Mark Braverman
Mark Braverman’s roots are in the Holy Land – his grandfather, a fifth generation Palestinian Jew, was born in Jerusalem, emigrating the U.S. as a young man. Growing up in the United States, Braverman was reared in the Jewish tradition, studying Bible, Hebrew literature, and Jewish history. Trained in clinical psychology and crisis management, Braverman devoted his professional career to working with groups and individuals undergoing traumatic stress. Returning to the Holy Land in 2006, he was transformed by witnessing the occupation of Palestine and by encounters with peace activists and civil society leaders from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities.
Since then, Braverman has devoted himself full-time to the Israel/Palestine conflict. He is a co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of Tent of Nations North America, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Palestinian land rights and peaceful coexistence in historic Palestine. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA, the advisory committee of Friends of Sabeel North America, and the advisory council of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace. He is a charter member of American Jews for a Just Peace.
Skip Schiel
From Skip's website teeksaphoto.org
A participatory photographer, photographing while engaging in struggles for justice, peace, right treatment of the environment, and enlightenment, Skip Schiel makes photos for publications, exhibits, slide shows, and individual use. His main current project is a photographic examination of conditions in Palestine & Israel. Other projects include retracing the Transatlantic African slave trade journey (A Spirit People), the earth (Scent of Earth), prisons (Imprisoned Massachusetts), and a Buddhist-led pilgrimage from Auschwitz to Hiroshima (Passing Through).
Learn more about Skip's work at his website teeksaphoto.org and blog skipschiel.wordpress.com
Dr. S. Amjad Hussain (retired physician and Blade columnist): Is Islam a Violent Religion?
Barbara Harvey (Jewish Voice for Peace): Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
Jeff Abood (Friends of Sabeel-North America): Palestine/Israel 101 from a Christian Perspective
John Quigley (Professor of International Law at Ohio State University. Author of several books on legal issues in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict): International Law in the Search for Peace
Sr. Paulette Schroeder (Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron): 1) Hebron Eyewitness,2) The Wall and Checkpoints in Palestinian Life
Douglas Kerr: Two States, One State, and Other Possible Outcomes: Is there a Choice?
Linda Mansour (attorney, activist): Gaza
Mark Braverman: Beyond Interfaith Dialogue: The Role of the Faith Communities in the Quest for Peace in Israel/Palestine
Skip Schiel: The Hydropolitics of Israel and Palestine
Jim Bailey (Interfaith Peace-builders Delegation Member): 1) Israel/Palestine/Middle East Basics, 2) Doing Peacemaking via an Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation to Israel/PalestineJosie Setzler: Political Advocacy with Media and Policy-makers
Pathways to Peace: Where do we go from here?
Moderator: Douglas Kerr