Ceasefire Vigils (Ongoing)
Ceasefire Vigils (Ongoing)
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Weekly, 2023-present
Since 2023, after the October 7th attacks and the start of the war, we have been meeting weekly to hold space for grief and call for a ceasefire. We meet every Wednesday in downtown Victoria, BC.
Book Club: Benny Morris' "1948 - A History of the First Arab-Israeli War"
Book Club: Benny Morris' "1948 - A History of the First Arab-Israeli War"
February 24th & March 10th, 2025
An exploration of Israeli historian Benny Morris' book "1948 - A History of the First Arab-Israeli War," a text that has been described as one of the "most definitive [studies]" on the first Arab-Israeli war and the founding of the State of Israel.
Peter Beinart Post-Visit Discussion
December 11th, 2024
For members of the Jewish community and friends to engage in facilitated discussion regarding Peter Beinart’s visit to the University of Victoria. The agenda and curriculum are here.
This was held after two evenings of lectures, interviews, and Q&A at the University of Victoria with Peter Beinart (the visit itself was not organised by Kesher).
(Peter Beinart is Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York. He is Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents, a frequent contributor to MSNBC, and a fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. His books include The Crisis of Zionism and Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza.)
Educational Seminar on the Occupation of the West Bank with Becca Stober
October 6th, 2024
A zoom seminar with Becca Strober (of Breaking the Silence and "Becca Explains the Occupation") to learn more about peace activism and anti-occupation work in Israel-Palestine and the West Bank.
“Globalizing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: New Frameworks for Peace” - A public talk by Mitchell Plitnick
“Globalizing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: New Frameworks for Peace” - A public talk by Mitchell Plitnick
July 25th, 2016
July 25th, 2016
Hosted at the University of Victoria Hickman Building, in collaboration with the UVIC Centre for Global Studies and the UVIC Centre for Studies in Religion & Society, INNW hosted Mitchell Plitnick, the Vice-President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
"The Future of the Two-State Solution: Is a Peaceful Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Possible?” - A public talk by Mitchell Plitnick
"The Future of the Two-State Solution: Is a Peaceful Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Possible?” - A public talk by Mitchell Plitnick
July 24th, 2016
July 24th, 2016
Hosted at the Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria, INNW hosted Mitchell Plitnick, the Vice-President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. A by donation event.
Musical benefit for Syrian Refugees with Oliver Swain
Musical benefit for Syrian Refugees with Oliver Swain
March 20th, 2016
March 20th, 2016
A benefit concert with Oliver Swain on March 20 to raise money toward the resettlement of a young refugee family arriving in Victoria from Syria that year, whom Congregation Emanu-El sponsored via the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria.
"PARTNERS FOR PEACE" Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
February 10th, 2015
Hosted at Odeon 1 as part of the Victoria Film Festival, a showing of "Partners for Peace", a documentary by Ed Kucerak about a delegation of 13 women, under the leadership of Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire, who travel to Israel in order to learn from and support the Israeli and Palestinian women in the region who work towards the cause of peace. Approximately 200 people attended!
The panelists:
Moderator: Lincoln Z. Shlensky (Department of English, University of Victoria)
Nazım Açar (Mathematics and Theory of Knowledge, Pearson College UWC)
Dahlia Beck (Adult ESL Instruction, Israel and Canada)
Martin Bunton (Department of History, University of Victoria)
“A Community Hanukkah Celebration for Peaceful Co-Existence: If Not Now? Latkes!”
“A Community Hanukkah Celebration for Peaceful Co-Existence: If Not Now? Latkes!”
December 20, 2014
Hosted at Congregation Emanu-el, Victoria BC and sponsored by INNW, this was an all ages event to raise funds for Yad b’Yad/Hand in Hand school. This event was successful as it raised over $2000. It featured musicians and a sing-a-long with the Victoria Jewish Community Choir and The Klez band.
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