Visions of Peace

Hi all, the application for the 2019-2020 VoP internship is now live! This year, the internship will be centered around leading the Fall 2019 VoP ex-college class as well as general programming for the initiative. This is open to people who have previously been involved in the initiative or to those who would like to get involved now!

The deadline is April 10. Feel free to message me if you have any questions!

Visions of Peace TA/Student Coordinator This application is for the role of TA for the fall 2019 ex college Visions of Peace class, and student coordinator for the Visions of Peace initiative at Tufts Hillel for 2019-20 academic year. This internship is open to students who have previously been involved with the Visions of Peace initiativ...

http://tuftsdaily.com/news/2016/09/28/visions-peace-hosts-bereaved-israeli-palestinian-parents/

Check out the Daily article about Monday's event, "It Won't Stop Until We Talk"!!!

Visions of Peace hosts bereaved Israeli, Palestinian parents - The Tufts Daily Tufts Visions of Peace hosted “It Won’t Stop Until We Talk” in Goddard Chapel on Monday night with representatives from The Parents Circle – Families Forum, an organization advocating for peace in Israel and Palestine that is made up of people who have lost family members to the conflict. The event,...

Meeting moved to 116!! Come get pizza!

Hey all!

We will be having a meeting tomorrow in Olin 111 at 12 to talk about the event on Monday and the new ways we are envisioning VOP going forward!

Would love to see old and new faces there! There will be pizza!

Hey everyone! Check out this Op-Ed about the Roots event on April 8th!

http://tuftsdaily.com/opinion/2016/05/02/dignity-differences-new-perspective-israelipalestinian-conflict/

Op-ed: Dignity in differences, a new perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - The Tufts... On Friday, April 8 Hillel, the Muslim Student Association and Visions of Peace (VOP) hosted Ali Abu Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger. The two speakers are part of the grassroots organization Roots, which aims to further humanity and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. This event was VOP’s fir…

Thanks to everyone who came out to our day of interfaith learning and cooperation last Friday. We hope you enjoyed hearing Ali Abu Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Sleschinger speak about their work with Roots. In case you missed it or want to hear a bit of what their talk was like, check out Ali's TEDxJerusalem talk about his vision of peace!

Ali Abu Awwad | TEDxJerusalem Ali Abu Awwad (Arabic: علي أبو عواد, born 1972) is a Palestinian non-violence activist and pacifist. His life and work has been featured in three award-winning films, Encounter Point, Forbidden Childhood and Al Tariq. He lives in Beit Ummar, near Hebron.

GIM is happening now! We hope to see everyone there! Olin 006!

We can't wait to see you all tomorrow at our GIM in Olin 112 at 12pm!

Meanwhile, check out this cool article about Karam Mashour, the only Israeli-Arab currently signed to a pro basketball team in the Israeli league:

https://www.facebook.com/events/907773499344155/

In Israel, an Arab Chooses Baskets Over Goals Karam Mashour is the only player of Arab heritage in the Israeli basketball league, though he says he does not see himself as a pioneer.

Happy Spring Break everyone! We hope everyone has a peaceful week off – and keep an eye out for our GIM coming up when we get back!

And, in light of the Jerusalem Marathon today, check out this awesome marathon team Runners Without Borders promoting coexistence between East and West Jerusalem!

WATCH: Jewish-Arab marathon team runs for coexistence Ahead of race, members of Runners Without Borders say that these days, their message of unity is more important than ever

Wahoo! Thanks for coming guys! See you again tomorrow in the Campus Center!