Sakhnin

Sakhnin: Portrait of an Environmental Peace Project in Israel

Jan Martin Bang (author)

Sakhnin is an Arab city in Northern Israel. There, a remarkable project is underway, run by a group of dedicated Arabs and Jews, to teach environmental awareness to local school and university students. The centrepiece of the project is pioneering waste-water treatment, which is used to irrigate local farmland. In addition, Sakhnin's Demonstration Centre attracts some 50,000 visitors a year, and the project has been a great force for inspiring new trust and hope in community relations. This portrait of Sakhnin is based on interviews with local people, giving them a voice to tell their uplifting story, against a history and continuing background of conflict.

Jan Martin Bang, who stayed for seven months living and working in Sakhnin, has spent a lifetime in alternative communities, ranging from kibbutz in Israel to the Camphill community of Solborg in Norway. He has been a leading activist in Permaculture and ecovillage developments internationally. His two previous books, Ecovillages and Growing Eco-Communities are both published by Floris Books.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Floris Books; 1st edition (23 July 2009)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780863156861
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.15 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm