Our “Peace Talks” project aims to advance peaceful dialogue and socio-political pressure towards advancing a peace process that will end the Israeli Palestinian conflict by 2030.
This is how you can join / support us:
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Meetings in person with diverse communities in Israel, throughout Europe and North America and webinars in Japan, Africa and Australia.
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Lectures for high school students, college students, Israelis, and international delegation
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Dialogue with educators to develop and lead education programs to build a shared future with reconciliation and peace.
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Tours in Nazareth led by Maoz Inon which provide an opportunity for participants to be exposed to and to engage directly with the history and narratives of Palestinian society building deep cross-communal trust and partnership through understanding.
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Join us to see the potential and strengths of dialogue. Some of us have lost our loved ones in this conflict, other have experienced unbearable pain, and yet we are choosing life, we are choosing to communicate and inspire dialogue between neighbors, and even enemies. We are here to imagine and create a better future for us and for our children. We are here In this time of great change on this planet, in order to manifest a planet of Peace & Love not as a naive title, but in a compassionate and brave manner.
Watch previous webinars
Meet the Peace-Makers
A Women’s Leadership Series
This webinar series will consist of four talks, highlighting the women leaders in the peace-making field. It will discuss the unique challenges & strengths of being a woman leader in our field, along with the importance of including feminist thought in peacebuilding.
Talk One: What Does it Take to be a Woman in Leadership?
Rana Salman, Executive Director of Combatants for Peace
May Pundak, Executive Director of A Land for All
Moderated by Emili Rishmawi, MEJDI Tours
Rana Salman, Executive Director of Combatants for Peace, and May Pundak, Executive Director of A Land for All, have been featured together in the New York Times and on CNN. They are strong women leaders - one Palestinian and one Israeli - who are making waves and building the peace movement from the ground up. Join us in a powerful conversation about what it takes to be a woman leading the peace movement.
Talk Two: From Tragedy to Triumph: Overcoming Loss and Fighting for Peace
January 15, 12pm ET / 7pm Jerusalem
Laila Al Sheikh, Parents Circle
Kim Passy Yoseph, Mejdi Tours
Laila Al Sheikh lost her six-month old son to the violence, but instead of turning toward hatred and revenge, her loss propelled her in a fight for peace. Kim Passy Yoseph's close friend from childhood was kidnapped by Hamas. Together they will share their stories of tragedy, and share why and how their personal only stregnthen their fight for peace.
Talk Three: The Importance of Feminist Thought in Peacebuilding​
Jan 31, 1pm ET / 8pm Jerusalem
Netta Loevy, Itakh Maaki - Women Lawyers for Social Justice
Nivine Sandouka, Alliance for Middle East Peace
Moderated by Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon, Churches for Middle East Peace
Nivine Sandouka, Regional Chief of Staff at ALLMEP and Board Member of Our Rights, an NGO focusing on Palestinian women's rights in Jerusalem, will join Netta Leovy, co-Director of the UNSCR 1325 Project at Women Lawyers for Social Justice. Together they will discuss the importance of feminist thought in peace-building, and answer the question: Why must the peace-movement focus on, and highlight women as leaders and change makers?
Talk Four: Women’s Movement Building
February 15, 1pm ET / 8pm Jerusalem
Yael Braudo-Bahat & Huda Abuarquob, Women Wage Peace
Moderated by Tahija Vikalo, The Sisterhood of Salaam-Shalom
Women Wage Peace is a women-led movement in Israel and Palestine, and one of the largest peace groups on the ground. This organization is building an inspiring women led movement, from the ground up. What does it take to build a women's movement?