Leadership Seminar 2011–2012 Schedule

Encounter Leadership Seminar Schedule 2011–2012 (with flexibility)

Regular time: 5:00–7:30pm

Sunday Nov 6 (5–6:20pm)	Opening: What is the seminar? Logistics. Who are we and what are we bringing?
Sunday Nov 13 (5–6:20pm)	Our experience of conflict transformation. Asking opening questions
Sunday Nov 20	Our Jewish journeys and relationship with Israel. Use of self: Claiming our shadow
Sunday Nov 27	Focusing workshop on ourselves as leaders (with Ruth Hirsch)
Sunday Dec 4	Hebron orientation
Thursday Dec 8	Hebron trip (day and evening joint workshop)
Sunday Dec 11	Hebron debrief using mirroring
Wednesday Dec 14*	FAC training #1*
Sunday Dec 18*	FAC training #2*
Sunday Dec 25*	Orientation for Open trip* (Trip dates: December 29 and 30)
Sunday Jan 1*	Debriefing for trip*
Sunday Jan 8	Developing our voice and stories as Jewish leaders speaking about the conflict: workshop
Sunday Jan 22	Avi Schaefer Jerusalem Symposium
Sunday Jan 29	Suburbs of East Jerusalem Orientation
Friday Feb 3	Suburbs of East Jerusalem trip
Sunday Feb 5	Suburbs of East Jerusalem Debriefing / Advanced Bethlehem Orientation
Friday Feb 10	Advanced Bethlehem trip
Sunday Feb 12	Advanced Bethlehem Debriefing
Sunday Feb 19*	FAC training for March 1 and 2 trip*
Wednesday Feb 22*	FAC training for both March trips
Sunday Feb 26*	Orientation for trip* (Trip dates: March 1 and 2)
Sunday March 4*	Debriefing for trip*
Sunday March 11*	FAC training for trip*
Sunday March 18*	(No seminar) Trip– two days*
Sunday March 25	Project workshop
Sunday April 1	Taking it Home Dinner (seminarians will have role in this)
Sunday April 8	Pesach — no seminar
Sunday April 15	Victim/Oppressor workshop (Yom Hashoah week)
Sunday April 22	Workshop on responding to pushback/polarisation (wk of Yom Ha’atzmaut)
Sunday April 29	Ramallah/Budrus orientation
Thursday May 3	Ramallah/Budrus trip — (joint workshop?)
Sunday May 6	Project Workshop
Sunday May 13	Closing and appreciations– creativity evening-stay tuned