| Part Of Hamptons Institute at Guild Hall: Summer Symposium
Report Video IssueWomen as Peacemakers
2012-08-21T21:26:57-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTEwXC8zMDcxOTItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Panelists talked about women engaged in peacemaking efforts. Leymah Gbowee spoke about child soldiers in Liberia, her struggles for peace, and her own story of efforts to topple Charles Taylor which led to the first female president of Liberia. She won the 2011 Nobel Peace prize. Panel also discussed the global role of women and talked about past and present prominent women as political leaders. They responded to questions from the audience.
Panelists talked about women engaged in peacemaking efforts. Leymah Gbowee spoke about child soldiers in Liberia, her struggles for peace, a… read more
Panelists talked about women engaged in peacemaking efforts. Leymah Gbowee spoke about child soldiers in Liberia, her struggles for peace, and her own story of efforts to topple Charles Taylor which led to the first female president of Liberia. She won the 2011 Nobel Peace prize. Panel also discussed the global role of women and talked about past and present prominent women as political leaders. They responded to questions from the audience. close
People in this video
-
-
Leymah Roberta Gbowee Nobel Laureate
Hosting Organization
More Videos From
Hamptons Institute at Guild Hall: Summer Symposium
Purchase a Download
Women as Peacemakers
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
Open Phones
Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Does the Pentagon position on women in combat go far enough?”
-
General Debate on Violence Against Women Act
Members debated passage of the Violence Against Women Act.
-
Mighty Be Our Powers
Leymah Roberta Gbowee discussed her memoir at about co-founding the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace. The women’s …
-
Women and Campaign 2014
Christine Matthews and Ellen Moran talked about the role of women in campaign 2014 and how the parties, as well as indiv…