Jerusalem Leadership Committee

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Communities that Care About Jerusalem

The first innovative Cross-Community Leadership Committee was comprised of more than twenty social workers, religious-figures, teachers and others, from the Armenian, Ethiopian, Religious, Secular, Muslim, Christian, and other sectors.   The meetings serve as a thrilling platform of discussion and sharing, as we move from our visions for Jerusalem, to more practical discussions on specific urban issues for the improvement of the life-conditions of all of Jerusalem’s residents.

Leading Personnel: 1st Cross-Community Leadership Committee

Ofer Alyagor                                                              Director of Education For Life

Hilia Tsedaka           Jerusalem Communities Network Founder; Education For Life

Rabbi Chaim Cohen            UN Youth University; Peace-Channels; JCN Webmaster

Jeremy Artia                                                          Jewish Ethiopian Cultural Revival

Seta Hovanessian                                      Armenian Quarter, Kindergarten Teacher

Shmulik Drori           Yesodot (Centre for Study of State and Religion); Besod Siach

Karmella Farrugi                                   Sisters of Zion Regional Advisor; Yad Beyad

Elyahu McClean                Director of Jerusalem Peace Makers; Abrahamic Reunion

Kitty Cohen              Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel

Fahri Abu Diab                                                           El- Bustan Community Center

Ayad Abu Shamaa                                                    Beit Zafafa Youth Social Worker

Amal Abu-Zeidan       Social Change Consultant; Poet; Haifa U.; Druze Community

Sheikh Aziz Bukhari                                 Sufi Sheikh, Old City; Abrahamic Reunion

Salah Alladin                                       Accountant,Jerusalem Communities Network

Hai Razvany-Pur                                                   Teacher, Judaism and Democracy

Inam Wahidi                                           Trainer of Nonviolence; Teacher in Shoafat

Uli Freed                                                              High Tech start-ups and Business

Ruti Boazson                                                                  Eco-green Youth Facilitator

Adina Podolsky                                                  Orthodox Community English Teacher

Here is a photo of some of us at the Committee meeting:

• Youth and adult Non-violent Leadership Courses:                                                           Marshal Rosenberg’s NVC, conflict resolution and global non-violent action.
• Neighbourhood Development
• Media & Pluralism Course for Youth
• Business Mentorship
• Craft -making
• Cross-Cultural Committees: Communities Developing Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Communities  Network provides quality courses for youth and adults  upon evaluation of community needs, in some of the following fields:

All courses are based on the Nonviolent Communication Methodology (Marshal Rosenberg’s) , for the training of youth and adults in inter-personal communication skills that will resonate respect of one’s own tradition, respect for all traditions, and team-work. The Nonviolent Communication skills will be adapted to the different fields of practice such as business empowerment and communication skills, media and communication skills etc.

Business Mentorship

For selling traditional merchandise such as foods, embroidery, oils, cosmetics, furniture, ceramics, paintings and more…

Neighborhood Development and Affiliation

Craft-making- preservation of traditional crafts

Media and Pluralism Course for youth

Intercommunity-Mediation for adults

These courses will encourage communities to improve their own life-conditions and to proudly present their unique cultural assets to the general public.

Each course will result in setting up a different section of the annual Mosaic Crafts & Communities Fair.

Here are some photos of our Nonviolent Leadership Youth Course:

Youth Painting Aspiration Tree- Non-violent Leadership Course/ in collaboration with Beit Caterina

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Youth studying their personal conflicts – Non-violent Leadership Course/in collaboration with           Beit Caterina