This week, I attended an event for OneVoice. This organization, with offices in New York and Britain as well as parallel movements in Israel and Palestine, is a moderate non-partisan political organization that advocates for the creation of two states in Israel, using the 1967 borders, and most importantly, ending the violence in the region. This grassroots operation works to motivate the people to speak their mind, imagine a better world and advocate for an end to violence. The event I attended consisted of an Israeli citizen, a Palestinian and representatives from OneVoice. The Israeli spoke about his experience in the army in Hebron and how that experience changed his life and because of those events, wanted to participate in OneVoice. The Palestinian spoke of his experience in an Israeli prison that he was taken too after arriving at a security check point on the way into the West Bank. His experience in an Israeli prison made him want to participate in OneVoice.
The event was good in concept, but not executed very effectively. Both men spoke of their personal experiences and what they're doing for the organization. I would have liked to have them facilitate a discussion about what are thoughts and opinions are, use their experience living in the region to correct our misconceptions and give us a better understanding of the reality. The conversation they did have us participate in was unstructured and not really related to the presentation. Good idea, but not the best program.
The event was good in concept, but not executed very effectively. Both men spoke of their personal experiences and what they're doing for the organization. I would have liked to have them facilitate a discussion about what are thoughts and opinions are, use their experience living in the region to correct our misconceptions and give us a better understanding of the reality. The conversation they did have us participate in was unstructured and not really related to the presentation. Good idea, but not the best program.
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