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American, New York Seeds hone public speaking skills

Nov 7, 2016 / No Comments

NEW YORK | Thirteen Seeds took part in a public speaking workshop in New York City on November 6 hosted by Ben Squires, Manager of Public Policy for Arconic.

The workshop brought together New York City Seeds and American Seeds for a day of public speaking training and storytelling framing. The workshop focused on what makes compelling communication, as well as how to frame one’s story and how to make your message land with an audience.

To practice these skills, each Seed presented for 2-3 minutes on a topic he or she is passionate about. After each presentation, the rest of the group provided feedback. There were a variety of issues discussed, including women’s rights, opportunity, differences in community relations, post-Camp, career goals, ethnicity, and race.

The Seeds discussed their common struggles, as highlighted in the presentations.

“It was great to have commonalities of struggle highlighted within the group, enabling Seeds from different programs to relate to one another,” said Seeds of Peace’s Clarke Reeves, who organized the workshop.

This was also the first New York regional program where New York City Seeds and Seeds from the American Session worked together.

“Although there were small numbers, it was great to have the two cohorts begin a relationship,” said Reeves.

New Yorker Editor David Remnick hosts 2010 Seeds of Peace Spring Benefit Dinner

May 26, 2010 / No Comments

NEW YORK | The New Yorker magazine Editor David Remnick addressed more than 300 philanthropists, dignitaries and community leaders at the Annual Seeds of Peace Benefit Dinner at the Plaza Hotel on May 26. Christine Baranski, award winning star of stage and screen, hosted the evening.

Remnick, a Pulitzer-Prize winning author whose latest work is The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama, said that Seeds of Peace turns “other people—the great scary ‘other’—into human beings, one person at a time.”

“It is about learning to talk across the great gulfs of language, culture and politics.”

The Dinner raised over $1M for Seeds of Peace programs.

Several Seeds of Peace graduates from the conflict regions also spoke memorably on their experience in the Seeds of Peace program and the challenges they face as leaders in their own communities.

Neeta Yousaf, a Seeds graduate from Pakistan, spoke of the micro-finance project that she and several other Seeds graduates have launched, the Society of Women Empowerment Through Microfinance, which loans money to small business ventures run by women in Pakistan.

“Six years ago, before being a part of Seeds of Peace, I would never have been able to do this.”

Another Seeds alumnus, Rami Qubain, described how his experience with Seeds of Peace inspired a passion for global education and led to his current career at the American University of Cairo.

“I work to provide youth with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Middle East so that they can develop their own thoughts and make their own judgments,” he said.

Remnick, whose son attended the Seeds of Peace Camp, discussed how the seeds of conflict are “rooted in the rock hard soil of a differing sense of history.”

“Seeds of Peace is not the only organization trying to bridge these gulfs of understanding in history, but it is among the very best I know,” he said.

Seeds of Peace Executive Director Leslie Adelson Lewin captured the overall sentiment of the evening: “Despite the continued violence and mistrust, Seeds of Peace reminds me, and reminds all of us, every day, that there is a different story that can and should be told. One of courageous young leaders—equipped with the skills necessary to advance coexistence, working together to create a very different future.”

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the evening went directly to support scholarships for young people from the Middle East and South Asia to attend the Seeds of Peace Camp in Maine.

About David Remnick

David Remnick is an American journalist, writer, and current editor of the renowned New Yorker magazine. Prior to being named editor in 1998, Remnick had been a staff writer at the magazine for six years, and has written over a hundred pieces for the magazine. Remnick joined The New Yorker after ten years as a reporter with the Washington Post. He has edited several collections of writings from The New Yorker and in 1999, he was named “Editor of the Year” by Advertising Age.

Remnick won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. His most recent book, The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama, had a much anticipated release in April 2010.

