As we approach October 7th and the one-year anniversary of the massacre in Israel and the war on Gaza, we invite you to join us for a time of reflection and action. This moment calls us to honor the sacredness of every life lost to the ongoing violence, to acknowledge our deep sorrow, and to renew our commitment to peace, freedom, and safety for all.
As part of many initiatives that are happening globally, on October 6, 7, and 8, we invite you to join our international community online each day at 2:00pm ET/9:00pm Jerusalem Time.
Through these three virtual gatherings, we seek to establish a unified ritual space to process grief, confront the systems of oppression that perpetuate immeasurable suffering, and reframe the crisis in Israel and Palestine by fostering a shared vision of reconciliation, justice, and collective actions to bring about peace.
The virtual gatherings will be facilitated by Nonviolence International, Parents Circle Families Forum/American Friends of Parents Circle Families Forum, and Combatants for Peace/American Friends of Combatants for Peace.
In addition to joining us online, we encourage you to take action and organize your own in-person gatherings throughout these days—community vigils, sharing circles, sit-ins, peace walks, days of fasting, humanitarian efforts.
During this difficult time, we can create global momentum by uniting our voices to call for an end to the violence while advocating for peace and justice for all. Together, we remind one another that we are the change-makers we have been waiting for. We hope you will join us for Every Life, A Universe: Global Days of Remembrance and Action.
Maoz Inon is an award-winning Israeli social entrepreneur, peace activist, and the founder of several tourism initiatives within Israel and the Middle East. Since his parents were killed in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Inon has become a leading voice for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Musa Juma’a was born in the city of peace, Jerusalem, and studied and graduated in its streets. He is a 37-year-old doctor and writer who has family in both the West Bank and Gaza. Musa’s aunt and 8 of his cousins were recently killed in Gaza as a result of the Israeli bombardment. Musa is working to end the occupation and believes peace cannot be separated from freedom.
