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Women, War & Peace: Preview

Women, War & Peace: Preview

Watch the preview for Women, War & Peace, the untold story of women's role in war and peacebuilding.

Sep 21st, 2009 | 0 comments | 664 Views
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World Links: Japanese PM to Dissolve Parliament, First African Leader on Trial for War Crimes

World Links: Japanese PM to Dissolve Parliament, First African Leader on Trial for War Crimes

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jul 13th, 2009 | 0 comments | 846 Views
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World Links: Liberia’s Charles Taylor Testifies, Somali Insurgents Kidnap Foreigners From Hotel

World Links: Liberia’s Charles Taylor Testifies, Somali Insurgents Kidnap Foreigners From Hotel

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jul 13th, 2009 | 0 comments | 761 Views
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Tonight on Bill Moyers Journal: Leymah Gbowee and Abby Disney

Tonight on Bill Moyers Journal: Leymah Gbowee and Abby Disney

Tonight on Bill Moyers Journal: Leymah Gbowee, who led the women's peace movement in Liberia, and Abby Disney, producer of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, the film that tells her story.

Jun 19th, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,839 Views
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Women, War & Peace: Pray the Devil Back to Hell Preview

Women, War & Peace: Pray the Devil Back to Hell Preview

Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.

Jan 21st, 2009 | 1 comment | 3,220 Views
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Women, War & Peace: Video: The Changing Face of War

Women, War & Peace: Video: The Changing Face of War

Video: International experts discuss the changing nature of war, and particularly on the role of women in conflict and post-conflict societies.

Jan 21st, 2009 | 1 comment | 3,506 Views
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Women, War & Peace: Video: Why Women, War & Peace?

Women, War & Peace: Video: Why Women, War & Peace?

Gini Reticker and Abby Disney talk about their Oscar-shortlisted documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, and how that led to the development of Women, War & Peace.

Jan 21st, 2009 | 1 comment | 2,858 Views
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Women, War & Peace: Introduction

Women, War & Peace: Introduction

WIDE ANGLE is planning a bold new mini-series Women, War & Peace to challenge the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain and to place women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security.

Jan 21st, 2009 | 5 comments | 7,771 Views
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