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Green Israel Summit 3: Blue, White and Green

“Thank you for opening my eyes to new ways of looking at Israel and the environment — and for a wonderful experience!”

— GIS participant Wendy Morris

Working together to begin forming a voice for Israeli environmentalism on the West Coast, participants in Green Israel Summit 3: Blue, White and Green explored the environment and politics in relation to Israel. The third Green Zionist Alliance conference, GIS::3 was co-sponsored by Marom Olami, Mercaz USA and Hagshama and hosted at the Shalom Institute Camp and Conference Center in Malibu, Calif., from March 14 to March 16, 2008.

GIS::3: Schedule for Friday, March 14, 2008

3 p.m.	Registration and preparations for Shabbat
5 p.m.	Introductions and icebreakers
5:30 p.m.	Candle lighting and Kabbalat Shabbat
6:45 p.m.	Shabbat dinner
8 p.m.	"The Unnatural Jew: Exploring our personal connection to Land," presented by Noam Dolgin
9:30 p.m.	Shabbat social and games

GIS::3: Schedule for Saturday, March 15, 2008

8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
9:30 a.m.	Shacharit
10:45 a.m.	Torah reading and d'var Torah
12 p.m.	Kiddush and lunch
1 p.m.	"Two Steps Forward: Overview of environmental issues in Israel," presented by Dr. Daniel Orenstein
2 p.m.	"Carbon Neutrality through Israel," presented by Dr. Daniel Orenstein
3:45 p.m.	Ultimate frisbee
4:45 p.m.	Choice A: "Why Being Green Isn’t Just a Crunchy Thing," presented by Lee H. Wallach
	Choice B: "What right do we have to the land of Zion?" presented by Rabbi David Seidenberg
6 p.m.	Dinner / Seudah Shlishit, with singing of Israeli songs
7 p.m.	Havdalah
7:45 p.m.	Panel: "Peacemaking in Israel Through the Environment," presented by Israeli, Palestinian and North American alumni of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
9:30 p.m.	Campfire

GIS::3: Schedule for Sunday, March 16, 2008

8:15 a.m.	Eco-spirituality hike, led by Rabbi David Seidenberg
9 a.m.	Breakfast
10 a.m.	"Biblical Land Use in Genesis," presented by Maggid Ilan Glazer
11:30 a.m.	Strategy Session: How can we make a difference
12:30 p.m.	Closing Session
1 p.m.	Lunch
2 p.m.	GIS::3 Conclusion

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