By Avital

The We Are One women, a community that aims at reinforcing community among women regardless of origin, color and creed and includes women from neighboring Kseifa among its ranks, were invited by the producers of Beduin Love Song to participate in the Women's Market and Women's Circle Festival.

We spread out in a colorful line, each woman with her astounding wares - a world in itself - proud of our marvelous handiwork, produced with skills and artistic expertise honed over time to impart a professional and expressive aura.

Each woman wore the same tag bearing the We Are One logo, created by Wendy and Mazal, two members of our organization with astounding talent in graphics, with the professional assistance of Nira Rubin. Each also had professional business cards, a respectable tribute to their amazing talents and knowhow that have finally been expressed and recognized as creative ability from which women can earn their livelihoods respectably, without being dependent on the generosity of the establishment, once a job/community incubator is set up.

The exposure and interest we generated, the questions referred to us and the astonishment we encountered about the concept and all that has been accomplished so far were highly encouraging. The world is desperate for creative employment solutions and they felt a true sense of esprit de corps as trailblazers, knowing that that the day will soon come when their idea becomes a model for emulation everywhere.

We are proud of everything that We Are One has accomplished, of the marvelous social fabric we created, proving it is possible to break through all ethnic barriers in Arad and environs. We are also proud of the true friendship that formed among all women, over a broad range of ages, of our power and unmediated unity. We are proud to acknowledge and prove it is possible to live in "omniexistence". The success of this Festival demonstrates how the population learns to become acquainted with us, to join us. People deluged us from all over the country, with attendance rates far exceeding projections, expressing a desire for change, for calm and tranquility. There is still hope.

"For from the south cometh the message..." Inshallah.

I would like to thank all municipal agencies who support and encourage the work of We Are One.

Avital, on behalf of We Are One