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Teach peace, then live in it
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Apr 13, 2005 / No Comments

JEN FISH | OTISFIELD In the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack on Israel in the 1990s, Hazem Zanoun can remember how he and his fellow Palestinians waited fearfully for Israel’s response. And then he received a telephone call. The caller was an Israeli friend Zanoun had made while attending the Seeds of Peace camp in Maine.

The phone call from an Israeli, asking him if he was OK and if he needed anything, is solid proof, Zanoun said, that Seeds of Peace does make a real difference.

“I remember thinking, ‘This is working, this is real,’ ” Zanoun said. Zanoun told his story Tuesday at a symposium on the Middle East presented by Seeds of Peace and the Mitchell Institute, two organizations dedicated to building tomorrow’s leaders.

The symposium, moderated by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, covered a wide range of topics but focused on the importance of the next generation of leaders making peace in the Middle East a reality.

Aaron David Miller, president of Seeds of Peace, told the audience that the personal relationships and contributions made by future Palestinians and Israelis will ensure a lasting peace beyond any agreements made by politicians.

“It is going to take years to turn a political agreement into real peace,” he said. “I am not going to inherit the Holy Land, they are,” Miller said, gesturing to the younger audience members wearing the green Seeds of Peace T-shirts.

Those leaders, Miller continued, will be people like Zanoun and Shira Kaplan, another Seeds graduate who participated in the symposium.

Kaplan, an Israeli, told the audience that Seeds of Peace alumni are responsible for maintaining “a cautious, realistic optimism” that disrupts the hopelessness and pessimism that have dominated the Middle East.

“Conflicts are like coins, they have two sides,” she said. “Too many people are rushing to pick sides in this conflict. We’re looking for people who can watch the conflict from both sides.”

Both Miller and Mitchell reiterated the importance of finding a peace agreement, saying it should be a priority for the United States.

“This is critical to our national interests,” Mitchell said, citing the country’s dependence on foreign oil. Speaking about his experience helping to forge peace agreements in Northern Ireland, Mitchell said that people in the Middle East must have “hope and opportunity” for there to be peace.

Miller added that while solving the Middle East problem would not end terrorism, it would help America’s credibility in the world and reduce extremism in the region.

Founded in 1993 by the late journalist and author John Wallach, Seeds of Peace brings youths from warring countries together to a summer camp in Otisfield to promote understanding, overcome prejudices and teach peaceful ways of resolving conflicts. The Mitchell Institute provides a scholarship to one student from every public high school in Maine each year and conducts research on the barriers to education for Maine students.

VIDEO: Israeli & Palestinian Seeds meet post war | Newsletter

Apr 5, 2009 / No Comments

Israeli and Palestinian Seeds meet for the first time since war in Gaza

Since January, Seeds of Peace programs have focused on intensive uni-national programs, where Israeli Seeds were able to talk with other Israeli Seeds about the conflict, and Palestinians did the same.

The event in Netanya was the first time the two sides were brought together to discuss the war in Gaza and southern Israel. It provided Seeds with a significant opportunity to talk together about their experiences of the war, work through their anger and disappointment, and ultimately renew their connections with each other and their commitment to search for understanding.

The dialogue sessions were led by 14 Israeli and Palestinian professional facilitators, all but one of whom were trained by Seeds of Peace through the facilitation program. They were supervised on-site by Facilitation Course instructors Danny Metzl and Farhat Agbariyah. Senior Advisor and Director of Alumni Relations Tim Wilson’s inspirational talk helped to recall to the Seeds the transformational experience they had all gone through at camp and his presence did much to encourage Seeds, staff and volunteers to make the most of the opportunity provided by the seminar.

Interspersed with the dialogue sessions were several rounds of team-building activities, including some spirited and uniquely Seeds of Peace field sports like “Steal the Bacon,” as well as a lively “talent show” of skits and music put on by the Seeds. Another important feature of the event was the presence of several adult Delegation Leaders whose help in conducting events was invaluable. View a short video about the Delegation Leaders program produced by Seed alumni Fatma Elshobokshy.

