CADFA Youth for Human Rights 09 السفراء الشباب لحقوق الانسان

"For Hammam"

2010-05-11T06:36:00.001-07:00

So we finished the project - it was great!

The report from the visit is here: www.camdenabudis.net

And we made the BOOK - available here: http://www.camdenabudis.net/shopbooklets.html

And we made a REPORT - some bits of it will go on to our YouTube channel soon.

And we gave out the book to the people involved and to schools in Abu Dis and Camden.

Here are some pictures from London of the Youth Ambassadors looking at the book ... :)

And the next CADFA youth visit is Young Film-Makers for Human Rights - coming June 2010!

ايلول

2009-09-05T01:30:00.000-07:00

سيكون هناك مناسبتان لعرض الكتيب والفيلم الخاصان بالمشروع والرحلة في كامدن ستكون يوم الاثنين 21-9 الساعة السابعة مساء في مركز سمرز تون كميونتي سنتر في ابوديس يوم الثلاثاء 29-9 في دار الصداقة.
يوجد لدينا مجموعة كبيرة من الصور عن الرحلة في الوصلة

http://cid-7f340e679b448247.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/New%20album

اذا كانت لديكم صور تودون مشاركتها مع الاخرين الرجاء ارسالها لنا
مع التميات الطيبة للجميع
ننديتا

September

2009-09-05T01:16:00.000-07:00

Dear all of you

(1) Please note we are changing the date of the launch of the project book and film in London to

MONDAY 21st SEPTEMBER

In Abu Dis, it will still be on TUESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER

(2) We have a collection of photos from the youth visit here:

http://cid-7f340e679b448247.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/New%20album

If you have any other good ones you’d like to share please let us have them!

Hope you’re all well

Nandita

تاريخ تقديم الكتاب Book launch

2009-08-11T03:15:00.000-07:00

سيكون هناك مناسبتان لعرض الكتيب والفيلم الخاصان بالمشروع والرحلة في كامدن ستكون يوم الثلاثاء 15-9 الساعة السابعة مساء في مركز سمرز تون كميونتي سنتر في ابوديس يوم الثلاثاء 29-9 في دار الصداقة
Please make a note of the dates for the launch of our project book and film.
In Camden this will be on Tuesday 15th September at 7pm at Somers Town Community Centre, Ossulston St NW1
In Abu Dis this will be on Tuesday 29th September.

Report for Sunday 14th June

2009-07-31T07:35:00.000-07:00

By Enas and Ballu J
What did we do?
Firstly, we had a meeting at the community centre in Marchmont Street. Everybody got in pairs or threes to talk about themselves. After, we had to tell the whole group about the person we talked to, for example what their favourite subject was, how old they were and who their friends were. Also, we got our brilliant t-shirts with the design made by some of the Camden and Abu Dis students. We talked with Nandita about what we were going to do later in the day and in the week. Next, we visited Camden Lock. There was a bridge and many shops and markets. We saw some boats on the canal too. Afterwards we went to Hampstead Heath. Enas liked the pond with ducks and the games we played together. Ballu liked walking up Parliament Hill.
What did I see that was new to me?
Enas: The red buses we travelled on, the cars drive on the right in England and in Palestine they drive on the left.
Ballu: I hadn’t been to Hampstead Heath and seen the ducks before.
What did I find out about Britain/Palestine?
Ballu: I didn’t know that in Palestine they drive on the left instead of the right until Enas told me.
Enas: I didn’t think it would be as warm as it was today.
Something surprising
Enas: In England it doesn’t get dark until late.
Something funny
Ballu: Anna and Saf having a waterfight with Ruhel and when everybody played truth or dare in the park.
Something sad
Enas: Nothing.
Something I liked
Enas: Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill.
Something I didn’t like:
Ballu: Nothing.
Some new words in English or Arabic:
Ballu: قطة cat أصدقا friend (Nandita, can you write this in Arabic please)
Enas: Parliament Hill, report
Anything else you want to talk about:
We enjoyed ourselves today and it was a really nice introduction. Tomorrow is going to be very tiring, but hopefully it will be fun too.

From Adam (and note from Nandita)

2009-06-24T11:59:00.000-07:00

hi everybody we are in palestine now and thank you everybody baout this lovely jiorney and we

hope to still in contact with you all so you can write your emails in the blog

good bye

adam

[ From Nandita: It's probably best not to put your emails on the blog as it's public - We can send them to you all. But do put any messages on the blog that you are happy for everyone to read...]

All safely back in Abu Dis

2009-06-23T15:11:00.001-07:00

... but this isn't the end of the story! ...

They must be in Jordan now....

2009-06-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

For the kids

2009-06-21T17:07:00.001-07:00

Just so you know... This is just one of the comments on what a good group you are... From the Woodcraft Folk who came with us to Brighton today...

"Thanks for bringing such lovely people ... The Palestinians and the Camden kids were such an impressive set of young people ... We went home talking about how we found them all so kind and friendly....We also talked about how the Palestinians were really kind to the baby - one of the boys just picked him up and hugged him...that doesn't happen often with young men who aren't related to him and it was so nice! So we had a lovely day and left with great impressions of the kids..."

Well done you. I hope you know that we all think you are great, too!

Just some from the workshop day...

2009-06-21T16:22:00.000-07:00

Oh no, it's the last day

2009-06-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

We are really going to miss our friends when they go tomorrow - But it was a great last day! Brighton and the sea...

Saturday update

2009-06-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

To families in Abu Dis

Sorry it is taking so long to get the photos on the blog. Our days are very full and it is usually very late before any of us can find a computer.

