Pro-Pals Are Going To...Settle?

Did you know that the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA and YWCA of Palestine (JAI) and the Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) are organizing an Olive Picking Program in Palestine between the 21st of October and 30th of October, 2007?

Yep, they are?

Do all YMCA's do political work?

Here's the schedule:-

Olive Picking 2007 proposed schedule:

21/10/2007:

Arrival to the airport and transfer to Bethlehem to meet representatives from the organizing institutions for an overview and discussion of the program.
Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

22/10/2007:

Picking olives at a selected field followed by lunch.
Cultural evening at Jadal / Alternative Information Center (AIC). Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

23/10/2007:

Half day picking olives at a selected field followed by lunch.
Meeting at ARIJ (Applied Research Institute Jerusalem) for a presentation on the Apartheid Wall and land confiscation.
Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

24/10/2007:

Half day picking olives at a selected field.
Tour in the Bethlehem area to show realities of the Israeli occupation such as refugee camps, the Wall, Bypass roads and fences, settlements, destroyed houses, etc. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

25/10/2007:

Tour in the old city of Jerusalem. Welcome and lunch at the YWCA headquarters in Jerusalem followed by a settlement tour around Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

26/10/2007:
Free Day

27/10/2007:

Half day picking olives at a selected field.
Meeting with representatives from the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA and YWCA of Palestine for an introduction and overview of the Olive Tree Campaign. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

28/10/2007:

Half day picking olives at a selected field.
Lunch followed by a tour in the old city of Hebron through the market and how it is affected by Israeli settlers. Meeting with a co-organizing institute followed by dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

29/10/2007:

Half day picking olives at the fields.
Evaluation meeting with institutions representatives followed by a farewell dinner at a local restaurant with staff members and volunteers. Overnight in Bethlehem.