Welcome to Satyam

The events happening since the 7th of October have deeply challenged the peace community in the Middle East. The deep pain and the growing polarization have had a dramatic impact for peace activists in the region. Despite the indescribable grief, we still believe community building and non-violent resistance are a powerful answer to working towards ending the violence and oppression and to achieving justice and freedom for all.

SATYAM is a continuation of a peace center named EcoMe, held by our community from 2010-2018, located in the occupied West Bank, near Jericho. A community of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists and social entrepreneurs who dared to meet life together rather than apart; to discover how to work towards dignity, safety and freedom for everyone in this land. 

The center was open daily for friends and visitors, welcoming anyone regardless of faith and/or political stance, who was seeking to walk in peace, meet in dialogue, and learn more about each other. Over the years, EcoMe became a living example and a source of hope; a resource for many initiatives and projects working towards a peaceful and just reality in the land. Described by the community, EcoMe served as an “island of sanity” in an ocean of separation, injustice, and violence.

After 8 years running, we decided to close EcoMe for a variety of reasons. Yet, its spirit has stayed alive in hundreds of people whose lives were transformed by it, and has continued to live through their projects and initiatives.

As an antidote to the increasing fragmentation and polarization in the region, we understood it’s time to open a safe home and a physical space to support this important work. Since March, SATYAM has become a place that hosts events for the existing and ever-emerging peace community of this land to continue to come together, (re)establish connection, (re)build trust, and continue to create a present where change is possible.

SATYAM serves as a critical community space where peace activists and community members come together to learn, heal, and grow. We offer retreats and workshops, including trauma work and grief circles, designed to support and uplift those affected by conflict. Our center is more than a refuge; it is a dynamic environment where we co-create, learn from each other, and strive towards a shared vision of peace.
Satyam is a new home, still in its becoming, established to provide a safe, sane place, for peace activists to be together, rest, resource, support and inspire each other to continue doing their important work, especially now, in times of war.