I just want to tell you that your sons and daughters are all very well and I think all of them are happy. They are doing so much and they are seeing lots of new things.

They have visited lots of schools and met lots of new people. Today we had a workshop for them and British young people. There were talks, art work and dabkeh. They said it was a good day. Tomorrow we are going to the seaside.

We will try and get some more pictures on here before they leave - but if not, we will send the pictures back with them.

All best wishes from London,

Nandita

The kids are great

2009-06-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

Well done all of you for all of your efforts - You are a great group and it is a pleasure to be with you. So much learning and lots of fun too... More photos coming as soon as I have a minute.

To families in Abu Dis: you can be proud of your sons and daughters - They are lovely, and they are all doing very well! More very soon
Best wishes, Nandita

MASSIVE THANK YOU

2009-06-19T16:34:00.000-07:00

We are still in the middle of the visit, but I want to say a massive thank you to all those people who are working so reliably in so many different ways and we can now definitely say that they are making this visit A SUCCESS!

What a brilliant week it has been... fantastic events, great school visits, lots of fun... And it hasn't finished yet! Hurray!

See you in the next couple of days if you are in Camden, then! Nandita

Boat on the Thames

2009-06-16T15:40:00.000-07:00

London Eye

2009-06-16T15:19:00.000-07:00

Great art workshop at Gospel Oak School

2009-06-16T14:57:00.000-07:00

Cloud pictures

2009-06-15T21:18:00.000-07:00

The weather has been really hot (for London) - On Monday, these were some of the clouds that started and grew, and then there was a huge thunderstorm during the performance in the evening....

Visiting Primrose Hill Primary School

2009-06-15T21:10:00.000-07:00

It was really interesting to everyone to see a primary school in Britain - and to find out about school dinner. These pictures are from the playground. Some things are the same... skipping, and hopscotch.

At Hampstead School

2009-06-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

The Palestinian kids did their play about the checkpoint at the International Evening. It was difficult because of the noise (and the thunderstorm) and having to share a mike - Then Yazan, Ibrahim and Adam did some great dabkeh. We will find a better picture of everyone in their Youth Ambassador teeshirts soon.

Planning workshop today

2009-06-15T14:00:00.000-07:00

Primrose Hill today

2009-06-15T13:41:00.000-07:00

It was sunny but that doesn't show in these pictures....

At Camden School today

2009-06-15T13:22:00.000-07:00

Day 1- Hampstead Heath

2009-06-14T15:08:00.000-07:00

Enas and Ballu did a report from today, and we'll put it on here as soon as we can. But this is for the families. Today was a really good day. A good meeting in the morning, everyone got to know each other - and we also saw the teeshirts that had been designed between Camden and Abu Dis.

Then a ride in the bus up to Camden Lock - a very brief visit to just to see that famous place. I wonder what a first view of London is for people from Palestine. Crazy?

The we went for a picnic to Hampstead Heath. It was beautiful weather and the Heath was full of people, but we had a good time - lots of football and climbing trees and talking and games... Later we had a meal and a review of today... And then back to the places people are staying... Everyone happy but really quite tired.

[From me to all the great people who are helping with everything - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. It is all going very well so far, thanks to you all - Nandita]

They are all safe and well!

2009-06-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

Dear families of the visitors in Abu Dis
The visitors have arrived and all is well - now in the places they are staying in. All happy but tired (and probably asleep now). Sorry I can't put any photos on here as everyone else has the cameras, but we will do that tomorrow.
We're very pleased they are here and we will look after them all well while they are here. Don't worry!
All best wishes
Nandita

They are in England!

2009-06-13T08:45:00.000-07:00

But not yet through into the airport, haven't seen them yet, we're looking forward...

Programme for the Youth visit

2009-06-09T16:40:00.000-07:00

Saturday 13th June - Welcome party

Sunday 14th June - Induction meeting, Camden, Hampstead Heath

Monday 15th June- Camden School, Primrose Hill School, Hampstead School International Evening

Tuesday 16th June - Gospel Oak School, tourism by the river, TWIN IMPRESSIONS exhibition
http://www.camdenabudis.net/docs/exhibition%20opening.pdf

Wednesday 17th June - Maria Fidelis Convent School, South Camden Community School, Imperial War Museum, Calthorpe Centre, Woodcraft Folk

Thursday 18th June- Haverstock School, Acland Burghley School, ice-skating (to be confirmed), Euston youth club

Friday 19th June- Edith Neville School, Regent's Park, REFUGEE WEEK CONCERT http://www.camdenabudis.net/docs/concert%20leaflet%20A4.pdf

Saturday 20th June, YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOP

Sunday 21st June - Outing to the sea
http://www.camdenabudis.net/docs/workshop%20leaflet.pdf

Taking photos of Abu Dis to bring to Camden

2009-06-09T16:29:00.000-07:00

LOOK at this photo of how the Wall is splitting up Abu Dis...

Today's meeting in Camden

2009-06-07T08:53:00.000-07:00

Ballu doing a presentation
then lots of discussion of human rights in Britain
Then running a stall to raise some funds for the visit
Then constructing groundrules...
and lots more too...

Pairs/ groups + day reports

2009-06-06T13:15:00.000-07:00

Dear all of you

A big thank you to all of you who are working seriously on presentations etc. Looking forward to seeing them!

We are looking forward to meeting all of you from Abu Dis - There are lots of good things going to happen. I don't know about the weather though... It was sunny for a bit here in London and now it is cold again!

Anyway, this is to tell you which group or pair you are in.

It also tells you which day you are responsible for doing the day's report (in English or Arabic),
We will all help each other but two or three will be in charge each day.

