Biographical Information
Kay Bullitt earned her B.A. (with honors) in Government from Radcliffe College and taught in Cambridge before heading west to Seattle. Kay has dedicated herself to raising six children and to civic activism. She has held leadership roles in numerous organizations promoting peace and international understanding, civil rights, quality integrated public education, and the historical preservation of ships and buildings. Kay help found a women's bank and is a trustee of the Bullitt Foundation, which promotes environmental protection in the Pacific Northwest. Kay's work had been recognized locally and internationally with many awards and citations.
Susan Davis has worked as an educator, interpreter, writer, organizer, fundraiser and director/coordinator of several non-profit programs and projects in Seattle and Washington D.C. She is a co-founder and currently a co-director of MEPC. Susan has degrees or certificates in: English, ASL interpretation, Video Production, Jewish Studies, and Nonprofit Management. Susan has a life-long interest in how cultural groups define and structure themselves and how people relate to others as a result.
As a mother I feel more personally motivated than ever to make this world better and to act as an agent for positive change.
Maha Gebara is a Christian Lebanese Peace activist, a co-founder and co-director of the Middle East Peace Camp and was a board member of the Arab Center of Washington, a non-sectarian Arab cultural organization. She earned a doctorate in Biochemistry and is also the founder of the Arab Childrens Dabke group and the co-creator of the Arab Peace Tree Project. The Peace Tree was the central theme of the MEPCs Peace Play which was performed at the camp and around town in 2002. Maha arranged the music and choreographed the Arabic dances for that production. She also brings her love of science education to the camp.
I believe that the road to peace begins with opening our hearts to each others' humanity, and that Peace will come with respect of the basic principles of humanity, justice and dignity for all.
D'vorah Kost D'vorah Kost is a psychotherapist, ad hoc storyteller, movement artist. Believing in the transformative power of theatre and art, her pieces have been motivated by the longing to help heal humanity’s wounds of fear, ignorance, injustice and war. Yoga teacher, and licensed clinical social worker, currently working with elders.
I believe that the answer to religious divisiveness lies in the desperate need for humans to find a universal approach to spiritual expression, and to know that all true religious paths embrace the same goal, the well-being/sustenance of the earth and all its creatures.
Beth Mahmoud-Howell is a local peace and justice, community and arts activist for over 20 years. She is the mother of three Palestinian-American children and part of the local Muslim community. She holds a B.A. from the Evergreen State College, as well as a degree in Interior Design. She has written and directed many educational theatre productions dealing with human rights, and peace with justice including the Peace Tree Play performed by MEPC campers. She is a founding member of the Arab Children's Dabke Group, the Arab Peace Tree project, and the Arab Women's Poetry Project.
I am trying to raise a generation of activists because I believe it is through our children that peace becomes possible. The work we are doing today gives me hope for a brighter future as our campers are the leaders of tomorrow.
