GOALS
After having completed the workshops, our hope is that students will have/ will begin to:
- Gain knowledge and a better understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the past and present situation in Middle East.
- Acknowledge the connection between past and present political events in Europe concerning what is happening today in Middle East.
- Develop conflict resolution skills, such as mapping the conflict and conjuring up creative ways to transform the conflict.
- Develop critical thinking skills about the media and their various sources of information.
- Analyze their own lives and societies, and become motivated to transform conflicts in their own surroundings.
- Develop an action plan for social/environmental activism in their neighborhood/town/region/state.