Liberian Organizer to speak at EMU
posted by Brent FinneganLeymah Gbowee — the Liberian peace activist, “sex strike” organizer, and subject of the film Pray the Devil Back to Hell — will be speaking at EMU this Thursday, about how her Christian faith informs her work of peacebuilding.
More from her interview on The Colbert Report a few months ago:
| The Colbert Report | Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c |
| Leymah Gbowee | |
Gbowee will be speaking after the screening of the film at Lehman Auditorium tomorrow, Thursday the 22nd at 7:00 pm.
Thanks, Andrea.
posted: October 21st, 2009 by Brent Finnegan
filed under events.
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Comment from Brent Finnegan
Time: October 21, 2009, 4:22 pm
Tomorrow is also the kickoff for the Interfaith Summit.
Comment from David Miller
Time: October 22, 2009, 5:36 pm
I had watched this live and really enjoyed her novel (to me) approach, sex strike. Talk about hittin em’ where it hurts! What can bring one man to a peace table with his enemy? Celibacy apparently, who knew?
Comment from Holly
Time: October 23, 2009, 12:54 pm
I was pleasantly surprised to find that Leymah is a student at the EMU peacebuilding program. What a great honor to have this woman as part of our community.
Someone asked her what motivates her. She talked of faith, and of ongoing struggles of women worldwide, ending by saying, “I do it for the girls.”
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