Women for a Just Peace – in Palestine/Israel and at Home
(includes two hour break between afternoon workshops and evening program)
Sponsored by Women Wage Peace Winnipeg
Co-sponsored by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund of Canada
Co-sponsored by Westworth United Church
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The WWP Winnipeg event, Women for a Just Peace – in Palestine/Israel and at Home, is bringing together Winnipeggers from diverse faiths, ethnicities, and cultures to dialogue and engage with one another as they learn about and are inspired by peace initiatives taking place in Israel/Palestine and in Winnipeg.
Women Wage Peace (WWP), the largest grassroots peace organization in Israel/Palestine, was co-founded by former Winnipegger Vivian Silver, who devoted her life to building bridges between Israelis and Palestinians and to pursuing a just, non-violent resolution to the ongoing conflict in Israel/Palestine. The Winnipeg WWP group was established to remember Vivian and carry on her legacy by raising awareness about WWP and promoting dialogue between Jewish and Palestinian communities in Winnipeg.
Women for a Just Peace – in Palestine/Israel and at Home will begin with afternoon workshops devoted to storytelling and the art of listening compassionately, followed by an evening program featuring WWP original member, Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum, and the Bedouin Palestinian human rights activist, Dr. Amal Elsana Alh’jooj. The program also will include entertainment from local singer/songwriter Orit Shimoni, and video messages from Israeli and Palestinian peace activists.
To learn more about the evening program and workshops please visit https://humanrights.ca/program/women-just-peace-palestine-israel-and-home
To purchase tickets for the evening program and/or workshops please scroll to the bottom of this page.
Your generous financial support of the event will help cover programming costs. All donations above five dollars will receive a tax receipt from the New Israel Fund of Canada. Any excess funds will be directed to the New Israel Fund of Canada‘s 2026 project with Women Wage Peace.
If you would like to donate to this event without registering, you can send an e-transfer to info@nifcan.org, mail a cheque (made out to “NIF Canadian Charitable Trust”) to 104-110 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto ON, M4R 1A3, or do so online here. Please clearly note “Women for a Just Peace” in the comments or on the cheque.
Workshop Schedule
2:30-5:00 PM
Each of the three workshops will be two hours in length with a half-hour break for light refreshments and networking. Workshops will be held simultaneously.
Workshop one: the heart of storytelling: how stories, evoke, emotion, spark memory, and build connection, with Somia Sadiq.
Workshop two: on being an ally: a story exchange with Francis Ravinsky
Workshop three: Practical Tools for Difficult Conversations, with Esther Blum and Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd
Evening Schedule
7:00-9:00 PM: Evening program
9:00 PM: Light refreshments and mingling
Welcome, Dr Amal Elsana Alh’jooj- keynote address, a conversation with original WWP member, Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum, musical entertainment and reception
Please note that by registering, you are consenting to receiving email communications from the New Israel Fund of Canada.
To request scholarship reimbursement, please email wwpwinnipeg@gmail.com