Friday 12th and Saturday 13th blog report - Abed and the whole Palestinian group

Sunday 14th report - by Ballu and Enas

Monday 15th - by Ruhel and Ibrahim

Tuesday 16th - Maha and Mohammed

Wednesday 17th - Chiara and Majd (Nadia and Adam do a report on the morning at SCCS)

Thursday 18th June - Safiyya, Tania and Sajida

Friday 19th - Akhran and Yazan

Saturday 20th - Abdu and Adam

Sunday 21st - Anna, Zaynab and Zaina

Monday 22nd - Tuesday 23rd - Lama and Mousa (one day each maybe?)

Hope that sounds OK - More about this when we see you

Nandita

from Nadia's, Ibrahim's and Ruhel's logos..

2009-06-06T07:11:00.001-07:00

Answers from Saja

2009-06-06T00:33:00.000-07:00

1_ What does youth ambassadors for human rights mean?

youth ambassadors for human rights means for me the teenagers or the children who go to London to talk about human rights and to represent Palestine .

2_ What are human rights ?

They are the rights that all people need to live in their country safely and in peace so when people have it they can live freely in their countries

3_ What do you want to do during the visit?

Actually I would love to do a lot of things but the important thing I will absolutely do is talk to the people about Palestine do my presentations and do some plays about Palestine .

4_ What do you want to tell the other group about your country?

My task will be to talk about settlements and settlers

5_ What do you know about the other country ?

I know that its very old country and it has a lot of famous things and I also know that British people gave Palestine for Jewish by pilfore promise.

From Lama

2009-06-03T23:43:00.001-07:00

hiz, marhaba
I'm lama , i didn't write any thing before" sorry for that" ;i was busy .
as you know I'm the drama teacher for the children
for whom don't know me , i will be 20 years soooon and I'm studying IT in Al_quds university here in abu_dies i enjoy it .
and and and
i don't know what to write more expect I'm looking to see all of you.
see you soon
regards:
Lama

From Enas

2009-06-03T00:11:00.000-07:00

What does youth ambassadors for human rights mean ?

خروج مجموعة من الأطفال الفلسطينيين للتحدث عن قضيتهم وحقوقهم التي يجب ان يحصلوا عليها وهم ممثلين ومندوبين عن بقية أطفال فلسطين

What do you want to do during the visit?
.تمثيل بلدي فلسطين من خلال العروض التي سوف تقدم , اكتساب صداقات مع أطفال بريطانيا .

What are human rights ?
حقوق اساسية يجب ان يأخذها أي شخص دون تمييز سواء أكان رجل او امرأة او طفل ويجب ان يتم اخذها من الدولة والجهات المسؤولة

What are they important ?
حتى يعيش الفرد بأمان واستقرار وهدوء دون خوف او تهديد واعطاء قيمة للانسان والمحافظة على كرامته

What do you want to tell the other group about your country ?
اريد التحدث عن قضية اللاجئ الفلسطيني ونتائجها على الفلسطينيين

What do you know about the other country ?
أنها بلد مشهورة وقديمة وفيها مناطق سياحية كثيرة وتسعى الى نشر السلام في دول العالم .

What do you want to tell the other group about human rights issues in your country ?
سوف أتحدث عن قضية الفلسطينيين وخصوصا قضية اللاجئ الفلسطيني

Which ways do you know to tell other people about human rights ?
عن طريق رواية القصص وعرض المسرحيات والصور وبرنامج البوربوينت

What do you need to have ready when you meet the other group?
احتاج الى حاسوب وشبكة الانترنت ومايكريفون

الى الزوار الاعزاء موسى لمى مجد ايناس سجى زينه محمد ابراهيم ادم ويزن

2009-05-30T03:13:00.000-07:00

اخبرني عبد انكم تتدربون بجهد على مسرحياتكم وهذة اخبار جيدة حيث سيكون امامكم فرصة للعرض يوم الاثنين 15-6 ويوم الجمعة 19-6 ضمن فعاليات اسبوع اللاجيء العالمي في مدرسة همستد وفي الحفل الموسيقي الذي سيقام بنفس المناسبة.
لكن هذا لن يكون الشيء الوحيد الذي سوف تقدمونه خلال الزيارة حيث يتوجب عليكم ان تقدموا محاضرات مرئية ومداخلات عن حقوق الانسان وان تعملوا يوميا مع اصدقائكم البريطانيين على هذا الصعيد.
في بعض المناسبات سيتوجب عليكم ان تطرحوا محاضراتكم لمجموعة من الطلاب في اللقاء الدوري حيث من الممكن ان يحضر العشرات من الطلاب من الصفوف المختلفة في نفس المدرسة في لقاء عام.
وفي احيان اخرى انتم ملزمون بان تكونوا داخل صف دراسي للحديث مع الطلاب ولمدة تصل الى 40 دقيقة، ايضا سيطلب منكم وبعد زيارة المتاحف والمعارض ان تقوموا بتقييم ما شاهدتم من خلال اسئلة ستعطى لكم مكتوبة وكل ذلك سيكون في سياق حقوق الانسان.
نحن الان بصدد التحضير لبرنامج الرحلة الذي سيكون قريباً بين ايديكم.
الموضوع الاخر الذي نود الاشارة اليه اننا سنقوم باصدار كتيب صغير عن الرحلة والمشروع بشكل عام حيث سيتضمن كتاباتكم والمواضيع التي ارسلتموها لنا انتم واصدقائككم البريطانيين وسيستمر جمع الكتابات خلال الرحلة.
نحن نعلم انكم اليوم تعملون على جمع الصور والكتابة عنها هذا مفيد جداُ وسيكون جزء من الكتاب نرجوا احضارها معكم.
تحية للجميع

Human rights work...

