Events List

MESP 2010 Middle East Youth Festival
Saturday 27 February – Wednesday 3 March 2010

Event: Middle East Youth Festival.

Event Description: 2010 is the pilot year for the Middle East Youth Festival in Edinburgh! Inspired by the Global Citizen Corps youth programme (www.globalcitizencorps.org) the Festival will bring together young people from the UK, USA and the Middle East. Events have been selected and designed by the youth participants and have been chosen to encourage learning and debate amongst the Scottish audience.

Saturday 27 February – Wednesday 31 March

Event: Exhibition: Recognizing our Common Humanity.

Venue: Tollcross Community Centre, 117 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. EH3 9QG.
Dates: Saturday 27 February - Wednesday 31 March 2010.
Times: Monday - Friday, 8.30am-8.30pm; Saturday, 10am-3.30pm.
Event Description: Through an exciting, new photography exhibit, you can travel through Gaza with young people on a unique journey of discovery – finding those moments of common experience that bind us all together in one human family. Follow them from the streets where they walk every day, to the houses or refugee camps where they live; from the market where they shop, to the sea where they send off their dreams; from the destruction of war to sights of extraordinary natural beauty; from raw human suffering to indisputable, unbeatable hope and love for life.
Cost: Admission Free. Everyone Welcome.
Contact: Global Citizen Corps, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +44 (0)131 662 5188.

Monday 1 March

Event: Film Screening at the Filmhouse.
Open to the public: reservations recommended.

Screening and interactive presentation/discussion led by young people from the Middle East.

Tuesday 2 March

Event: School Summit at the Edinburgh City Chambers:
Open to all S5/6 pupils and educators: reservations required.

What does Peace and Justice have to do with you? Pupils and teachers from schools across the Central Belt are invited to attend this dynamic all day event. A diverse schedule of presentations and interactive activities will explore issues of Peace and Justice locally, in the Middle East and globally. There will be a particular focus on what actions young people can take and the role they have to play.

Wednesday 3 March

Event: Reception at the Scottish Parliament:
What’s your story?: Open to the public: reservations required.

An opportunity for those interested in sharing their experience of peer education and youth action. Young people from the UK, USA and the Middle East will present on their peer education experience and open the floor for discussion.

For venues, times and regular updates on all Middle East Youth Festival events:

Contact: Global Citizen Corps, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +44 (0)131 662 5188,
www.middleeastyouthfestival.org