The Right of Women, The Strength of Women 1

 Do you remember Leymah Gbowee, who is a peace activist from Liberia as well as a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, has spoken at TED about her transformed life and wretched life of African girls. Let's have a look at her speech :
Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls

 The biggest issue in Africa is sexual abuse, and according to her the rate of teen pregnancy in Liberia is 30 percent. Those girls would be naturally apart from school, the environment and chances of being educated.

Touching thing for me during i watched the video clip was tearful voice of Gbowee, which sounds like she's about to cry. I could feel her sincerity and her heart full of mercy and grief. The stories she is telling was sad and infuriating indeed, but also encouraging and hopeful at the same time. Hope there appears more brave girl who will fight for other 'sisters' as well as for herself. Thanks to Leymah again. I really like her :*

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Question : what makes us fight

 Even though many peace movements have done -the end of Liberia's 14year civil war in 2003 by Leymah Gbowee, Bringing six different tribes together in 2006 by Tegla Loroupe, Mindanao peace agreement in 2014 by Man Hee Lee, uncountable peace works of Nelson Mandela and etc.- the world peace hasn't been achieved yet.

 First of all, I would like to clarify that who fights and who kills. Who makes the wars and who decides us to fight and kill. Who does have those authorities to command and order it to us? We should not be deceived by some power that splits us into many pieces.

 Peace, is it something that human races can never achieve? I want to ask to leaders in the world. How could there still be wars and sufferings even though there are international laws and pacts for peace. If the leaders and the laws cannot make peace come true, who can or what can bring peace?

 

 Can it be happen for real? I think, to fulfill our aim, the leaders in the world should now gather for peace. Still some sacrifices will be required, people are losing their home and nations. Pain never decrease, but increases as time goes by. Can we say it is meaningful if all activities and movements could not bring peace? We should not wait any more, and we should not stand this cruel situation all around the world any more.

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Peace we make : Harmony (5)

 Lots of peace advocates spent their life time to achieve peace. But still there is no complete thing that we can call as Peace. Then, we got to think of what is real meaning of peace because, there are so many things we can think of inside the word : Peace. We can think of war, poor, volunteer, pollution, injustice, gaps, human right, women, children and etc. And then we have to think of how can we solve this various problems to achieve peace. We can realize that there are still many problems to solve out.

 But, if all people, in each mind, has aims of Peace, wouldn't we at last found a clue to the solution of our problem? Starting with giving thought to Peace, We can take one step ahead to begin our movement.

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Peace we make : Harmony (3)

Leymah Gbowee

She was born at 1972, Monrovia, Liberia. 

Her Prize motivation is "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for womens rights to full participation in peace-building work". Also She awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.

Leymah Gbowee Quotes

At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of people should live like that.

-Leymah Gbowee

I have come to one conclusion: All that I am, all that I aspire to be, all that I was before, is by the grace of God. There are so many women in Africa, and outside Africa, who are more intelligent than I am.

-Leymah Gbowee

I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls.

-Leymah Gbowee

The one thing I have never been afraid of is standing before important people and speaking my mind. I represent women who may never have the opportunity to go to the UN or meet with a president. I'm never afraid to speak truth to power.

-Leymah Gbowee

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Paz hacemos: Un poco tarde Hola.

Hay muchos defensores de la paz y sus actividades en curso en el mundo. Últimamente , el propósito de mi blog es actualizar estos defensores de la paz que trabajan en sus actividades frente y .
A través del blog, me gustaría que el mundo entero presta atención al movimiento por la paz y se familiariza con sus actividades.

Como he mencionado antes , voy a publicar la paz movimiento noticias e introducir los constructores de paz contemporáneas a través de este blog. Ojalá que todos disfruten de mis posts relacionados con las mismas , incluidas las actividades culturales y artísticas de los suyos también.

Yo pago todo la atención y quiero introducir Leymah Gbowee , Malala Yousafzai , Manhee Lee, Tegla Loroupe y 14 º Dalai Lama.
Entre ellos, sobre todo quiero introducir Manhee Lee, que rompió la barrera entre la Católica y el Islam y llevó a cabo el acuerdo en Mindanao, Filipinas , 14 º Dalai trabajar por la independencia del Tíbet y premio Nobel de la paz Leymah Gbowee femenino Lama.

Los otros defensores serían introducidos y los artículos (en lo que respecta a la paz ) deben planificar para ser traducido a varios idiomas para publicar e informar a muchas personas.

También me gustaría introducir a todos los artistas que desean la paz y la unificación de John Lennon a Pharrell Williams para que preste atención a la misma.

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Peace we make : Bit late Hello.

There are many peace advocates and their on-going activities in the world. Lately, the purpose of my blog is to update these peace advocates working in front and their activities.

Through the blog, I wish the entire world pays attention to peace movement and becomes familiar with their activities.

As I mentioned before, I am going to post peace movement news and introduce the contemporary peace makers through this blog. I wish everyone enjoys my posts related to them, including cultural and artistic activities of theirs as well.

I mainly pay attention to and want to introduce Leymah Gbowee, Malala Yousafzai, Manhee Lee, Tegla Loroupe and 14th Dalai Lama.

