Beyond the Stage

The Peace Cafe


Founded in November, 2000 in Washington, DC as a complement to Theater J’s production of David Hare’s theatrical memoir, VIA DOLOROSA, the Peace Café has become a forum where people of various faiths, backgrounds and nationalities respond to cultural presentations of often difficult issues – usually about life in the Middle East – in an open, non-threatening environment by means of respectful dialogue. 

The Peace Cafe is not a forum for policy statements, lectures, or finger-pointing, but rather a place to share personal reactions, questions and stories, and to listen to the stories of others.

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Current Peacecafe

A FILM SCREENING:  BAM 6.6
with Director Jahangir Golestan-Parast

Wednesday February 24th - 9 PM (Langston Room) -
Busboys and Poets
2021 14th Street NW
Washington DC

This event will follow Eve Ensler author of The Vagina Monologues - she will be at Busboys and Poets to discuss her latest book:  I Am An Emotional Creature:  The Secret Life of Girls Around The World...  come early (6PM) and stay for the Peace Cafe immediately after Eve's presentation....

"Bam 6.6" isthe story of the human condition. The film weaves together stories ofsurvival, loss, and healing, as we explore the humanity of the Iranianpeople through the prism of the devastating 2003 earthquake that struckat the heart of Bam, an ancient Iranian village. Our subjects come fromdifferent walks of life - A Jewish-American woman, an Americanbusinessman, and the Iranian residents of Bam. Through theirexperiences, viewers will witness how a natural disaster can overcomereligious and political barriers, dispel stereotypes, and unitedisparate members of the human family. --- Event is free and open to all.