Indigenous Defender from Colombia: For the Earth, For Life, For Our Existence Colombian activist Carmenza Tex-Juagibioy, an environmental defender from the Kamentsa' indigenous community in Colombia, and Steven Bray, former engineer of Caterpillar Corp. and member of the MRSCP (Madison-Rafah Sister City Project) and also Friends of Colombia Support Network-Madison, will be traveling to PNW […]

The First United Methodist Church of Olympia, WA will be hosting Alex Awad, a remarkable pastor who has served the Christian community for many years in the troubled Palestinian territories. Rev. Alex Awad, a native of Bethlehem, will share a Christian perspective on the Arab-Israeli conflict and discuss the challenges and opportunities for peacemaking in the Middle […]

A film screening and discussion with Anne Paq, a member of the Activestills photo collective, and journalist Ala Qandil. Obliterated Families: Intimate Portraits of Gaza's Lost is an award-winning multimedia web documentary about families from the Gaza Strip whose lives were shattered in the Israeli offensive in 2014. It tells the stories of some of these families, of their […]

You're invited to join Jordan and Paula Somers, brother and mother of Luke Somers, as they celebrate, observe and reflect on Luke's life, as well as honor and recognize the lives of the Yemeni people, as seen through Luke's eyes from 2011 to 2013. For three days, they will be exhibiting a collection of Luke's work […]