Join us in the call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel. We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction. Join thousands in signing this petition, and share it. It takes 1 minute to demand the protection of civilians.
It feels more important than ever to teach peace, but it can seem like it’s never been harder. How can we be brave educators? Ellis Brooks from Quakers in Britain shares his thoughts on some of the issues schools are facing.
PCFF, a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 600 families who have lost an immediate family member to the ongoing conflict, has for years conducted dialogue meetings for youth and adults in schools. The dialogues are led by two PCFF members, an Israeli and a Palestinian, who tell their personal stories of bereavement and explain their choice to engage in dialogue instead of revenge. The Israeli Ministry of Education recently rejected the Parents Circle application to continue working in schools. Please consider signing their petition asking the Minister to reverse their decision.
Join the American Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum, with special guest, Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, for a webinar on the status of the threats to their peace education program in Israeli schools (February 27).
Quakers in Britain have launched a new education pack about the impact of conflict and stories of peacebuilding in Palestine and Israel. “Razor Wire & Olive Branches” draws on eyewitness accounts of human rights monitors to explore the conflict through the lives of those affected by it.
The private Abrar Academy is pioneering a groundbreaking method of teaching the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict.