Upcoming Local
Advocacy Events

M.D.A. Volunteer Ambulance Program

• When:
  April 18 - June 6, 2004
  June 1 - July 22, 2004
  July 11 - August 19, 2004
• Description:
  Save a Life, Define Your Own - Volunteer for two months in the Israeli Ambulance Corps in the heart of Israel's cities. The program, including the training course and the volunteer period runs for a period of 6-8 weeks and is offered several times a year. On completion of the program, participants receive certification as "Certified First Responders" from Magen David Adom.
• Contact:
  Israel Program Center, ipc@jazo.org.il, (212) 318-6136

"Relentless"

• When:
  March 9, 2004 - University of Texas, Sponsored by Texans for Israel
• Description:
  "Relentless" is a powerful one-hour documentary using primary source video clips to examine the history of the Mideast conflict and how the Peace Process unraveled in a surge of violence.

• Contact:
  director@israelactivism.org

Ishmael Khaldi

• When:
  March 4, 2004 - Ohio State University
  March 17, 2004 - University of Virginia
  March 26, 2004 - Florida Atlantic University
• Description:
  Israeli Bedouin born and raised in the Galilee of Israel. Ishmael speaks about his family, his upbringing and his adult life in the Jewish state. While Israel is constantly attacked for being racist towards non-Jews, Ishmael describes the many advantages minorities in Israel enjoy compared to the surrounding countries in the Middle East. To learn more about Ishmael, visit his website.
• Contact:
  Hasbara Fellowships Speakers Bureau

Dr. Ephraim Sneh

• When:
  March 10, 2004 - Tempe, AZ
• Description:
  Caravan for Democracy in cooperation with ASU Hillel brings Dr. Ephraim Sneh to Arizona State University. Dr. Ephraim Sneh, leading member of the Israeli Kennest, former Minister of Transportation and Former Chair of the Kenneset Committee on Defense, Planning, and Police will address students, faculty, and press at ASU's Israel Fair during the afternoon. During the evening he will offer a lecture to the entire campus community and answer questions from the audience.

• Contact:
  caravan@jnf.org

Mitchell Bard

• When:
  March 11, 2004 - Brookdale
  March 23, 2004 - Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, MD
  March 28, 2004 - SUNY Albany, NY
  March 29, 2004 - Rochester Hillel, NY
  April 16, 2004 - Gainesville Hillel, FL
  May 2, 2004 - Artzeinu Conference - Stony Brook, NY
  May 6, 2004 - Int'l Academic Friends of Israel
• Description:
  Director of the Jewish Virtual Library, author of "Myths and Facts", and former editor of AIPAC's Near East Report weekly newsletter, Dr. Bard will be speaking in the above cities.

Ken Spiro

• When:
  March 15, 2004 - University of Maryland
  March 18, 2004 - University of Pennsylvania
  March 23, 2004 - Brandeis University
• Description:
  As an Israeli Historian and an ordained Rabbi, Ken Spiro speaks on a number of topics, including the roots of the Arab/Muslim conflict with the Western world, anti-Semitism and Jewish and Israeli history. Spiro just published his most recent book entitled "WorldPerfect", based on the multi-media seminar he created and teaches, which examines the Jewish impact on world history.
• Contact:
  Hasbara Fellowships Speakers Burea

StandWithUs: CAMERA Joint Israel Advocacy Conference

• When:
  March 21, 2004 - 10 am to 4 pm - Los Angeles, CA
• Contact:
  info@standwithus.com