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I have been active in advocacy and relief work in relation to undocumented migrant laborers in Israel for the past 12 years.

1) Completion of a book about last energy proce crisis 2002 - 2008. Publish in Israel, then translate to more languages.
The call is the world society interest.
2) Establish a research organisation that will take the lead over other bodies that failed during last crisis. Including the IEA and others.

The 'My Sweet Canary' project is centered around the feature documentary film, but is also a number of by-0products that were created around it, such as:
1. A soundtrack Album.
2. A Concert ensemble featuring an internationally acclaimed musicians that perform in the World music festival scene,as well as on international stages around the world.

The Art Interventions Program included projects such as: Under Construction - with ex-miners communities, The Return of the Gastarbajters - with immigrants in the Balskan, Sex in transition and currently Poverty in Jerusalem.

Mare Nostrum, a documentary TV series dealing with the past, present and future of the Mediterranean realities and vision from three angles: music, immigration and the harbour city. Our aim is to produce this project with a crew and partners coming from various EU and MEDA countries.

Among Injaz's prominent projects:
Forum 2030 brings together leading Arab mayors to gain expertise and develop a new agenda for Arab local governance, with concrete strategies in education and welfare, housing and urban planning and economic development.  The Forum creates a safe space for peer learning, in which local council heads grapple with dilemmas and form alliances for regional cooperation.  The agenda documents that resulted from the Forum form the basis for dealing with the thorniest issues facing Arab local governance in Israel today.
Forum of Municipal Senior Officials brings together municipal treasurers, general directors, urban planners and town's engineers for training, debate and creating partnerships. The program aims to enhance the capacities of the local authorities and to build constructive channels of communication with key government officials and decision makers, to allow more equitable access for Arab citizens to national resources in the fields of land use, housing, economic development and public transportation, while assimilating management tools and skills for the senior officials, in order to improve their work efficiency.
Regional Networking - Strengthening the Economic Base of Arab Towns: Creating and implementing regional economic development networks and action plans for four regions -- Wadi Ara (Northern Triangle), the Southern Triangle, the Western Galilee, and Beit Hakerem Cluster Valley.
Kudoman: Stimulating Young People's Involvement in Local Political Life in Arab Towns engages young people in influencing the local agenda in their towns. It is one of Injaz's most active and dynamic projects, and one in which Injaz can see an immediate impact on the participants. Participants are developing their skills and capacity for leadership, increasing their awareness of local issues, of the challenges and dilemmas of municipal management in Arab towns in Israel, and learning how to voice their concerns and become agents of for change, changing their voting patterns and exercising their democratic rights effectively.
Gender Mainstreaming at the Local Level, aiming to strengthen the capacity of groups of local women living in communities in Israel's socio-economic periphery, to empower them with the capacity to participate in the affairs of their local government. It creates a platform for local stakeholders to meet with local and government officials to develop strategies and overcome obstacles, as well as to empower, train and provide the women with tools to create change in their communities.

In 2011, ICSD undertook the following projects: • The Holy Land Climate Change Declaration, April 2011. ICSD secured the endorsement of a joint Declaration on Climate Change of the Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land, representing leading religious institutions articulating a religious call for action to address climate change. • The Interfaith Eco Forum: ICSD spearheaded the Interfaith Eco Forum in Jerusalem, July, 2011 reaching tens of millions around the world through coverage in 15 media outlets in five languages, conveying a message of coexistence and sustainability from the Holy Land. • Social Media Campaign: leveraging outreach and amplifying impact of activities, ICSD implemented a social-media campaign utilizing new-media tools (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube). • Interfaith Events at UN COP17: ICSD collaborated with the Faith Secretariat of Southern Africa in organizing interfaith participation at interfaith events planned for the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa in November, 2011.

• Regular weekend retreats with Palestinian partners – 23 until now.
• Occasional inner-Israeli retreats – 10 so far.
• Annual Middle East conferences with partners from: Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority, Tunisia and Turkey. 5 so far.
• On-going groups of interfaith encounter. So far the following 29 groups were formed (from north to south): Acre, Karmiel-Majd el-Krum, M'ghar – Sawa Rabina, M'ghar – Shibolot, M'ghar – Bridging, M'ghar – Lana, M'ghar – Green Light, Galilee Women's Interfaith Encounter (WIE), Haifa WIE, Haifa University Youth Interfaith Encounter (YIE), Carmel City, Wadi Ara WIE, Living Together in Wadi Ara, Netania-Qalansawa, Tel Aviv University YIE, Petach Tikva – Kfar Kasem, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Talking – Mt. Scopus YIE, IEA Reut-Sadaqa, Study and Dialogue, Jerusalem WIE, Jerusalem YIE, Jewish-Christian study of the Gospel of Mathew, Abu Dis And Maaleh Adumim, Ein Karem – Health Equality for all People in Israel, Jerusalem Arabic Speaking group, The Future – Mothers and Daughters, Jerusalem-Hebron YIE, Eilat