“Eyewitness Palestine is a transformational education program that inspires and trains participants to be accountable lifelong social justice advocates in the Palestine solidarity movement and within their own communities. ”
— Mission Statement —
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We believe that every person deserves to live with dignity, freedom, and within an equitable society. Our delegates, and other members of Eyewitness Palestine’s growing community, are extensions of this dream and vision.
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We believe social change happens from the ground up. Therefore, Eyewitness Palestine centers the narratives, histories, and lived experiences of Palestinians – both in Palestine and within the diaspora.
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We believe social change happens from within. Therefore, Eyewitness Palestine fosters shared power in decision making, and equally values the labor and gifts of each person in our community – staff, volunteers, delegates, donors, and partners.
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We believe that misconceptions prevalent in mainstream discourse can be effectively confronted through experience. Eyewitness Palestine delegates root their advocacy in the lived experience of Palestinians working for peace with justice.
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We believe in relationships and nurture our long-standing ties with communities of peace-builders, resisters to oppression, and committed activists.
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We believe in collective liberation. We build power at the intersections of resistance to oppression, racism and war in all its forms.
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We believe that self-care is essential to the Eyewitness Palestine community and to our collective liberation.