In a quiet, serene town in the Catskills, on a brisk fall evening, people, strangers for now, gathered in the expansive hall of Peace Village for the 2011 Images & Voices of Hope Summit. After Executive Director Judy Rodgers' welcome, the microphone was passed around the room as introductions began -
I'm a human rights activist.
I'm a poet.
I'm a TV producer.
I'm a singer.
I'm an editor and a mom.
I'm a student.
I'm a photojournalist.
Our three-day journey had begun.