Middle East programming

The day began with a tour of the city and a trip to the Museum in Taibe. The Seeds then traveled to a Seed’s home, for a presentation and discussion led by Managing Director and Chief Administrator in Israel, Eyal Ronder, a Ministry of Education official, Rauf Daood, and the head of the Taibe Education Department. A delicious dinner was shared after the successful and exhilarating discussion.

On January 11-12, 2009 schools participating in the Model Schools Initiative in Jenin, Bena na’eem (outside of Hebron), Jerusalem and the UNRWA school in Walla Jay (close to Bethlehem) received a visit by Seeds of Peace representatives. The representatives met with principals and teachers at the schools to discuss implementations of techniques, learned at a June workshop in Jenin, current needs and further steps to be taken.

On February 14-16, 2009, the Israel-Middle East Model United Nations simulation was held. Topics discussed at the simulation included Col. Muammar Kaddafi, the African Union, and the human crisis in Somalia.

South Asia programming

Mr. King’s path represents a tribute to ideals of equality and peace projected by his father. These ideals are values key to Seeds of Peace. On February 18, Seeds attended a jazz concert performed by Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan and Dee Dee Bridgewater, along with the support of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. On February 19, the group met with Mr. King for a discussion at the Mani Bhavan (the Gandhi Museum). Mr. King was provided with Seeds of Peace literature and a copy of the Seeds of Peace magazine publication, the Olive Branch.

On February 15, Pakistani Seeds and educators gathered for a Sports Gala. The four hour event consisted of enjoyable badminton, table tennis, basketball and card games. Winners and runners-up of the games received trophies. All of those in attendance received SOP wristbands.

Seeds of Peace partners with the American School in London

The week’s events were led by Director of Global Programming, Paul Mailhot, as well as Facilitation Training program instructors, Danny Metzel and Farhat Agbariyah. 16 Israeli and Palestinian Seeds worked with ASL kindergarten through high school students regarding conflict resolution tactics. Throughout the week, facilitators were involved in approximately 40 classes.

Additionally, the facilitators ran a panel discussion and question and answer session with parents, teachers and students, speaking of issues ranging from the Seeds of Peace organization to living in conflict in the Middle East. A meeting was held with parents in the International Community Committee. The week ended with a tour of the Houses of Parliament and tea with Lady Hameed.

For the week, Seeds were assigned ASL host families and ASL High School student buddies. This provided both Seeds and ASL members with an opportunity to establish a relationship, making the visit more memorable and meaningful. The visit was an overall success, allowing students, Seeds and parents alike the opportunity to share experiences and knowledge about conflict resolution, peace and decision-making.

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150 Bridges to Peace walkers in Maine raise $3,400 for Seeds of Peace mission

Sep 15, 2014 / No Comments

AUGUSTA, MAINE | Over 150 Seeds, educators, and community members came together on September 14 to raise support and awareness for Seeds of Peace as part of Bridges to Peace 2014.

The walk raised $3,400, led by students at South Portland High School and Kents Hill School.

United Somali Women of Maine Director and Seed mother Fatuma Hussein delivered an opening speech about the possibility of peace and social change in Maine. The walkers then made their way to the Maine State House, crossing the Memorial Bridge together. The group stopped at the Samantha Smith statue to honor the local Cold War peace activist who died in 1985 at age 13.

Following the walk, the Maine Seeds held a seminar to outline their goals for creating positive social change in their schools and home communities during the academic year. Seeds led small-group dialogues on topics such as the lack of diversity in school curricula, economics of education, media, LGBTQ issues facing Maine youth, and gender and feminism. They also held planning sessions for the annual Maine Youth Summit and Maine Youth Charter.

Seeds then facilitated a dialogue on race, opening with a poem by a Maine Seed that address issues relating to racism, privilege, and violence against young people of color across the country. The Seeds plan to continue the conversation during a summit in November that will bring together Maine community leaders.

