE, PSA, Citizenship, History and Geography curriculums.
• To highlight the human element of conflict, which is especially important when working with the grassroots in any global conflict • To give some basic historical background to the conflict in our working example (Israeli-Palestinian conflict) • To give the opportunity for direct interaction with young Israelis and Palestinians from the civil society • To learn about the difference between positions and interests, and how this can be usefully applied in conflict resolution • Practice applying the understanding of components to the working example using example maps • Introduce the students to OV’s win-win approach to conflict, emphasising that it is one approach among others
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OneVoice is a charity that teaches principles of conflict resolution and works to build consensus towards a peace agreement in Israel-Palestine. It is not supported by Israeli or Palestinian government funding, and it is politically non-partisan.
The programme is designed to achieve the following:
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DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OneVoice Europe has a Director of Outreach and Education, Sharon Alsoodani, who is available throughout the school year to conduct sessions for groups of up to 60 students on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sharon has lived in the Arab World for 6 years and has an MA from Cambridge University in Theology and Religious Studies, specialising in the three Abrahamic faiths. She has the PTLLS teaching qualification and over 12 years of experience teaching in various fields.
CONTENT The session includes activities on general conflict understanding and conflict resolution, and the application of these principles to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is designed to encourage exploration of a variety of possible solutions, as well as giving some background from both sides’ points of view as to the issues at the heart of the conflict. It also features real-life experiences and aspirations of people who are living through the conflict. These stories are either shown on video, or told in person by our visiting Israeli and Palestinian youth leaders from the region. Time is given for Q&A where students have the unique opportunity to learn from people who are living in the region and/or are involved in working for conflict resolution in Israel/Palestine.
TIMING The session is approximately 90 minutes long, although flexibility is possible to fit in with school timetables. At certain points in the year, OneVoice’s youth leaders from Israel and Palestine (young people in their 20s and 30s) will be available to participate in the session, providing personal testimony as ordinary people living through the conflict and answering students’ questions. It is recommended to allow a longer session for a visit that includes the Youth Leaders. Skype is used for this part of the session when visitors from the region are not present.
PRICES As we are a charity, there is an optional contribution to the cost of the programme. Anything that your school can afford above travel expenses up to the suggested amount would be gratefully received, but no obligatory payment is required. Suggested contribution for the session using Skype is as follows: • Travel expenses from Central London to your school x 1 • £70 for a one-hour session • An additional £50 per hour for a longer session or more than one session back-to-back Suggested contribution for the session with the youth leaders present is as follows: • Travel expenses from Central London to your school x 3 • £130 for a one-hour session • An additional £90 per hour for a longer session or more than one session back-to-back
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Queens Park Community School, London
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This issue is a very important issue to me as I have had friends and family affected... so a massive thank you on trying to raise awareness. Parrs Wood School, Manchester
For further information, please contact: Sharon Alsoodani Education Director and General Manager sharon@onevoicemovement.org.uk ONEVOICE EUROPE 89 Worship Street London EC2A 2BF, UK www.onevoicemovement.org
Tel. +44 (0)207 392 2608
Reg’d Charity 1114114. All images © OV/Europe OV/Israel and OV/Palestine
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I’m so glad that OneVoice came. As a teacher, I wasn’t looking forward to covering this subject, as it’s really tricky to deal with. But since your last visit, it has relieved some of the tension around the issue.