2009-05-28T04:51:00.000-07:00

Dear Lama, Mousa, Enas, Saja, Majd, Zaina, Adam, Yazan, Mohammed and Ibrahim,

More about what will happen when you come...

Abed tells me you are working hard on your drama, and that is great. You will have a chance to do your plays on the Monday at Hampstead School International Evening, and on Friday at the Refugee Week Concert. We are very much looking forward to seeing it and we will video it for the DVD we are making.

But this is not the only thing of course... You will be doing presentations on human rights issues and working with the English young people on issues of human rights every day. Sometimes this will be presentations in school assemblies and sometimes you will be in small groups in school classes and sometimes you will be visiting an exhibition or a museum and still thinking about human rights...

We are working on the detailed programme and hope to send it to you in a day or two.

The other thing to tell you is that we are going to make a small book from the work you and the English young people do during the visit... I know you are working on taking photos and writing about them... This will all be very useful.

Please don't forget to bring this or send it to us now.

Thanks!

قواعد اساسية للرحلة

2009-05-28T02:44:00.000-07:00

الطلاب الاعزاء في كامدن وابوديسمع اقتراب موعد الرحلة والتي نتطلع جميعا للمشاركة فيها نحن نعمل بجهد للتحضير لها وكما اعلم انكم تعملون جميعا على تحضير المواد والبرزنتاشنز لاطلاع الطرف الاخر عليها وكذلك انا اود الاطلاع على ما حضرتم.هناك امر آخر يمكنكم المساعدة فيهنحن بصدد اعداد مجموعة قواعد تحكم تصرفاتنا خلال الرحلة ونحن نود منكم ان تحاولوا بانفسكم وضع القواعد بعض القواعد حتى يتمكن المجموع من رؤيتها والتوافق عليها حيث سيساعدنا هذا كثيراً في بناء قواعد لسلوكنا وتصرفاتنا خلال الرحلةمع الشكر ننديتا

Adams answers

2009-05-28T02:40:00.000-07:00

What does youth ambassadors for human rights mean?
group of people that want to show for all the world the true in palestine

What do you want to do during the visit?
talk with the other group about palestinine suffring life and the wall problems

What are human rights?
the basic of the all life that gives you free

Why are they important?
because its give you all thing

What do you want to tell the other group about your country?
it's buitefull and the spration wall

What do you know about the other country?
i want to know the free life their and i want to help them as i can .

What do you want to tell the other group about human right issues in your country?
I want to tell them alot things like wall,chickpoints.

Which ways do you know to tell other people about human rights?
Through drama talking and dabka.

Groundrules for the visit

2009-05-28T02:18:00.000-07:00

Dear students in Abu Dis and Camden

Now the visit is very near and we are all looking forward to it.

We are all working hard to prepare for it... I know you are all working on presentations for each other and I am looking forward to seeing them.

There is another thing that you can do that will help.

Please will you in your groups try to make a list of groundrules for the visit? Then we can swap and compare and make sure we all agree... That should help us all.

With all best wishes

Nandita

Yazan's first answers

2009-05-27T02:23:00.000-07:00

What does youth ambassadors for human rights mean?

People who are talk about human rights because they are very important.

What do you want to do during the visit?

I want to talk about how people live in Palestine with the wall .

What are human rights?

Something’s all the people in the world want to live free life

Why are they important?

Because everybody want it to live a good life.

What do you want to tell the other group about your country?

I want to tell other group how people live in Abu Dis and how the people go to there work with all the checkpoints

What do you want about the country?

I want to see how people live in free without military and soldiers around them.

What do you want to tell the other group about human right issues in your country?

I want to tell them that there is no human rights in my country because Israeli occupation.

Which ways do you know to tell other people about human rights?

Through plays in drama talking and dabka.

A letter from the Camden students to people in Camden

2009-05-25T15:17:00.001-07:00

We are a group of Camden students who are inviting Palestinian students to London; we are hoping to raise money and awareness so that they can enjoy their time here.

We want to learn more about human rights in Palestine and teach them about human rights in the UK. Hopefully, this will be a very educational experience. We also want to learn about their culture and teach them about ours.

It would be very generous of you to help by contributing towards the project. All donations would be much appreciated.

All donations can be sent to: Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association, PO Box 34265 London NW5 2WD

Yours sincerely (all of us)

Some first thoughts from the Camden group

2009-05-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

1-What does youth ambassadors for human rights mean?

Awareness of human rights and what people are entitled to and that others should see what their needs are.

2-What are human rights?

Rights for humans

3-Why are they important?

If there are no human rights, then anything could happen, no one would have any say in what happens to them, they wouldn't be safe

They are supposed to be universal but they aren't

4-What do you want to tell the other group about your country?

Show them freedom, what they deserve and what they should have.

Show them the good side but also show them the downside here. We imagine in some ways the community is better in Abu Dis - that is good for them but bad for us. There people probably help each other, no gang wars...

5 - What do you want to do when they come?

To show them Camden Lock, give them a good time, maybe cook together
Can they bring food from Palestine?
Learn dabkeh!

5-What do you know about their country?

It's in the Middle East, near Israel, Lebanon, Jordan. There are two or three main religions, Islam, Christianity, Judaism.

6-What do you want tell the other group about human rights issues in your country?

We think it has been getting worse here.. .Has it been getting better in Abu Dis in contrast??

7-Which ways do you know to tell other people about human rights?

Music, websites, art...

8-What do you need to have ready when you meet the other group?

Sweets, chocolate... a bit of Arabic!

