Amal Elsana-Alh'jooj 2085 Hingston Avenue, Montreal, H4A2H9; Quebec, Canada [email protected] 514-5062046 EDUCATION 2012 – 2017 McGill University, School of Social Work Montreal, QC Doctor of Philosophy “Managing The Tensions Facing Indigenous Minority Social Change Service Organizations that Combine Service Provision and Advocacy” 1997 – 1999 McGill University, School of Social Work Montreal, QC Masters of Social Work 1993 – 1996 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel 1997 – 2001 Bachelor of Science in Social Work HONOURS AND AWARDS – ACADEMIC 2013 Grad Excellence Award CAD $7,500 McGill University, School of Social Work 2013 Hazeldine Smith Bishop Fellowship CAD $7,500 McGill University 2012 Grad Excellence Award CAD $7,500 McGill University, School of Social Work 2012 Spitzer Prize for Excellence and Innovation in the Field of Social Welfare Research Disciplines: Social Services and Social Work Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 2012 Grad Excellence Award CAD $2,500 McGill University, School of Social Work 2012 Grad Excellence Award CAD $900 McGill University, School of Social Work 2012 Hazeldine Smith Bishop Fellowship CAD $6,600 McGill University 2011 Shlomo Bublik Prize Disciplines: Community involvement and Activism The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 1997 McGill Middle East Program Fellowship CAD $25,000 McGill Middle East Program for Civil Society and Peace building HONOURS AND AWARDS – COMMUNITY 2017 Genius: 100 Visions of the Future Award Einstein Legacy Project, Montreal 2013 Human Rights Award New Israel Fund, London 2011 Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East US $5,000 Institute for International Education 2010 Chosen by The Marker as 1 of 101 Most Influential People in Israel The Marker Newspaper, Israel 2008 November 7 proclaimed Amal Elsana Alh-jooj Day Council for Hartford, Connecticut 2007 International Honouree of Seeking Common Ground Just Vision Organization, Denver, Colorado 2007 Circles of Change Award Building Bridges for Peace, Colorado 2005 Special Award for Contribution to Economic Empowerment Programs for Arab Bedouin Women World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises 2005 Chosen as 1 of 1000 Women Jointly Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Norwegian Nobel Committee, Switzerland 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year Israel Small and Medium Enterprise Authority 2003 Career Women of the Year Award Lady Globes Magazine CREDENTIALS 2016 Leading and Scaling Early Childhood Initiatives USA Executive Education, Harvard Kennedy School 2005 Role of Civil Society for Creating a Shared Arab-Jewish Society USA Brandeis University 2004 Art of Leadership USA Rockwood Leadership Institute Research Discipline: Communication 1999 – 2000 Group Facilitation Israel Negev Shalom School of Peace Research Discipline: Communication PUBLICATIONS Print H. Dahan-Kalev, E. Le Febvre, A. El'Sana-Alh-jooj. (2012). Palestinian Activism in Israel: A Bedouin Woman Leader in a Changing Middle East. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. A. El'Sana-Alh'jooj. (2012). "Volunteerism as a right: Volunteerism in Arab Society in Israel.” Article. A. El'Sana-Alh-jooj, E. Marteu. (2006). "Participation in Politics and Public life" in The Arab W omen of the Negev; Realities and Challenge Magazine Articles A. El’Sana-Alh-jooj. (2005). “We Own Our Voices: Confiscating Women’s Right To Vote. Alraha Women’s Magaine. Negev, Israel A. El’Sana-Alh-jooj. “Arab Bedouin Education in the Negev”. Yousod Magazine Manuals A. El’Sana-Alh-jooj. “Training kit for early childhood educators”. Ed. Molhem Emad EMPLOYMENT 2016 Executive Director: International Community Action Network (ICAN) Montreal, QC McGill University 2014 Course Lecturer: Policy and Practice with Refugees Montreal, QC McGill University, School of Social Work 2012 Teaching Assistant: Social Policy Montreal, QC McGill University, School of Social Work 2012 – Current Director of North American Relations US/Canada AJEEC – NISPED 2008-2012 Co-executive Director Israel Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development (NISPED) 2000 – 2012 Founding Director Israel The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation (AJEEC) 2010 – 2011 Course Lecturer; Citizens for Equality Israel Sapir Academic College 1999-2001 Coordinator of the Negev Bedouin Arab Protest Headquarters Israel Shatil, New Israel Fund 1998 – 2000 Coordinator for Project "Social Rights" in the Beer Sheva, IL Negev Bedouin Arab Community Community Advocacy Association 1999 Group Facilitator Rahat, IL NISPED Community Centres, MATI 1991-1996 Founding Director Israel Laqiya Women’s Association COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 2011 Citizens for Equal Rights Israel Sapir College 2009 Women Leadership Development Israel Negev 2006 Social Entrepreneurship for Singles Mothers Israel