A One-Day Workshop for Palestinians & Israelis (9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) followed by a
Playback Theatre Performance & Public Forum (7:30 p.m.)

Sunday, February 22, 2004
International House, Berkeley

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A One-Day Workshop for Palestinians and Israelis

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

International House, Home Room
2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

No Charge for Participation

Conducted by
Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT
Amal Kouttab, MA

What are the steps we need to take in order to rekindle our hope for resolution and co-existence? How can we remold our hurt, rage, grief and betrayal into a catalyst for peace? We invite 7 Palestinians and 7 Israelis to participate in a workshop where we explore what it means to be an emotional pioneer who helps pave the way for others to follow. We will use experiential exercises drawn from intercultural communication, drama therapy and expressive arts therapy and offer tools for transforming painful historical legacies into constructive action.

Amal Kouttab, MA is a creative arts therapist who received her graduate training in psychology and drama therapy at New York University. She has used various visual and performing arts mediums to facilitate therapeutic groups in mental health institutions, nursing homes, and drug rehabilitation centers in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. Amal is a Palestinian-American, and an adopted daughter of a Palestinian diplomat who became a refugee in the 1948 war. Contact: (415) 871-6133.

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A Playback Theatre Performance & Public Forum

7:30 p.m.

International House Auditorium
2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

$10
(Free Admission For I House Residents and Member)

Presented by
The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble
Armand Volkas, Director

During this event the Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble will create improvisational theatre pieces based on personal and collective stories told by Palestinian and Israeli workshop participants and audience volunteers. Join us for an evening of interactive theatre, dialogue and reflection on how we can convert historical trauma into acts of service and creation.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Program made possible by the Flora and Hewlett Program Endowment