Leymah Gbowee

Type: Person

Name: Leymah Gbowee

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins Madonna and more at Chime For change

Today sees the announcement that Madonna, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Gordon and Sarah Brown, Jessica Chastain, Gloria Steinem, Freida Pinto, Aishwarya Rai and Abhshek Bachchan, Leymah Gbowee, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mpho Tutu, Humaira Bachal and Zoe Saldana ... [Published Festivals for All - May 21 2013]

Entities: Desmond Tutu, Madonna (Artist), Harvey Goldsmith, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Haywood Remembers Founder -Begins Gala Anniversary

The administration of the Haywood Mission Institute (HMI) High School, in Old Road Sinkor, has held a program in of the school's founder, the Late Mother Mahonga C. Bennette.Accordingly, Mother Bennette, A native-born Liberian, was taken away from her ... [Published In Profile Daily - May 21 2013]

Entities: Liberia, Thanksgiving, Leymah Gbowee, Pentecostal

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Belon OJSC

Wendy Silvers: Tips to Rock Yo Mama Self

There are no limits to the power of the mama. Mother energy is tender, fierce and unceasing. Think of Mother Nature. Today, we are redefining what Mama Power means.You know that you don't have to be a mama to rock yo mama self, right? In certain cultures, ... [Published Huffington Post - May 20 2013]

Entities: Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Belon OJSC, Charles Taylor

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

“Liberians Need Moral Renewal” -Rev. Luther Tarpeh

The Executive Director of Transformation International, Rev. Luther Tarpeh, has stressed the need for moral renewal of the minds of Liberians, especially the younger generation.Rev. Tarpeh made the call Saturday, at the end of the fourth annual seminar ... [Published In Profile Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Kola Adeleke, Facilitator, Leymah Gbowee

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Liberia: Leymah Gbowee Condemns EPS Boss' Threats Against Journalists

Nobel Laureate, Madam Leymah Gbowee, has strongly condemned the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Mr. Othello Warrick, for threatening journalists in the country. The EPS provides security for the Presidency, first family, and foreign ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Liberia, Leymah Gbowee, Threat, Human Rights, Unity Party

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Reimagining the Boston lockdown: from SWAT team to peace teams

By Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook Originally posted at Waging Nonviolence on May 11, 2013 The aftermath of the bombing of the Boston marathon last month. (Flickr/Rebecca Hildreth) In all the confusion and outrage about the bombings at ... [Published The Metta Center - May 14 2013]

Entities: Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Disaster, Naomi Klein, Leymah Gbowee, Real Security

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Eastern Mennonite University

Jonathan Bush Named to Eastern Mennonite University Dean's List

Jonathan Bush , a first-year photography major and resident of Pottstown, Pa., was among over 225 students from Eastern Mennonite University who made the spring semester Dean's List.Bush is the son of Nicholas and Barbara Bush of Pottstown, Pa.To qualify ... [Published Pottstown Patch - May 11 2013]

Entities: Eastern Mennonite University, Jonathan Bush, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Pottstown (United States)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Regina Weinreich: Rachel Lloyd, Tina Brown and Leymah Gbowee Honored at The New York Women's Foundation Breakfast

A lot has happened since 2008 when a Sunday night premiere screening and dinner co-hosted by Gloria Steinem honored Leymah Gbowee, a charismatic social worker turned activist who, in the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, tells her compelling story ... [Published Huffington Post - May 10 2013]

Entities: Leymah Gbowee, TINA BROWN, Ruth Moore, Gloria Steinem

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Facing the elephant in the room: sharing experiences of suffering

Participants discussed the important role that dignity has in the process of peace and reconciliation (Photo: Huda Mzioudet)As part of the Libya Initiative conference on reconciliation and social healing in post-Qaddafi Libya, a workshop was held in Tripoli’s ... [Published Libya Herald - May 05 2013]

Entities: Libya, Tripoli (Libya), Sami Zaptia, Ana Gomes, Leymah Gbowee

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Workshop by Leymah Gbowee Noble Peace Prize winner on reconciliation

Nobel Peace Prize winner, Leymah Gbowee, gave a workshop to a group of Libyan youth assembled from all over Libya on reconciliation, healing and forgiveness today Friday at the Radisson hotel, Tripoli.The workshop was part of the Libya Initiative-Al-Mubadara ... [Published Libya Herald - May 03 2013]

Entities: Libya, Leymah Gbowee, Tripoli (Libya)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Launch of Action Plan for Social Justice, Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Libya

Al Mubadara Libya (The Libya Initiative), the collective cultural action plan promoting social healing and a political culture of social justice, forgiveness and reconciliation in Libya, will be officially inaugurated next Saturday May 4 at the Radisson ... [Published Tripoli Post - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Libya, Leymah Gbowee, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Nobel Peace Prize, Action