Some first thoughts from Ibrahim in Abu Dis

2009-05-25T10:21:00.000-07:00

1-what does youth ambassadors for human rights mean?

People how will go to London to take about Palestinian life with
Occupation, about refuges, wall, settlement.

2-What are human rights?

The important thing for people to life like right of moving inside country
and life safely

3-Why are they important?

Because without this thing people can’t live.

4-What do you want to tell the other group about your country?

I want to tell them about our life with checkpoints and wall .

5-What do you know about the country?

I want to know how they live without wall and checkpoints .

6-What do you want tell the other group about human rights issues in your country?

I want to tell them about holy places and our activates.

7-Which ways do you know to tell other people about human rights?

By acting and use some thing like PowerPoint .

8-What do you need to have ready when you meet the other group?

I need good stage ..acting thing .

Logo by Ruhel (after Ibrahim)

2009-05-25T00:06:00.000-07:00

Working hard

2009-05-24T06:42:00.000-07:00

Merhaba

Keef hal kum

We have been learning some Arabic so we can welcome you

We can offer you tea.... Bidik chai? Biduk chai? Bidkum chai? W haleeb...? Aw bidoon haleeb?

We are preparing our presentations about human rights in Britain. Some of us got extra time...but they are not finished (yet)

It is really sunny today, so not to worry, when you come it won't rain (we hope). It's sunny here but knowing English weather, not for long...

Nshoofkum qareeban

From Enas about the Nakbeh

2009-05-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

النكبة: تطهير عرقي وإحلال سكاني:
تشكل نكبة فلسطين محطة سوداء في التاريخ الحديث للشعب الفلسطيني، فمن ناحية تم طردهم من وطنهم وأرضهم وجردوا من أملاكهم وبيوتهم، ومن جهة ثانية شردوا في بقاع الأرض لمواجهة كافة أصناف المعاناة والويلات.
وتمثلت نكبة عام 1948 باحتلال ما يزيد على ثلاثة أرباع مساحة فلسطين التاريخية وتدمير 531 تجمعاً سكانياً وطرد وتشريد حوالي 85%
تم طرد وتهجير اكثر من 800 ألف فلسطيني خارج وطنهم ليقيموا في الدول العربية المجاورة وكافة أرجاء العالم وذلك من أصل 1.4 مليون فلسطيني كانوا يقيمون في فلسطين عام 1948.
واقترفت القوات الإسرائيلية أكثر من 70 مذبحة ومجزرة بحق الفلسطينيين أدت إلى استشهاد ما يزيد عن 15 ألف فلسطيني خلال فترة النكبة.
وأن نسبة اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية تشكل 43.6% من مجمل السكان الفلسطينيين المقيمين في الأراضي الفلسطينية ، كما بلغ عدد اللاجئين المسجلين لدى وكالة الغوث نهاية عام 2008، حوالي 4.7 مليون لاجئ فلسطيني، يشكلون ما نسبته 44.3 % من مجمل السكان الفلسطينيين في العالم

*الاستيطان- الغالبية العظمى من المستعمرين يقيمون في القدس بغرض تهويدها:
معظم المستعمرين يسكنون محافظة القدس حيث تشير البيانات إلى أن عدد المستعمرات الإسرائيلية في الضفة الغربية قد بلغ 144 مستعمرة وذلك في نهاية العام 2008 وعدد المستعمرين في الضفة الغربية قد ارتفع إلى نحو نصف مليون مستعمرا .
**جدار الضم والتوسع: يلتهم نحو 13% من مساحة الضفة الغربية:
يبلغ طول الجدار حوالي 770 كم، حيث تم بناء ما يقارب 409 كم منه أي 53.1% من المسار الكامل للجدار، في حين هناك 248 كم مخطط لبناءها، وجاري العمل على بناء 113 كم . ويعزل الجدار ما مساحته 733 كم2 من الأراضي، ويقدر طول الجدار الشرقي الذي يمتد من الشمال نحو الجنوب بحوالي 200 كم . وقد بلغ عدد التجمعات التي مر جدار الضم والتوسع من أراضيها 171 تجمعاً سكانياً مع نهاية حزيران 2008.

Concert at SCCS on Friday 19th June

2009-05-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

Leaflets soon available for this concert with

lowkey mc (rap)
ivor dembina (compere)
saddaqa trio (classical)
velvet glove (acapella)
youth drama from Palestine and Camden
maria fidelis gospel choir
and more

6pm - Food

7pm - Performance

Please tell your friends and book tickets from SCCS or from our website www.camdenabudis.net

Remember this date

2009-05-20T06:59:00.000-07:00

I tried to put in the whole leaflet image but it didn't work. Never mind - Please remember the date and tell your friends!

Nandita

Merhaba - Keefkum?

2009-05-20T04:53:00.000-07:00

Greetings to our friends in Palestine

This week we did a lot of work about human rights, and we watched a film of some of you that Annika made in Abu Dis. It was really nice to see you! We are trying to raise money to take you on some really good outings when you are here... There is so much to do to prepare for your visit that next week we are making an extra meeting ...

