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Devorah Brous
www.bustan.org
Telephone: 973 294 8892
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Devorah is the founder of BUSTAN (a Jewish/Bedouin Non-Governmental Organization that cultivates models of sustainable resource use in the Negev). She's spent the past 14 years catalyzing projects in Israel to challenge the discriminatory allocation of resources and promote environmental justice. Devorah holds 2 master’s degrees in Political Science and Peace Studies. She's a writer and a spoken word poet.
Thirsty for a Solution:
Bringing Israel's Water to the Desert
Identity & Responsibility, Israel
- Saturday 8:00PM–9:15PM Laguna Beach 1
Arabs and Jews live side by side in Israel but their access to basic necessities such as water, energy, and medicine varies widely. Learn about BUSTAN's Children's Power Project and find out what can you do to help.
Let's See: Recognizing the Unrecognized
Soil, State and Separation in the Negev
Identity & Responsibility, Israel
- Sunday 2:30PM–3:45PM Laguna Beach 1
Israel's desert is our ancient heritage site - but that is changing fast. How are development projects to remap the blueprint and "make the desert bloom," irreversibly impacting landscape and ancient desert cultures? Beyond camels, coffee, and carpets, what do we know about Bedouin? What can we do to steward a healthy future for peoples of the Negev? Interactive talk with music, maps, slides.
