Help Humanitarian Psychologist Dr Abu-Tawahina of Gaza get right of passage
To
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
Royal Hashemite Court
Amman, Jordan
We, the undersigned, mostly mental health professionals from multiple countries, ask your Royal Majesty to grant a passage visa to our colleague, Dr. Ahmed Abu-Tawahina of Gaza, who is due to deliver a workshop in our 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NON-VIOLENT-RESISTANCE 2016, in Malmo, Sweden, on 26-27/5/2016 (www.nvr2016.com).
Dr. Abu-Tawahina has been invited to speak at the conference about his unique humanitarian work in support of Gaza’s traumatized population, as well as his significant contribution to the field of trauma psychology and psychological intervention for violence. His work has implications far beyond the borders of Gaza, and in any refugee situation. His presentation is called: No place to be a child in Gaza: combating the impact of trauma and he is one of the key presenters in the conference.
The Swedish government has already granted Dr. Abu-Tawahina an entry visa, but as Gaza residents are not allowed to fly out of Israel’s international airport and the Egyptian border crossing is closed, his only option is to cross into Jordan and then fly to Sweden through Amman. Unfortunately Dr. Abu-Tawahina was refused a Jordanian entry visa yesterday, 16.5.2016.
We are well aware that the Kingdom of Jordan cannot be held responsible for the Gaza siege. We simply appeal to your Royal Majesty’s compassion and goodwill in granting Dr. Abu Tawahina the right of passage from Allenby bridge to Amman airport, so he can board his airplane on time to share his valuable humanitarian work with hundreds of interested mental health and social workers.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 19, 2016
May 18, 2016
We are grinding toward the 250 mark but the Royal Hashemite Court is still ignoring our plea. Put this link on your social media feeds right now because we need to force them to acknowledge Dr. Abu-Tawahina. Stop waiting for someone else to act while he remains trapped.
May 18, 2016
The refusal of an entry visa is a callous bureaucratic wall that blocks a man who desperately needs our support. We are working behind the scenes to pressure the Jordanian authorities because Dr. Abu-Tawahina cannot be left behind while his expertise is silenced. This fight is far from over.
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2016
May 16, 2016
We are grinding toward one hundred signatures but the Royal Hashemite Court is still ignoring our plea. King Abdullah needs to see this list growing before he realizes we will not stop pressuring him to open the border for Dr. Abu-Tawahina.
109 Comments
I have worked closely with Dr. Tawahina for twenty-five years. He is an outstanding practitioner and a credit to the Arab world. Please allow him to educate fellow practitioners worldwide on the psychological effects of the Israeli siege of Gaza.
My name is Bernhard Hetzenauer. I'm a filmmaker and writer from Vienna, working with trauma and psychological disorders. I strongly support Dr. Abu-Tawahina's participation in the conference in Malmö. Please let him travel! His contribution will be of great importance to many European colleagues!
I am a Senior Social Worker working with adoptive families whose children have suffered early trauma or neglect. I have also witnessed the suffering of Palestinians in the West Bank. Please allow Dr. Ahmed Abu-Tawahina to give his message about non-violent resistance.
As a Chartered Psychologist in the UK, I can confirm the fact that this work is very effective in helping individuals with mental health problems and strongly believe he should be granted a visa to attend the NVR conference in Sweden.
NVR is extremely important to my own work in a decidedly less traumatic environment than Gaza - I can only imagine the enormous benefit to children and families in Gaza. The benefits to Dr Abu-Tawahina and his international colleagues in his attending conferences to share and learn are also immeasurable.
Its such important work he is doing, they need to let the world know about it.
