THE TIMES ARE A-CHANGING

Over 280 paid participants attended the 22nd National Assembly of Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP) USA that was held this year in Washington, D.C., in the historic ballroom of The Washington Times. The theme of the October 25 assembly: "Learn to Lead," was the same as last year's, but with a new subtitle: "From Local to Global-Leading with Heart." The participants, who came from around the country as well as the Washington, D.C. area, included the chairwomen of 21 WFWP chapters, mostly from the East Coast, dignitaries, activists, and business professionals.

For more than 22 years, WFWP, as an NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations has been involved in numerous projects and activities from the local to the global level. All of WFWP's efforts have been motivated by the heart of women who have worked with sacrifice and love. In 1992, co-founders Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon and the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon called on women and mothers to play a pivotal role in providing leadership "with a mother's heart" based on their innate, God-given qualities of nurturing, offering compassion and creating harmony-all crucial ingredients for the leadership for peace. All elements of this year's program were geared toward learning, from professionals and from each other's wisdom and experience, what it takes to lead from the local to the global level by "leading with heart."