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Seeds of Peace
370 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-573-8040
Fax: 212-573-8047 Contact: John Wallach Founder (RIP)
Aaron David Miller President
Lindsay Miller Vice President
Seeds of Peace
1321 Wisconsin Avenue, NW 20007-3311
Tel: 202-337-5530
Fax: 202-337-5646
Contact: Bobbie Gottschalk Executive Vice President
JERUSALEM: Tel: 972-2-582-0222 Fax: 972-2-582-2221
seedspeace@aol.com
http://www.seedsofpeace.org/
Seeds of Peace 2000: An Overview
SEEDS OF PEACE promotes mutual understanding and peace by bringing together teenagers from conflict areas of the world to an educational summer program in Maine. The program enables future leaders to get to know one another as people and to learn about each other's experiences and perspectives. Returning to their homelands, the teenagers are encouraged to continue their relationships across borders, supported by professional staff in their region. THE MAINE PROGRAM
Set in the supportive, relaxed environment of a summer camp in Maine, Seeds of Peace immerses Arab, Israeli and Cypriot teenagers in a month of interaction, leadership training, dialogue, and recreation. The participants are selected on the basis of their motivation, leadership, and facility with English, the camp's universal language. The program combines recreational activities including sports, drama, and arts, as well as daily conflict-resolution sessions led by professional facilitators. Through these workshops, participants develop listening and negotiating skills, empathy, respect, and trust -- the key elements of peaceful coexistence. Our program concludes with a visit to Washington, DC. SEEDS OF PEACE OUTREACH AND REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
It is vitally important for the Seeds of Peace graduates to continue to build upon the relationships they establish at camp and to strengthen their skills in conflict resolution. In 1999 Seeds of Peace established a Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem to help Seeds graduates sustain their involvement through year round programs including: coexistence workshops, peer dialogue sessions at schools, cultural exchanges, field trips, and publication of The Olive Branch, a newspaper written and edited by alumni. The Seeds of Peace Web site provides a constant link between all participants, regardless of political borders.

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"The army that will defeat terrorism doesn't wear uniforms, or drive Humvees, or calls in air-strikes. It doesn't have a high command, or high security, or a high budget. The army that can defeat terrorism does battle quietly, clearing minefields and vaccinating children. It undermines military dictatorships and military lobbyists. It subverts sweatshops and special interests.Where people feel powerless, it helps them organize for change, and where people are powerful, it reminds them of their responsibility." ~~~~ Author Unknown ~~~~

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