Peace X Peace was founded in 2002 by Patricia Smith Melton . Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th , Smith Melton gathered experts in peace and women 's rights from around the world ( including Isabel Allende , the Chilean novelist ; Susan Collin Marks , the Australian-born co-founder of Search for Common Ground ; and Fatima Gailani , the Afghan head of the Red Crescent ) to discern a women 's response to the September 11 attacks . They agreed that women are the key to peace , and that women must stand together to claim their full power . Later in 2002 Smith Melton incorporated the organization and took a film crew around the world to interview extraordinary women . The award-winning documentary that resulted , '' Peace by Peace : Women on the Frontlines '' , premiered at the United Nations on International Women 's Day in 2003 . It was also aired around the world and on PBS in the United States . Also in 2003 , the organization launched a website and an online women ’s news service , and began connecting women for virtual conversations across geographic and cultural divides
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