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Liberian Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee to Speak in Brooklyn Park Saturday April 27

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn: Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee, an activist and social worker from Liberia, will offer a public talk on peace-building Sat., April 27, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park (Prince of ... [Published The Liberian Journal - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Laureate, Lutheran Church, Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
African Unity at 50, still “shuffering and shmi... [Published The Zimbabwean - 21 hours ago]
Celebrities line up for Gucci ‘Chime for Change... [Published Fibre 2 Fashion - May 21 2013]
Madonna confirmed for The Sound of Change [Published Entertainment Focus - May 21 2013]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins Madonna and more ... [Published Festivals for All - May 21 2013]
Madonna, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jessica Chast... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - May 21 2013]
Haywood Remembers Founder -Begins Gala Anniversary [Published In Profile Daily - May 21 2013]
Wendy Silvers: Tips to Rock Yo Mama Self [Published Huffington Post - May 20 2013]
Beyond war: women transforming militarism, buil... [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - May 20 2013]
“Liberians Need Moral Renewal” -Rev. Luther Tarpeh [Published In Profile Daily - May 16 2013]
Liberia: Leymah Gbowee Condemns EPS Boss' Threa... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Reimagining the Boston lockdown: from SWAT team... [Published The Metta Center - May 14 2013]
Opinion: What the World Needs to Know About Libya [Published Libya Herald - May 12 2013]
Jonathan Bush Named to Eastern Mennonite Univer... [Published Pottstown Patch - May 11 2013]
Regina Weinreich: Rachel Lloyd, Tina Brown and ... [Published Huffington Post - May 10 2013]
Weah Unveils Peace Program - Updates... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 10 2013]
27 bits of wisdom from commencement addresses [Published The Week Magazine - May 08 2013]
Faithful join in prayer for city [Published Journal-Gazette - May 06 2013]
Facing the elephant in the room: sharing experi... [Published Libya Herald - May 05 2013]
Towards healing and reconciliation: Libya Initi... [Published Libya Herald - May 04 2013]
Workshop by Leymah Gbowee Noble Peace Prize win... [Published Libya Herald - May 03 2013]
Magarief to launch the “Libya Initiative-Al-Mub... [Published Libya Herald - May 03 2013]
Launch of Action Plan for Social Justice, Forgi... [Published Tripoli Post - Apr 30 2013]
Advocate Praises Liberian Women-For Peacebuildi... [Published In Profile Daily - Apr 29 2013]
Liberian Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee to Speak ... [Published The Liberian Journal - Apr 28 2013]
Tuesday To-Do: Leymah Gbowee [Published Liberia News - Apr 23 2013]
Nobel laureate’s LR venue moved [Published North West Arkansas Times - Apr 21 2013]
Journey to Liberia inspires Pine City women [Published Pine City Pioneer - Apr 19 2013]
Sheryl Sandberg: modern prophet? [Published Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Apr 18 2013]
Nobel Laureate Gbowee presents at Ware Lecture [Published Etownian - Apr 18 2013]
Valley Briefs 4-16 [Published Lebanon Daily News - Apr 16 2013]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Reimagining the Boston lockdown: from SWAT team... [Published The Metta Center - May 14 2013] By Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook Originally posted at Waging Nonviolence on May 11, 2013 The aftermath of the bombing of the Boston marathon last month. (Flickr/Rebecca Hildreth) In all the confusion and outrage about the bombings at ...
Tuesday To-Do: Leymah Gbowee [Published Liberia News - Apr 23 2013] Liberian social worker and activist Leymah Gbowee has dedicated her life to pursuing peace and advancing women's rights in a nation that was torn apart by a civil war for the better part of 15 years. ...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Addresses the Future... [Published Columbia University News - Mar 06 2013] Activist Leymah Gbowee appeared recently at a Columbia University World Leaders Forum, where her unwavering voice and compelling life story—from social worker to internationally renowned peace activist—captivated the audience. The event, filling the ...
Nobel Laureate Gbowee Laments Liberia's Politic... [Published Liberia News - Mar 04 2013] Liberian Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee has warned that recent developments are undermining Liberia's young democracy. ...
When education is not a given: 8 inspiring talks [Published TED Blog - Feb 11 2013] From age 6 through age 11, Shabana Basij-Rasikh risked her life to go to school. The Taliban had banned girls in Afghanistan from studying at universities and other educational institutions and, thus, Basij-Rasikh dressed as a boy, posing as an escort ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Transforming Conflict through Nonviolent Coalit... [Published UC Television - YouTube - Apr 12 2013]
Impact Symposium 2013: Leymah Gbowee [Published Vanderbilt University - YouTube - Apr 02 2013]

Press Releases

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Madonna, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jessica Chast... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - May 21 2013]