Stop the Violence: A Collaborative Virtual Event
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Join us for Stop the Violence on November 25, 2025, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Featuring guest speaker, Iris Stern Levi, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Her Academy.
Tuesday, November 25
12:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM MT | 8:00 AM PT ET via Zoom
ABOUT IRIS STERN LEVI
Iris Stern Levi is a board member of the CWP. She is a long-time peace and feminist activist. In the past she was an integral part of a group of women who united to work together in bringing a new voice to the area they live in. The group consisted of Palestinian women from Jenin and Ramallah in the Occupied Territories and Jewish women from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Her professional activities include 20 years of field work in the Tel Aviv Sexual Assault Crisis Center. She gives lectures and workshops on various feminist topics She initially co-directed and founded an association which offers sewing skills for women leaving the cycle of prostitution Turning the Tables. In addition, Iris was co- director of the Israeli Tribunal for testimonies of women victims of sexual assault 2017-2019.
Iris is currently co-founder and co-director of Her Academy, a vocational school for women coming out of prostitution together with Tal Hamaui.
Over the past 16 years she has built a successful organization with over 300 students, providing vocational skills and job placement and a better life for women seeking to exit sex work and begin anew.
Iris is the recipient of The Zusman – JDC Prize, The Rapport Prize for Women: An Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement, A Raya Fund Honoree: for recognition of leadership, and the TIAW World of Difference Prize for 2025.
ABOUT HER ACADEMY
Her Academy is a revolutionary non-profit organization, working holistically to support highly vulnerable women escaping prostitution and violence in Israel through the provision of vocational training, job placement services, and more. Their success rate is remarkable: 85% of students graduate and over 70% of those eligible for work find stable employment.
Her Academy starts by addressing the endemic challenges, including lack of formal education, social stigmas, debt bondage, trauma, low self-esteem, and isolation. They empower their students to find and use their own voice. They restore independence and control by providing access to education, skill building and a judgment-free learning environment.
*If we exceed our goals for a project commitment, due to donor generosity, we reserve the right to reallocate the additional funds raised to other funding commitments in Israel or Canada.
