Teen Leaders Around the World Travel to 'Just Peace' Summit

Three Dot Dash, a global initiative of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) designed to recognize and support the efforts of teen leaders around the world, will hold its first annual Just Peace Summit in New York City from March 29 - April 4, 2008.

The Global Teen Leaders are between the ages of 12-19, and represent 18 countries and 5 continents around the world, and were were nominated by 40 non-government organizations.

During the week long summit, teens will share experiences of their efforts to promote a more peaceful society by addressing issues related to the basic human needs - food, water, health, shelter, safety and education. They will also learn how to better communicate and distribute this global message.

The name Three Dot Dash™ is a mash-up of the old-school language Morse code, used by telegraphs, and the two-fingered "V" gesture that has come to be known as the peace sign. In Morse code, "V" is . . . -

Three Dot Dash was inspired by the late 13-year-old poet and peacemaker Mattie J.T. Stepanek, well known from his six New York Times best selling "Heartsongs" poetry books expressing universal messages of hope and peace.

After Mattie's death in 2004, his last book, Just Peace: A Message of Hope, written with Jimmy Carter, was published and became WAFF's inspiration for Three Dot Dash.

Visit their site for more info - http://www.threedotdash.org/