Once we link up and network, there will be new institutions, new beginnings, and a change in the economy because capitalism is destroying many people's lives. It's just one leap to think in a different way.

We have really got to create a culture in our world today where we recognize that every human life is sacred and precious and we have no right to take another human life.

Love for others and respect for their rights and their human dignity, irrespective of who or what they are, no matter what religion - or none - that they choose to follow, will bring about real change and set in motion proper relationships. With such relationships built on equality and trust, we can work together on so many of the threats to our common humanity.

The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war. We need human security: food, education, health care for our children. We don't want to waste it on wars and militarism. That will be our focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism.

We have to start from the fact that there are always alternatives to violence.

I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

It's not for me to say from the outside what the Palestinian people should have. That would be very arrogant.