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| |name = Birthright Unplugged | |||
| '''Birthright Unplugged''' was designed as a response to the popular ] trips. | |||
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| |leader_title = Director | |||
| |leader_name = Dunya Alwan | |||
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| |budget = $27,286<ref>{{cite web |url=http://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/202351631 |title=Birthright Unplugged |website=propublica.org |date=9 May 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| '''Birthright Unplugged''' is an educational organization, designed as a response to the ] trips. The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the "Birthright Israel" program.<ref name="Come, See Palestine">{{cite news |author=Rachel Shabi |date=5 June 2006 |work=Salon |url=http://www.salon.com/2006/06/05/birthright/ |title=Come, See Palestine |access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/987977.html |title=Does Birthright deliver? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601025358/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/987977.html |archive-date=2008-06-01}}</ref> | |||
| The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the ] program, whose name implies that ] have the exclusive rights to own the ] and to reside in it. The name "unplugged" implies that participants will experience a different version of reality. The organization's runs a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which takes ] children on field trips in Israel to see the ]. | |||
| ==History and organization== | |||
| Birthright Unplugged is an organization that offers education and travel programs designed to support of justice-movement work. | |||
| According to Birthright Unplugged, it was founded in 2003 by Dunya Alwan and Hannah Mermelstein.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/staff |title=Birthright Unplugged's History |publisher=Birthright Unplugged |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> Alwan, an Iraqi-American of Muslim and Jewish descent, serves as the organization's current director.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2010 |title=Should Israel Birthright Include Implication For Occupied Territories? |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122416343 |newspaper=] |access-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref> | |||
| In 2005, Birthright Israel filed a "cease and desist" complaint against Birthright Unplugged for trademark infringement, alleging "]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=Matt |date=12 January 2006 |title=Flap over young Jews' visits to Holy Land |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0112/p03s03-lire.html |newspaper=] |access-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref> | |||
| Their Unplugged trip seeks to expose mostly North American people to the realities of Palestinian life though travel and conversations with a range of ]. In six days, they visit Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps in the ] and spend time with ] living inside ]. They help participants develop an understanding of daily life under occupation and the history of the region from people profoundly affected by and under-represented in Western discourses about the ]. They are particularly interested in travelers who come to their work with an anti-racist framing and are committed to using what they learn on the trip to work for justice. | |||
| ==Activities== | |||
| Their Re-Plugged trip is for Palestinian children living in refugee camps. In two days, they visit ], the ] and the children’s ancestral villages, which is nearly impossible for most Palestinians in the ], ] and ]. The children document their experiences and create exhibitions in order to contribute to the collective memory in the refugee camp and to share their stories with people abroad. They have also worked with Palestinian children living in refugee camps in ], ], and ], and incorporated their photography and writing about their experiences and family histories into our touring exhibitions. | |||
| The Unplugged trip sought to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the ] through travel and conversations with a range of Palestinian activists. In six days, they visited Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps in the ] and spend time with ]{{vague|date=January 2017}} living inside ]. | |||
| The organization ran a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which took ] children living in ] on field trips in Israel to see the ] by their families in the ]. In two days, they visit ], the ], and the children's ancestral villages. | |||
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| * {{Official website|http://www.birthrightunplugged.org/}} | |||
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| Formation | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
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| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
| Director | Dunya Alwan |
| Budget | $27,286 |
| Website | birthrightunplugged |
Birthright Unplugged is an educational organization, designed as a response to the Birthright Israel trips. The name "Birthright Unplugged" is a spin on the "Birthright Israel" program.
History and organization
According to Birthright Unplugged, it was founded in 2003 by Dunya Alwan and Hannah Mermelstein. Alwan, an Iraqi-American of Muslim and Jewish descent, serves as the organization's current director.
In 2005, Birthright Israel filed a "cease and desist" complaint against Birthright Unplugged for trademark infringement, alleging "unfair competition".
Activities
The Unplugged trip sought to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through travel and conversations with a range of Palestinian activists. In six days, they visited Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps in the West Bank and spend time with Palestinian refugees living inside Israel.
The organization ran a second program, Birthright Re-Plugged, which took Palestinian children living in Palestinian refugee camps on field trips in Israel to see the villages left by their families in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. In two days, they visit Jerusalem, the Mediterranean Sea, and the children's ancestral villages.
References
- "Birthright Unplugged". propublica.org. ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- Rachel Shabi (5 June 2006). "Come, See Palestine". Salon. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "Does Birthright deliver?". Archived from the original on 2008-06-01.
- "Birthright Unplugged's History". Birthright Unplugged. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Should Israel Birthright Include Implication For Occupied Territories?". NPR. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- Bradley, Matt (12 January 2006). "Flap over young Jews' visits to Holy Land". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 14 October 2014.