PASSIA Seminar - on

Advocacy & Lobbying

Sept. 24, 2016 - Sept. 27, 2016
Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem

Speakers

Lecture Program

24 09 2016
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA, Jerusalem

Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Jerusalem – Why it Matters

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Jerusalem – Why it Matters
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Historical Legacy

Dr. Nazmi Jubeh, Professor of History and Archaeology, Birzeit University

Historical Legacy
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Religious Significance – (Holiness & holy places)

Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al Ghazali's Work at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and Professor of Islamic Philosophy, Al-Quds University

Religious Significance – (Holiness & holy places)
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Break

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Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Jerusalem – Why it Matters, contd.

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Jerusalem – Why it Matters, contd.
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Art and Artistic Expressions

Sliman Mansour, Artist

Art and Artistic Expressions
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Political Aspects and Symbolism – (dimension of the city as the capital of Palestine)

Hatem Abdul Qader, Member, Revolutionary Council of Fateh; former Minister of Jerusalem Affairs

Political Aspects and Symbolism – (dimension of the city as the capital of Palestine)
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Lunch

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Lunch
2:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Jerusalem – Why it Matters, contd

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Jerusalem – Why it Matters, contd
2:15 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Palestinian Leadership in Jerusalem – Past and Presence

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA, Jerusalem

Palestinian Leadership in Jerusalem – Past and Presence
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Cultural Heritage (ways of living, customs, practices, places, objects, and values)

Khaled Khatib, Director, Palestinian Heritage Museum, Jerusalem

Cultural Heritage (ways of living, customs, practices, places, objects, and values)
25 09 2016
9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Threats to the Palestinian Identity, Narrative and Presence in Jerusalem-I

Nisreen Alayan, lawyer and researcher

Threats to the Palestinian Identity, Narrative and Presence in Jerusalem-I
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Threats to the Palestinian Identity, Narrative and Presence in Jerusalem - II

Nisreen Alayan

Threats to the Palestinian Identity, Narrative and Presence in Jerusalem - II
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Break

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Break
11 a.m. - noon

Jerusalem – International Law and Negotiations

Dr. Diana Buttu, lawyer and former legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team

Jerusalem – International Law and Negotiations
noon - 1 p.m.

Examples, Case Studies of Advocacy

Nisreen Alayan

Examples, Case Studies of Advocacy
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Lunch

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Lunch
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

What is advocacy and why we use it? (Definition of advocacy and related concepts. Awareness campaigns, lobbying, alliances and ad¬vocacy)

Participants & Rinad Jarwan, ActionAid, Global Platform Palestine

What is advocacy and why we use it? (Definition of advocacy and related concepts. Awareness campaigns, lobbying, alliances and ad¬vocacy)
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

What is advocacy and why we use it? II (Planning tool, present the strategic planning for the advocacy campaigns)

Rinad Jarwan

What is advocacy and why we use it? II (Planning tool, present the strategic planning for the advocacy campaigns)
26 09 2016
9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Analyzing Policies (Understanding policy-formulation, policy-making processes and actors)

Munir Nusseibeh, Legal Professional, Director, Community Action Center, Jerusalem

Analyzing Policies (Understanding policy-formulation, policy-making processes and actors)
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Planning an Advocacy Campaign I (Problem analysis - finding the root causes for the campaign subject)

Rinad Jarwan

Planning an Advocacy Campaign I (Problem analysis - finding the root causes for the campaign subject)
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Break

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Break
11 a.m. - noon

Planning an Advocacy Campaign II (Problem analysis - Define the campaign goal)

Rinad Jarwan

Planning an Advocacy Campaign II (Problem analysis - Define the campaign goal)
noon - 1 p.m.

Power analysis (Define the stakeholders - target group, audience and alliances for the campaign)

Rinad Jarwan

Power analysis (Define the stakeholders - target group, audience and alliances for the campaign)
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Lunch

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Lunch
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Power mapping (Practice defining the stakeholders for the campaign)

Rinad Jarwan

Power mapping (Practice defining the stakeholders for the campaign)
27 09 2016
9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Advocacy and Lobbying in the Context of Jerusalem Campaign message, how to communicate a message effectively

Rinad Jarwan

Advocacy and Lobbying in the Context of Jerusalem Campaign message, how to communicate a message effectively
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Advocacy and Lobbying in the Context of Jerusalem, contd. Campaign message (Exercise – 50 years of Occupation)

Participants & Rinad Jarwan

Advocacy and Lobbying in the Context of Jerusalem, contd. Campaign message (Exercise – 50 years of Occupation)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Action planning, inspirations

Rinad Jarwan

Action planning, inspirations
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Lunch

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Lunch
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wrap up of the seminar

Participants & Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

Wrap up of the seminar