GLOBAL CAMPUS

THE TEAM

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Sabine Lichtenfels (59)

 

Born in 1954, author, freelance theologian, peace activist and nominee for “1000 women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005”. Her spectrum of knowledge and activity comprises: international peace work, cooperation with the Plan of the Healing Biotopes, community knowledge, spiritual research, a new female consciousness, reconciliation between the genders, truth in love and eros. With her comprehensive knowledge and her radical commitment she is an ambassador for a global perspective for peace. She is founder of the GRACE Foundation for the humanization of money.

 

 

Benjamin von Mendelssohn (40)

 

Born 1973, a successor of the Jewish Berlin artists and bankers family “von  Mendelssohn”, in whose humane tradition he is standing. At the age of 19 he worked in the Peace University in Potsdam, Germany. Engaged in many peace groups he came to the conclusion that political work, in order to be really successful, must be connected to the development of non-violent alternatives. For some years he has been doing reconciliation work between Jews and Germans  as well as between Jews and Palestinians. He visited the Middle East many times, directed peace camps and pilgrimages and is weaving a worldwide network of peace workers with the goal to found international Peace Research Villages. He is the director of the “Peace Research Village Association”, Germany, and a graduate of the peace training in Tamera.

 

 

Aida Shibli

 

Aida Shibli, born in Palestine, is a political networker and peace educator. She is a holder of the vision of the Peace Research Village in the Middle East. As an ambassador of GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) and a co-founder of GEN-Palestine, Aida builds bridges between Palestinians and Israelis around earth & water-healing. She is a mother and a carrier of hope.

 

 

Anna Bandini (36)

 

Anna trained in Berlin as a translator and interpreter. She uses that training and her talents in logistics, heartful communication and organisation in Tamera Peace Research Center, where she has lived and worked for the last eight years, and is currently administering the technology testfield and working as a group leader and facilitator. She is looking forward to contributing these talents towards peace in the Middle-East and to seeing the desert again which touched her deeply when she visited Israel/Palestine in 2007 as part of the first Grace Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

 

 

Magdalena Necochea (38)

 

Magdelena is a psychotherapist from Chile and is currently an ecology student in Tamera. A number of things draw Magdelena to join the Global Campus in the Middle East. One is to contribute to finding a solution to the conflict in the Holy Land and another is to share methods to support decentralisation and self-sufficiency from the predominant systems of food production and water-management. With her experience as a psychotherapist Magdelena can contribute to the group process and with her knowledge of permaculture she can support the practical work in the field. She has a particular passion for the cultivation and harvesting of seeds.

                

Friedemann Gasse (36)
   

Friedemann is trained as a nurse, he is the father of two children and a graduate of the Monte Cerro Peace Education from 2006-2009. He went through a group-leader education in Tamera and is a dedicated member of the Tamera community. The GRACE Pilgrimage in 2007 in Israel/Palestine strengthened his decision to work on a positive solution for the unsolved inner conditions of humankind, that today lead to violence and unjustice on our planet. "I want to dedicate the participation in the Global Campus 2013 to the next step of realization of a peace model in the Middle East. The sacred roots in the Holy Land want to find a connection to the politcal dimension, and merge with it."

 

Dr. Douglas Baillie (42)

 

Douglas received his PhD in physics in 1996, and has considerable experience since then in optical research. He has been living and working in Tamera since 2008 where he is now responsible for research in the technology testfield. He has also used his talent to inspire people as an educator and group facilitator. Prior to Tamera, Douglas worked in Israel for several years, developing a deep love for the people and the land, and now wants to bring his expertise and inspiration to the group process and practical project work as part of the Global Campus.

 

Naila von Mendelssohn (16)

 

Naila has been living in Tamera for 15 years. Her parents came to the community when she was one year old, searching for a different way to raise their child. Naila wants to go to the Middle East this year in order to train herself in facing the current situation of the world. In her life in Tamera, she feels to be part of a global approach for solutions, changing the system of todays global society from hatred, anger and war to trust, mutual support and community. This context is essential for her confidence to face a conflict area like the Middle East. She has been to Israel/Palestine before and found this country and the people challenging her in a supportive way towards growth, compassion.

