Autumn 2006 Newsletter
Teheran and Jerusalem Connecting in Berlin, Germany
In October we had a Middle East gathering in Berlin, hosted by the Konigin Luise International School. The two evenings brought together people from Germany, England, Palestine, Dubai, Iraq, Israel and Iran. Some of the participants came from Karame, an Arab youth center in Berlin, which promotes dialog between Israelis and Palestinians. With the help of our hosts, Manfred and Gisela, who recently returned from Teheran, where they have a cultural exchange project with a local school, we created a Persian cafe atmosphere, complete with original plates, trays, cups, pastries, nuts, drinks and smoking pipe.The first evening we had an introduction to the All Nations Cafe project and the vision behind it. The participants visualized the site on the border of Israel and Palestine and its future potentials, and blessed it. We concluded the discussion with a Circasian dance, and then moved to the fire place room to watch videos from the Families Camp, exchange thoughts and enjoy Persian delights.
On the second evening we had a deeply moving Family Constellation workshop (led by Yesha) focused on the relationships between Germans, Israelis and Palestinians; a Theater workshop (led by Dhyan) presenting our individual identities through the different birth places or origins of our ancestors; and a Dance of Universal Peace workshop (led by Martin) which concluded the event with a joyous circle.
Gatherings of Great Love at Ein-Haniya, Israel/Palestine
The All Nations Cafe team, together with friends from the West Bank, Israel and the international community, have been coming together at the same site where we held the Middle East Families Camp. These gatherings are all about sharing getting to know each other on a personal level, creating family-like bonds between us and nourishing these bonds. Usually, we share food and drinks, play live music, sing together and dance round the camp fire into the night.From November, we are having the Gatherings of Great Love every Tuesday, at Ein-Haniya, on the road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Apart from working on the land, cleaning, restoring, and keeping the nature beautiful, we will have workshops on different subjects such as: Esperanto language, Circasian dancing, Permaculture, etc. The gatherings are an open space for your ideas and creativity.
Come, Come Whoever You Are
You are most welcome to join in on this Tuesday or on the following weeks, anytime between 2 and 8 pm. Please bring food or drinks, musical or other instruments and anything else you would like to share with the group.
Driving instructions: Ein-Haniya is located on the road going from the Malha railway station in Jerusalem towards Bethlehem and Gush-Etzion (known as Walaja road), about 2.5 kilometers after you cross the railway line, and about 700 meters after the checkpoint you will see an old stone house on the left-hand side of the road - that is the place.
Coming from the West Bank, we are located on the road from Beit-Jala (DCO) to Jerusalem via Malha, about 4 kilometers after Walaja, before the checkpoint, on the right-hand side of the road.
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