Photo credits: Mark & Deanna Photography

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Maine Seeds take part in policy conversation with Sen. Angus King

Jan 16, 2018 / No Comments

PORTLAND, MAINE | Maine Seeds and Educators took part in a community conversation with Sen. Angus King (I-ME) on January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at the Maine Girls Academy.

Sen. King engaged the Seeds on a variety of topics, including the impact of “alternative” facts on his job as a Senator, and the President’s recent comments on immigration.

“Part of having a successful group is knowing one another, is trusting one another,” said Sen. King. “How can we [Senators] do that, how can we build that trust, if we don’t spend time with one another?”

The Maine Senator spoke about the decline of political collaboration, compromise, and consensus-building in Washington and his efforts to bridge divides between lawmakers by, among other things, hosting dinners for colleagues from across the aisle.

The Seeds asked King about Congress’ responsibility to protect “the truth” in a world of misinformation and to ensure the presence of nuanced narratives in history textbooks. The Senator also spoke about U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Twenty-one Seeds from various Camp years took part in the conversation.

“The most striking part of the evening for me was seeing the diversity of our community in the room,” said Seeds of Peace Camp Director Sarah Brajtbord.

“We had Seeds there that dated back to 1994 all the way up to 2017. It was a beautiful spectrum of people present, and illustrated the need to build stronger and deeper connections across alumni years in order to make our Maine Seeds community as powerful as it can be.”

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Over 700 Palestinians, Israelis attend GATHER Community Days

Mar 5, 2016 / No Comments

JERUSALEM | Over 700 Seeds, parents, educators, and friends convened in Jericho on February 27 and Tel Aviv on March 4 for two GATHER Community Days in Palestine and Israel to recognize the impact our alumni are having in their communities and take part in workshops, trainings, and networking sessions.

GATHER is a Seeds of Peace initiative that supports practical action to advance social change and impact conflict. The day-long convenings marked the first time ever that Seeds of Peace has brought together the full range of alumni—from Seeds of all ages to Educators and Fellows—alongside external supporters and stakeholders, including members of other organizations working for peace change.

“This is the first Seeds of Peace activity I attended in a while,” said one participant. “I was reminded how beautiful this organization is. I’m so happy I came. I want to be involved again.”

Seeds of Peace Community Day Palestine

In Jericho, the GATHER Community Day was held at the Oasis Hotel and included sessions that highlighted the ways in which Seeds, Educators, Fellows, and other organizations, including Combatants for Peace and Just Vision, are working for change within Palestine. Seed-led panels tackled topics ranging from community empowerment, to gender and politics and resisting the status quo.

Forty attendees from Gaza were able to attend the event. Dr. Mohammed Isleem, Director of Middle East Programs for Seeds of Peace in Gaza, spoke about the Shijaeya Community Project that provides opportunities for children in the devastated Gaza neighborhood to engage in active learning, critical thinking, creativity, and social awareness, and GATHER Fellow Rasha shared her efforts to secure tech jobs for young Gazans.

During a luncheon for participants, Seeds and staff shared the way in which Seeds of Peace has evolved its programming over the years in response to changes on the ground and to better address the needs of Seeds and Educators.

The GATHER Community Day was attended by representatives from a wide array of organizations, including the Alliance for Middle East Peace, the Office of the Quartet, and the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The US Consul General in Jerusalem Donald Blome also spoke to the participants about the vital role of youth leadership as a catalyst for change in the region.

“Seeing you all reinforces my own hope that the future of peace in this region is not as dark as some would describe it,” said Blome.

Seeds of Peace Community Day Israel

The GATHER Community Day in Tel Aviv took place at the Dan Panorama Hotel and included panel discussions, workshops, and lectures focused on inspiring change and accelerating the impact of initiatives led by Seeds of Peace alumni.

Participants heard from speakers like Iddo, a Seed, high school teacher, and New Visions for Peace Fellow from Jerusalem who is challenging his students to think critically about the conflict.

