A three day workshop for Arab and Israeli women on 'Conflict resolution and Leadership' was held on August 19th, in St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Senator Sandy Pappas, FGW founder and President of the Minnesota Senate said: 'The Forward Global Women convening exceeded my wildest expectations. The McWilliams training team was outstanding. We have an action plan and I look forward to our unified efforts to promote the implementation of UN Security Resolution 1325 in our respective countries.

The 2013 participants as photographed were:

Back row, left to right: Christie Nicoson (Project Manager, USA), Karen Feste (USA), Lily Feidy (Palestine), Mary Jo McGuire (USA), Cairo Ali Arafat (Palestine),
Rula Quawas (Convening Organizer, Jordan), Ellen J. Kennedy (USA), Thuraya "Mary" Hattar (Jordan), Orit Zuaretz (Israel), Kholoud Barakat (Jordan),
Janan Faraj Falah (Israel), Najwa Faisal Sandouka Yaghi (Palestine);
Front row, left to right: Loubna Amhair (Morocco), Rina Bar Tal (Convening Organizer, Israel), Mary McWilliams (Trainer, Northern Ireland),
Monica McWilliams (Trainer, Northern Ireland), Sandy Pappas (Convening Organizer, USA).