The 19th Annual Women's Assembly in New York City (Aug. 4-6, 2011) was a breakthrough convention for the Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP) on several counts. The turnout of 380 participants was more than double that of the previous year, and the income from the paid registration brought the event close to the break-even point. At this assembly 20 featured speakers explored the hidden power of women in relationships and explained the value of immediate action in becoming the peacemaker in relationships. The three-day long conference was designed to give practical advice about what women can do in their everyday lives to empower themselves and to provide a better idea of the opportunities for service that the WFWP offers. "A week's worth of content was packed into one weekend,"…

ICEPN: Today we are in New York again with this conference, the Women's Federation for World Peace 19th anniversary. Here's a booth that is one of the amazing projects that the people have done for the Japan Relief Project. And here are the two ladies, and you tell me what has been going on through this project? What has been your involvement in this project? Teresa. Teresa: Hi. Yeah, just quickly, we were chosen to go to Japan, selected and sponsored by WFWP, Women's Federation for World Peace. Our basic schedule was as you can see here. ICEPN: So this was sometime back in March? Teresa: We actually went to Japan on July 1st to... ICEPN: So it was only about two weeks ago, well a month ago! Well, ok,…