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IEA sponsored premiere screening of the documentary film 'PEACE X
PEACE: Women on the Frontlines'
We had an very successful screening at the Jerusalem Cinemateque on
April 13. Lia Van Leer introduced the film to a packed and enthusiastic
audience. The film showed women in Burundi, Kosovo, Argentina, and Kabul
doing powerful and significant work to build peace in their troubled
situations. One of the featured women in the film, Susan Collin Marks, of
Search for Common Ground, was in attendance. Yehuda Stolov, the Director
of IEA, gave a brief welcome. Patricia Smith Melton, the Director or
the film and founder of PEACE X PEACE (www.peacexpeace.org),
answered questions about the film and the role of women in building peace in the
world. The film will be screened in the US on PBS on Friday, June 11 at
10pm EST, following the Bill Moyers NOW show.
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Women's Interfaith Encounter
April meetings
Women's Interfaith Encounter is a
program of
the Interfaith Encounter Association
Elana Rozenman
14th April 2004
Jerusalem WIE
Patricia Smith, Founder of PEACE X PEACE,
conducted many meetings presenting her Global Network -- an internet
system connecting women's groups here with women's groups in the U.S. At the
Jerusalem WIE meeting she showed her short video Circles of Peace,
showing how women in Kabul and Burundi are already connected to circles of
women in USA. She offered to connect the Women's Interfaith group
with a group of interfaith women in USA who could support and expand our
activities.
Suheir mentioned that she was very upset because on the way
to the meeting, her neighbor had complained to her that her son had been
arrested and jailed without being charged and the lawyers had been able to
get him released. Some women suggested possible agencies to help them. We
offered prayers from the three religions for the release of captives.
We
were all treated to a display of the Healing Quilt made by a group of
Israeli, Palestinian, and International women and consisting of 72
interlocking pieces in a beautiful, moving and colorful design. The
beauty
and richness and excitement of all the pieces in such a harmonious pattern
is a symbol and a comfort to us in our struggles. Patricia offered to
connect the Healing Quilt women with a group of women quilters in the U.S.
who could help get our quilt shown and out into the world.
Northern WIE, April 15
In the meeting at the home of Siham Halabi,
our Druze coordinator, in Daliat HaCarmel, Patricia was treated to Druze
cuisine, danced the debka and enjoyed the warmth and hospitality of the Druze
women and Ibtisam Mahameed, our Northern coordinator. She offered to connect
all of our various groups in the North with appropriate and relevant women's
groups in the U.S. to further our work. The Druze women are studying
English and were attracted to the possibility to practice with American
women. Elana Rozenman will be the coordinator for the Peace X Peace
Global Network to facilitate the connection of Israeli womens groups with U.S.
groups. We look forward to a productive collaboration between the two
organizations.
So in the midst of all the difficulties we are all experiencing, we
persevere to find ways to build peace, tolerance, and understanding among
ourselves -- and to support others who share our goals.
Love,
Elana
Elana Rozenman
Women's Interfaith Encounter
Interfaith Encounter Association
Jerusalem
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