 

 

Juliette Baigler (39)

 

Juliette is from London and works as a coach and facilitator for leaders in schools, businesses and NGOs. She has a close relationship to Tamera and has co-facilitated the water symposia in 2012 and 2013. Juliette is following the call of the water to Middle East which came in response to a prayer for guidance. She has a strong connection with the Holy Land and feeling the pain of the conflict on a very deep level she is drawn to participate in the creation of a resolution. Juliette will join the project as a co-facilitator and as a participant in the permaculture work having recently done the practical training in water-retention landscapes in Tamera.
    

 

Stephanie von der Tannen (27)

 

Born in Austria, her vision of a peaceful society and the wish for community brought her to Tamera at an early age of 20. In Tamera she passed through the 3 years Monte Cerro Peace Education and joined the GRACE Pilgrimages through Israel/Palestine and Colombia, that entirely changed her worldview. Stephanie works as the assistant of Sabine Lichtenfels and helps organizing public Love-School seminars. "While studying in Tamera I got to know Israelis and Palestinians. It was the first time for me to come in contact and create friendships with people of a conflict area. Their reality was shaking my inner a lot. I carry the vision of humanity being able to live in peace on planet earth with no borders and no separation because of culture, religion or colour."

 

 

Marianne Hentrich (60)
    
Marianne has lived in various community projects and the Tamera Peace Research Center for already 23 years in total. Being the host of the Guest-Center of Tamera, she welcomes international guests from crisis areas with different cultural backgrounds and religions. "Facing the situation of war and the global crisis every day through the fate of our guests, I decided to get to know their conditions of life in a deeper way. Going to Israel/Palestine is a deep wish of mine for some years already. The situation in the Middle Eas is carrying a seed of hope for me, regarding the sacred and religious roots of these cultures. Creating a sustainable life model within this region will be a symbol of peace for humanity. For this perspective I want to give my support and compassion."  

 

Katrin Münch (35)
    
Katrin trained as a veterinary nurse and now works as a vegan chef. Originally from Germany, Katrin lives in Tamera and in 2012 participated in the Grace Pilgrimage in the Holy Land. There she was very touched by the living situation of Palestinians and also of settlers. She fell in love with the desert and has a desire to understand the conflict and to experience and connect with the Arabic culture.  Katrin looks forward to being in service to the facilitators and participants of the Global Campus team. She has a gift for creating nourishing spaces; she is a great organiser and is very creative and resourceful in solving practical problems.

    

Susanne Berndt (37)

 

Susanne qualified as an architect, a carpenter and a massage therapist. She is currently a student of community life and is researching into communication and healing processes. Having grown up in East Germany, Susanne has a strong interest in witnessing the situation in Israel-Palestine and in understanding more of the experience of living with walls that separate populations. She has a special ability to connect with people of different cultures on a heart level.  

 

 

Sabina Müller (64)

 

For 9 years Sabina is living in the peace community Tamera in Portugal. Through the pilgrimages in 2005 and 2007 she came in contact with the situation in Israel/Palestine for the first time. One year later she recieved the strong call to return and face the reality of people's daily life. The "Holy Land" has always been a deeply touching place for her, as an area that is the home and the source to 3 main religions, and at the same time an area that has seen horrible bloodshed for thousands of years. "My biggest intention is to serve, that a peaceful solution can arise. Together with the Global Campus we can work on different places so that seeds of hope can grow.“

   

 

Johannes Ewig (24)
   

Johannes came to the Tamera Peace Research Center at the age of 19. Living with a dedicated group of people who are determined to build a positive perspective for life, marked a major change in his life. He has since then stepped into organizing and co-leading community & education programs, such as the International Summer University in Tamera in 2012 & 2013. "I join the Global Campus to Israel/Palestine as a witness & a student. The  Middle East conflict for me is a symbol showing the vicious cycle of victim & perpetrator structures, while actually both parties share a longing. I want to gain deep compassion and understanding here."