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DESCRIPTION:In 2003, a San Mateo nonprofit called Rebuilding Alliance received a small 
 grant to help a Palestinian town build a school that would not be 
 demolished. The Village of Al Aqaba in the West Bank had just won an 
 important agreement mediated by the Israeli High Court - they were ready to 
 build a kindergarten. Today the kindergarten serves 160 children from the 
 entire district and has attracted the investment of some 20 embassies, UN 
 agencies, and NGO's - all this despite demolition orders issued against 
 nearly all the homes, the mosque, the medical clinic, and the 
 kindergarten.\n\nIn the process of keeping Al Aqaba Village standing and 
 thriving, Rebuilding Alliance has learned some important lessons, such as 
 the best way to keep a family in their home and children in their school, 
 and the best way to keep a village standing, is for Americans to call their 
 Congressional Representative and Senators to request intervention on their 
 behalf. This is all the more effective when Representatives have the 
 support of people of all faiths and backgrounds. Come hear Donna 
 Baranski-Walker, founder of Rebuilding Alliance, talk about why it works 
 and how constituent calls to Congress make a difference.\n\nRebuilding 
 Alliance is a coalition of people and groups around the world dedicated to 
 helping war-torn neighborhoods rebuild, and promoting policy change to make 
 them safe. They partner with Israeli and Palestinian NGO's to help 
 Palestinian communities with "village-centered" rebuilding.\n\nAt the same 
 time, the organization advocates for what their web site calls "a just and 
 enduring peace in Israel and Palestine founded upon equal value, security, 
 and opportunity for all."\n\nDonna Baranski-Walker has been an advocate for 
 justice as far back as 1981. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from 
 MIT, her founding of Rebuilding Alliance had its genesis in 1996 with her 
 efforts to link Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian schools using 
 computers.\n\nThe UUSM is wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/06/18731471.php
SUMMARY:Constructive Intervention: Presentation about the Rebuilding Alliance
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/06/18731471.php
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