Between us, we will be with you most of the time you are in London
Ruhel, Akhran, Abdu, Ballu, Maha, Anna, Chiara, Nadia, Tania, Saf and Zaynab
Also Beth, Diarmaid, Ben, Nandita (and lots of others too)

To make sure people live to see another day

2009-05-17T10:10:00.000-07:00

Refugee Week Concert

2009-05-16T16:44:00.001-07:00

Here it is on Facebook... We need a good leaflet now...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=76392423677&ref=nf

Ibrahim's logo design

2009-05-13T05:27:00.000-07:00

The four boys coming to Camden (and friends)

2009-05-13T05:21:00.000-07:00

Above - Yazan, Ibrahim, Adam and Mohammed

This is a part of the Dar Assadaqa dabkeh team: Adam and Yazan are on the right (on the left are Nadeem and another Mohammed - they came to Camden, London with the youth dabkeh team two years ago)

Nadia's logo design

2009-05-10T10:21:00.001-07:00

Merhaba

2009-05-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

The Camden group did lots of things today - watched films, talked about human rights, talked about Abu Dis, looked at maps of Palestine, learned a bit of Arabic (some of us know Arabic already). This is Saf, Zaynab, Ballu, Maha, Nadia, Chiara, Akhran, Abdul and Anna.
Tania and Leighanne couldn't come today.

From Saf and Chiara to the Palestinian kids

2009-05-10T09:06:00.000-07:00

Hello!!

We're Saf and Chiara :) Saf's 15 and Chiara is 14. Saf goes to South Camden Community School and Chiara goes to Camden School for Girls.

We are very very much looking forward to meeting you and taking you around London. When you come, we're going to take you to Camden Lock which is this really awesome market. And we can't wait to show you the other cool stuff in London. We're also going to discuss human rights and see what the problems are with the system. We are very interestd in your stories and we want to help to change things for you because we think that it is really unfair.

We watched your videos today and we thought that you are all coming well. It's sad that some annoying people hav to ruin it for everybody else. We strongly believe that all people should be allowed to move abou freely. The Wall in Palestine is absolutely wrong. It should not exist. You are all really strong. In our eyes you are stronger than the Israelis.

We really can't wait for you to come. We hope that one day we can visit you in Palestine.

Lots of love
Saf and Chiara :)

From Akhran, Maha and Nadia

2009-05-10T09:04:00.000-07:00

Hello again! It's Akhran, Maha and Nadia

We've just seen your videos and we think they're great. We're very excited and can't wait to meet you. We have also been learning about Abu Dis and your life stype. We are very impressed by the way you are dealing with the Wall and how you are putting up with the terrible abuse from the Israelis.

We think you're so brave and really look up to you. Can't wait to see you.

From Zaynab and Ballu

2009-05-10T08:58:00.000-07:00

Hello, we are Zaynab and Ballu from Camden. Today we have been learning more about Abu Dis and the Wall in Palestine. We think it is awful how it has broken up families and the Palestinians have been denied access to schools and health clinics. It is also a terrible injustice that you cannot cross over to Jerusalem without a blue pass. However, we like how the people of Abu Dis express their feelings on the Wall and people from all over the world visit just to leave a message.

We are angry that the Israelis took over the land and refuse to return it, but we have hope that in the future things will change. As well as learning about Palestine, we have been learning about Human Rights. By doing this project, we think that the human rights situation in Abu Dis could be improved.

Has the Wall affected how you go to school, who you meet, how you feel?

And what do you look forward to most on your visit to London?

From Anna and Abdu

2009-05-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

We're both 14 years old! Abdu goes to Hampstead School and Anna goes to Camden School for Girls. We both watched your video and felt very sad and frustrated that you're separated from your friends and family. And we hope to see you really soon!
Your new mates Abdu and Anna.

From Anna to the Palestinian kids

2009-05-10T08:55:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm Anna, I'm 14 years old and I go to Camden School for Girls. After watching your video I felt as if I couldn't do anything... I'm hoping to see you and I know we'll become good buddies.
My favourite subjects are Music, Art and History. I also find it sad that you're separated from your loved ones and it makes me really angry. I can't wait to see you!

Pictures from the prisoners' demo in Abu Dis

2009-05-08T01:47:00.000-07:00

These are pictures from the demonstration in Abu Dis about Palestinian prisoners - this is the demonstration that Saja was speaking at (see below). The boys in orange shirts come from the Arab Institute School - that is the school that Yazan, Ibrahim and Adam go to. The Dar Assadaqa banner comes from the community centre that Yazan, Ibrahim, Adam, Mohammad, Saja, Enas, Zaina and Majd all go to to learn English, drama and dabkeh.

Saja's speech

2009-05-07T05:32:00.000-07:00

This is an article from the newspaper in Palestine - It is about a demonstration about Palestinian prisoners in Abu Dis yesterday on 6th May - It says something about a speech that I made - Saja

http://www1.wafa.ps/wafa/arabic/index.php?action=detail&id=39910

We are the four girls coming to Camden

2009-05-07T05:28:00.000-07:00

From Enas

2009-05-07T05:16:00.001-07:00

ma name is enas za a'treh

i'm therteen years old .I live in sawahreh nera jerusalem .I'm study in abu dis girls school . i have in drama group in dar alsadaqa . i like to go london , because i want to see big bin and any thing in london , my hopes is swimming and drow .

The first meeting in Camden....

2009-05-06T13:09:00.000-07:00

Greetings from Camden. We are really excited and we are looking forward to meeting you all!

Hi! I'm Saf. I'm 15 years old and I go to South Camden Community School. I'm relly looking forward to meeting you and learning about your life and stuff. :)

Hey, my name is Zaynab. I also go to South Camden. I'm Bengali. I'm really excited to be given the opportunity to participate in this.

Hello, my name is Ballu. My school is called Maria Fidelis Convent. I'm 15 years old too and I think learning about your lives in Palestine and human rights will be very interesting! Looking forward to meeting you!

Hey, my name is Maha, I'm 17 years old and I'm from Lebanon. I'm very excited to meet the students from Palestine and overjoyed that I've been given the opportunity to take part in this project.

Hey, I'm Nadia. I'm 17 years old and I'm half Egyptian, half Polish. I'm excited about this project and can't wait to meet the Palestinian students.

