Journey for Justice

About the Journey for Justice (JFJ):

JFJ2013 t5Journey for Justice brings together youth leaders from all over the world to experience and share the life under occupation with Palestinian youth. For nine days, they join Palestinian youth and travel around occupied Palestine to witness the effects of Israeli occupation, and accompany Palestinian youth in their daily life.

Journey includes:

  • Stories / experiences / dreams and daily life sharing.
  • Visiting their universities and realize Palestinian students' difficulties.
  • Witnessing several EJ YMCA and YWCA of Palestine programs in action.
  • Meetings and discussions with Palestinians and Israelis: Political and religious leaders, Israeli right-based groups, grass root Palestinians including farmers, refugees, students...etc.
  • Presentations and discussions with specialists on issues of: children, refugees, academics, international work...etc.
  • Visiting various religious and historic sites including old cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, Jerusalem, including the Church of Nativity, Holy Sepulcher, Al-Aqsa Mosque...etc.
  • Advocacy activities and workshop, building coalitions of committed youth leaders and set advocacy plans together.

Videos:

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Participation

  • Participants ages should be between 17 and 25 (up to 30 could be allowed for special cases).
  • No limited number of participants from certain movement.
  • Be able to cover their international travel costs and participation fees.
  • Manage their own in-advance tourist VISA to Israel (required for certain nationalities), without JAI intervention.

Invitation - youth Journey for Justice - Palestine: 6 - 14 July 2024

Category: Journey for Justice
Created: 10 December 2023

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Youth, 17 - 30, from all over the world are invited to join the Journey for Justice in Palestine.

Proposed daily schedule (subjected to minor changes / days swaps)

  • Saturday, 6 July: Arrival.

  • Sunday, 7 July:  Ice-breaking among participants. Geopolitical presentation, and introduction to the JAI and the Olive Tree Campaign local and international impacts. Lunch. Tour within YMCA Beit Sahour premises, JAI guided tour to witness the Israeli Apartheid Wall, colonies (settlements), settlers' bypass roads surrounding Bethlehem area, confiscated lands. Tour inside refugee camp and chat with refugee youth, with Palestinian Folklore Dabka Dance Show. Tour within Beit Sahour town.

  • Monday, 8 July: Ramallah: YWCA center and youth, Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) Campaign, Arafat Museum / Tour within Ramallah city. Lunch. Popular resistance at Nabi Salih village and Tamimi Family.

  • Tuesday, 9 July: Help farmers at a threatened field in a Bethlehem area' village, lunch at the field. Briefing about the YMCA Rehabilitation Program and Trauma Councelling - meet beneficiaries. Briefing on the PLO / PA official position and diplomatic actions. Movie screeing.

  • jfj2024 inv1Wednesday, 10 July: Morning watch to Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint, cross checkpoint on foot. Guided tour inside Jerusalem old city (Aqsa Mosque, Dome of the Rock, Sepulchre Church). Guided tour with Israeli HR group' activist(s).

  • Thursday, 11 July: Briefing on the Environmental & Climate challenges in Palestine / Visit to Bethlehem University, meet, tour and chat with students. Guided tour inside Church of Nativity, Falafel lunch in Bethlehem old city, free time in Bethlehem old city. Presentation on the Palestinian refugees and Right of Return by Badil center for refugees rights. Visit area / valley around St. / Mar Saba historical monastry east of Bethlehem.

  • Friday, 12 July: Hike trip in Bethlehem villages. Lunch. Briefing on the Palestinian Christian Initiative - Kairos Palestine. Advocacy Session - Future plan. Games with youth.

  • Saturday, 13 July: Hebron: Presentation on the Geopolitical situation in Hebron, then guided tour inside the old city of Hebron to witness colonies (settlements inside) the town - divided areas - forbidden streets (Shuhada street), closures, divided Ibrahimi Mosque. Lunch in the old city (at Palestinian family targeted house). Visit handmade factories. Farewell dinner.

  • Sunday, 14 July: Departure.

Criterea / Remarks (read carefully):

  • Participants ages should be between 17 and 25 (up to 30 could be allowed for special cases).

  • The JAI covers some portion of the program costs, while participation still need to pay the fees of 900 USD per participant, excluding: VISA fees (to Israel, if needed in advance), air-tickets and transportation from and to airport / boarder crossing to the YMCA Beit Sahour (the JAI can arrange, but the participant(s) need to pay extra for if requested).

  • The participation fees cover local transportation during the program, accommodation, meals, and all extra guiding and entrance fees during the Journey. This amount is to be paid in advance by a money transfer, or in cash soon as the participant arrives.

  • Each participant, or his/her respective movement or sending organization, covers his/her air ticket. Tickets should be reserved so as to arrive on the 6th of Juy (preferred around noon time) and departure on the 14th of July (also preferred around noon time) 2024. Extra days and arrangements outside the scope of the Journey is on the participant(s) own responsibility to arrange and cover the cost of.

  • Participants of nationalities that need a VISA to Israel (which controls all Palestinian borders, and internationals have to come through) in advance, they, or their respective movement or sending organization, are responsible for obtaining and managing their TOURIST VISAs on their own, while the JAI, EJ YMCA or YWCA of Palestine are, unfortunately, unable to help in this matter.

  • Deadline for filled applications submission is 20th of June 2024.

Contact

If you have any question or concern:

Ibrahim Hannouneh
Media / Exchange Programs Coordinator
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mobile (WhatsApp): +970598422840

YMCA - YWCA Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI)
Tel / Fax: + 970 (0)2 2774540

 

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