Films,
videos show Palestinians and Jews
living
beyond war
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
"Either war
is finished or we are."
in War and
Remembrance (1978)
Herman Wouk
"I dream of
giving birth to a child who will ask,
'Mother, what was
war?'"
Eve
Merriam
in
Living Beyond War (2009)
Winslow
Myers
OBSOLETE: outmoded, no longer current, regarded as out-of-date whether in use or
not, replaced by something better.
It is time to replace obsolete war with
something better.
We know what life beyond war looks like and how to
live it.
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Muslim Palestinian Family
Models Spirit Beyond War
Palestinian obstetrician Izzeldin Abuelaish, M.D., delivered Muslim babies in Gaza, then
drove across the border to Israel and also brought Jewish newborns into the
world.
In January 2009 three of his daughters and a niece
were killed inside their Gaza family home by shells from an Israeli tank.
In 2010, out of this unspeakable pain Izzeldin has published the story of his distinctive journey
to becoming an exemplary human being.
I
Shall Not Hate
Random House Canada - April
2010 - 224 pages
http://www.amazon.com/Shall-Not-Hate-Doctors-Journey/dp/0307358887
Last week, Izzeldin Abuelaish
and two surviving daughters said "yes" to an intimate interview by
Canadian broadcasters.
Both Dalaal and Shatha are past participants of Creativity for Peace -- http://www.creativityforpeace.com/
- nurturing the next generation of female leaders and peacemakers in Israel and
Palestine.
WATCH INSPIRING VIDEO of these extraordinary
people define the citizen public peace process, in words and by example.
Izzeldin,
Dalaal and Shatha Abuelaish
Interviewed for The Current
-- by Ann Maria Tremonti
CBC (Canada) -- 28 min -- 07
May 2010
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/ID=1487689793
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Concert Music
As Metaphor for
Life Beyond War
THE SONAD PROJECT-- http://sonadproject.org/
-- of Eric and Kathy Stumacher ( EStumacher@gmail.com
) demonstrates that performing arts can create a worldwide transformational
personal connection that transcend political, economic, racial, cultural,
ethnic, gender, education, and generational divides.
Since 2008, in Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Jerusalem, and
Ramallah, as well as Iraq in March, 2010, THE SONAD PROJECT has continued
offering concerts and created artistic, participatory performances and learning
environments to profoundly touch Middle East youth and adults.
For thirty-five years, Eric Stumacher
served as Founder, Pianist, and Executive and Artistic Director of the Apple
Hill Chamber Players, and the Apple Hill Playing for Peace Project.
A powerful social outcome was the 1992 Middle East
Peace Tour embarked upon by six American musicians of those New Hampshire based
musicians.
In Israel and its Arab neighbors, they gave concerts,
taught master classes, and auditioned young musicians of whom eleven were
selected for full scholarships to study that August at the Apple Hill Center.
Those five Jewish Israelis and six Arabs found that music
can bridge cultural gaps where politics and government diplomacy fail.
WATCH this ageless archival film
documenting music as a metaphor for the public peace process.
Playing
For Peace
58 min video -- 1993
http://www.archive.org/details/PlayingForPeace1993-58Min
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Israeli Town
With Divisive Past
Begin Living Beyond War
Lod, Israel -- Lydda, before 1948 -- has a Triangle of Peace where a
church, synagogue, and mosque share walls.
An inspiring, citizen-powered movement is now
restoring Lod's past dignity to its diverse
residents, and community responsibility and pride.
Shoulder-to-shoulder they are returning Lod to its historic multi-cultural splendor.
THE LOD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION -- http://www.lodfoundation.org/ --
is widening the circle of citizen-participants who think and act for the
sake of everyone.
More information is available from the
co-founders, Aviv and Ruth Land Wasserman ( G.Wasserman@lodfoundation.org ).
SEE VIDEOS at:
Lod
Community Cooperation
CNN World Report - February
2009
3-1/2 min video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6mOt9xe6E
Lod
Community Foundation
The Media Line - http://www.themedialine.org - 25 Nov
2009
4-1/2 min video
http://media.themedialine.org/media/Lod.wmv
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Jews, Palestinians
In A California Living Room
Moving Beyond War
In San Diego, California, an exceptional gathering of Palestinian and Jewish
women and men devotedly met for many years.
Month after month, they helped one another master
improved communication and compassion among themselves.
Part of their valuable legacy is a Web site with
wonderfully-instructional audio archives -- http://communication.ucsd.edu/rwallen/dialogue/
Additionally, a fine documentary film by Mark
Freeman ( MFreeman@mail.sdsu.edu ) recorded their poignant personal
narratives and stories of personal growth together.
Talking
Peace
Palestinian-Jewish Living
Room Dialogue - San Diego, CA - 28 min video
http://www.archive.org/details/TalkingPeace
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These and hundreds of other success stories are preserved at http://traubman.igc.org/messages.htm