InterAct International: Building Bridges
Transforming divisions into dialogue & challenges into opportunities for lasting impact.
Bridging tensions in your city starts with practical, achievable steps. Small actions can create meaningful connections, foster understanding, and build bridges of hope between communities.
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InterAct International provides the tools, support, and opportunities you need to drive change—through collaboration, learning, and engagement that promote civil conversations, mutual respect, and justice while rejecting fear and violence.
Meet International Leaders Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon. These two peacebuilders and their experienced team bring on-the-ground learnings from cities around the globe. You will discover successful strategies to create understanding and build strong connections across divides. Take advantage of lessons learned from InterAct’s unique peacebuilding efforts around the globe—from Israel/Palestine, the halls of the U.S. congress, to the barrios of Colombia, Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Balkans.
Pope Francis with Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah
Aziz Abu Sarah
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian author, peacemaker and entrepreneur with a background in conflict resolution and tourism development. He has implemented transformative education and peace initiatives across more than 65 countries, including Afghanistan, Syria, Israel and Palestine. His journey from seeking revenge for his brother's death at the hands of Israeli soldiers to becoming a peacemaker underscores a decades-long mission to foster cross-cultural understanding.
Maoz Inon
Maoz Inon is an Israeli social entrepreneur, peace activist and the founder of several tourism initiatives within Israel and the Middle East, including the Jesus Trail, the Fauzi Azar Inn and the Abraham Hostel and Tour brands. Since the murder of his parents in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Inon has become a leading voice for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
From Vision to Action: The Process Taking a holistic approach, practical steps will be developed curated for the specific needs of each city and its communities—elected officials, universities and school administrators, teachers and students, faith leaders and citizens. We provide Small and Large Group Workshops, Dialogue Training, Small Group Affinity Sessions and City-Wide Conversation Events— all carefully designed to meet your goals.
What cities are saying…
I saw first hand after Aziz and Maoz addressed the Pope in Verona that they brought hope to the entire city.
Benedetto Zacchiroli, ECCAR-President, Representative from the City of Bologna (Italy)
Aziz and Maoz's visit was highly beneficial to our Pittsburgh community and helped to open dialogue among residents with differing backgrounds, as well as inspired elected officials, students, faith leaders, and residents to move forward together to build stronger communities.
Stephanie Gagne, City of Pittsburgh, Management Analyst.
Their performance and peace work, for two people who were tending to their own grief, showed fortitude and imagination amplified by great entrepreneurial and leadership skills.. We hope that many other campus audiences get to experience such a memorable event.