Monday December 8, 2008
The November 2008 Journey of Understanding!
The international ‘Journey of Understanding’ programme in November 2008 saw Encompass return to the Loch Eil Outward Bound® centre in Scotland…
[more].posted by Erika
Monday November 10, 2008
October 2008 Journey of Understanding: Diversity in Scotland
A new adventure lay in store for Encompass as the team boarded the plane for bonny Scotland on Monday 13th October and touched down in Glasgow, the meeting point for the participants of the ‘October 2008 Journey of Understanding: Diversity in Scotland’ programme.
[more].posted by Erika
Thursday July 10, 2008
July 2008 Journey of Understanding: Diversity in the UK
July saw the completion of the latest Encompass programme, ‘Journey of Understanding: Diversity in the UK’! Read on to find out more about the first UK-wide Encompass programme and to see some great pictures…
[more].posted by Erika
Wednesday March 19, 2008
February 2008 Journey of Understanding
A fantastic week of insightful, emotional and interesting discussions with a lots of ups and only a few downs (including lost luggage!). We were even lucky enough (thanks to our friends at the Westminster Police) to be granted admission to Downing Street! While loitering around outside number 10 Prime Minster Gordon Brown popped out to say hello! Everyone (including the staff) was very excited and the visit was an excellent way to top off a week of extraordinary discussions and activities.
Thanks to everyone who participated and we look forward to the Alumni events planned over the coming months!
[more].posted by Alison
Sunday December 30, 2007
December 2007 Journey of Understanding
Between Sunday 9th and Monday 17th December a group of 22 young people lived and worked together exploring issues of personal identity, communal identity and cross cultural understanding. The programme was run at Aberdovey in Wales and the weather could not have been better for what was a truly successful programme.
[more].posted by Josh
Wednesday November 14, 2007
October 2007 Journey of Understanding: Diversity in London
The ‘October 2007 Journey of Understanding: Diversity in London’ was in many ways the most challenging programme that Encompass has run to date. The last few years had been spent refining a programme and set of issues that the programmes addressed; ‘Diversity in London’ would confront these on a local level.
[more].posted by Josh
Tuesday March 6, 2007
February 2007 Journey of Understanding
“The programme made me more open minded and less judgemental to other people; and more than anything, it made me believe that it all depends on us. Big changes start from small people.”
[more].posted by Josh
Monday September 18, 2006
The Aqualung Journey of Understanding: September 2006
With tensions running high in the Middle East following the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah, Encompass embarked on its most ambitious programme to date. Twelve Israelis and twelve Palestinians had been recruited to take part in a program which would explore their personal experiences of the conflict.
[more].posted by Josh
Tuesday August 8, 2006
The July 2006 Journey of Understanding
“You brought them all the way here?”, asked a slightly incredulous coach driver, “but why?”
That was the question that many asked when they heard that a group of young people from Israel, Indonesia, the Palestinian Territories, America and from across the UK would be gathering in Aberdovey, Wales: “Why?”
[more].posted by Josh
Tuesday April 18, 2006
The April 2006 Journey of Understanding
On 29th March a group of 20 young people representing four countries and three faiths gathered in London for the beginning of what was without doubt Encompass’ most ambitious programme to date. Using the expertise that Encompass now has in the Middle East, we brought together four Palestinians from outside Jenin with four Israelis- some from metropolitan Jerusalem, some from traditional kibutzez- with four Americans from Inner City Baltimore and eight young Brits from Grimsby. They all met for the first time at a barbeque buffet held in the grounds of the Haringey Scout Centre where the group were staying…
[more].posted by Josh
Tuesday October 18, 2005
The November 2005 Voyage of Understanding
Following the success of its recent Journey of Understanding, as featured on BBC Radio 4’s Open Country Programme, Encompass- The Daniel Braden Reconciliation Trust undertook its fifth Voyage of Understanding.
[more].posted by Josh
Friday July 29, 2005
The September 2005 Journey of Understanding
On 9th September a group of 16 young people met at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in the heart of the City of London. They were there as part of an Encompass programme; the first Encompass Journey of Understanding!
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