Training site:
Training
will be held in one of the hotels in the Bethlehem region. You
can expect to pay approximately $15 - $20 for the night's accommodation
at the hotel.
Costs:
In addition
to the cost of your airline ticket, you can expect to spend approximately
$100 - $150 per week of stay in Palestine. This will include food,
accommodation and travel.
Other
costs (not required)
Purchasing a mobile phone: $80 - $100 Better and in the end cheaper
than renting at airport
Mobile phone cards: $35 per week on average
Accommodations:
If you
arrive in Palestine before the scheduled training and orientation
dates, there are a number of low-cost accommodations available
in Jerusalem:
Hostels
– there are many. Generally activists choose:
Faisal
Hostel: 20 NIS per night (approx. $4.50). Usually crowded,
noisy and less than clean, but the location is great – across
from Damascus Gate, and you will meet a lot of activists.
Golden
Gate Hostel: 30 NIS per night (approx. $6.50) Very clean;
generally quiet. Located inside the Old City walls.
Hotels
The
Knight's Palace: $22 per person per night based on double
occupancy. Located inside the New Gate. Reservations usually not
required. +972-2-
During
the campaign
International
activists will be staying in towns and villages in the north of
the West Bank, where the focus of the Olive Harvest Campaign will
be. When possible, arrangements will be made for activists to
stay with Palestinian families.
How
to prepare(PDF):
Documentation:
It is strongly recommended that campaigners bring along their
own cameras; digital video and digital still cameras are preferred
for immediate availability of the footage. Additionally, please
do not forget to bring any software and cables that will be needed
to download your footage to a locally-based computer. Digital
cameras and laptop computers will be used throughout the campaign
and will be located on site, but the more people with the ability
to document the better.
Media
Contacts: The media is the most direct method of disseminating
the information and for generating attention as to what is happening
on the ground. It is very important that we generate as much media
coverage for this campaign as possible. In this, everyone has
a role to play. As a foreign national here in Palestine, you are
of interest to your local media, and to national media outlets,
such as BBC, CNN, RAI, etc. Before leaving your hometown, please
compile a contact list for your local media (make sure you have
name, telephone, fax, and email). Try to arrange a meeting with
local media representatives and inform them of this campaign and
your participation.
Make
sure to find out what the best way to pass on information will
be while you are here (fax or email). Inquire as to whether or
not they would be willing to accept and print first-hand reports
(from you) from the region. Give them contact information to get
in touch with you (at least an email address) or the organizers
of the campaign.
Representatives:
Make contact with your representatives in government
before you leave your hometown. Find out how to best get information
to your elected official. Try to schedule a meeting with your
representative upon your return home.
Tech
Notes PDF
1.
Mobile phones
2. Computers and Additionals
3. Cameras (digi., vid. and otherwise)
4. Donated Equipment
5. Batteries, film and buying stuff there
6. Email Etiquette
