Activities 2004/05

Partner Activities

Dealing with the Past in Lebanon: Various Approaches to Transitional Justice
Beirut, 02-03/12/2005

Workshop in Cooperation with the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), the Sustainable Democracy Center (SDC) and the International Center for Transitional Justice

Lebanon: Sharing Space and Mixed Encounters
Beirut, 19/11/2005

Workshop on reconciliation and practices of coexistence in post-civil war Lebanon in cooperation with the Institut Français du Proche-Orient (IFPO)

HOME WORKS III
Beirut, 17-24/11/2005

International Cultural Forum for the Re-Discovery and Evaluation of Cultural History and Tradition in cooperation with the Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts Ashkal Alwan.

Weltfragen for Lebanon
Beirut, 13/10/2005

Symposium and Art Project exploring the contemporary relevance of Immanuel Kant in collaboration with German artist Roland Kreuzer and Kunst ist gut e.V., Berlin.

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Freedom of Expression in Music
Beirut, 06-08/10/ 2005

Conference on Music and Censorship in the Middle East in collaboration with Freemuse and Irab Association for Arabic Music; with the participation of musicians from the region and a life performance by Palestinian musicians Ahmad Al-Khatib and Nasser Salameh.

Civil Violence and War Memories
Here and Elsewhere
Beirut, 20-25/09/2005

Cycle of round tables, exhibitions and film screenings on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War in cooperation with UMAM Documentation & Research Project.

3rd Byblos Autumn School 2005
International Relations in an Uncertain Hegemonial World System
Byblos / Jbeil, 07-17/09/2005

International conference in cooperation with the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.

Memories and Autobiographies in the Social History of Palestine and the Arab Mashriq
Beirut, 15-16/12/2004

Conference held in cooperation with the Institute for Palestine Studies, with the participation of Arab and International historians and social scientists.

hbf activities

Cities and Globalization: Challenges for Citizenship

Beirut, 09-11/12/2005

International interdisciplinary academic symposium in cooperation with the Institut Français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) and the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Media Skills Workshop for Iraqi Journalists
Beirut, 25/09/06 - 05/10/2006

Workshop for fifteen Iraqi print, broadcast and online journalists organized by the Institute for Professional Journalists (IPJ) and hbf at the Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut. Part of the hbf project Iraqi Civil Society – Pushing for Change.

Focus on Fair Trade

Summer School 2005: Engendering Economic Policies in a Globalising World: Trade, Agriculture And Food Security
(Berlin, 01-07/09/2005)
Global Week of Action for Trade Justice
(10-16/04/2005)
Workshop: NGO Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural and Fair Trade Policy
(Beirut, 16-18/12/2004)

Rehabilitation from Violence Trauma

Beirut, 24-27/06/2005

Against the backdrop of continued violence in Iraq, the third seminar focused on the psycho-social rehabilitation from trauma caused by experiences of violence (torture and imprisonment, war, domestic violence, kidnapping, physical assaults, etc). Part of the hbf project Iraqi Civil Society – Pushing for Change.

Reforms and Democratization Initiatives in the Arab Region

Porto Alegre, 27/01/2005

Workshop held at the World Social Forum 2005 in cooperation with the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND).

Photo exhibition by Gilbert Hage
Berlin, 20-22/01/2005

Originally arranged for the occasion of the opening of the Middle East Office on November 3, 2004; this exhibition was presented in Berlin during the international conference "Identity vs. Globalization?" organized by the main office of hbf.

NGO Legal Framework and Freedom of Association
Beirut, 13-14/12/2004

This Seminar brought together around 45 participants including social activists, lawyers, and representatives of civil society organizations from various Arab countries, including Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Morocco, Bahrain, and Jordan.

Civil Society from Arab Perspectives
Beirut, 15-17/10/ 2004

The seminar took place between the 15 and the 17 October, 2004 in Beirut dealing with the civil society from an Arab perspectives. Part of the hbf project Iraqi Civil Society – Pushing for Change.