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Call for Applications

The Women PeaceMakers program is an eight-week residency for women
leaders who want to document, share, and build upon their unique peacemaking
stories.  Selected peacemakers will receive roundtrip airfare,
housing, and a small stipend to cover expenses for the eight-week residence
(September 18 - November 11, 2006) at the University of San Diego in southern
California.

The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice is pleased to announce
the 2006 Women PeaceMakers Program is now accepting women peacemaker and
peace writer applications for the Fall program.  You will find all the
program details and the down-loadable application at

<http://peace.sandiego.edu/programs/women.html>.

The Women PeaceMakers Program invites four women who are on the
frontlines of peacemaking and human rights activism to participate in an eight-week residency program to document their unique stories.  The residency
program will take place from September 18 - November 11, 2006.

Each peacemaker will:
(1)   have assistance in documenting her development as a peacemaker and the
work she is doing
(2)   share her vision and work with new communities
(3)   explore peace-building with other women on the frontlines of
peacemaking
(4)   take part in a two-day international conference focusing
on women's impact on peacebuilding policies when they participate more equally with men in governmental, corporate, military and peacemaking decision-bodies
(5)   have a beautiful setting for a needed respite

Women from anywhere in the world who have assumed the leadership role in
peace and conflict resolution with an emphasis in human rights in their
own society or our global community are invited to apply for this unique
residency in San Diego.  Peace Writers will help each peacemaker document
her unique peacemaking experience.

Applications are available NOW on-line
(<http://peace.sandiego.edu/>).
Application deadline is June 2, 2006.

ATTENTION EXCELLENT WRITERS!
If you have experience as a writer and have worked with women please go
to <http://peace.sandiego.edu/programs/WPM/peace_writer.html> to learn more
about becoming a "Peace Writer."  Peace writers work one-on-one with a woman
peacemaker to document her story of peacemaking.

Please announce this program to your communities.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Shelley Lyford
at [log in to unmask] or 1.619.260.7569.


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