Exploring how personal losses can inspire courage and empathy for peace, emphasizing the significance of education and reconciliation in overcoming past traumas. The chapter also discusses activism beyond individual bereavement and envisions a future where peace leaders emerge from experiences of tragedy.
The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 600 families, all of whom have lost an immediate family member to the ongoing conflict. In this podcast, we talk to their spokesperson and bereaved mother, Robi Damelin, and Ali Abu Awwad. Ali was imprisoned by Israel for his resistance, bereaved of his brother by a soldier’s gun, and is the founding leader of Taghyeer, a nonviolent movement for social and political change.
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