2006-7
200 young people in the North West of England from Muslim, Palestinian, Arab and Jewish backgrounds dialogue about the Israel / Palestine conflict at our workshops.
Starting to dialogue - Muslim young people work out what they want to say and to ask Jewish young people through creating a jigsaw and discussion
September 2007
Dialogue Resource Pack front cover
Write pack based on activities we develop and test at above workshops.
April 2008
Receive a £10000 lottery grant. As a result:
July 2008
Young people from Manchester & Rochdale visit Palestinian and Israeli young people attending workshop in Edinburgh.
August 2008
Fantastic day involving 40 young people from Habonim, a Jewish youth group and Muslim young people from Rochdale.
Feb 2009
Launch our resource pack. Over 50 people come from all over the country. Includes youth workers, people of other heritages as well as Muslim, Palestinian, Arab and Jewish, university chaplains, Muslim Youth Work Foundation. Had to turn people away. Day before we launched the pack we heard that we had been awarded over £7600 from the Network for Social Change for work from April 2009.
April 2009
One of our young people, Frances, works with youth leaders in the Reform Synagogue Youth Movement (RSY). She is also an RSY member. As a result, they say:
this emphasis made a real difference. We now need to work on making Windows for Peace an ethos in our organisation for understanding the conflict.
Sept 2009
Amazing two day residential training event with Palestinian and Israeli Facilitators from Windows – Channels for Communication at Warrington Peace Centre. 26 people come from all over the country including youth, church, peace workers, equality and diversity officers.
“I have learnt so much that I have not stopped sharing it with all the people I have been meeting since coming back.” Mohammed, B&ME, Asylumseekers and Refugees Development Youth Work Manager, Stockport
so pleasing to find so many people from such diverse backgrounds. Anwarul , Project 29, Bury
Sam Hassan was a great facilitator …. despite being only 18. Cressy, Liverpool Cathedral
March 2010
Launch training for national facilitators team!