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Moving Mountains - a youth festival in Israel and Palestine

In July 2013, Diakonia and our partner organization Sabeel will gather young people between 18-35 from all around the world to Israel and Palestine for the youth festival Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World. Together, we will address important human issues, through both faith-based and secular lenses, in a fresh and active way.

An action oriented festival

What is unique about the youth festival is its focus on action. The daytime work will center itself around activism, encouraging the participants to make a difference within the theme of the day. The ambition is to create miracles each day, by making changes that will be of importance to the beneficiaries in the long run.

In March 2012, Diakonia and Sabeel held the conference Kom och se! (Come and see!) in Bethlehem. In July 2013, it is time for a youth festival. Photo: Sven Jansson

Four main themes

The purpose of Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World is to develop processes where four themes are highlighted during the week. These are:

Environmental sustainability
Economical justice
Human rights
Community

Unique opportunity

What makes Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World unique is how it creates an opportunity for young people to combine deep contextual understanding with practical, holistic response to the pressing global challenges in our time. The festival strives not only to be a forum for an active young generation, but also to be the springboard of annual youth festivals within the theme of development, sustainablitity and change.

Registration

In order to registrate yourself for participation in Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World, fill in the registration form and a copy of your passport to youth@sabeel.org.

Registration form for Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World

Sabeel has also prepared a letter of invitation to all participants for the festival.

Invitation form Sabeel

Diakonia and our partner organization Sabeel are the hosts of the festival Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World.

Facts about Moving Mountains - Reshaping the World

The youth festival will take place between the 1st and 6th of July 2013. The festival will be held in the cities of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Jericho, spanning over both Israel and Palestine.

The fee for the festival, not counting flight tickets to and from Israel and travel insurance, is 500 US Dollars.

Slideshow with pictures form Israel and Palestine

If you have questions about the youth festival, contact Diakonia's project manager Sven Jansson through sven.jansson@diakonia.se.

Do you want to be a sponsor?

Many of those who want to attend the Moving Mountains festival are from developing countries. Since the travels to and from Palestine are expensive, several of the young people lack the resources to afford this themselves.

If you want to support a person and give him/her the possibility to participate, here is your chance! Insert a donation directed to Moving Mountains via Diakonia's account, Plusgiro 90 33 04-4. Make sure you mark your donation with Moving Mountains sponsoring.

Thank you!

The wall between Israel and Palestine. Photo: Sven Jansson

Revised
21/02/2013 Sven Jansson sven.jansson@diakonia.se