Just Vision

Just Vision "is a nonprofit organization that informs local and international audiences about under-documented Palestinian and Israeli joint civilian efforts to resolve the conflict nonviolently. Using media and educational tools, we raise awareness in order to encourage civic participation in grassroots peace building." They note that they are "nonpartisan" and "are not affiliated with any political or religious movement."

Key Personnel

 * Ronit Avni, Founder/Executive Director and Encounter Point Film Director/Producer
 * Julia Bacha, Producer & Media Director, Encounter Point Co-Director, Writer/Editor
 * Leora Gal, Education and Community Outreach, Israel
 * Joline Makhlouf, Content Producer and Outreach Associate, Middle East
 * Nahanni Rous, Outreach and Educational Content Director and Encounter Point Film Producer
 * Rula Salameh, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Palestine
 * Julianna Takacs, Administrative Coordinator

Board of Directors

 * Ronit Avni
 * Allison Fine
 * Ruth Flicker
 * Michael J. Hirschhorn
 * Wissam Nasr
 * Jehane Noujaim
 * Julia Pimsleur
 * Hanan S. Watson

Review Committee

 * Mohammed Abu Nimer
 * Deanna Armbruster
 * Mohamed Ibrahim
 * Ned Lazarus
 * Abderrahim Sabir
 * Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

Advisory Council

 * Gillian Caldwell
 * Sandi Dubowski
 * Hanna Elias
 * Judith Helfand

Funding Sources
Funding Sources:
 * Just Vision receives funding from more than 300 individuals and family foundations, primarily but not exclusively from across North America, and from private and public foundations. We also receive in-kind donations, including legal, printing, sound mixing and research services. Finally, we receive licensing fees for film broadcasts, DVD sales and screening fees. Our donor base reflects a broad constituency rather than a single ethnic or religious group. We continue to reach out to secular, Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities. We retain full editorial control of our content, and do not accept any funding that would require us to cede editorial control of our documentary film or educational materials. In October 2009 we also received funds from USAID to support the relaunch of our website, the creation of video portraits and short films (upcoming) and media and community outreach in the Middle East that does not relate to our feature documentary film, Budrus. Given the urgency of the issue and its global relevance, as well as our steady growth over the last five years, we are confident that we will continue to garner ongoing and new sources of support.

Contact

 * Just Vision
 * 123 Seventh Avenue, PMB #226
 * Brooklyn, NY 11215
 * Web: www.justvision.org

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