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This annual report from the Galilee Society summarizes their activities and achievements in 2010. It discusses their organizational structure and vision of promoting sustainable development for Palestinians in Israel. A section examines the lack of human security faced by Palestinians in Israel, outlining shortfalls in economic, health, environmental, political and cultural security. It notes that half of Palestinian citizens live below the poverty line and face limited employment and community infrastructure. The report also provides details on the Society's spheres of operation in education, research, capacity building, community services, and advocacy, and projects underway to establish new centers. It concludes by thanking supporters and listing the board and staff.
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The Galilee Society newsletter provides updates on their activities in June 2003. Key points include:
1) 90 scholarships were granted to Arab students studying paramedical fields to address lack of services for Arab children with special needs.
2) The Society is leading a campaign against plans to build a solid waste incinerator near Shefa-Amr due to health and environmental risks.
3) The general director participated in an international seminar on rural development in arid Mediterranean areas to establish cooperation.
4) Research is investigating local plants for treating liver and skin diseases traditionally.
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The Galilee Society Newsletter discusses several topics:
1) An accreditation program for kindergarten assistants in the Negev region to improve early childhood education.
2) The GS advocate appealing to the Supreme Court against cutting off water supplies to Arab towns in the region.
3) A mobile health education forum on breast cancer that educated over 400 women.
Issue29
The Galilee Society newsletter provides updates on several programs and initiatives:
1) The Environmental Justice Center is offering environmental education scholarships and has seen success advocating for improved sewage infrastructure in Majd Al Kroum.
2) Rikaz published sociological data on Palestinian women in Israel and launched an updated website with Hebrew interface containing statistical information.
3) The Health Rights Center delivered lectures to high school students and is registering health professionals for a second breast cancer course.
Issue18
The document summarizes the January 2006 newsletter of the Galilee Society. It discusses several events and initiatives undertaken by the Galilee Society, including a study day on the health effects of cellular antennas that was organized in response to public concerns. It also describes the establishment of an Environmental Justice Charter and the participation of the Galilee Society's representative in an HIV/AIDS conference in Kenya. Additionally, it profiles a diabetic patient from Tamra who hopes to raise awareness about the social and cultural challenges of managing diabetes.
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This annual report from the Galilee Society summarizes their activities and achievements in 2010. It discusses their organizational structure and vision of promoting sustainable development for Palestinians in Israel. A section examines the lack of human security faced by Palestinians in Israel, outlining shortfalls in economic, health, environmental, political and cultural security. It notes that half of Palestinian citizens live below the poverty line and face limited employment and community infrastructure. The report also provides details on the Society's spheres of operation in education, research, capacity building, community services, and advocacy, and projects underway to establish new centers. It concludes by thanking supporters and listing the board and staff.
Issue3
The Galilee Society newsletter provides updates on their activities in June 2003. Key points include:
1) 90 scholarships were granted to Arab students studying paramedical fields to address lack of services for Arab children with special needs.
2) The Society is leading a campaign against plans to build a solid waste incinerator near Shefa-Amr due to health and environmental risks.
3) The general director participated in an international seminar on rural development in arid Mediterranean areas to establish cooperation.
4) Research is investigating local plants for treating liver and skin diseases traditionally.
Issue7
The Galilee Society Newsletter discusses several topics:
1) An accreditation program for kindergarten assistants in the Negev region to improve early childhood education.
2) The GS advocate appealing to the Supreme Court against cutting off water supplies to Arab towns in the region.
3) A mobile health education forum on breast cancer that educated over 400 women.
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The Galilee Society newsletter provides updates on several programs and initiatives:
1) The Environmental Justice Center is offering environmental education scholarships and has seen success advocating for improved sewage infrastructure in Majd Al Kroum.
2) Rikaz published sociological data on Palestinian women in Israel and launched an updated website with Hebrew interface containing statistical information.
3) The Health Rights Center delivered lectures to high school students and is registering health professionals for a second breast cancer course.
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The newsletter discusses several projects and events of the Galilee Society, a non-profit organization:
1) The Environmental Justice Center campaigned for the renovation of a school roof containing asbestos in Kseife, resulting in government funds being provided for the project.
