By Laura J. Nigro ‘LJ’, Marketing Director
Jewish Federation of Portland
Shortly after noon today I stepped off the bus and invaded downtown Portland. A community peace gathering was underway on this brilliant Indian Summer day. But I had not come to join the rally per se. I had come to hunt for a certain type of person it was likely to draw.
by Leah Green, with photography by Beverly Duperly Boos
Published in YES! Magazine, January 2001 issue November 2001
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By Gene Knudsen Hoffman
By Karen Forni, Editor
Mill Valley Herald, May 1-7, 2001
The images are striking: A woman leaning close to press a kiss to the Wailing Wall. An elderly married couple laughing together. The photograph of a blissful baby-and the bullet hole in the wall above it.
Continue reading “Mill Valley Woman Documents Mission of Peace” →
By Larry Snider
April 1, 2001
I was privileged to be part of the March 2001 MidEast Citizen Diplomacy (now “The Compassionate Listening Project”) delegation to Israel/Palestine, led by director Leah Green. MECD leads people, (in this case about 15 Americans, one Canadian, one Hollander and an Ursaline Nun presently living in Old City Jerusalem) to Israel and the West Bank, where they learn to compassionately listen to the stories of politicians, Palestinian and Israeli peace activists and ordinary extraordinary people from all sides of the conflict.
By Janie Har, The Oregonian (April, 2001)
Summary: A Portland State senior leads a group to the Middle East, hoping to find an avenue for peace.
By Leah Green
Published in HopeDance Magazine, January 2001 issue (www.hopedance.org)
and Santa Barbara News Press, Sunday, January 21, 2001
I’ve been passionately involved with the Israeli – Palestinian conflict for the past 22 years. I started leading citizen delegations to Israel the West Bank and Gaza in 1990 in order to bring Jews and Palestinians and others together to break stereotypes and work together for peace and justice.
Continue reading “Listening Key to Healing Wounds in Mideast” →
By Anne Flatte
This past January, 41 people gathered in Santa Barbara for three days at Sola House, the peace center and home of compassionate listening pioneer Gene Knudsen Hoffman, to focus on “Compassionate Listening from the Inside Out.” The meeting marked the beginning of the Compassionate Listening Network, dedicated to encouraging and supporting people in their efforts to initiate Compassionate Listening in their communities and beyond.
Continue reading “First Compassionate Listening Gathering Held in Santa Barbara” →
Interview with Dr. Eyad Sarraj, Director, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme
(Dr. Sarraj also directs the Independent Commission for Human Rights in Palestine)
When I started work here, I was the only psychiatrist in all of the Gaza Strip. In the last 10 years, we have seen 14,000 people and have trained not only our own staff, but also teachers, doctors, and institutions in the community. We established a postgraduate diploma in community mental health and human rights. It is a two-year diploma with seven universities contributing teaching, including Tel Aviv University. This year we graduate our first group of graduates. The program is recognized at the level of a masters degree. Instead of simply sending one man or woman to study abroad we decided it would be better to teach 10 or 12.
By Rabbi Philip J. Bentley
There is an old story of how the sun and the wind made a bet as to which was stronger. They saw a man wearing a cloak walking across a field. “Whichever of us can take off that man’s cloak is stronger,” said the wind. “Alright,” said the sun, “you may go first.” The wind began to blow and the man wrapped his cloak around him more tightly. The harder the wind blew the tighter the man held his cloak against him. “Alright, “said the wind, “you give it a try.” The wind died down sun began to shine down on the field. The man began to sweat and removed his cloak.
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