Invitation to Cinema Jenin. An evening at the Humboldt Viadrina School of Governance

betterplace.org in cooperation with the German-Arabian Friendship Society (DAFG) has the pleasure to invite to an evening devoted to CINEMA JENIN!.

The topic of the evening, part of the DAFG series „Is Peace in the Middle East Possible?” is

**How can culture contribute to peace? **

The event will take place on Monday, 22nd of June, 7 p.m. at the Humboldt -Viadrina School of Governance (Wilhelmstraße 67, 10117 Berlin)

In spring 2010 an impressive cinema, closed since 1987, will be re-opened as a modern cultural centre. The initiators of Cinema Jenin, among them the documentary filmmaker Marcus Vetter, will be screening extracts from the internationally acclaimed documentary The Heart of Jenin, and present the project. During a panel discussion, moderated by Sawsan Chebli, Martin Kobler, Federal Foreign Office, head of the Directorate-General for Culture and Communication, Marcus Vetter and Joana Breidenbach (betterplace.org) will exemplify how art and culture can contribute to peace and mutual understanding in the Middle East.

The evening will be opened by Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan (initiator of the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance) and Prof. Dr. Dietrich Wildung (Director of the Egyptian Museum Berlin and Vice President DAFG).

The event will be held in English.

In case you’d like to join us for the evening, please contact Ms. Susanne Weiß (susanne.weiss@dafg.eu; Tel: 030-20648888; Fax: 030-20648889).