The 14th Jerusalem Women Speak Tour

10 September 2007

Travels to Southwestern United States:

October 27 – November 18, 2007

Partners for Peace is pleased to announce the upcoming Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision tour, which will take place from October 27 – November 18, 2007. The tour will begin in Washington, DC and travel to communities in the Southwestern U.S. Click here for a tour schedule.

The tour will once again feature three women – Muslim, Jewish, and Christian – from Israel and Palestine to share their personal experiences and their hopes for peace with Americans audiences. They are:

Wejdan Jaber: A Muslim Palestinian, Ms. Jaber was awarded a USAID “Clinton Scholarship,” in 2000 and a Master’s in Public Administration and International Management from the Monterey Institute for International Studies, Monterey, California, in 2002. Born in Gaza, she currently lives in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Abir Kopty: A Christian Palestinian citizen of Israel, Ms. Kopty was nominated as one of twelve “People of the Year” in Israel in 2005. She has served as Media Coordinator and Spokeswoman for Mossawa, the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel, Haifa.
Hagit Ra’anan: A Jewish Israeli, Ms. Ra’anan is a member of the Bereaved Families Forum and founder of Bridges of Peace. In the first week of the war in Lebanon in 1982, Ms. Ra’anan’s husband was killed in combat outside Beirut.

This fall’s tour will include speaking engagements and media events in more than 7 cities and their surrounding communities, from Washington, DC to Frederick, MD; Albuquerque & Santa Fe, NM to Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and other towns in southern CA.

To arrange interviews, talk show appearances, editorial board meetings, and presentations in your community, please contact Partners for Peace at 202-863-2951 or susanne.partnersforpeace@gmail.com..

For More Information Contact:

Susanne Waldorf, Program Director

Susanne.partnersforpeace@gmail.com