Aziz Abu Sarah and Magen Inon: Palestinian and Israeli Peacemakers in Conversation
Schedule
Tue, 22 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2418 Leon Bond Drive, Green Bay, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54311 | Green Bay, WI
Magen Inon is an Israeli educator and peace activist, now based in London, who lost both of his parents in the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel. Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian peace activist, social entrepreneur, and conflict resolution expert whose older brother was arrested by Israeli forces, held in prison for nearly a year, and died due to internal injuries sustained while being tortured in prison. Together with their families, Aziz and Magen have been leading a campaign against revenge and for peace. Magen and Aziz will be in conversation at the Mauthe Center as part of the Shirlyn Miller Lecture in Human Rights and Public Understanding. Through the generosity of her daughter Susan Nuetzel, this series honors the life and work of Shirlyn Miller, well known in the Green Bay community for her many contributions to human flourishing and public understanding.
Aziz Abu Sarah is the co-founder of MEJDI Tours, a National Geographic Explorer and a TED Fellow. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Al-Quds, Haaretz, National Geographic, CNN, TED, and Al Arabiya. He is the author of Crossing Boundaries - A Traveler’s Guide To World Peace, and co-author of Strangers, Neighbors, Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace. Aziz has served as Executive Director at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University and as the Chairman for the Parents Circle Family Forum, representing the organization at international governmental organizations such as the European Parliament. He is the cofounder of InterAct International, a non profit advancing sustainability, education, and cross cultural connections.
Magen Inon is a London-based father of three, an educator with a PhD in the philosophy of education. He has worked to cultivate liberal values and leadership skills with students, military officers, young adults, and inmates. Since the murder of his parents in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Magen has become a leading voice for peace between Israelis and Palestinians within international media, local communities, and the political elite. Collaborating with Palestinian peace activists Hamze Awawde, Aziz Abu Sarah, Mira Awad and more, he focuses on universities and colleges to create hope and shared spaces for dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration on the Mauthe Center site is required to reserve a seat: https://www.mcenter.org/event-details/the-shirlyn-miller-lecture-in-human-rights-and-public-understanding-with-aziz-abu-sarah-and-magen-inon
For those who are unable to join us in person, the event will be simulcast as a Zoom webinar. To register for the webinar, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eWUq1UgXQuyjQmEe5lYjlw
Where is it happening?
2418 Leon Bond Drive, Green Bay, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54311
