Seeds of Peace alumni visit Boston to promote peaceful coexistence and a vision of the future
NEW YORK | Four Seeds of Peace alumni will be visiting the Boston area together to address business leaders, community groups, and university students with a message of coexistence and tolerance—an important reminder on the anniversary of September 11th that a new generation of young leaders are committed, now more than ever, to building a world based on the fundamentals of human rights, cultural understanding, and a yearning to live in peace with their neighbors. Miriel Bendersky, 17, Israeli, Jamal Abu Zant, 18, Palestinian, Sasha Mansukhani, 16, Indian, and Zunaira Hijazi, 16, Pakistani, all alumni of Seeds of Peace, will be at the following events and available for media interviews:
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
9:30–10:30 a.m.: Walk For Peace, Acton, MA with Lauren Rosenzweig, whose husband, Phil, was killed on one of the hijacked airlines that struck the World Trade Center. Lauren Rosenzweig has been a vocal advocate for Seeds of Peace over the past year and the Acton community has helped support scholarships for Seeds of Peace youth.
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.: Lunch presentation at Tufts University, Medford, MA, sponsored by the Global Leadership Program at Tufts University.
5:30–9:30 p.m.: Evening of Reconciliation and Commemoration, Boson, MA sponsored by Trinity Church, Temple Israel, and the Islamic Society of Boston. The event will include interfaith services, a walk from Trinity Church to Temple Israel and a candlelight vigil.
Thursday, September 12, 2002
8:30–10:30 a.m.: Breakfast presentation for employees at Sun Microsystems, Burlington, MA. Sun Microsystems has raised substantial funds for Seeds of Peace scholarships.
12–2 p.m.: Lunch presentation at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA with Arab-Israeli and the newly formed Indian-Pakistani dialogue groups.
6:30–8 p.m.: Presentation at the Weiner Auditorium at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Since 1993, Seeds of Peace has graduated over 2,000 teenagers representing 22 nations from its internationally recognized conflict-resolution program. The Seeds of Peace program brings hundreds of youth identified by their governments as among the best and brightest to live together at three consecutive month-long summer programs. Through the summer-long programs, participants develop empathy, respect, communication/negotiation skills, confidence, and hope—the building blocks for peaceful coexistence.
For more information please call Rebecca Hankin, Director of Media Relations at 212-573-8040 ext. 31 or Jeremy Goldberg, Director of Corporate Relations and coordinator for the Boston events at 646-228-5338.