Updates

We are proud of our alumni for amplifying the message of dialogue over division. Elad Nehorai and Farrah Fazal were recently featured in the Daily Trojan, speaking about the importance of standing against extremism post-October 7.

Our memorial installation called “All Life is Sacred” is now on display at the IMAN Center in Culver City. It will remain on exhibit this week and is available for walk-in viewing between 2 PM and 8 PM through Thursday March 27. The exhibit consists of 20 scrolls that list all the names of those killed in Gaza and Israel between October 7, 2023 and October 2, 2024, when the scrolls were printed. There are links to view specific testimonies as well. 

Come see our memorial installation "Names, Not Numbers" at the IMAN Center during their Festival of Unity, March 23 - 28

If a Community of Practice Facilitation Training sounds worthwhile to you, please consider  applying here. This two-day seminar is open to all who are interested in sharpening their facilitation skills -- not just Muslims and Jews -- May 28 and 29.

Join us on Wednesday, February 12th, 7-9 pm, for the film The Path Forward, followed by a discussion with Rabbi Sharon Brous, the filmmakers Mo Husseini and Julie Cohen, and NewGround's Aziza Hasan.

We will meet at the Skirball on the evening of March 5, 2025 for an iftar to break fast during the holy month of Ramadan where we will recognize the work of our inspiring honorees. Registration will open at 4:30 PM.

This past Sunday, in place of our regular scheduled MAJIC session, students met at the Westchester YMCA to help those impacted by the fires. We sorted, organized donations and helped impacted families “shop” for items they needed

If a Community of Practice Facilitation Training sounds worthwhile to you, please consider applying here. This two-day seminar is open to all who are interested in sharpening their facilitation skills -- not just Muslims and Jews -- May 28 and 29.

Watch Aziza and Andrea demonstrate true leadership on CBS Mornings and watch the CBS Documentary on NewGround: "Finding Common Ground".

We hope everyone can stay safe during these times. We have shared a compiled list of several life-saving resources. Please share.

We're proud to announce our Change-Maker honoree this year: Clean Shelter.

In the final hours of 2024, please walk this path with us by taking a moment to support NewGround. 

MSNBC anchor, chief correspondent, and author Ali Velshi and Forward editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren will join us at the Trailblazer Forum at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Two of our current NewGround Professional Fellows, Adnan Jaber, and Zahra Sakkejha, were honored among the Beerman Foundation's five 2024 Social Justice Fellows.

NewGround works with the LA City Council to pass the historic Human Rights Resolution.