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Peace X
Peace and UNIFEM/USA
Launch the Women’s Global
Roundtable!
Linda Higdon, Acting Director of Peace X Peace, and Kaytee O’Neill Stern,
Program Director for UNIFEM/USA join Editor in Chief, Pat Lynch on
WomensRadio to discuss the launch.
Listen Here
Name of Organization: Peace X Peace
Website:
www.peacexpeace.org
Field: Non-for-profit
Date Founded: 2002
Level: International
Contact Person: Mary Liepold, Senior
Writer, Director of Communications
Executive Director: Linda Higdon,
Chief Strategy Officer, is currently acting as executive director in
partnership with a Board Transition Committee.
How many Members? 7,532
Mission Statement
The mission is to improve the status of
women and build sustainable peace. Peace X Peace assists women in reaching
their full potential as leaders and decision-makers alongside men by
matching individuals and Circles across cultures on the basis of shared
interests and providing an array of resources that support their
partnership.
Why was your organization launched?
To create a world where women play a
significant role in building sustainable peace. Through balanced
partnerships - both local and global - women and men together can transform
fear and hostility into actions that build harmonious cultures. Their actions resulted in the
formation of the Arthritis Foundation.
What are the organization’s goals for
this year?
1. Increase membership to an exponential
degree.
2. Increase contributions of money and
time.
3. Improve the quality of our members’
experience and their satisfaction with their global connections.
Programs/Initiatives to achieve goals
1. New and greatly improved website
launched April 2008
2. New UNIFEM Series, Women’s Global
Roundtable
3. E-Media, including the newsletter
PeaceTimes and the blog Week X Week
Favorite National Holidays
International Women’s Day (March 8),
International Day of Peace (September 25), V-Day (Feb. 14)
Annual Major Events with short
descriptions
Anniversary celebration and launch of a
major book, Sixty Voices, Sixty Years, planned for fall 2008
Credit: Wendy Markowitz
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