The School for Peace

Even through the closures necessitated by the pandemic and the loss of the SFP’s main gathering space, the work of pursuing peace and justice has not slowed, not by a long shot. Ongoing meetings of the Change Agents for Theater and Cinema course, Environmental Justice Course, Change Agents Training Course for Lawyers, and Arab-Jewish Forum for Planners have all taken place in the last six months, among many others. These ongoing programs train and encourage a variety of professionals to create the sort of cross-cultural collaborations which will build sustainable peace.

This work is further sustained by the naming of Dr. Roi Silberberg as the director of the School for Peace in 2020. With his unique perspective as an alum of the program, his leadership is already helping to open new avenues of collaboration and education. Looking forward to the rest of 2021, with the support of the American Friends, the School for Peace will continue to host the Change Agents courses while also significantly expanding both Graduate programs across programs and collaborations with institutions in the village. The SFP has adjusted its curriculum for the new challenges of climate-change stressors, residual pandemic anxieties and further political polarization. It continues facilitator-training for groups in youth and cross-cultural encounters, provides courses at four universities, and remains at the forefront of this moment and movement toward peace, equity, and justice.