Bluffton University will host an evening forum titled “Israeli and Palestinian Parents Grieve and Work Together for Justice” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

George and Najwa Sa’adeh, and Rami Elhanan of the Parents Circle Families Forum will present. PCFF is a grassroots organization of bereaved Palestinians and Israelis. The PCFF promotes reconciliation as an alternative to hatred and revenge. The organization is comprised of more than 600 families who’ve lost a close family member as a result of prolonged conflict.