Peace and human-rights volunteers needed in Palestine

Are you a woman who is interested in working for international justice?
Do you want to support Palestinian non-violent resistance?
Are you willing to accompany farmers while they harvest their olives in the fall?
Are you able to spend two weeks to three months in the rural West Bank?

The International Women's Peace Service (IWPS) is a team of international women based in Haris, a village in the Salfit governorate of the West Bank. IWPS provides accompaniment to Palestinian civilians, documents and non-violently intervenes in human rights abuses, supports acts of non-violent resistance to end the military occupation of the Palestinian Territories – particularly Palestinian women's resistance – and opposes the Wall.

Our project is run entirely by long-term and short-term volunteers. We are currently seeking new volunteers, who ideally have experience in Palestine and/or with non-violent direct action and political activism in their home countries.Computer skills, technical skills and some knowledge of Arabic are also useful. Volunteers are welcome to apply from their home countries or from within Palestine.

The role of IWPS volunteers includes:

• Living and working in a village alongside the Palestinian people;

• Observing and providing written and photographic documentation of human-rights abuses, both for use of the project and for use in your home country;

• Accompanying farmers to their fields, especially during the olive harvest;

• Responding to emergency calls requiring mediation, intervention or care, in coordination with the house team;

• Providing non-violent intervention in human-rights abuses;

• Engaging in acts of non-violent civil resistance alongside Palestinians;

• Assisting in the development of village profiles in Salfit in order to document the long-term effects of the military occupation;

• Communicating with independent media and international press.

Want to find out more?

You can find out more about IWPS and what we do by viewing our website at www.iwps.info, where you may also download our volunteer information kit. You may also write to our Personnel group at iwps-personnel@yahoogroups.com, or to our house in Haris, Salfit, Palestine at iwps@palnet.com