Building Freedom and Trust Together
Gazel4Peace en Stichting Rainbow invite you to witness hope in the drawings of children from both Gaza en Israël.
Through those drawings the exhibition Shaping a Hopeful
Future remnids us that, even in times of conflict and war, there is a way for healing.
The exhibition is in Amsterdam at the Lutheran Church in the Rivierenbeurt – Uiterwaardenstraat 279 and can be visited Monday to Friday, when the flag is hanging out or the board is put in front of the door.
The exhibition creates a lasting impact by raising awareness and sparking dialogue about the need to listen to one another with mutual understanding.
This is the up-to-date list of locations and dates of this travelling exhibition:
Shaping a Hopeful Future is a unique exhibition that combines the creative expressions of children from Israel and Gaza. This exhibition aims to amplify the voices of children from Israel and Gaza and provide a platform for their dreams and visions for a peaceful future through drawings and texts.
Would you like to contribute to this meaningful project? Every contribution, big or small, helps us keep this initiative alive. All efforts behind Shaping a Hopeful Future are entirely voluntary, and your donation directly supports the exhibition and its mission to inspire dialogue and understanding.
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Participating children made the drawings below. Click on each image to read more about its description, inspiration, and reflections.
Team:
Voices of Peace brings two Arab peace activists from Israel and Gaza for a dialogue in the Netherlands. They will unfold personal stories living with war in Israel and Gaza and their activities for Peace.
Soumya Bashir, an Arab-Israeli Muslim, is a mother of five, 4 daughters and a son. Somaya is a social and political activist who served in the Israeli parliament. Among her social-political activities are founding the We Have No Other Country group bringing social partnership between Arabs and Jews in Israel, the Insan Association for the Rights of the Underprivileged Populations, and the coordinator of the Women Rage Peace society. In her activities, Somaya advocates for Arabs as full-fledged Israeli citizens and fights against racism and extremism in Israel.
Houssam (Sam) Khadra is a Gazan Palestinian, a father of three: two kids in Egypt and a little baby in Paris. Sam is an actor, and a journalist for an Egyptian newspaper reporting from Gaza. Sam started his youth under Hamas education and now is a peace activist preaching against terror and extremism.
As part of our mission to amplify voices of peace, Inbal Tur Shalom recently connected via WhatsApp with a young woman from Gaza who, despite the immense challenges, believes in the possibility of a future where Gaza and Israel coexist. Her perspective is a testament to resilience and hope, a narrative often overshadowed by conflict.
Our goal is to share these voices beyond Gaza, highlighting that even in times of hardship, there are individuals striving for peace. This initiative is in its early stages, and given the current circumstances, progress will take time. However, we remain committed to fostering dialogue and understanding, one conversation at a time.