Hamutal Gouri

UN Women, Your Silence is Deafening

On Saturday 7 October, Israel – especially civilians in 21 rural communities and cities near the Gaza border – woke up to the worst nightmare since the establishment of the State of Israel 75 years ago. Hamas armed terrorists murdered, tortured, and raped innocent civilians, men, women, elderly people, children, and babies. More than 1,300… Continue reading UN Women, Your Silence is Deafening

Holiday Storytelling: The Anti-Hero Who Restores Hope

Please meet Assipattle, the hero of a Scottish folk tale, who with courage and wisdom overcomes a terrible sea monster that threatens to consume the small kingdom in which his village resides. I met him during a winding journey through the endless world of myths and folktales. I went looking for flood stories (more on… Continue reading Holiday Storytelling: The Anti-Hero Who Restores Hope

Everyday Storytelling: the Wings of Imagination

Everyday Storytelling: On the Wings of Imagination I invited the kids to create story booklets from scratch. All we need is plain paper, colored sewing treads, crayons and stickers. Oh, and the capacity to fly on the wings of imagination. Renna is sitting next to me in the oversized wheelchair. She is very quiet. Even… Continue reading Everyday Storytelling: the Wings of Imagination

16 Days of Activism

ערבית ואנגלית בהמשך: היום, 25 בנובמבר, היום הבינלאומי למאבק באלימות נגד נשים הוא הראשון ב-16 ימים של אקטיביזם למיגור האלימות נגד נשים על שלל צורותיה. הקמפיין הבינלאומי של האו“ם נמשך החל מהיום ועד ל-10 בדצמבר, יום זכויות האדם הבינלאומי, כי הרי ידוע הוא “שזכויות נשים הן זכויות אדם, וזכויות אדם הן זכויות נשים” (הילרי קלינטון).… Continue reading 16 Days of Activism

Everyday Storytelling, Episode I

Between the Spell of Forgetting and the Well of Memories On the way I met the good fairy – What will you ask for? She asked – To remember. I spoke. And, to forget – What would you like to forget? Asked the fairy – That which haunts me in my daydreaming – And what… Continue reading Everyday Storytelling, Episode I

Why I Need UNSC Resolution 1325

Why Do I Need – Indeed, We All Need – UNSC Resolution 1325? If the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 were a face cream or the next iPhone to roll out of Apple, a well-oiled publicity apparatus would already had let us know – hammering us with TV ads, billboards and pop-ups on social… Continue reading Why I Need UNSC Resolution 1325

Organizational Storytelling

The process of constructing an organization’s story is unique to each one. But there are some common foundations, whether it’s a multi-faceted global corporation or a grassroots movement made up of volunteers. I’ve collected a few of those foundations