Category Archives: Nonviolent Resistance

Personal Reflection on Gaza… A letter I Wrote to Friends….

In this period I did not take on an opportunity to travel to the peace research village in Tamera Portugal and be with a group of close friends that are engaging in a deep process to build what will be a Peace Research Village (PRV) in the Middle East…. For many reasons I was notContinue reading “Personal Reflection on Gaza… A letter I Wrote to Friends….”

Dont just stop the violence… launch nonviolence

Our hearts weep to see so much suffering in Gaza. Violence will never lead to any peaceful solution to any conflict. All violence must stop and all negotiations must stop as well. The only success for achieving real results is found in the re-establishment of the grassroots nonviolence resistance movement in Palestine. This will notContinue reading “Dont just stop the violence… launch nonviolence”

So be Good for Goodness Sake…

This past Friday Santa Clause stood in solidarity with and attempted to go where fewer and fewer Palestinians are able to go, their own farm lands in the southern hills of the Beautiful little town called Bethlehem. For the second year in a row, taking time away from his main work in this very busyContinue reading “So be Good for Goodness Sake…”

First Reflection: From Palestine to the Jungles of Colombia, the Solution is One

I just returned from an incredible experience. From the 25th of September to the 10th of October and for the first time in my life I traveled to Latin America, more specifically to an incredible area in the north of Colombia, where the absolute beauty and tranquility of God’s creation and the majesty of MotherContinue reading “First Reflection: From Palestine to the Jungles of Colombia, the Solution is One”

When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All

On Thursday the 16th of October, hundreds of Israeli settlers / squatters gathered in a Palestinian hill known as Oush Gurab located in Beit Sahour (Shepherd’s Filed). This location was used for many years as an Israeli military outpost. Palestinians who live in its vicinity recall daily the violence and terror they experienced from IsraeliContinue reading “When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All”

Colombia Grace Pilgrimage and Global Campus

Dear Friends, From the 24th of September to the 10th of October i will be participating with hundreds of people from across the world in a Grace Pilgrimage for Peace in Colombia. The idea for this pilgrimage grew out of the long standing cooperation between the Peace Research Centre Tamera, Portugal, and the Peace VillageContinue reading “Colombia Grace Pilgrimage and Global Campus”

Empowered by Nonviolence

Text of interview published in http://www.globalonenessproject.org/ Sami Awad   When I talk about nonviolence, and when I discuss nonviolence with people, the first word that comes to mind related to nonviolence is the word empowerment.  And this is, for me, what nonviolence is all about.  It is to empower individuals, empower families, empower communities, empowerContinue reading “Empowered by Nonviolence”

Global Oneness Interview…

The challenge is to create a common thread of values where Jews, Christians, and Moslems begin to see that what is common between them outweighs, tremendously, what makes them different from each other. Sami Awad in The Core Essence iiiii 1 2 3 Sami Awad is the Executive Director of Holy Land Trust (HLT), aContinue reading “Global Oneness Interview…”