2) The Al-Maissam Medicinal Plants Center preserves traditional Palestinian medicinal plants and engages the community in education programs, with over 1,500 students participating in research. Products containing plant extracts are now being marketed internationally.
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The document summarizes the work of the Galilee Society (GS) in 2002, highlighting their health conference and environmental advocacy efforts.
1) The GS held a successful health conference that highlighted health issues facing Palestinians in Israel and strengthened partnerships between the GS and medical professionals and researchers.
2) The GS worked extensively providing medical relief in the West Bank during Israel's military incursion, and advocated against the expansion of several stone quarries due to environmental and health concerns.
3) The GS recruited a lawyer to handle environmental legal cases and continued monitoring closed quarries to ensure compliance through its partnership in the Galilee Consortium.Galilee Society - Annual Report 2009
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The Galilee Society's Environmental Justice Center worked to defend the environmental rights of Arab citizens in Israel in 2009. The Center operated an Environmental Green Line to receive public complaints about environmental issues. It addressed problems of inadequate sanitation infrastructure and sewage systems in Arab villages. The Center also documented the closure of three maternal and child welfare centers in unrecognized villages. It conducted environmental education activities and distributed scholarships to encourage environmental studies. A study day on electromagnetic radiation and its health impacts was held. A report on sanitation problems in Arab villages in 2009 was also produced.Issue27
The Galilee Society newsletter discusses several initiatives: 1) A conference on traditional Arabic medicine that brought international scientists together; 2) A report finding a lack of emergency services for Arab communities in Israel during the 2006 Lebanon war; 3) Spraying fields near Majd al Kroum for insects carrying diseases, due to untreated sewage overflow posing health risks.
Issue26
The Galilee Society newsletter discusses several environmental and educational initiatives. The Environmental Justice Center led a beach cleanup with Arab students to promote environmental responsibility and heritage. The Galilee Society's PR efforts resulted in the use of their research by a religious leader. Additionally, the Health Rights Center awarded scholarships to 6 Arab masters students to conduct public health projects in their communities. Al-Maissam held an open day for environment teachers to discuss curriculum and their youth research program.
Issue25
The newsletter discusses several initiatives of the Galilee Society and its partners. It describes:
1) Rikaz conducting training for surveyors to collect data on Palestinians in Israel as part of a socio-economic survey.
2) The Environmental Justice Center launching a writing competition to promote Arabic environmental literature in schools.
3) Youth-to-Youth students in the Naqab helping to organize an environmental day and leading school students in cleanup activities.
Issue24
The Galilee Society Newsletter reports on:
1) A study presented at a conference that found over 50% of those negatively affected by stone quarries in Israel are Arab, even though Arabs only make up 18% of the population, showing environmental discrimination.
2) Jewish artists will work with Bedouin youth to create art from recycled tires as part of the Galilee Society's Youth-to-Youth project.
3) The Galilee Society awarded the first installment of scholarships to 20 students pursuing environmental studies to conduct environmental education projects in their communities.
Issue23
The document summarizes activities of the Galilee Society in December 2006, including:
1) A symposium celebrating 15 years of the Naqab Department's services to the southern Bedouin community, with over 200 attendees and representatives from local media.
2) A study day hosted by the Health Rights Center for over 100 Arab high school students trained as HIV/AIDS peer educators, providing activities and feedback on their work.
3) An interview with two Arab female peer educators discussing perceptions of HIV/AIDS between generations and their role in spreading awareness in their communities.
Issue22
The Galilee Society newsletter provides updates on several of the organization's recent projects:
1) An emergency telephone support project for Palestinians affected by war saw success, logging over 200 calls in 3 weeks.
2) A summer camp was held for Arab children from war-affected areas to provide therapy and cultural activities.
3) Legal advocacy led to the removal of asbestos from an Arab primary school after initial inaction by the Ministry of Education.
Issue21
The newsletter summarizes recent activities of the Galilee Society, an organization that supports the Arab population in Northern Israel. It discusses how Arab communities suffered during a recent war with Lebanon due to a lack of bomb shelters and services. It also describes the Galilee Society setting up a crisis center to provide services to Arabs affected by the war. Additionally, it outlines the Galilee Society touring the US to promote its work and recruit new members.
Issue20
The newsletter summarizes recent activities of the Galilee Society:
1) Representatives participated in a science conference in Qatar, presenting the Society's research and establishing networks.
