Collective Liberation Ritual with Ripples Collective
- 19:45pm - 10:50pm - September 29th
- Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, United Kingdom
A shared space of truth, grief and hope from Palestine and Israel
Join the Ripples Collective for a poignant and powerful immersive experience. The collective is a group of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists, musicians, facilitators and educators working together in connection, strength and love to embody another possibility. Born from the work of Ripples Alliance, their ritual-performance weaves music, storytelling, theatre and dance into a moving journey of shared humanity and healing.
Part ceremony, part creative expression, this offering invites the audience into a transformational space – moving through grief and despair, transforming trauma toward solidarity and empowerment. It is an invitation to feel, to listen and to witness what becomes possible when people from across divides come together in truth.
Following their debut appearance at Medicine Festival, and subsequent sell-out performances in London and Davos, they now bring their message for peace to Oxford.
Collective Liberation Ritual by Ripples Collective
Ripples Collective is a group of Palestinian and Israeli non-violent activists working together in connection, strength and love to embody another possibility. They represent the work of Ripples Alliance – a non-profit working with medicines to support collective healing and liberation between the river and the sea and beyond. This emerging collective knows each other through the astral planes – diving deep into ancestral wounds and flying high into prophetic hopes. They have seen another option, and they want to ripple it out. Their performance has been quite a journey from their first outing at Medicine Festival, with subsequent sell-out performances in London and Davos, they are now bringing their message for peace to Oxford.
The Collective brings together diverse voices for peace: Sulaiman Khatib (Palestinian peace activist from Ramallah), Haneen (Palestinian peace activist from Gaza/Portugal), Noam Enbar (Israeli singer/peace activist from Israel), Marwan Halabi (Palestinian singer-songwriter from Israel), Leor Roseman (Israeli researcher from United Kingdom – University of Exeter / Imperial College London), and Ayelet Yekutiel (Israeli dance artist / somatic practitioner from Israel).
Performance/Ritual:
We offer to hold a space which is partly a performance and partly a process. We are musicians, facilitators, educators, and peace activists. We call our performance a ritual – as we see it as a threshold place through which people can transform. We embody the dream but ground ourselves in the here and now – with all it brings. We work with the pains, the grief, the anger, and even the despair, and with the joy, vision, love, and hope. Grounded dreamers. By doing what we do, we succeed in inspiring others – to show that there is another way. We come from diverse places in Palestine (West Bank, Gaza, ‘48 and Diaspora) and Israel, coming together to find a shared message we want to share with the world. It is not always easy, as we seek to be accurate when facing the violence.
The performance includes storytelling, facilitated processes, theatre, dance and music – and carries the audience through grief into solidarity and empowerment. It is a journey from separation to connection, feeling the collective pains to allow them to reveal a shared vision. Sitting in Circle, alchemising, with song, word, and movement, an alternative reality – nearly lost – for the land we come from and all its people.
This event is co-promoted by Masters Events and Voices of Medicine.
Sulaiman Khatib (Souli) (Ramallah): Souli is a committed advocate for peace in the Middle East and actively participates in various programs aimed at promoting a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at local, regional, and international levels. He is a co-founder and former Director of Combatants for Peace, a non-profit peacebuilding organization initiated by former Israeli soldiers and Palestinian prisoners dedicated to non-violent resistance to end the occupation and achieve equality, freedom, and peace for both peoples. Currently, he serves as the Director of International Relations for Combatants for Peace. Sulaiman is also the founder and former General Director of the Al-Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue.
Haneen Sabbah (Gaza / Portugal): Peace Activist, Storyteller, Writer, Organizer. She began her writing journey with contributions to We Are Not Numbers and Global Voices, focusing on Palestinian narratives and culture. Since leaving Gaza in 2018, Haneen has dedicated herself to nonviolent resistance, promoting Palestinian heritage through songs, food, and stories, and teaching Arabic. Her work integrates peacebuilding, regenerative living, and the connection between inner healing and collective liberation.
Dr. Leor Roseman (Israel / London): Leor is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the University of Exeter. He has previously worked at Imperial College London, under the mentorship of Prof. Robin Carhart-Harris and Prof. David Nutt. His interdisciplinary research spans neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology, anthropology, and conflict resolution. Since 2017, Leor has led pioneering research into peacebuilding. Leor is the founder of Ripples, a new charity that is creating and researching collective transformational practices for peacebuilding, sacred activism, collective liberation, and healing collective traumas.
Noam Enbar (Tel-Aviv-Jaffa): Noam Enbar is a versatile artist and a catalyst for several innovative musical projects. As a singer, composer, and songwriter, his work challenges established norms. He is the founder of the Israeli post-rock band Habiluim, the Klezmer-Punk ensemble Oy Division, and The Great Gehenna Choir. Noam is also acclaimed for composing music for theatre and film. Additionally, he contributes as a musician to ceremonies for diverse communities, firmly believing in the transformative power of psychedelic work to unite and connect people.
Marwan Halabi (Daliat El Carmel): a Palestinian of Druze descent from Mount Carmel, fluent in both Hebrew and Arabic. His music stems from his identity as someone positioned in the middle, someone who identifies with both sides. It’s a unique standpoint, being able to embrace such different perspectives simultaneously without being torn apart. From this position, Marwan’s music embodies a spirit of connection and unity.
Ayelet Yekutiel (Jerusalem): a Dancer, Choreographer, Movement Researcher, Pedagog and Peace Activist. She is a graduate of SEAD Academy of Dance (AT), Sampoorna Yoga Teachers Training (IN) and Kelim Choreography Studies (IL). Certified Somatic Movement Educator of Body-Mind Centering and certified Axis Syllabus teacher. Alongside and interwoven with the dance and somatics world, she is also involved in Peace Activism & Artivism in Palestine~Israel.
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Be part of a rare and deeply moving experience that speaks to the heart of our shared humanity. This is a chance to witness what unfolds when courage, art, and reconciliation meet in the same space—an invitation to feel, reflect, and remember what connects us.
Tickets are limited for this intimate performance. Join us in Oxford and stand with a growing movement for peace, empathy, and transformation.
- Experience a unique fusion of ritual, music, and storytelling that brings Israeli and Palestinian voices together in a powerful call for peace.
