Interfaith Sponsors Welcome Activist for Peace - Ali ABu Awwad

Co-Sponsors Monmouth Reform Temple (MRT) , Muslims For Peace, Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey, Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury Welcome Activist for Peace Ali Abu Awwad to Monmouth Reform temple at 2 pm. MRT is located at 332 Hance Avenue in Tinton Falls.

Ali Abu Awwad introduces non-violence, reconciliation, and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict.

He is changing the face of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict by changing the conversation and the outlook. Through his work in the organizations Roots, Tagyheer (Arabic for change), and Tariq (Arabic for “The Way”), he works to dignify and empower people to find different and more productive answers to build peace.

Inspired by international non-violent leaders Ali created a curriculum to teach community members the power of people, democracy, and civic participation. He pioneers this new approach by spreading the message of open dialogue throughout all segments of the Palestinian and Israeli population, creating a forum to break down the traditional barriers to understanding between Arabs and Israelis.

Ali’s work has been featured in the powerful award-winning documentary films Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood as an example of non-violent resistance for use as educational tools in Israel and Palestine. Ali has partnered with other non-violent activists to form the Bereaved Families Forum, which convenes Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost close family members in the conflict’s violence to work toward reconciliation and resolution.

“Conflicts never end through wars, all wars end through negotiations. We are totally convinced of this. There is an alternative language to violence