[amc] WI’AM Center and Zoughbi Zoughbi are finalists to the WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKING AND PEACEBUILDING AWARDS

  • From: Garland Robertson <pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ICPR/Rizk Ikhrais <ikhrais@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 09:40:30 -0500

Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church

Find below information for supporting the nomination of Zoughbi and his organization for international peacebuilding recognition. Please support their passionate pursuit of rebuilding community in the occupied West Bank as you are able.
May it go well with you.  sincerely,
Garland Robertson





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*From:* Wi'am Center [hope@xxxxxxxxxxx]
*Sent:* Saturday, May 22, 2010 4:04 AM
***Subject:* WI’AM Center and Zoughbi Zoughbi are finalists to the WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKING AND PEACEBUILDING AWARDS

May 4, 2010



Dear Partners, Supporters, and Friends:



We are writing today to give you some very exciting news and to ask for your participation.



*Finalists for the 2010 WV International Peace Prize Announced*

*/A month of public commenting begins/*

World Vision is proud to announce the 2010 Peace Prize finalists with *2 finalists for the Peacemaking Award* and *7 finalists for the Peacebuilding Award*:



   * */Peacemaking Award:/* Rubina Feroze Bhatti (Pakistan) and
     *Zoughbi Al-Zoughbi (Palestinian Territories)*

**
   * */Peacebuilding Award:/* Change Agents for Peace International (E.
     Africa/Great Lakes), Help the Afghan Children (Afghanistan), Neve
     Shalom/Wahat al-Salam- Oasis of Peace (Israel), Operatione Columba
     (Global), Search for Common Ground (Global), The Parents
     Circle-Families Forum (Israel), *WI’AM (Palestinian Territories)** *

** The *Peacemaking Award* is given to an individual who has taken risks and excelled in being a catalyst in either bringing conflicted parties together to resolve a conflict or in enabling a peace process that engages peacemakers, mediators and people of moral authority who bring hope that a significant destructive conflict can be resolved.

The *Peacebuilding Award* goes to an agency or organization that excels at integrating peacebuilding into relief, development or advocacy activities and mobilizing communities to build a durable peace.

*The public is invited to actively participate in commenting on the finalists by going to this link*:

http://www.login.icohere.com/public/topics.cfm?cseq=626


Public commenting will remain open for one month, closing on June 4, 2010.

*The International Awards Committee will use qualitative and quantitative tools to examine each of the finalists and review the public comments before they complete the selection process*. Final selection will be made by the end of June.



*Please help us*, by going to the link above, registering, and *giving your comments* for both the *Peacemaking Award for Zoughbi al-Zoughbi* and the *Peacebuilding Award for WI’AM Center*.



You can read the nominations for Zoughbi and for the WI’AM Center once you have logged in.



Thank you for taking the time to help secure these important prizes. Your comments and support will help to make it possible for both Zoughbi and the WI’AM Center to win in 2010.



Palestinian Conflict Resolution Cente "Wi'am"
Jerusalem Hebron Road, Old sansour Bldg.

Next to *Jacir Palace* InterContinental

 Bethlehem - Palestine - P.O.Box: 1039

Tel: +970-(0)2-2770513
Fax:    +970-(0)-2-2777333
E-mail: hope@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:usama@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Web page: www.alaslah.org <http://www.alaslah.org/>


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