The US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro attended the event, along with representatives from nearly a dozen organizations in Israel including Tsofen, Hand in Hand, Sikkuy, and the Israel Women’s Network.

Over 450 participants attended a luncheon highlighting the ways Seeds of Peace alumni are impacting their communities.

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Inspired by one of their peers, Chicago Seeds learn how to respond to gunshot wounds

Oct 24, 2016 / No Comments

CHICAGO | Seeds of Peace partnered with Ujimaa Medics to provide a workshop on gunshot wound first response training for Chicago Seeds on October 23.

The idea for the gun shot first response training was initiated as part of the action plan the Chicago Delegation developed during dialogue at Camp this summer. Gun violence is an issue familiar to many in the delegation and the Seeds have addressed ways of preventing and responding to it in their post-Camp activities.

The workshop trained the participants, which also included Seed parents and a Seeds of Peace Camp counselor, about ways to tend to the physical needs of a gunshot wound victim, or someone suffering an asthma attack, while waiting for medical professionals to arrive on the scene.

The training placed an emphasis on respecting the victim’s right to decide on the involvement of municipal emergency services and the timing in which these services are used, which generated a discussion among the participants about the varying levels of trust in justice systems based on where one resides in Chicago.

Seeds of Peace Chicago Coordinator Ben Durchslag said that a key moment in this activity was when a range of Seeds teamed up to act out being a first responder to a gunshot wound.

“In addition to learning the basics of treating the physical wound, the Seeds and their parents deepened their understanding of the emotional needs of the victim and how to treat them,” said Durchslag.

“The Seeds are eager to be trained as dialogue facilitators in January so they can continue on with the next phase of their community action plan, which is to hold space for dialogue about gun violence and other topics among their peers.”

The workshop was hosted by the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, a restorative justice center in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago.

The inspiration for the training was the experience of Jay (Journey), a Chicago Seed from the South Shore neighborhood. She took part in the Ujimaa Medics First Responder Training and was also certified to train others. Two weeks after her training, she put her skills to use to save someone’s life.

“Being moved from her experience of using practical knowledge, she embodied an awareness of how precious life is while she was at Camp,” said Durshlag.

“Jay’s passion spread through every aspect of Camp, and during the final phase of dialogue, the Chicago delegation decided to make the Ujimaa Medics first responder training a key aspect of their action plan for when they returned to Chicago.”

GATHER+962 Blog

Mar 1, 2015 / No Comments

In February, over 200 changemakers from more than 20 countries around the world met in Jordan to take practical steps towards transforming conflict in and between their communities.

GATHER+962, a Seeds of Peace initiative, marked a new milestone in Seeds of Peace’s journey as a leadership development organization. The three-day convening formally launched a larger Seeds of Peace initiative to help accelerate the efforts of Graduate Seeds and other leaders in their communities.

A New Seeds of Peace Action-oriented Initiative

Mohamed Rahmy, Director of Seeds of Peace Graduate Programs, shares the highlights from GATHER+962:

I’m happy to report back on this first step that is GATHER+962 and share with you some of its highlights, but before I do, if you missed out on GATHER+962 and couldn’t attend it last month, don’t worry: there are many more opportunities yet to come!

Who Came

Participants from more than 20 countries all around the world including Jordan, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, the US, the UK, Italy, Yemen, Lebanon, and France attended GATHER+962.

The majority of participants came from the Seeds of Peace community: Seeds, Delegation Leaders, educators, and counselors. However, GATHER+962 was equally inclusive of those new to the organization. We had representations from a wide array of local, regional and international organizations, companies, and foundations including: PITME, Endeavor, CISCO, QuestScope, Ashoka, Energiya Global Capital, FOEME, Think Unlimited, MEET, One Voice, Tsofen, Sadara Ventures, ALLMEP, PresenTense, Rabtt, Social Quotient, and many more.

