Gila Svirsky, veteran Israeli peace and human rights activist
Gila Svirsky, veteran Israeli peace and human rights activist, will take part in several activities on campus Wednesday, Feb. 11, aimed at bringing fresh perspective on the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict. See EMU events related to the recent violence and ceasefire in Gaza…
She will participate in a Peace Vigil noon-1 p.m. on Harrisonburg’s Court Square. Anyone is welcome to participate.
She will lead a seminar 5-6:30 p.m. in Martin Chapel of the seminary building on “Issues and Opportunities for Peace in the Palestinian/ Israeli Conflict” and present “Strategies for Peace Activism” in a dessert reception and dialog 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Discipleship Center.
Svirsky is currently chair of B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. She was co-founder of the Coalition of Women for Peace and is an ongoing member of Women in Black, two of Israel’s foremost peace organizations. She continues to work closely with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel as well as Women in Black.
Asked how she wants to be remembered, she says: “As a writer and an Israeli Jew deeply involved in peace and human rights activism.”
Her visit is co-hosted by EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and the EMU Peace Fellowship.
For more information, contact krista.johnson@emu.edu, 317-509-6397 or David Kreider, kreiderart@gmail.com.