Prescott Peacebuilders presents Movies with Meaning

“Beyond Belief”    |     Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 2:00pm
Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation - 882 Sunset Avenue, Prescott, AZ

Susan Retik and Patti Quigley were two soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston when the 9/11 tragedy struck. Both were pregnant when they lost their husbands. They were left to cope with loss and to struggle to raise their families as single mothers. But rather than turning inward, grief compelled these women to focus on the country where the terrorists were trained: Afghanistan. They dedicated themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty, and oppression – factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism.

Susan and Patti made the courageous journey from their comfortable neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages. They discovered a powerful bond with each other, and an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world. Patti and Susan found a profound way to move beyond tragedy.

 From the ruins of the World Trade Center to the rubble of Kabul and back, theirs is a journey of personal strength and international reconciliation, and a testament to the vision that peace can be forged – one woman at a time.

 To learn more, visit https://www.beyondthe11th.org/

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