Join the Online Dialogue with Peacebuilder Patricia Smith Melton

OneWorlders have chosen peacebuilder Patricia Smith Melton as one of their People of 2008. Since the attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, Patricia has devoted her life to voicing the unheard stories of women living, coping, and taking action to build peace in all corners of the globe.

She documented the peace building efforts of women on five continents in the award-winning film Peace by Peace: Women on the Frontlines. That experience motivated her to build Peace X Peace, an Internet-based network inviting women everywhere -- regardless of nationality, race, or religion -- to communicate, form long-lasting relationships, and take action for peace. And her new book, Sixty Years, Sixty Voices, documents the lives of 30 Israeli and 30 Palestinian women, offering rare perspectives and insights into the women's personal desires for peace and the daily efforts they make to achieve it. The collection of biographies, interviews, and photographs introduces women from every walk of life that equally represent both sides of the conflict.

Patricia is ready to answer your questions about her life and work and the prospects for peace in the Middle East and around the world. Post your questions or comments below by Apr. 10 and we'll send them on to Patricia. (If you don't mind, please include your name and location with your post.) And click here to learn more about Patricia Smith Melton and all the finalists for OneWorld's Person of the Year award.