Join Combatants for Peace and AFCFP on Thursday, 25th April at 9:00pm (Jerusalem Time) for a conversation that acknowledges the pain of the present while holding fast to the belief that we can not only imagine but take action for another way. Our conversation will be led by speakers, Hassan El-Tayyab, Marcina Hale, and Stephen Apkon.
Hassan El-Tayyab is an author, songwriter, and Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) legislative director for Middle East policy and advocacy organizer. Hassan leads FCNL’s work to end U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war on Yemen, advocate for Palestinian human rights, and advance diplomacy with Iran.
Marcina Hale has spent 20 years developing and presenting workshops for individual and communal change and transformation. A master therapist and dynamic facilitator, she challenges and inspires others to live their lives more consciously and to take responsibility for their own creations. She is an Executive Producer of Fantastic Fungi, President and Co-Founder of Reconsider, and Producer of Disturbing the Peace.
Stephen Apkon is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, a non-profit film and education center located in Pleasantville, NY. Stephen is the Director and Producer of
Disturbing the Peace.
Rae Abileah will facilitate and moderate the discussion. Rae is a social change strategist, writer, facilitator, and Jewish ritualist. After the 2008 bombing of Gaza (Operation Cast Lead) she became active in the global movement for a free Palestine, traveling to Gaza as an organizer for the Gaza Freedom March in 2009 and co-leading delegations to the West Bank with Eyewitness Palestine.
