ANN ARBOR—A journey into Israeli landscapes and soulscapes awaits audiences viewing the artwork and insights of 22 Jewish, Arab, and Druze artists who live and work in Israel. The exhibit, “Identity, Thought, and Vision,” will be held in conjunction with “Paths to Coexistence,” a conference on interethnic coexistence. Both events will be hosted by the University of Michigan.

The exhibit will be mounted in the galleries at U-M’s Rackham Building from Oct. 11 to Nov. 15. The conference will be held Oct. 25 at U-M’s Michigan League. Both are free and open to the public. Registration is requested and can be made at www.dialogues.umich.edu/events/current/ or by calling (734) 647-2655.

The conference on interethnic coexistence, coordinated by U-M Dialogues on Diversity Program and Harambee Productions of Ann Arbor, will feature a keynote address by the Malian Ambassador to the United States. The Abraham Fund, a nonprofit promoting programs fostering coexistence and cooperation among Jewish, Arab, and Druze Israeli citizens, will sponsor a panel discussion, 10 a.m.-noon, in the Hussey Room of the Michigan League. Breakout sessions will run 2:30-4:45 p.m. at the Michigan League and range in topics from the environment to interethnic coexistence issues.

At 5 p.m. in the League’s Hussey Room, Cheick Oumar Diarrah, the Malian ambassador to the United States, will deliver the keynote address. Diarrah assisted in negotiating the peaceful end of conflict and the disarming of rebels in Timbuktu.

For more detailed information, see Web site http://www.dialogues.umich.edu/events/calendar/ or contact Cynthia A. Phillips at (734) 668-1628 or at [email protected].

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