Please consider this urgent request, this is so important for professionals and especially the children and families they work with. Helen Marcus Child Psychotherapist
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Help Humanitarian Psychologist Dr Abu-Tawahina of Gaza get right of passage
To
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
Royal Hashemite Court
Amman, Jordan
We, the undersigned, mostly mental health professionals from multiple countries, ask your Royal Majesty to grant a passage visa to our colleague, Dr. Ahmed Abu-Tawahina of Gaza, who is due to deliver a workshop in our 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NON-VIOLENT-RESISTANCE 2016, in Malmo, Sweden, on 26-27/5/2016 (www.nvr2016.com).
Dr. Abu-Tawahina has been invited to speak at the conference about his unique humanitarian work in support of Gaza’s traumatized population, as well as his significant contribution to the field of trauma psychology and psychological intervention for violence. His work has implications far beyond the borders of Gaza, and in any refugee situation. His presentation is called: No place to be a child in Gaza: combating the impact of trauma and he is one of the key presenters in the conference.
The Swedish government has already granted Dr. Abu-Tawahina an entry visa, but as Gaza residents are not allowed to fly out of Israel’s international airport and the Egyptian border crossing is closed, his only option is to cross into Jordan and then fly to Sweden through Amman. Unfortunately Dr. Abu-Tawahina was refused a Jordanian entry visa yesterday, 16.5.2016.
We are well aware that the Kingdom of Jordan cannot be held responsible for the Gaza siege. We simply appeal to your Royal Majesty’s compassion and goodwill in granting Dr. Abu Tawahina the right of passage from Allenby bridge to Amman airport, so he can board his airplane on time to share his valuable humanitarian work with hundreds of interested mental health and social workers.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 19, 2016
May 18, 2016
We are grinding toward the 250 mark but the Royal Hashemite Court is still ignoring our plea. Put this link on your social media feeds right now because we need to force them to acknowledge Dr. Abu-Tawahina. Stop waiting for someone else to act while he remains trapped.
May 18, 2016
The refusal of an entry visa is a callous bureaucratic wall that blocks a man who desperately needs our support. We are working behind the scenes to pressure the Jordanian authorities because Dr. Abu-Tawahina cannot be left behind while his expertise is silenced. This fight is far from over.
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2016
May 16, 2016
We are grinding toward one hundred signatures but the Royal Hashemite Court is still ignoring our plea. King Abdullah needs to see this list growing before he realizes we will not stop pressuring him to open the border for Dr. Abu-Tawahina.
109 Comments
I am a social work educator in Britain and as such have worked with traumatised children in the past and very recently. Please grant Dr. Abu-Tawahina a passage visa to share his unique expertise at the international Conference next month.
I have worked closely with Dr. Tawahina for twenty-five years. He is an outstanding practitioner and a credit to the Arab world. Please allow him to educate fellow practitioners worldwide on the psychological effects of the Israeli siege of Gaza.
My name is Bernhard Hetzenauer. I'm a filmmaker and writer from Vienna, working with trauma and psychological disorders. I strongly support Dr. Abu-Tawahina's participation in the conference in Malmö. Please let him travel! His contribution will be of great importance to many European colleagues!
I am a Senior Social Worker working with adoptive families whose children have suffered early trauma or neglect. I have also witnessed the suffering of Palestinians in the West Bank. Please allow Dr. Ahmed Abu-Tawahina to give his message about non-violent resistance.
As a Chartered Psychologist in the UK, I can confirm the fact that this work is very effective in helping individuals with mental health problems and strongly believe he should be granted a visa to attend the NVR conference in Sweden.
NVR is extremely important to my own work in a decidedly less traumatic environment than Gaza - I can only imagine the enormous benefit to children and families in Gaza. The benefits to Dr Abu-Tawahina and his international colleagues in his attending conferences to share and learn are also immeasurable.
Its such important work he is doing, they need to let the world know about it.
Please consider this urgent request, this is so important for professionals and especially the children and families they work with. Helen Marcus Child Psychotherapist
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I am a social work educator in Britain and as such have worked with traumatised children in the past and very recently. Please grant Dr. Abu-Tawahina a passage visa to share his unique expertise at the international Conference next month.