On July 14th OneVoice Palestine-Gaza organized a town hall meeting in the Cultural Enrichment Center in the town of Bait Hanoun.
The meeting was held under the title of "2008: The year for ending the military occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state through negotiations with the state of Israel." 60 people attended the meeting, most of them signing up to receive more information about OneVoice after the meeting's conclusion.
Ezzeldin Masri, OVP-G's Director of Outreach, was approached by numerous attendees after the meeting, saying that they liked what they heard, and requesting that more meetings be organized in their area.
This town hall meeting was part of a series that OVP-G launched earlier in the spring. They have held seven other meetings so far, at various locations throughout Gaza.
Yes to peace, Yes to great communication towards this reality.
One way that has been successful in bringing connection and friendship across the war lines has been bringing yoga to both sides.
By breathing into a peaceful space within, and by both sides sharing this valuable tool to create a mutual understanding of where peace begins, we have seen friendships forged that melt all cultural, religious and national boundaries. There are no war lines. These are all learned boundaries.
Yoga means union. Peace is a dynamic presence where the union of strength receiving is realized in our hearts. Please contribute to peace by enjoying the personal pleasure of a yoga practice and if you or anyone you know can contribute, we are bringing people from the Middle East to Mark Whitwell's Yoga Teacher Trainings all over the world, so they can expand the practice and peace of yoga in the Middle East, one heart and one community at a time.
Credit card donations and further insight can be obtained at www.heartofyoga.com. Tell them Clarity sent you.
Love & Thanks!!
Claire
of Klarity.org
Maui Permaculture Network, Founder & Director
Posted by: Claire Kellerman | August 27, 2008 at 08:42 PM