LoisFiore's blog

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.