Themes and Speakers

This year we focused on the roles that business, entrepreneurship, media, technology and gender play in social change. Selection of participants as well as curation of all activities and sessions at GATHER+962 were guided by these professional tracks.

Our plenary Inspire Talks featured:

Ami Dar, founder of Idealist and a pioneer in building a global online community.

Kito De Boer, Head of Mission, Office of the Quartet Representative, who is spearheading the Initiative for the Palestinian Economy.

David Pearl, a much sought-after inspirational speaker, who through his Hero’s Journey talk spoke to the GATHER community about leadership, culture change, and working with uncertainty.

Our dear colleague and Seeds of Peace’s very own Director of South Asia Programs Awista Ayub moderated a phenomenal conversation between the first female Second Deputy Speaker in the Afghan Parliament, Fawzia Koofi, and Parnian Nazary, Advocacy Manager at Women for Afghan Women and 2003 Afghan Seed.

Discussion Series

We curated 15 different Discussion Series over the course of the weekend featuring more than 50 panelists debating a multitude of current topics through the lens of how progress might be advanced in practical ways. Discussion Series were structured as panels but in a more intimate set-up to allow for meaningful conversations, interactions and thoughtful exchanges.

Leading the Discussion Series were Graduate Seeds who sat alongside experts and industry leaders—representing pioneering social change organizations, businesses and VCs in our regions—to share their views, work and expertise, among them:

Sherife AbdelMessih (Egyptian Seed and CEO of Future Energy), Aneeq Cheema (Pakistani Seed and Co-Founder of Rabtt), Alina Shkolnikov (Israeli Seed and Director at PresenTense), Shanoor Seervai (Indian Seed and freelance writer and journalist), Adham Rishmawi (Palestinian Seed and VP Medipharm Co.), Christina Hawatmeh (American Seed and Founder of Protestify).

Entrepreneurial Skill-Building

There were numerous opportunities for participants to develop practical skills as emerging social entrepreneurs. Danny Warshay, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Brown University, led his popular case-study based “Entrepreneurial Process” workshop which guided participants on how to master a deliberate entrepreneurial process, apply entrepreneurial approaches to solving social challenges, develop entrepreneurial confidence and hone down analytical and communication skills.

Tia Johnston Brown of Ashoka led an “Entrepreneurship Boot Camp” where change leaders worked through the unique challenges and opportunities of running a social enterprise and learned how to pitch their projects.

Initiative Pitch

The weekend culminated with an Initiative Pitch, where 20 young professionals presented their ideas to conference attendees and received feedback from esteemed panelists, paving the way for the work that will continue after GATHER+962.

Where do we go from here?

We will continue to build the network and community through in-person follow up events, our online community, a very active Facebook group, and the upcoming Seed Fellowship Program which will debut in London and continue over the course of the year through local programs and targeted leadership development opportunities.

We will be announcing the opening of the Seed Fellowship Program applications in the coming weeks. All are invited to apply whether or not they attended GATHER+962.

Have a look at more photos and highlights from GATHER+962!

VIDEO: Watch the opening of GATHER ››
Read a Christian Science Monitor article about GATHER ››

Maine Seeds meet with Portland Schools Superintendent

Sep 9, 2016 / No Comments

PORTLAND | Ten Maine Seeds met with the Portland Superintendent on September 7 to discuss the role Seeds will play in the district’s schools over the coming academic year.

This was the first quarterly meeting between Maine Seeds, the new superintendent of Portland Schools, Javier Botana, and the three principals of the city’s public schools.

Maine Seeds Program Director Tim Wilson said that the superintendent, even in his short tenure, had already heard about the Maine Seeds and their impact in high school classrooms across the state.

“He is eager to continue supporting them through these quarterly meetings and with an open-door policy,” said Tim.

Among the topics discussed were ways to further use dialogue to resolve tensions. The administrators also called on the Seeds to further develop their mentoring program with middle school students.