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Peace Works events have taken many different forms over the years. Twice, the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice hosted conferences focused on building connections between people and groups working for justice in the Middle East. Other years brought theatrical performances and creative celebrations of solidarity and resistance.

Each year is unique and leaves us with stories, photos and videos, and other materials that can be useful for people around the world. Below you will find brief descriptions of the Peace Works events from the last several years and links to more information about them. We hope that as you look back through the archives of the PeaceWorks program, you will be as inspired to work for peace and justice as we have been!

Peace Works 2011: Solidarity In Action
Echoing Rachel Corrie’s life of activism in pursuit of social justice, this year’s conference theme was “Solidarity in Action.” In the midst of the rising “Arab Spring” of popular revolutions across the Middle East, we are witnessing the growth and strengthening of the global movement of solidarity with the Palestinian people. This amazing conference brought together over 300 people from around the world to build a larger, more powerful movement of nonviolent resistance to the Israeli Occupation.

Peace Works 2010: There Is A Field
Activist, filmmaker, and writer Jen Marlowe has been a wonderful friend and supporter of the Rachel Corrie Foundation since it’s beginning. In 2010 she wrote a short play about her friend, Aseel Asleh, a 17-year-old Palestinian who was shot and killed during a demonstration commemorating the 10th anniversary of “Black October.” For Peace Works 2010, a staged reading of the play was held at Evergreen State College. To learn more about the events of Peace Works 2010, click here!

Peace Works 2009: Art, Resistance, and Solidarity
In 2009 the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural was formally dedicated to the cities and peoples of Olympia Washington and Rafah Palestine. The Rachel Corrie Foundation has long supported the mural project – a project inspired by Rachel Corrie’s life. Two days of events were organized to celebrate the dedication. To learn more about the events of Peace Works 2009, click here!

Peace Works 2008: Dual Occupations
The 2008 Peace Works conference drew critical comparisons between the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and the U.S. occupation of Iraq. An amazing array of featured speakers and workshop leaders helped further connect U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East to the ongoing Israeli Occupation – a fact that continues to produce terrible consequences for Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans.

Peace Works 2006: Cultivating a Just and Enduring Peace
In April of 2006 hundreds of people came to Olympia, WA, from around the world for The Rachel Corrie Foundation’s inaugural Peace Works event. The two-day conference in April followed pre-conference activities and events and focused on the struggle in Palestine and Israel. The two-day conference in April followed pre-conference activities and events and focused on the struggle in Palestine and Israel.