Be the Change: Person X Person
Be the Change: Person X Person is insightful personal commentary by Peace X Peace Founder Patricia Smith Melton on women, world problems, and problem solutions.
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By Patricia Smith
Founder, Peace X Peace
Editor, Sixty Years, Sixty Voices: Israeli and Palestinian Women
“I am almost daily stunned by the gap between what is in our media and, thus, in some of our attitudes, and the truth.”
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Newt Gingrich is a phenomenon that baffles and stuns me. I was willing to let it slide and trust the American people to see and reject his hypocrisy, financial and ethical wrongdoing, megalomania, and opportunistic deception. Last week, however, he overstepped my patience when he referred to Palestinians as an “invented people” …
Be the Change: Person X Person »
By Patricia Smith
This is the first of two commentaries by Patricia adapted from her address at the 2011 Peacemakers Luncheon in Dallas on International Peace Day, September 21. Click here to view a video clip made after her speech.
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Author’s note: I refer to the Inner Warrior as a “she.” If that doesn’t work for you, toss it around until you find the gender preference of your Inner Warrior. She, he, it will tell you if you listen.
Is your Inner Warrior a leather-clad Xena slaying warlords or a Buffy staking …
Be the Change: Person X Person, Catalyst »
By Patricia Smith
Founder, Peace X Peace
Editor, Sixty Years, Sixty Voices: Israeli and Palestinian Women
“The explosion of emotions from the public shook the government… I believe nothing will be the same from now on. In this sense, the protest is and will be successful.”
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An Interview with Nira Lamay Rachlevsky
Nira Lamay Rachlevsky lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and young son. She is a lawyer in the Knesset, Israel’s legislative body, for three committees — Science and Technology, Rights of Children, and Immigration and Absorption. She …
Be the Change: Person X Person »
By Patricia Smith
Founder, Peace X Peace
Editor, Sixty Years, Sixty Voices: Israeli and Palestinian Women
“Walking the halls with Sixty Voices in our arms, we were doing our part to raise the vital voices of women, to provide direct facts about the diverse lives inside Israel and inside Palestine, and to be good citizens. It felt outright patriotic.”
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There are 435 Representatives to the U.S. Congress, and yesterday Kim Weichel, Peace X Peace’s CEO, and I, along with Linda Noble, a powerhouse volunteer, and three hard-working House …
