Upcoming Event: Peace Through Peace

WISDOM
(Women’s Interfaith Solutions for
Dialogue and Outreach in MetroDetroit)
www.interfaithwisdom.org
invites you to
PEACE THROUGH WISDOM
WISDOM Women Reaching Out to Our Global Sisters
Dinner, Dialogue and a Movie
With Peace X Peace

May 18, 2008
3:00 PM

St. John’s Episcopal Church
26998 Woodward Ave.
Royal Oak, MI 48067

Cost: $15.00 for dinner
Make checks out to WISDOM
And Mail to: WISDOM
P.O. Box 525, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
Contact Gail Katz for more information
gailkatz@comcast.net 248-978-6664
RSVP BY May 12, 2008

Registration Begins at 3:00 PM
Followed by Peace X Peace Documentary,
Dinner (with vegetarian option) and Dialogue
and Formation of Sister Circles


More than a year in the making, PEACE by PEACE: Women on the Frontlines premiered at the United Nations on October 30, 2003, and has been the centerpiece of film festivals, conferences, and celebrations around the world. Women are more likely than professional soldiers to be the casualties of war. From genocide and rape to displacement and starvation, they bear more than their fair share of the suffering. But amongst all this hardship, women around the world are standing up for peace. By advocating justice and educating future generations that war is not the answer, they are at the forefront of reconciling their communities. This special version of the documentary follows women peacemakers from four different conflict/crisis zones: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Burundi. Narrated by Academy-Award winning actress Jessica Lange, this film redefines the role of women in war. For more information, visit www.peacexpeace.org.


PEACE THROUGH WISDOM!
WISDOM WOMEN PARTNER WITH PEACE X PEACE
TO CONNECT WITH SISTERS AROUND THE WORLD

On Sunday, May 18th starting at 3:00 PM, WISDOM (Women’s Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in MetroDetroit) will invite women of all faiths to come together at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Woodward in Royal Oak to partner with Peace X Peace. The mission of Peace X Peace is to form women’s Sister Circles, where women in the United States communicate with circles of women in other countries in order to help improve the status of women worldwide and build sustainable peace. This global online network of Sister Circles will meet on a regular basis to support each other and share their stories.

WISDOM Women will first watch the award-winning documentary entitled “Peace by Peace: Women on the Frontlines,” which follows women peacemakers from four different conflict/crisis zones: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Burundi. Following the movie and a presentation about the mission of Peace X Peace (Peace By Peace), WISDOM women will discuss forming Sister Circles to reach out through e-mail to connect with circles of women in other parts of the world based on shared interests and identifications. In this way, women whose cultures or governments discourage public gatherings or travel outside their communities can take advantage of a safe and productive opportunity to interact with sisters across the globe. WISDOM women will gain access to a wider world, and learn about each others customs, faiths, families, and problems. Strangers will become friends, and friends will become family. Stumbling blocks of miscommunication and stereotypes that women of different faiths and cultures have of each other can be changed into building blocks of peace. Together WISDOM women, through the partnership of Peace X Peace, can take on peace-building projects in areas such as education, health, micro-enterprise, social equity, and leadership development.

A registration form for this event may be found here http://www.interfaithwisdom.org/pdfs/registration051808.pdf