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The CFTA Cultural Center is a community-based center established in 1997 with the aim of celebrating Palestinian cultural heritage while encouraging contemporary cultural production and fostering creative, critical engagement in community. The center is an open space for young people over 16 years, employees of community, civil society and governmental organizations, as well as artists, educators and intellectuals of all ages to engage in imaginative exploration, cultural exchange and artistic production. Center activities focus particularly on issues of concern to young people and encourage young people to create meaningful opportunities for engaging in both personal development and positive change in their communities. The Center is open from 8 am to 3 pm, five days a week ...

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The Center’s community mobilization program is a youth-led program that regularly engages some 1,600 young people in activities designed to promote an open, creative cultural atmosphere and support young people in their efforts to participate in building the kind of communities they aspire to live in. Activities include networking and coordinating with community organizations, “contemplation” workshops, cultural competitions and art exhibitions. Youth can also develop and refine their individual talents through a variety of courses offered through the Center’s cultural program including drawing, charcoal drawing, writing, crafts, music, fine arts, and folklore. The Center also organizes exhibitions for artists and workshops to produce collectiv ...