Hi, my name is Akhran and I'm 15 years old. I'm partially from America and partially from Ethiopia. To me it's a tremendous honour to have the opportunity to take part in this project with you, and also just to meet you.

Hi, my name is Abdul. I'm 14 years old and am looking forward to meeting you all, I'm very excited to make new friends and hope to see you soon! - Abdul Lamara, hopefully one of your new friends!

(Steven, Leighan, Anna and Chiara were not here today)

Simple Arabic

2009-05-06T08:45:00.001-07:00

http://camdenabudis.net/docs/Useful%20words%20and%20phrases%20in%20Palestinian%20Arabic.doc

Dar Assadaqa drama group

2009-05-04T12:23:00.000-07:00

Some of the kids from Abu Dis who are coming to London in June were in a play about their lives - see pictures below. This was in the hall at Abu Dis girls' school. There is also a picture here of musicians from Abu Dis (the "Camden band") with the Dar Assadaqa banner, which was made by the women's group of the Dar Assadaqa community centre, where the drama group is based.

NEWS

2009-05-03T04:12:00.000-07:00

Some of the London group have suggested that we make a tee-shirt for all of you with a Youth Ambassadors logo... What do you think?
What should it have on it?
(Youth in Action logo, Camden Abu Dis logo, and...)
Please let us know your ideas

Nandita

Some questions for both groups...

2009-05-03T04:08:00.001-07:00

What does youth ambassadors for human rights mean?
What do you want to do during the visit?
What are human rights?
Why are they important?
Thinking about Britain and Palestine
What do you want to tell the other group about your country?

What do you know about the other country?

What do you want to tell the other group about human rights issues in your country?

Which ways do you know to tell other people about human rights?

What do you need to have ready when you meet the other group?

From Saja

2009-04-29T03:11:00.000-07:00

** English readers note when Saja says "Camden" she means the Dar Assadaqa Community Centre in Abu Dis that everyone there knows as Camden!!
Dear Friends

My name is Saja Abdalla and I am 14 years old I have one sister and two brothers my hopes are swimming writing drama and reading stories its very beautiful chance to meet friends and people from outside Palestine to talk about human rights and to do plays that talk about the situation here I really hope to visit the famous building in London and I also hope to go to the largest wheel in the world and swimming poles too

I don’t live a perfect life in Palestine or in Abu dees because of this occupation if you know we cant go to Jerusalem because of wall and checkpoints even its near us but there is nothing we can do about it and I really wish to live like the other kids in the world and I also wish to have all my human rights

I have been in Camden ** for like 4 years I was taking English lessons with different teachers and I think Camden** is a great place for people because it give them the needs that are not in other villages or countries in Palestine so thank you all for everything and I hope you will not be disappointed

Saja Abdalla
With love

From Adam

2009-04-27T07:57:00.000-07:00

hi my name is Adam and i Am from palestine i live in abudis i like alot of things like football,swimming & table tinnes iam in Arab institute school it's a very good school which need alot of study ,i do good in it i have a good marks iam a member in friend ship house in Abudis and i am with Drama group soon i hope i will come to London in the summer and iam very Excited to visit it and make alot of friendship with people there and have more knowledgeso i hope to see you all soon
Adam

From Majd

2009-04-27T07:45:00.000-07:00

الإسم:مجد محمود عريقات المدرسة:بنات أبودييس الثانوية
العمر:15 عاما تاريخ الولادة:21_2_1994م
الصف:العاشر الأساسي عمل الأب:تاجر
مكان السكن:أبوديس مكان الولادة:أريحا
هواياتي :السباحة والرسم امنياتي:السفر الى جميع دول العالم وتعلم ركوب الخيل ورمي الرمح

اعيش حياة غير ملائمه لي كطفل فلسطيني ولكنها هنيئة لي بالنسبة لباقي اطفال فلسطين الذين يعيشون تحت احتلال ومدن وقرى مدمرة وأتمنى ان اعيش كباقي اطفال العالم انا وباقي فلسطين عامة تحت دولة مستقلة خالية من القتل والاجرام والارهاب

كامدن بالنسبة لي جزء من احلامي التي سوف تتحقق والمشاركة فيها امر جميل لانها على الاقل توفر لي شيئا من الاحتياجات الغير متوفرة في بعض المدن والقرى الاخرى وانا سعيدة جدا لان كامدن وفرت لي فرصة الذهاب الى بريطانيا واتمنى ان ازور مدينة الملاهي والالعاب وساعة بيج بن واشهر الجامعات والمدارس الموجودة

وارجو ان اكون عند حسن ظنكم
وشكرا

From Yazan

2009-04-27T07:43:00.000-07:00

الاسم يزن زياد جفال العمر 13 سنة المدرسة المعهد العربي مواليد سنة 1995مكان السكن ابوديس الهواية السباحه .وكرة القدم انا اعيش حياة شبه سعيدة بنسبه لي مع نظرتي لحياة اطفال العالم الاخر الاني انا باقي اطفال فلسطين اعيس في ظل دوله محتله غير مستقره بعيده عن الفرح والسعاده وراحة النفس بسبب الاحتلال لانه يمنع الفلسطينين التنقل بحرية ومع جدار الفصل العنصري الذي سبب الكثير من المشاكل المادية والمعنوية للفلسطينين والكل في فلسطين يعاني بسبب الجدار وخاصة العاملين . انا اشارك في نشاطات دار الصداقة ابوديس اولا لانها ممتعه ولان الشخص يستفيد منها اشارك في الدبكة الشعبية لانها جزء كبير من تراث شعبي واشارك في فرقة التمثيل المسرحي لانها تمثل مسرحيات توضح معانات الشعب الفلسطيني مع انه تم اختياري مع الاشخاص الذين سوف يذهبون الى لندن ارغب الذهاب لكي امثل شعبي وامثل دار الصداقة وامثل بلدي ولكي ارى كيف يعيشون الناس والاطفال خاصة من دون احتلال

