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

In Northern Ireland, people said there would never be a solution. But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments to sit down, it can happen.

The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war.

We need now to build a culture of genuine nonviolence and real democracy.

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.

To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil liberties and human rights and international law and then talking about peace to young people. That's a double standard.

Palestine has a very strong nonviolent movement.