From Inner Awakening to Sacred Activism
Photo credit: Amery Kessler
A pilgrimage can take us to new places, but it can also change how we see ourselves, one another, and the world. For Palestinian peacebuilder Sami Awad, that transformation is inseparable from the work of peace and justice.
This week on Nonviolence Radio, Palestinian peacebuilder Sami Awad joins us to explore these questions through his work with Sacred Awakening, drawing on the teachings of Jesus and the Beatitudes as a path toward personal and collective transformation. We're also joined by Amery Kessler, who recently participated in Sami's first Sacred Awakening pilgrimage in Palestine. Amery shares how the journey brought together inner reflection, encounters with communities living under occupation, and a deeper understanding of what it means to put nonviolence into practice.
Together, we explore what Sami calls sacred activism: bringing love, compassion, and spiritual awareness into the work of resisting injustice and transforming the systems that perpetuate it.
In the Nonviolence Report, Michael Nagler looks at the growing visibility of civil resistance, the importance of building lasting grassroots power, and examples of nonviolence in action, from community protection to the care of newborns.