Journey for Justice calls on young people to help build peace in the Middle East
For most young people, a life living under occupation is unimaginable. For the young people of Palestine, it is a daily reality. World YWCA advocacy intern, Leanne Baumung will take part in the Journey for Justice to express solidarity with Palestinian youth by travelling to Palestinian territories to experience a glimpse of what life is like for young people living under occupation.
The Journey for Justice is an annual programme organised and hosted by the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the YWCA of Palestine and East Jerusalem YMCA (JAI-PAL). Activities like home stays with Palestinian host families, passing through checkpoints and roadblocks together, and visiting universities, participants are able to accompany and connect with Palestinian youth, and to develop a better understanding of their experiences and their dreams.
The Journey for Justice programme seeks to build coalitions of committed young people to set up joint advocacy plans for peace with justice in the Middle East and Baumung is excited about the opportunities this initiative presents. “Young people can contribute to the peacemaking process in the Middle East by actively seeking the truth. By not just accepting what is told to them by governments or media or family or peers. But by asking questions, searching for answers, challenging perceptions, and finding elements of their selves in other people then young people can find collective truth. The quest for truth can upset us and anger us but truth is power and can pave the way for sustainable peace with justice.”
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