ICCG 2015 Coordinators
Natasha Aruri, URºbana, Palestine/Germany
Omar Jabary Salamanca, Columbia University, USA
ICCG 2015 Organisation Team
Andreas Brück, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
Anna J. Secor, University of Kentucky, USA
Christina West, University of Mannheim, Germany
Christopher Harker, Durham University, United Kingdom
Lana Judeh, Independent Architect, Palestine
Muna Dajani, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Noura Alkhalili, Lund University, Sweden
Punam Khosla, York University, Canada
ICCG 2015 Scientific Committee
Andreas Brück, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
Anna J. Secor, University of Kentucky, USA
Beverley Mullings, Queens University, Canada
Christina West, University of Mannheim, Germany
Christopher Harker, Durham University, United Kingdom
Jonathan Silver, LSE/Durham University, United Kingdom
Kanishka Goonewardena, University of Toronto, Canada
Lauren Martin, University of Oulu, Finland
Mazen Labban, Rutgers University, USA
Muna Dajani, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Nasser Abourahme, Columbia University, US
Natasha Aruri, URºbana, Palestine/Germany
Nik Heynen, University of Georgia, USA
Noura Alkhalili, Lund University, Sweden
Omar Imseeh Tesdall, Birzeit University, Palestine
Omar Jabary Salamanca, Columbia University, US
Parvati Raghuram, The Open University, United Kingdom
Patricia Ehrkamp, University of Kentucky, USA
Paul Amar, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Punam Khosla, York University, Canada
Sarah De Leeuw, University of Northern British Columbia
Wendy Larner, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Wing Shing Tang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
ICGG Steering Committee
Anders Lund Hansen, Lund University, Sweden
Anna J. Secor, University of Kentucky, USA
Blanca Rebeca Ramirez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico
Cécile Gintrac, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France
Christina West, University of Mannheim, Germany
Joe Painter, Durham University, United Kingdom
Judit Timár, Academy of Sciences, University of Szeged & University of Debrecen, Hungary
Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, Australian National University, Australia
Lawrence D. Berg, University of British Columbia, Canada
Natasha Aruri, URºbana, Palestine/Germany
Omar Jabary Salamanca, Columbia University, USA
Wing-Shing Tang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Volunteers
Ahmad Jabari, Asal Zughier, Asma Dawabsha, Baha Sabri, Ghassan Arouri, Hadil AlJamal, Hanein Musleh, Lubna Taha, Mohammed AlJamal, Nora alZeer, Rami AlArabi, Ramsey Ata, Siwar AbuShama, Tala Shunnarah, Yara Hussein.
Special thanks to volunteers of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society who were present throughout the conference and those who accompanied field trips.
Technical Support Teams
Venue Logistics: Mohammed and AbdelNasser and team at Friends Schools
Sound: Atallah Tarazi and team
Dinners: Tha’er Shaheen and team
Particular thanks to the teams of Radio Bar and Khalil alSakakini Cultural Centre for their engagement and logistical support.
Field Trip Guides
Bethlehem
Baha Hilo, Activist and co-founder of “To Be There”; see below.
Yasser Mohammad Hemadan, Activist and co-founder of “To Be There” collective, which is focused on social advocacy through tourism. It offers tours that explore the geopolitics and reality of life under military occupation, particularly for the region of Bethlehem.
Jaffa
Sami Abu Shehadeh, Activist and co-founder of Fanar; an alternative tourism office in Jaffa. Besides his engagements with Balad Party, Sami is a PhD Candidate at Tel Aviv University with focus on Jaffa’s positioning as an Arab cultural centre during Mandate Palestine 1920-1948.
Jerusalem
Anjad Hithnawi, an Urban Planner at the Urban Planning Support Program for the Palestinian Communities in East Jerusalem, UN-Habitat/United Nations Human Settlements Program in Palestine.
Mahmoud Jiddah, an Afro-Palestinian activist and former prisoner of Israel. He has been leading tours in the old city of Jerusalem for more than 12 years.
Muna Dajani, Researcher and Activist from Jerusalem, and PhD Candidate at LSE. Her research interests are environmental politics, community-led resource management, and social impacts of climate change.
Noura alKhalili, Researcher and Activist, and PhD Candidate in the Department of Human Geography at Lund University. Her research interests are colonialism, urban informality, contested spaces and borders.
Jordan Valley
Hamza Khalil Hassan Zbeidat, Field and Media Coordinator at MA’AN Development Center; a training institution with programs on Agriculture and Food Security, Community Development, and Environment Protection.
Marie Shima Bouilly, Project Coordinator at MA’AN Development Centre; see above.
Rashid Khidarat, the Jordan Valley Solidarity Campaign (TBC).
Nablus & Wadi Qana
Abdullah Hammad, Mobilization and Advocacy Unit at JLAC – Jerusalem Legal Aid Center; which undertakes pro-bono legal cases related to house demolition, forced displacement, land confiscation, and more recently settler violence.
Issam Arouri, General Director of JLAC; Saher Sarsour, Field Coordinator – Nablus Office; Jihan Mansour, Field Coordinator – Salfeet Office; and Nasfat elKhafash, Activist and Board Member; see above.
Naseer Arafat, Independent Researcher, Architect and Planning specialist with research projects and books on Palestinian architectural heritage, social and historical issues.
Ramallah
Christopher Harker, Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Geography at Durham University, United Kingdom. His work examines the practice and politics of everyday life in the Occupied West Bank, the assembling of place through home-making, mobility and family.
Raja Khalidi, Development Economist and Research Associate at Birzeit University, Center for Development Studies, Palestine. He has worked extensively on Palestinian economic conditions in Lebanon, Israel, and Occupied Territories including East Jerusalem.