2) The Naqab Department held a study day on health and the environment for Bedouin youth to promote its importance.
3) Two researchers presented on traditional herbal medicine at a conference in Tunisia, gaining interest in future collaborations.
4) The Health Rights Center changed its diabetes project's focus to working more with local doctors and expanding to another town.
Issue19
The newsletter discusses several projects and campaigns of the Galilee Society, including:
1) A campaign launched in the Arab town of Majd El Kroum to protest inadequate sewage systems and illegal waste sites causing health and environmental issues.
2) The conclusion of a 6-year wastewater treatment research project at the Galilee Society R&D Center to develop appropriate technologies for rural areas in the Middle East.
3) A victory in a 2-year campaign against plans to build an incinerator in the Arab town of Shefa-‘Amr, based on the environmental risks.
Issue16
The newsletter summarizes recent activities of the Galilee Society:
1) It discusses the terror attack in Shefa-‘Amr that killed 4 people and the community's shock and anger in the aftermath.
2) It describes how Israel continues settlement expansion in the Galilee and Negev despite Gaza disengagement, to develop Jewish-majority areas and counter the growing Arab population.
3) It outlines a new AIDS awareness program aimed at educating Arab youth and reducing stigma around HIV/AIDS in their communities.
Issue28
The newsletter provides updates on several initiatives of the Galilee Society, including:
1) The launch of the one-year report of the 'Ataa Hotline at a study day, which provided legal, health and psychological support to Arab citizens affected by the 2006 Lebanon war.
2) Advocacy efforts against Mekorot's policy of collective water shutoffs in Arab villages, including a request to the Knesset committee which found the policy "appalling and degrading".
3) A breast cancer awareness project coordinator's tour of the US to share experiences and strategies from the Galilee Society's pioneering breast cancer awareness project among Arab women in Israel.
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The newsletter discusses several projects and events of the Galilee Society, a non-profit organization:
1) The Environmental Justice Center campaigned for the renovation of a school roof containing asbestos in Kseife, resulting in government funds being provided for the project.
2) The Al-Maissam Medicinal Plants Center preserves traditional Palestinian medicinal plants and engages the community in education programs, with over 1,500 students participating in research. Products containing plant extracts are now being marketed internationally.
3) In light of World AIDS Day, the Galilee Society is increasing its focus on HIV/AIDS awareness, including an event at a high school in Haifa to educate vulnerable Arab youth.
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The document summarizes the work of the Galilee Society (GS) in 2002, highlighting their health conference and environmental advocacy efforts.
1) The GS held a successful health conference that highlighted health issues facing Palestinians in Israel and strengthened partnerships between the GS and medical professionals and researchers.
2) The GS worked extensively providing medical relief in the West Bank during Israel's military incursion, and advocated against the expansion of several stone quarries due to environmental and health concerns.
3) The GS recruited a lawyer to handle environmental legal cases and continued monitoring closed quarries to ensure compliance through its partnership in the Galilee Consortium.Galilee Society - Annual Report 2009
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The Galilee Society's Environmental Justice Center worked to defend the environmental rights of Arab citizens in Israel in 2009. The Center operated an Environmental Green Line to receive public complaints about environmental issues. It addressed problems of inadequate sanitation infrastructure and sewage systems in Arab villages. The Center also documented the closure of three maternal and child welfare centers in unrecognized villages. It conducted environmental education activities and distributed scholarships to encourage environmental studies. A study day on electromagnetic radiation and its health impacts was held. A report on sanitation problems in Arab villages in 2009 was also produced.Issue27
The Galilee Society newsletter discusses several initiatives: 1) A conference on traditional Arabic medicine that brought international scientists together; 2) A report finding a lack of emergency services for Arab communities in Israel during the 2006 Lebanon war; 3) Spraying fields near Majd al Kroum for insects carrying diseases, due to untreated sewage overflow posing health risks.
Issue26
The Galilee Society newsletter discusses several environmental and educational initiatives. The Environmental Justice Center led a beach cleanup with Arab students to promote environmental responsibility and heritage. The Galilee Society's PR efforts resulted in the use of their research by a religious leader. Additionally, the Health Rights Center awarded scholarships to 6 Arab masters students to conduct public health projects in their communities. Al-Maissam held an open day for environment teachers to discuss curriculum and their youth research program.
