We believe that the individual's sense of belonging to the community in which he lives, and awareness to the common destiny he shares with this community, is something that will advance the community and the whole of society. We act to encourage involvement and entrepreneurship of the various villages' members in educational activities and in the creation of common Jewish-Arab festivals.
The board of directors of Sha'ar La'Adam consists of Arabs and Jews from various villages in the Galilee. They all have different professions and come from a varied social and cultural background. The group meets once a week and directs the activity of Sha'ar La'Adam.
Of the Center's activities in the communal sphere are:
Sha'ar la'adam peace festival
Every year, around the time of the Shavuot (tabernacles) festival, the Centre holds a multi-cultural festival at its centre in the forest. Hundreds of people young and old, children and adults – Arabs and Jews – are taking part in the festival that lasts for three days and included shows, creative workshops with natural materials, conversation circles and more. This is an opportunity to meet and enjoy together from a familial and cultural event in the midst of the Galilean nature.
The staff of sha'ar la'adam alongside other Arab and Jewish partners joins efforts in the creation of the festival so that it could address the varied population in our area.
Abu Amin host
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Making bread and baking in a Taboon
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Women Debka dancers 2006
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Debka dancers
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"The wonders of the circus" 2005
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Sha'ar la'adam peace festival 6th to 9th June 2008
Creating New Reality
יוצרים מציאות חדשהFor the first time this year the students of the theatre track (link) is joining the organizing team of the festival in creating a youth conference on the 5th-6th of June the conference will be the opening event for the festival.
The festival will open on Friday evening the 6th of June and will go on until Monday June 9th
And will include performances for children in Arabic and Hebrew, creative workshops with natural materials, meetings with public people from different social streams, discussion groups etc.
"The Crafts Caravan"
A Jewish-Arab women's group
This group has been meeting since about three years. The meetings centre on the personal experience within the social-national context. In this group there developed along the years a supportive and intimate dynamic arising from the ongoing open conversation practiced in it.
Community Meetings
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Sukkoth – Ramadan October 2006
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Sukkoth – Ramadan October 2006
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Planting the olive tree- foundation ceremony 2002
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