Donna Baranski-Walker        *     Haj Sami Sadik Sbaih      *       Shmuel Groag     *       Rawhieh El-Sabeeh

 

 

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Completed events on the path of our speaking tour:

 

Fri Sep 12th: Haj Sami and Rawhieh arrive in Washington DC.   Departure via Ben Gurion CONFIRMED!

Donna and Quaker Friend meeting them at airport. 

 

Sat Sep 13th:

Morning:  Resting

Afternoon:  Meeting with friends

Evening: 6Pm-9pm:  Iftar dinner, Adams Center, Sterling VA

 

Sun Sep 14th:

Afternoon: 1:30PM  911 Unity Walk We'll join thousands of people from all different walks and backgrounds.  It starts at Washington Hebrew Synagogue with a Muslim Call to Prayer, then we will walk to the Islamic Center where the head of National Association of Evangelicals will be speaking, with messages from Rev. Desmond Tutu.  Arun Gandhi leads the walk from Islamic Center to Gandhi Memorial,  2 miles, downhill.

"In a city known for power, the simple act of people coming together with no signs, banners or an agenda - like Gandhi's walks - makes the most powerful statement. The Unity Walk moves us towards a world where we are united rather than divided by our many faiths." 

Evening: Informally joined the Iftar at the Islamic Mosque Cultural Center, Washington DC

 

Mon Sep 15th:

Morning and Afternoon:  Resting to recover from fevers, colds

Evening: Iftar dinner at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church VA

 

Tue Sep 16th: 

Morning:10am-11:30am:Visit with El Iman Learning Center.  Their students have been making Pinwheels for Peace to help save the village.

Afternoon: Speaker Shmuel Groag arrives in DC

Evening: Iftar dinner at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center

 

Wed Sep 17th: Visits with Congress

Afternoon: 3:00-4:30PM State Department Briefing – Location: State Dept. 

Evening: Iftar dinner OPEN

 

Thu Sep 18th: Visits with Congress

Morning: 

9 am meeting with staff of Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan

10:30 am meeting with staff of Senator Levin's Staff

Afternoon:

1 pm meeting with staff of Senator Webb.  12 children from El Iman school joined us.

3:30 pm meeting with Dr. Gregory Berry, senior staffer for Rep. Barbara Lee 

Evening: Iftar Dinner at the International Institute of Islamic Thought

 

Fri Sep 19th: Visits with Congress

Morning:  Part of our team went to visit a doctor

9 am meeting with staff of Senator Stabenow

10 am meeting with staff of Senator Feinstein

11 am briefing with Anne Norris, Senator Boxer

Afternoon:

1pm meeting with staff of  Rep. Baird

Evening: Haj Sami Sadik presenting the keynote address at the Annual Iftar at the El Iman Learning Center in Virginia

 

Sat Sep 20th:

Resting day.   Another member of our tour got sick and needed a consult with doctors.  We intended to work on info packets and outreach but instead the tour leader's laptop computer crashed.  Repair proved unsuccessful.  Replacement computer was required... only Windows Vista available...

 

_________________________Travel to NY City____________________________________

 

Sun Sep 21st:

Take morning train to NYC

New York City International Peace Day with celebration at the U.N. -- but it was a closed ceremony for the UN General Assembly.

Quartet team said that they are going to raise Area C issues at a closed UN meeting. 

Evening: Iftar and Talk at Beit al-Maqdes Mosque/Bay Ridge

 

Mon Sep 22nd:

7:30 pm  Private houseparty for architects and planners

 

Tue Sep 23rd:

Grit TV:  TV Interview with Laura Flanders

3PM  Manhattan:  meeting with Jewish-American groups at Beit Shalom

7:30 pm.  All welcome

    "Rebuilding Hope:  Aqaba Defies Demolition"

    Where:  Brooklyn Friends Meeting House

                 110 Schermerhorn Street (corner of Boerum Place)

     Cosponsored by Adallah-NY, Brooklyn Parents for Peace, and Brooklyn Friends Meeting

 

_________________________Travel to New Jersey ____________________________________

 

Wed Sep 24th:

Evening: Iftar dinner and presentation at the Islamic Center of Pasaic County

 

Thu Sep 25th:

3PM presentation at local colleges

Engaging a multi-faith coalition to help us save this village  

 

Fri Sep 26th:

Work Day:  multi-faith coalition to help us save this village

Rebuilding Alliance Board Member Jeremy Milgrom flying-in to help  

Evening: Iftar dinner 

 

Sat Sep 27th:

Work Day:  multi-faith coalition to help us save this village

Evening: Iftar dinner 

________________________Travel to Houston_____________________________________

 

Sun Sep 28th:

Shmulik Groag flies to Toronto

Haj Sami, Rawhieh, and Donna fly to Houston Texas

Evening: Iftar dinner with friends & family

 

Mon Sep 29th:

Evening: Iftar dinner with friends & family

 

Tue Sep 30th: Eid al Fitr Celebration!

 

Wed Oct 1st: Resting Day in Houston, normal eating

________________________Travel to Orange County_____________________________________ 

 

Thu Oct 2nd: Fly to Orange County, CA

 

Fri Oct 3rd: Morning: Resting

Afternoon:  Luisa Morgantini and team to meet with elected officials in LA

 

Sat Oct 4th: Rebuilding Alliance First Annual Fundraising Dinner

The Rebuilding Alliance Peacemaker Awards are to be awarded to:

• Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the European Parliament  - Our Keynote Speaker!
• U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, sponsor of the Peacemaker Resolution
• Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of ISM and a member of the Free Gaza Momement
• Shmuel Groag, via video
• Haj Sami Sadik Sbaih  

   

Sun Oct 5th: Rebuilding Alliance Board Retreat

Haj Sami and Rawhieh invited to the "House of Lebanon Annual Dinner" 

 

Mon Oct 6th: Day of Rest

                     Visit with the doctor who speaks Arabic

 

Tue Oct 7th:  Disneyland!   Why Disneyland on a peace and justice speaking tour?  We hear it is wonderfully designed for accessibility.

Evening meetings with officials.

 

Wed Oct 8th:  Flight to San Jose, CA

 

Thu Oct 9th:   Meetings and appointments