June
26, 2007
Peace Initiative Comes to Oakton July 15 - 26
Nineteen area high school students will gather with visiting Middle East students at Oakton Community College, July 15 - 26, as part of Hands of Peace, a program that promotes dialogue and friendship among Israeli, Palestinian, and American youths.
Each summer, Hands of Peace brings Jewish-Israeli, Palestinian-Israeli, and West Bank Palestinian youths to Chicago's northwest suburbs for a two-week experience of living together. Christian, Muslim, and Jewish teens from Glenbrook South, Niles North, Niles West, Maine East, and Evanston Township high schools will meet at Oakton with 19 Middle East students for structured dialogue sessions and social activities. The local teens play an important role in the program through their interest in the omnipresent political conflict, and in developing personal relationships among the Middle East participants, according to Hands of Peace organizers.
"Oakton is proud to host this important initiative and life-changing experience," said Oakton President Margaret Lee. "Hands of Peace constructively brings together people who are unfortunately divided by politics and religion."
Hands of Peace was formed in 2002 through the combined efforts of Gretchen Grad of Glenview Community Church, Deanna Jacobson of B'Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Synagogue, and Nuha Dabousseh of the Islamic Cultural Center.
For more information about Hands of Peace at Oakton, contact the Office of College Advancement at 847-635-1806.
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