Citizens
RISE in Middle East, around Earth
26 November 2011
"We often
forget how much we need and rely on other people.
None of us learned
to feed ourselves, walk, or
tie our shoes on
our own when we were children.
We hear so many
messages that tell us we can and
should make it on
our own, and we start to believe it.
Such a statement
just isnt true. We need each other.
We rely on each
other and are incomplete without each other."
Mac Legerton
in "What We Cant
Do Alone, We Can Do Together"
Tar Heel Junior Historian, 44:1, Fall 2004
THE
RISE MOVEMENT
like a rainbow is surrounding Earth.
It is the broadest, inclusive color spectrum of
Earth's diverse citizens awakening.
Stepping out, speaking up, creating.
Rising to combine our symbolic rainbow's Fire of
spirit with Water of creative minds.
Finding new social intelligence.
Learning and living together.
RISE in music was conceived 13 years ago by
artisan Aliza Hava.
HEAR her sing it at:
RISE
Music by Aliza
Hava
and also at
http://traubman.igc.org/rise-alizahava.mp3
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RISE in new literature is the compelling novel
of a nation in search of its soul.
WATCH the poignant video:
RISE:
A Novel of Contemporary Israel
by Yosef
Gotlieb
The Book Trailer - 3-1/2 min
video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_yYFGUaiM
Israeli author Yosef Gotlieb
is an educator and scholar of societies and international development.
Intuiting today's historic changes, Gotlieb's novel is about a people's movement of Jews and
Arabs that emerges in response to antiquated taking-sides, extremism, and
preoccupation with "enemies."
Distinction is not between Arabs and Jews, but what
methods and spirit lead to death or to life for all.
READ more at:
RISE
by Yosef
Gotlieb
The Olive Group, July 2011,
386 pages
http://www.olivecommunications.net/content.asp?id=100128&langid=1
and
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Yosef-Gotlieb/dp/9657557011/
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In Africa last November 2011 week was the RISE
NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM -- http://risenetworks.org/.
Young Nigerians of diverse faiths and regions
assembled to empower and re-channel the focus of youth into positive
ventures.
READ more:
RISE
National Youth Forum 2011 To End In Lagos
18 November 2011
http://www.thenetng.com/2011/11/18/rise-national-youth-forum-2011-to-end-in-lagos/
VIEW PHOTOS at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150453276626963
Middle East
Exemplars
WATCH and HEAR living examples of citizens -- a Palestinian, then a Jew
-- describing how they rise together.
Always together.
Realizing we are incomplete without each other.
1.
FINDING
FRIENDS AMONG YOUR ENEMY
Osama Elewat shares part of the journey
toward becoming a
Palestinian peacemaker.
TEDxJaffa -- Nov 6, 2011 -- 25-min
video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBYxuKSH94
2.
THE
EASY WAY TO (BEGINNING) PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND
Israel Jew Yehuda Stolov describes the magic
and
simplicity of of citizens who finally decide to engage.
TEDxJaffa - Nov 3, 2011 - 16 min video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsf3MQ8H5-I
3.
CREATIVITY
FOR PEACE CAMP
Four Arab and
Jewish young women of excellence
from Palestine and
Israel described commitment to
relationship
building as part of the next generation of female leaders.
12 Nov 2011 - 58 min radio
interview
http://kunm.org/post/creativity-peace-camp
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