Issue25
The newsletter discusses several initiatives of the Galilee Society and its partners. It describes:
1) Rikaz conducting training for surveyors to collect data on Palestinians in Israel as part of a socio-economic survey.
2) The Environmental Justice Center launching a writing competition to promote Arabic environmental literature in schools.
3) Youth-to-Youth students in the Naqab helping to organize an environmental day and leading school students in cleanup activities.
Issue24
The Galilee Society Newsletter reports on:
1) A study presented at a conference that found over 50% of those negatively affected by stone quarries in Israel are Arab, even though Arabs only make up 18% of the population, showing environmental discrimination.
2) Jewish artists will work with Bedouin youth to create art from recycled tires as part of the Galilee Society's Youth-to-Youth project.
3) The Galilee Society awarded the first installment of scholarships to 20 students pursuing environmental studies to conduct environmental education projects in their communities.
Issue23
The document summarizes activities of the Galilee Society in December 2006, including:
1) A symposium celebrating 15 years of the Naqab Department's services to the southern Bedouin community, with over 200 attendees and representatives from local media.
2) A study day hosted by the Health Rights Center for over 100 Arab high school students trained as HIV/AIDS peer educators, providing activities and feedback on their work.
3) An interview with two Arab female peer educators discussing perceptions of HIV/AIDS between generations and their role in spreading awareness in their communities.
Issue22
The Galilee Society newsletter provides updates on several of the organization's recent projects:
1) An emergency telephone support project for Palestinians affected by war saw success, logging over 200 calls in 3 weeks.
2) A summer camp was held for Arab children from war-affected areas to provide therapy and cultural activities.
3) Legal advocacy led to the removal of asbestos from an Arab primary school after initial inaction by the Ministry of Education.
Issue21
The newsletter summarizes recent activities of the Galilee Society, an organization that supports the Arab population in Northern Israel. It discusses how Arab communities suffered during a recent war with Lebanon due to a lack of bomb shelters and services. It also describes the Galilee Society setting up a crisis center to provide services to Arabs affected by the war. Additionally, it outlines the Galilee Society touring the US to promote its work and recruit new members.
Issue20
The newsletter summarizes recent activities of the Galilee Society:
1) Representatives participated in a science conference in Qatar, presenting the Society's research and establishing networks.
2) The Naqab Department held a study day on health and the environment for Bedouin youth to promote its importance.
3) Two researchers presented on traditional herbal medicine at a conference in Tunisia, gaining interest in future collaborations.
4) The Health Rights Center changed its diabetes project's focus to working more with local doctors and expanding to another town.
Issue19
The newsletter discusses several projects and campaigns of the Galilee Society, including:
1) A campaign launched in the Arab town of Majd El Kroum to protest inadequate sewage systems and illegal waste sites causing health and environmental issues.
2) The conclusion of a 6-year wastewater treatment research project at the Galilee Society R&D Center to develop appropriate technologies for rural areas in the Middle East.
3) A victory in a 2-year campaign against plans to build an incinerator in the Arab town of Shefa-‘Amr, based on the environmental risks.
Issue16
The newsletter summarizes recent activities of the Galilee Society:
1) It discusses the terror attack in Shefa-‘Amr that killed 4 people and the community's shock and anger in the aftermath.
2) It describes how Israel continues settlement expansion in the Galilee and Negev despite Gaza disengagement, to develop Jewish-majority areas and counter the growing Arab population.
3) It outlines a new AIDS awareness program aimed at educating Arab youth and reducing stigma around HIV/AIDS in their communities.
Issue28
The newsletter provides updates on several initiatives of the Galilee Society, including:
1) The launch of the one-year report of the 'Ataa Hotline at a study day, which provided legal, health and psychological support to Arab citizens affected by the 2006 Lebanon war.
2) Advocacy efforts against Mekorot's policy of collective water shutoffs in Arab villages, including a request to the Knesset committee which found the policy "appalling and degrading".
3) A breast cancer awareness project coordinator's tour of the US to share experiences and strategies from the Galilee Society's pioneering breast cancer awareness project among Arab women in Israel.
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