Mazel Tov and Congratulations! You have been accepted as an Achvat Amim Justice Fellow.
Scheduling & Commitment
Seminars are Sundays [approximately 9:00am -4:00pm] The learning process is carefully designed to build on itself so being present in the flow of the program is important. Additionally, we will be having deeply meaningful and difficult conversations during the learning process, which require community and trust. Achvat Amim expects that those joining the Justice Fellowship will be present for all learning days and trips besides extenuating circumstances. If you foresee a scheduling conflict or missing additional seminars, please reach out to discuss.
Please note the additional dates of opening and closing seminar in your calendar: Opening seminar: Sunday February 9th, 2025 (9:30a-4:30p), Closing seminar: Thursday June 5th, 2025 (6:00p-9:00p), (sometimes shifting depending on group availability)
We will be having deeply meaningful and difficult conversations on the fellowship, which require community and trust. Additionally, the learning process has been carefully designed to build on itself so being present in the flow of the program is important. Achvat Amim expects that fellows will be present for all learning days besides extenuating circumstances. If you foresee a scheduling conflict or missing additional seminars, please reach out to discuss.
Important Dates Opening Day: 9th February South Trip: March 27-30 Break: April 13-20 North Trip: 12th - 15th December Closing Dinner: 17th January
Learning Days:
Learning Orientation February 9 - How we learn together
HOME/LAND February 16 - Home in the Jewish Imagination: Zionism and Diasporism February 23 - Narrative, Nationalism, Nakba: Palestinian Identity Formation March 2 - Holocaust and Antisemitism: Personal and Collective Trauma and Healing March 9 - Land and Law: Systems of Occupation and Alternatives to Conquest March 16 - Narratives of an Occupied City: Hebron Tour with Breaking the Silence
PEOPLE/HOOD March 23 - Centre and Periphery in Jewish Identity March 27-30 SOUTH TRIP **Participant Planned and Led April 6 - Palestinian Food and Culture April 10 - Secular and Religious Identity in Israeli Society April 13-20 - Break April 27- Gender, Feminism, and Militarism in Israeli Society
SELF/DETERMINATION May 4 - Gaza Information Download May 11 - Political Violence and non violence May 15- 18 - NORTH TRIP **Participant Planned and Led May 25 - Comparative Struggles for Change June 1 - Imagineering the Future
Closing Dinner: June 5th (sometimes shifting depending on group availability)
