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26 July 2006
Jerusalem Women Speak 12 to Focus on New England Communities
October 7- 24, 2006
The Twelfth national Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision tour organized by Partners for Peace focuses on communities in New England during October 2007 (click here for a detailed schedule).
The tour will feature the voices of three women, a Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim, who are living the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These women come to the United States to call for an end to war and suffering in the Middle East and share their experiences and hopes for a just peace with American audiences.
These women are working professionals, activists, mothers, daughters, and partners, all involved in their own way in resolving the conflict and charting a brighter future for their region.
Each woman lives the hardships of conflict and the tragedy of occupation in unique ways. Each has also witnessed the deterioration around them over the past six years of Israeli-Palestinian violence and the intermittent attempts to rekindle peace talks. They have made a commitment to address American audiences about their hopes for the future and what must be done to improve todays unsteady situation.
These three women will travel together on a national speaking tour for three weeks (October 7-24) to address realities of the conflict the loss of family, the demolition of homes, persecution, occupation, violence, the separation barrier currently being constructed in the West Bank, Israels unilateral "disengagement" from the Gaza Strip, recent escalations of the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon, and more. They are here to demonstrate that peace, while difficult, is possible.
The October tour is the Twelfth national Jerusalem Women Speak tour organized by Partners for Peace. The response to the tour in past years has been remarkable. Audiences have been fascinated and thrilled to hear their stories and see that even today in the midst of the ongoing conflict there are Palestinians and Israelis willing to travel together to talk about their lives, their fears, their hopes and their work for a just and sustainable peace.
We refer to these individuals as "extraordinary ordinary women" for they are real women that deserve international recognition. If there is to be a real and lasting peace, everyday people like them will make it happen.
The speakers for the Twelfth national Jerusalem Women Speak Tour are:
Ghada Ageel of Khan Younis, Palestine
Shireen Khamis of Beit Jala, Palestine
Rela Mazali of Herzlia, Israel
Biographical information for the speakers is available here.
Jerusalem Women Speak 12 will visit more than 35 venues in at least 25 different communities, including:
Potomac, MD Saturday, October 7
Washington, DC Saturday, October 7 - Sunday, October 8
West Newton, Massachusetts Sunday, October 8
Bristol, Rhode Island Monday, October 9
Providence, Rhode Island Tuesday, October 10
Johnson, Rhode Island Tuesday, October 10
Newport, Rhode Island Wednesday, October 11
Boston, Massachusetts Thursday, October 12 Friday, October 13
Wellesley, Massachusetts Friday, October 13
Brookline, Massachusetts Friday, October 13
Old Lyme, Connecticut Sunday, October 15
New Haven, Connecticut Monday, October 16
New London, Connecticut Monday, October 16
Manchester, Connecticut Tuesday, October 17
New Britian, Connecticut Tuesday, October 17
Storrs, Connecticut Tuesday, October 17
Springfield, Massachusetts Wednesday, October 18
Amherst, Massachusetts Wednesday, October 18
Bennington, Vermont Thursday, October 19
Burlington, Vermont Friday, October 20
Montpelier, Vermont Saturday, October 21
Keene, New Hampshire Sunday, October 22
Beverly, Massachusetts Sunday. October 22
Washington, DC Monday, October 23 Tuesday, October 24
A detailed daily schedule is available here.
Interviews, talk shows appearances, editorial appearances and community presentations are currently being scheduled. They may be arranged by contacting Partners for Peace.
For More Information Contact:
Jacob Pace, Program Coordinator
Office: 202-863-2951
E-mail: jake [at] partnersforpeace.org
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