Saturday night, Leigh and I went to a "Leader Reunion" at The University of Texas. (I was not the student leader in college. You will notice that my nametag is relatively blank...just my name. Leigh's nametag had 8 stickers on it denoting the different organizations she was a part of.) I spoke with Carol Donovan who is putting together the "Third International Women's Peace Conference" in Dallas, July 10-15, 2007. Why is the conference a "women's" event?
-- It turns out that if you just have a "peace conference" and invite everyone-- some middle eastern countries will only send men. But, if you call it a "women's" conference-- those same countries will send male and female delegates to make a good showing for the country.