From Mohammed

2009-04-27T07:36:00.001-07:00

الاسم:محمد عبدالكريم موسى جفال

العمر:16

المدرسة: ابوديس الثانوية للذكور

انا من فلسطين اعيش في بلدة ابوديس التي تقع بجانب مدينة القدس
امارس كرة القدم وتنس الارضي واحب السباحه
انا مع فرقة المسرح والتي هي مع دار الصداقة في ابوديس واخترت ضمن ال8 طلاب الذين سيذهبون الى لندن و لدي الرغبة للذهاب هنالك لاتعرف على اشخاص واقيم الصداقات معهم واعلمهم عن حقيقة ما نواجهه هنا في ارضنا فلسطين واطالب بحقوق الانسان التي يجب ان نتمتع بها كأي شخص بالعالم وايضا لكي ارى طبيعة العيش الذي يعيشونه الاخرون واشاركهم ذلك

From Zeena

2009-04-27T07:33:00.000-07:00

الاسم: زينه صلاح قريع
العمر: 13 سنه.
الصف: الثامن الاساسي.
المدرسه: مدرسة بنات ابوديس.
مكان السكن: القدس-ابوديس .
التاريخ الميلاد:10/4/1996

هواياتي: الرسم, السباحه, التمثيل المسرحي,موسيقى.

انا اعيش ببلدة ابوديس قريبه من جدار الفصل العنصري اصبح في تلك الجدار وامسي بجانب الجدار لذالك حياتنا عباره عن قفص صغير يحيطه جدار كبير يعيق التعلم والعمل والترفه ولذالك لا نملك العيشه الامينه والمرفهه متل باقي اطفال العالم ولذالك اتمنى من الله
ان اصبح في يوم من الايام لا ارى فيه ذالك الجدار وارى بلادنا مفتوحه لكي استطيع التنقل بها كما اشاء وامرح فيها كما اشاء مثلما يعيش اطفال العالم في الخارج تحت دوله مستقره ودون احتلال.

احببت السفر المملكه البريطانيه لكي اتعرف على اهلها واطفالها واتعرف على الحياة التي يعيشها اطفال بريطانيا للمقربين لنا من خلال تواصلنا معهم عبر الانترنت خلال تلك الفتره الزمنيه التي مررنا بها خلال فترة التدريب والمخيمات ولزيارة الاماكن المميزه في لندن متل الجامعات والمدارس والاماكن الترفيهيه

واخيرا اشكرا كل من ساهم على هذا المشروع الذي يعمل من اجل الطفل الفلسطيني وخاصه داخل بلدة ابوديس واشكر اصدقائنا في جمعية صداقة كامدن على حسن اختيارهم لنا كممثلين الاطفال بلدة ابوديس لهذا العام

اتمنى بان نكون عند حسن الظن

From Ibrahim

2009-04-27T07:32:00.000-07:00

الاسم : ابراهيم يونس عفانةالعمر: 15 سنة المدرسة : المعهد العربي الهواية :لعب كرة القدم و الرسم اعيش في ابوديس منذ صغري والاحتلال موجود وفي بلدتي ابوديس ومنذ اصبحت في عمر التاسعة بدء الاحتلال ببناء جدار الفصل العنصري الذي فصل بلدتنا ابوديس عن العاصمة القدس ومنذ ثلاث سنوات لم اتمكن من الوصول الي مدينة القدس ,وعتفل العديد من اقاربي واصدقائي ولهذه الاسباب اريد السفر الى بريطانيا لكي اشرح للناس في الخارج عن ظروف الشعب الفلسطيني و والمعاملة السيئة من قبل الاحتلال ولكي اري الناس في الخارج كيف يعامل قوات الاحتلال الشعب الفلسطيني وكيف يعاني الشعب الفلسطيني على الحواجز عن طريق التمثيل المسرحي

For the Dar Assadaqa drama group

2009-04-22T03:29:00.001-07:00

Dear drama group

Visit to London

Today we have looked carefully at the applications to come to London. Thank you very much all of you who applied, and we are really sorry we cannot take you all.

I want you to know that it was very difficult and we have done our best to be fair. We tried our best to make a group which includes girls, boys, younger (13 and 14) and older (15 and 16), people from different Abu Dis schools, people who have attended the English and drama classes regularly and people who are serious in wanting to talk about human rights.

We are so sad we cannot take all of you but maybe there will be another time.

We will be writing separately to the children we are inviting.

With best wishes from the youth links group at Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association

Nandita

From Saja

2009-04-21T05:15:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends

Hi My Name is SAJA ABDALLAH URAIBA and im 14 years old im studying in abudis secondry girls school my hopes are swimming،drama،writing،and reading stories i have one sisters and two brothers .i really want to go to london to talk about human rights the occopationg the chickpoints and palestine tradition .also i would like to meet friends from another culture another tradition.and im really happy that i might have chance to do this and i hope you will have that chance too with love

From Adam

2009-04-21T05:07:00.001-07:00

hey everybody today we have been in Al quds university and we done the dabkeh ,it was very good and we hope that everybody like it . the subject which we have come for it (the Day of palestinine prisoner). we are very lucky there were some people want to supply us clothes for dabkeh ,after that we came here in friendship house and Jenefir kicked us out side of english calss.