Izzeddin Hawamda
Title: Adjunct Faculty
Biography:
Dr. Izzeddin Hawamda-عزالدين حوامده was born and raised in a rural village just outside of Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine. He currently serves as the Anti-Racist Education Professional Learning Initiative Coordinator with Louis Riel, River East Transcona, and Winnipeg School Divisions. Izzeddin has recently completed his PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba. Izzeddin is the founder of SADAA, a group that promotes the power of dialogue and the importance of sharing, listening, and respecting diverse perspectives and narratives. Izzeddin has been telling stories of Palestine publicly using storytelling as an approach to bring communities together. Through the creation of the “Unbounded Stories “series, Izzeddin aims at connecting the Canadian public with the human face of the Palestinian story. Izzeddin is dedicated to creating opportunities for different communities to share spaces and stories, fostering connections and breaking down barriers. Additionally, he is a member of the CRRIC board and the Countering Radicalization to Violence in Manitoba Schools, and he has been selected to join the inaugural CBC Manitoba Community Advisory Board. Izzeddin is currently teaching Indigenous Languages: Culture, Rights and conflict at the Global College-University of Winnipeg. Izzeddin is also a fellow at the Canadian Mennonite University. Izzeddin believes in the transformative power of storytelling, which opens spaces for humanization and building empathy.