Gershon Baskin – Canada – US Trip
January 7-22, 2011
US Phone Number: 646-290-0279

January  7 – 9  - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada with Peace it Together

About Peace it Together:  Our vision is: Communities throughout the world engaged in Peace-building. It is unreasonable to expect youth to come to a peaceful resolution to a regional conflict if they are growing up in an environment of fear, anger, and alienation. Our programs are designed specifically to overcome these hurdles, while at the same time giving youth educational tools to disseminate to wider audiences, and facilitating their transition to community leaders.

We are currently focusing on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. As our organization grows we will expand our work to address the needs of other domestic and international clashes and tensions.

http://www.peaceittogether.com/about_us.php

·         Friday, January 7th – informal meeting (during the day) with select faculty members of UBC  

·         Saturday, January 8th 10:00 AM Student leadership conference presentation

·         Saturday January 8th evening – large public presentation

·         Sunday January 9th – evening – intimate dinner for Peace it Together major donors.

January 9 – 14 – Private family visit in Boyton Beach Florida

January 14-18 – Private visit with my daughter Elisha in Boston

January 19 -  J Street UMICH(Ann  Arbor)  

Partners for Peace: A Talk by Gershon Baskin - This event is FREE and open to the public, although it is targeted towards students at the University of Michigan.
Time - Tuesday, January 18 · 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Michigan Room, 2nd Floor, Michigan League
J Street UMICH will be bringing Gershon Baskin to campus to discuss the current peace talks. In particular, he will talk about:
+ The major parties (America, the Palestinian Authority and Israel)
+Major personalities (Bibi Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Barack Obama)
+The role that Hamas has in the peace process
+The history of past peace negotiations (what went wrong, what we can learn from them, the way that they impact the current peace process)
Find out more about J Street UMICH at: http://www.umich.edu/~jstreetu/

January 20 – Northwestern University, Evanston, Chicago – Dinner talk and Q&A

January 21 – NYC

January 22 – return to Israel