Eve Marko Reports on Trip to Israel: Africa in Tel Aviv; West Bank

Originally published on June 29, 2013 BALADY I’m in a taxi going to Checkpoint 300 in order to enter Bethlehem and visit with Sami Awad, head of Holy Land Trust. The checkpoint is gone, replaced by the big Separation Wall, which is yellow-gray on the Israeli side and awash with graffiti demanding an end to […]
Healing the Wounds of History

Intercultural conflict transformation and healing historical trauma through drama therapy Healing the Wounds of History is a therapeutic and creative process in which experiential techniques are used to work with people who share a common legacy of generational, historical, and/or collective trauma. This approach was developed by psychotherapist, drama therapist, and theatre director Armand Volkas, […]
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Four: “Bernie at Auschwitz”

This is the fourth session of a 4-part series celebrating Bernie Glassman’s life and legacy. This panel discussion will focus on Bernie’s work on Bearing Witness at Auschwitz.
Helsinki, Finland Street Retreat

Helsinki, Finland Street Retreat 7–10 September 2022 A few weeks ago, I lived on the streets for a couple of days with an inter-faith group of Peacemakers in Helsinki. We did this without money, without phones, begging for food, and sleeping on cardboard in parks and abandoned lots. We also visited homeless shelters to bear […]
Bernie Glassman Memorial: “Bernie on the Street”

Bernie on the Street Presented by: Roshi Genro Gauntt Pat Enkyo O’Hara Roshi Fleet Maull Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi Ken Tetsuji Byalin Roshi This is the first session of a 4-part series celebrating Bernie Glassman’s life and legacy. This panel discussion will focus on Bernie’s groundbreaking work with Street Retreats. Duration: 90 minutes Format: A video […]
“The Labyrinth” Post-Screening Discussion

Presented here is the post-film screening discussion and audience Q&A with producer Father Ron Schmidt – a Jesuit priest and award-winning documentary filmmaker – and renowned Holocaust scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum. This program was co-presented by the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. Marian Kołodziej was on one of the first transports to enter Auschwitz. […]
Native Americans fight for items looted from bodies at Wounded Knee

Peace offerings of tobacco ties adorn the fence at the Wounded Knee Memorial on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Oct. 20, 2014. (Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post) By Dana Hedgpeth July 17, 2022 Getting them returned from an obscure museum outside Boston hasn’t been easy for the descendants of those slain during the 1890 […]
Sutra and Bible: Faith and the WWII Japanese American Incarceration

Please join Duncan Ryūken Williams, as he will discuss a new exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles on Buddhism, Christianity, and the WWII Japanese American incarceration, which he co-curated under the title, “Sūtra and Bible.” He will focus on the Buddhist altars, sutra stones, memorial tablets, etc. made by former […]
Finding Refuge: Remaining Open-Hearted During Heartbreaking and Uncertain Times

During this Peacemaker Circle, Michelle C. Johnson shares a brief framework to better understand power, privilege, and oppression and how systems of oppression are causing harm to us all. Michelle will share strategies and information about how to make space for our grief and broken-heartedness to heal. The Member Circle will include contemplative practice, discussion, […]
Zen Peacemakers Conversation with Lakota Elder, Violet Catches

Please join our Peacemaker community for a warm and personal visit with our dear friend, Violet Catches from South Dakota. Violet shares stories and talk about her work preserving Native American languages.