Perspectives for Progress Initiative

This Sunday's event will take place in the Silber Art Gallery which is currently showcasing Israeli artist Naomi Safran- Hon and her depiction of "houses that have ceased to be homes." She explores the removal of Arab-Israeli's from neighborhoods in Haifa, Israeli through the remanence of the homes they once lived in. The mixed media work does not explicitly display the imagery but instead, like Perspectives for Progress, asks for engagement in conversation on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

For more information please reference the links below:

http://www.goucher.edu/academics/art-and-art-history/art-galleries/silber-art-gallery/exhibits/naomi-safran-hon-house-without-home

http://naomisafranhon.com/home.html

Naomi Safran-Hon: House Without Home : Goucher College House Without Home a solo exhibition featuring Naomi Safran-Hon, will be presented at Goucher College’s Silber Art Gallery in the Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum from Tuesday, January 26, through Sunday, April 3. This is Safran-Hon’s first solo show in the Baltimore area. The exhibit, which is free and o…

Feb. 4, 2016
Reception and talk with Dr. Gershon Baskin & Professor Mohammed Dajani

Dr. Gershon Baskin is the co-director and founder of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), a joint Palestinian and Israeli "think" and "do" tank located in Jerusalem. He has been the Co-Chairman of IPCRI's Board of Directors since 2012.

Dr. Baskin is also a member of the steering committee of the Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGO Forum, a member of the Board of the Alliance for Middle East Peace and member of the editorial Board of the Palestinian Israeli Journal . Since January 2012, Dr. Baskin has been working to develop renewable energy projects around the Middle East.

Professor Mohammad Dajani Daoudi, is a peace activist and a scholar from Jerusalem. He taught political science at Al-Quds University where he gained international attention for his teaching of tolerance through Holocaust awareness, most notably by leading a group of students from Al Quds University to Auschwitz. Professor Dajani is the founding director of the Jerusalem Studies and Research Institute as well as the chair of the board of directors for House of Water and Environment in Ramallah.

Professor Dajani also founded the Wasatia (Arabic for "moderation") Reconciliation Center that promotes nonviolence and tolerance in the territories. He is currently a fellow at the Washington Institute of Near East Studies in Washington, D.C.