The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) brings together Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families who have lost a family member to the conflict and have undertaken the joint effort, over the years, during ongoing violence, to transform their loss and pain into a catalyst for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation and peace. Laila AlSheikh lives in Bethlehem in the West Bank and lost her 6-month old son, Qussay, in 2002. Robi Damelin lost her son, David, in 2002, too. Robi was named a 2015 Woman of Impact by Women in the World and was also selected by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice as a woman peacemaker. Sami Awad is a visionary peace activist devoted to a “lasting and just peace” in the Holy Land, the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. He is an advocate for nonviolent resistance and an inspirational leader working towards a shared future for Palestinians and Israelis.
Aleksandra Hirszfeld | Anna Hints | Day 1: Live Event | Day 2: Live Event | Day 3: Live Event | Day 4: Live Event | Day 5: Live Event | Deb Dana | Dileen Sardar Zuhdi Al-Noori | Euphrasia Nyaki | Farzana Elham Kochai | Favianna Rodriguez | Feride Rushiti | Ginny Whitelaw | Ibu Robin Lim | Janessa Gans Wilder | Jen Libby | Joana Breidenbach | Jude Currivan | Judith Herman | Karen Downes | Kelsey Blackwell | Kosha Joubert | Laura Calderón de la Barca | Laurie Ellis Young | Laurie Ellis Young |
Layla Alsheikh | Louise Marra | Madelaine VanDerHeyden | Maria Leister | Mary Inglis | Music by Tim Martina Schäffer | Natasha Sell | Nitya Patrycja Pruchnik | Nora Bateson | Oleksandra Matviichuk | Ouyporn Khuankaew | Pat McCabe | Paulina Bownik | Raewyn Mutch | Rayhan Asat | Robi Damelin | Rola Hallam | Sami Awad | Sayé Yabandeh | Scilla Elworthy | Sonita Mbah | Suzanne Anderson | Tammarrian Rogers | Thomas Hübl | Visolela Rosa Namises | Aleksandra Hirszfeld |