Latest Past Events

Reading Refuge Book Club: Butterfly/Swimmers

Virtual

BPB invites you to discuss the inspiring story of sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini on Zoom on Wednesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. This quarter, there are two ways to engage before our discussion: Read Yusra Mardini's memoir "Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph." Or, you can watch the biographical sports drama The Swimmers. […]

2022 Annual Event – Gather for Good

Virtual

Call to Action NEW! Donate using Zelle. Now, you can donate using Zelle. Using this method means that more of your donation goes to helping refugees as there are no fees with Zelle (Cedit Card payments deduct a fee). Our Zelle email: finance@buildingpeacefulbridges.org Of course, if you don't use Zelle, please use the form to […]

Reading Refuge Book Club: Dr. Wendy Pearlman

IL

Building Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Dr. Wendy Pearlman at our next book club meeting on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. CST. Dr. Pearlman will lead our discussion about her book, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria, which was long-listed for the Carnegie Medal. The Syrian crisis […]