Renewing hope, sharing information, inspiring change and promoting partnerships regarding the possibility that we can live in harmony in Israel

1. From Stage to Change
An Entrepreneurial Peace-building Initiative of the Together
Beyond Words Organization designed to empower Arab and
Jewish women, rebuild trust and support collaborations
amongst Muslims, Druze, Bedouins, Christians, Circassians and
Jews who live in Israel

2. The Background…
We live in a part of the world where here has been conflict for
over 100 years

4. It is the longest conflict in the world today causing
immense suffering to both sides

6. In addition…
Since Operation Protective Edge (July- August 2014) and other world
events, more and more Jews and Palestinian Arabs who live in Israel are
viewing the other side as the "enemy". This widening rift is leading to
increased fear, mistrust, racism, incitement to violence and actual violence
between Arabs and Jews who are neighbors. Israeli Arabs and Jews hardly
ever meet each other for positive meaningful interactions. For the most
part they don’t go to the same schools or live in the same neighborhoods.
Many of them only meet when they go to College and then they have
already developed negative stereotypes about one another.

7. Stereotypes such as…
On the Jewish side… “Arabs are uneducated because
they don’t speak Hebrew as well as we do…” or
“They can’t be trusted, all they want is to take our
homes and throw us into the Sea”
On the Arab side… “ Jewish society is too liberal,
especially with regards to women” or “Jews can’t be
trusted, they hate Arabs and anyone who is different
from them.”

8. There are very few places where Arab
and Jewish women can meet, listen
to one another, rebuild trust and
become empowered to work
together for change. Our initiative is
designed to create such places

9. Rebuilding Trust, Working for Change

11. Muslims, Druze, Bedouins, Christians,
Circassians and Jews
Together

12. How does it work?
Stage I – Training of actresses/facilitators: Participants get
to know one another, develop a trusting relationship,
learn how to lead listening/dialogue circles and how to
be Playback Theater actresses
Stage II – TBW organizes performance and workshop
events throughout the country in collaboration with
Women Wage Peace.
New development -- In each event Arab and Jewish
women entrepreneurs from the area will be invited to
display and sell their products and encouraged to
create business partnerships.

13. Learning to lead listening and dialogue circles

14. Learning to play back life stories

19. Our events

21. In one of our events with Women
Wage Peace

27. Our new generation

28. We are seeking….
Financial support to hold 20 events.
Each event will have an audience of approximately 50-
100 Arabs and Jews and will be focused on empowering
women, rebuilding trust and working together for a Peace
settlement.
During each event we will also have a fair where Arab and
Jewish women can display products they make and
services they offer as part of their entrepreneurial
initiatives. Women will be encouraged to get to know one
another, network and develop joint initiatives. We will
work together with Maof

29. Thank you