NEW YORK | Seeds of Peace has launched a custom-designed online community exclusively for graduates of its program (Seeds). The Private SEEDS Network aims to keep Seeds connected after their first experience at the Seeds of Peace International Camp by allowing them to continue the important conversations they began in dialogue sessions, stay up to date with news from Seeds of Peace, network professionally, find support, and work together to create change within and between their communities. Designed by MADEO, … FULL STORY

NEW YORK | Seeds of Peace Executive Director Leslie Lewin joins US diplomats Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and Susan Rice and 17 other leaders profiled in “How Great Women Lead,” a new book by Olympic medalist and Rhodes Scholar Bonnie St. John and her daughter, Darcy Deane. Published this month by Center Street, the book examines the qualities that motivate these women. Leslie is one of the youngest leaders profiled in the book, which features women from various professional backgrounds, … FULL STORY

60 youth leaders from the Middle East, South Asia, and US to meet in Dublin; Sen. George Mitchell to serve as conference’s honorary chairman NEW YORK | In July 2012, approximately 60 youth leaders from the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States will come together in Ireland to explore the lessons of past peace processes and consider practical steps that could move their communities toward peace. The program represents the first collaboration between the Irish American Peace Foundation and Seeds of … FULL STORY

CHICAGO | Flying in directly from the Middle East, three Seeds recently spent a weekend in Chicago to engage high school and university students in discussion about violence, intervention, and the potential relevance of Seeds of Peace’s model to local neighborhoods. Speaking with over 150 students at the Evanston Township High School and with a diverse audience at The University of Chicago School of Social Administration, Tomer, Leith, and Siwar brought Israeli, Palestinian, and Arab-Israeli perspectives as well as their … FULL STORY