Peace X Peace

Peace X Peace empowers women as the most effective means to enrich lives locally and promote peace globally. We connect womens groups (Circles) in the United States with womens Circles everywhere in the worlddirectly via the Internetfor the exchange of information and personal experiences that typically result in mutually supportive actions.

Primary web addresses

http://www.peacexpeace.org

jessica@peacexpeace.org

Main Address

1601 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009

Country

United States

Main Telephone

703-391-8932

Joined OneWorld

06.06.2005

Features

Transforming East Timor

The staff of an organization promoting peace and human rights in East Timor.

05.05.2008 A peace building and human rights program uses creative and therapeutic learning to help East Timorese heal and move beyond the violence that pervades their young country's history.

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Related topics/regions: [Timor-Leste]

Image: The staff of an organization promoting peace and human rights in East Timor. © Peace X Peace

Country Guide: East Timor

Women Stand Up to Sexual Warfare

A worship service at Panzi Hospital in the DRC, which treats victims of rape.

19.03.2008 Women's rights advocates shed light on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- in some villages as many as 90 percent of women have been raped -- and explain how local women leaders are fighting back.

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Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Conflict] [Security]

Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters

A Global Roundtable of Women Peacemakers

Alda Kauffeld from Albania, one of the upcoming featured peacemakers.

09.11.2007 Diverse peacemakers engage callers at weekly teleconferences, sharing their awe-inspiring stories, rich traditions, and personal triumphs.

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Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters

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