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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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#CIRmarkup: Sec. 3405 of U.S. #CIR bill is in markup right now. It contains important protections for #refugees, asylees & stateless people.
May 20, 2013
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Leymah Gbowee
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2011
Tomorrow, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize will be presented jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman for their work on women’s empowerment. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, conflict, women, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakul Karman, Nobel peace prize | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2011
Please join us today at 2pm EST for a live Twitter chat with the IRC’s women’s protection and empowerment advocacy officer, Elisabeth Roesch, executive producer of "Women, War and Peace" Abigail Disney, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: Women's Rights, humanitarian aid, Leymah Gbowee, Abigail Disney, Women War and Peace |
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2011
Tune in to PBS tonight for the second episode of "Women, War and Peace," the five-part series that spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones. The episode, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," features Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee and other Liberian women who helped achieve peace for their shattered country. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: conflict, women, Leymah Gbowee, Women, War and Peace |
Posted by Anne.Richard on October 7th, 2011
I first heard the name Leymah Gbowee only a few weeks ago. About 30 of us had gathered to hear the 39-year-old Liberian executive director of the Women, Peace and Security network speak on a Friday in mid-September, all unaware that we were listening to a future Nobel Peace Prize winner. more »
Posted in Women, US - Silver Spring, MD | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Women's Rights, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel peace prize, Tawakkul Karman | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 7th, 2011
Congratulations to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni journalist and activist Tawakul Karman. The three women have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on women's rights. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Freedom Award, Women's Rights, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakul Karman, Nobel peace prize | 1 Comments
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