Hura 2005 Projects Planning and Implementation Israel Unrecognized Bedouin Villages, Negev 2004 A Holistic Model for Small Business Training Israel Negev 2004 Local Power – Training for Newly Elected Mayors and Israel Local Council Members Negev 2003 “My Own Way” Living In Between Two Cultures: Israel Young Women’s Leadership Training Course Negev 2002 Volunteers, Development and Management Israel NISPED, AJEEC COACHING AND TRAINING 2011 Trainer – Approaches to Community Work Israel Community Centres 2010 Program Trainer – Strategies for Community Development South Africa Department of Agriculture 2009 Program Trainer – Women Leadership Development Israel Shatil, Negev 2008 Program Trainer – Strategies for Community Development International Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development 2007 Program Trainer – Strategies for Community Development Israel, International Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development 2006 Program Trainer – Strategies for Community Development Israel, International Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development 2005 Program trainer – The Role of Youth in Leading Social Change Israel AJEEC CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS 2011 2017 “Peace and Justice a World Vision” Innovation Summit: Einstein Legacy Project Montreal QC 2017 “Peace and Justice a World Vision” Einstein Youth Forum, Lower Canada Collage Montreal QC 2017 “Community organizing; consensuses building” Helil, University of Boston USA 2017 “Tribal Nation: Identity Politics in Israel” J Street Conference Washington, DC 2017 “The Bedouin Minority In Israel and the land issue” Memphis University, USA 2016 “Community Advocacy for Policy Change” Guest Lecture School of social work, McGill University Montreal, QC 2016 A Jewish-democratic State or Democracy for the Jews? Haaretz- NIF Conference, London, UK 2015 “Between community activism, women’s struggles and civil society leadership” Human Rights Consortium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London 2015 “Palestinian Bedouin Women Activism; Socio-political Navigation Between Colonialism and Patriarchal Structures” New York Columbia University 2014 “An Israeli Bedouin Woman’s Determination for Baltimore, Md. Peace and Coexistence” Keynote speaker Baltimore Israel Coalition 2014 “Social Work Approaches to Community/Group Practice” Guest Speaker School of Social Work, McGill University Montreal, QC 2014 “Bedouins of the Negev: Challenges and Future Vision” Ottawa, ON Hillel Ottawa: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. 2014 “Community Development Practice; the Case of the Bedouin Community of the Negev” Guest speaker School of Urban Planning, McGill University Montreal, QC 2013 “A Palestinian, a Palestinian-Israeli, and a Jewish Israeli Walk Into Le Mood” Le Mood Festival Montreal, QC 2013 “How Israel Can Be Both Jewish and Democratic” Washington, DC Panel Presentation, J-Street Conference 2013 “Refugees from the Inside: Exploring Displacement Narratives of Toronto, ON Palestinians from Inside Israel “ Paper Co- Presentation York University, Center for Refugee Studies Graduate Student Conference 2013 “International Development: The Case of the Bedouins in the Negev” Montreal, QC Concordia University, The Israeli Center 2012 “Shared Societies: The Challenge of Building an Arab-Jewish Cambridge, MA Relationship in Israel” Panel Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government 2012 “Community Development; Rights Based Practice” Panel Presentation CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Montreal, QC 2012 “Women’s Empowerment Models” Guest speaker Comite pour une Paix Juste au Proche Orient (CPJPO) Luxembourg 2012 “Women’s Situation in the Middle East” Panel Presentation The European Commission Belgium 2012 “Social Enterprises; A Women Empowerment Model” Quest Speaker. Columbia University School of School Work NYC, USA 2012 “Arab Citizens of Israel” The Greater Washington Forum on the Arab-Israeli Issue Panel Presentation. DC, USA 2011 “Insisting on Equality” Jaffa, Israel TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ThmexWvfg 2011 “Arab Jewish Equality” DC, USA Geust Speaker, Meretz 2011 “Social Justice Issues in the Case of the Palestinian Minority DC, USA Washington Peace Center 2011 Civil Rights in Israel: Challenges for the Arab Minority DC, USA Georgetown, Cooperative Center for Study Abroad 2011 Civil Rights in Israel: Challenges for the Arab Minority NY, USA Columbia University, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine 2009 Arab-Jewish Cooperation in Israel from Women’s Belgium Empowerment to Peace The European Commission for Research on the Middle East 2008 Living In Between Two Cultures CT, USA World Affairs Event 2008 Arab-Jewish Relationship Israel The President’s Conference COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND MEMBERSHIPS 2013 Board Member