Raise Your Voice in the Global Cry for Peace

This website is the first step of a project that I hope evolves into a larger, collaborative effort. The website itself is at the pilot stage, and I have numerous ideas for its future development. The project itself also has the opportunity to grow, both online and offline.

One of the ways I hope to garner support for this project is to greatly expand the number of stories that are shared here. Please add your own stories, experiences, and reflections, in whatever medium you prefer - text, audio, or visual.

Beyond that, I hope to develop partnerships to expand the project's content, delivery modes, and goals. For example, cellular phones could be used to record and share audio stories, since cell phones are much more accessible in Africa than Internet sites. We could document peace processes and workshops conducted in person, through text, audio, or video. We could add a resources section, or enable greater collaboration among peacebuilders around the world through forums, online groups, or publicizing meetings. I welcome your ideas, inquiries, and partnership suggestions to bring future concepts to life. The attached proposal shares my original vision for this project for further reflection.

This project is currently a personal effort that I am investing in as time and resources allow. I sincerely welcome partnerships that would enable me to invest more time into its development and evolution. Thank you very much for considering supporting this project in a variety of ways. Here are some ideas of how to get involved:

• Share a tribute to a victim of violence whom you knew by sharing their name, a brief story, perhaps photograph
• Share your own story about experiencing the genocide from any perspective (survivor, participant, observer, peacekeeper, etc.), or Rwandan photographs or video images
• Contribute content, ideas, or names of organizations who can help develop a reflection and response area of the site which focuses on peaceful choices and relationships
• Build awareness of it in Rwanda, and in Rwandan communities around the world
• Help fundraise towards the project’s development
• Share it with potential partners and supporters in Rwanda, such as radio stations, memorial sites, Internet cafés and schools
• Offer Drupal programming support
• Offer graphic designer support

I welcome your inquiries and ideas about participating this project.

Sincerely,
Carole St. Laurent