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 | Richard Holbrooke, late US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was awarded the 2011 John P. Wallach Peacemaker Award on May 18. Seeds of Peace also honored Carlson, whose chairman was presented with the 2011 Corporate Peacemaker Award. Kati Marton Holbrooke accepted the award on behalf of her late husband, saying “I cannot tell you how much it means to me that Richard is being honored by an organization that really embodied his core values throughout his … FULL STORY

Motion Media by Elizabeth Kaiser, photos by Bobbie Gottschalk & Madeleine Pryor, music by Explosions in the Sky.

CAIRO | Egyptian Seed Mostafa Fahmy (Camp 1999) and his friends filmed, edited and recorded a music video during a two-day period last week. The song, called Sout Al Horeya (The Voice of Freedom), has received over 1,750,000 views on YouTube since it was released on February 10, the day before President Mubarak’s resignation. It is one of the 30 most-watched videos on YouTube this week, and the No. 7 music video on the site. Mostafa filmed during the protests … FULL STORY

How K’naan’s Wavin’ Flag became an anthem of peace and hope for youth from areas of conflict NEW YORK | K’naan’s Wavin’ Flag, the 2010 World Cup anthem that took the world by storm this past summer, has recently been remixed, Seeds of Peace style. Seeds of Peace is proud to release Wagin’ Peace, a new version of Wavin’ Flag that was written and produced by young leaders from the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States. The song  is … FULL STORY

They filtered into the Delegates’ Lounge at the Department of State in their green “Seeds of Peace” t-shirts and jeans. With their giggling and barely-contained energy, they looked like any group of 14-to-16-year-olds anywhere in the world … except for their unusual poise and confidence as they were introduced to Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale, and other U.S. and foreign dignitaries. Their … FULL STORY