Among them, especially I want to introduce Manhee Lee, who broke the barrier between Catholic and Islam and carried out the agreement in Mindanao, Philippine, 14^th Dalai Lama working for Tibet’s independence and female Nobel peace prize winner Leymah Gbowee.

The other advocates would be introduced and the articles (in regards to peace) are to plan to be translated into various languages to post and inform many people.

Also I would introduce all artists desiring peace and unification from John Lennon to Pharrell Williams so that please pay attention to it.

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International Women´s Day: Interview With Leymah Gbowee

Javier Collado Ruano: Today, 8th March 2014, International Women´s Day, we have a special guess with us: Ms. Leymah Gbowee, President of Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET) and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along Ms. Tawakel Karman and Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Thank you very much to attend us and to share your time and some of your reflections between our readers in this special today.

Leymah Gbowee: Thank you very much to you Javier. The pleasure is mine.

JCR: As an inherent specialist in Human Rights, Woman Rights and Peacebuilding, do you think 90´ Liberian woman experiences is a good example of Human Rights and Gender flight for other countries around the world, especially in Africa?

LG: The Liberian women peace movement demonstrated to the world that grassroots movements are essential to sustaining peace; that women in leadership positions are effective brokers for peace; and the importance of culturally relevant social justice movements. Liberia’s experience is a good example to the world that women—especially African women—can be drivers of peace.

JCR: I believe you. When we met last month of September in Salvador de Bahía, Brazil, during your conferences “Fronteiras do Pensamento” (Boundaries of Thought), I felt all your enormous courage comes from your ideological convictions and specially from your role as Mum. Mother of six children, you said that social changes must be performed by mothers. What kind of message could we send today to support their role as engine of change of the world-society?

LG: There are three things women can do as engines of change. First at the family level, we have to go back to the space as mothers. We lay down the values and principles for our children; we show them what is right and how to care for others. Many times and in many places, mothers think of their children as friends, and don’t enforce the values and principles of healthy living, of leading a healthy life. Second, mothers understand the challenges and ills of their communities. They know what is wrong and what is right in their communities. It is incumbent upon mothers to work on the issues that can derail the safety of their communities; if left untouched, the values and principles of family are undermined. At the national level, mothers must keep their eyes open on the political dynamics because the personal is the political. Politics affect the prices in the market, the maternal mortality rate, whether our children can obtain a quality education. Politics even decide the reproductive rights of women. Therefore, we must ensure that our political representatives expand and protect our rights.

JCR: There are not doubts you see the world-society with a rich and interesting approach after your long theoretical and pragmatically experience. In this sense, how do you imagine the closed future? What are the hot points that human being should be focused to improve the current world?

LG: The issue of rights will continue to be a source of tension well into the future. If we look at the situation of conflict in many communities, a lot of it derives from individuals not respecting the rights of others whether its determining the sexuality of others or what happens to the bodies of people. We must recognize that the way you treat your neighbors extinguishes or ignites conflicts. Essentially, the hot point is: How do we respect the rights of individuals?

JCR: It is a good question and it is more interesting if we take a look to the humankind future. In fact, following some statistics from different studies, such as United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs inform of 2012, DESA, what kind of challenges we will have in 2050, for example, when the number of citizens arrive to 9,600 thousand of millions?

LG: There are two major challenges we now face that will continue to define our future: the environment and youth unemployment. The environment—specifically climate change— impacts the way we relate to the Earth and to each other. The scramble for environmental resources will continue to be a source of conflict exacerbated by youth unemployment. Our failure to provide meaningful opportunities for the youth makes conflict more attractive which has a destabilizing affect.

JCR: In this sense, it is also interesting to link your reflections with the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations (MDGs), because it is the first time in the history of humanity in which almost all the countries around the world signed deals to work together under the same premises. What do you think about them? Will we see them achieved any day?

LG: The Millennium Development Goals are an important effort to address issues of gender-parity, opportunity, and safety. However, the MDGs are a little too ambitious. Unfortunately, we will likely not achieve the MDGs according to the timeline.  This is evidenced by the limited commitment of national governments to fund education and gender parity programs. Instead, competing interests often override the national political will to adhere to the MDG which further delays itsfull  implementation.

JCR: Dear Ms. Gbowee, thank you very much for your time and inspiring words, it was a real pleasure for me to know you and also to share your reflections today, International Women´s Day. 

LG: Your welcome, the pleasure was me.



Reference

• http://www.globaleducationmagazine.com/international-women´s-day-interview-leymah-gbowee/

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Paz en Liberia

Liberia es un país en África. Liberia tuvo una guerra civil (segundo) estalló en 1999. Por esta guerra, muchos de los conflictos tiene ocurra. 

En esta situación, Leymah Gbowee tuvo la primera puerta para cumplir el sueño de convertirse en un médico y comenzaron los enfrentamientos. 
Ser testigo de los efectos de la guerra en Liberia, decidió entrenar como un consejero de trauma para el tratamiento de los ex niños soldados. 

Leymah Gbowee había liderado un movimiento de paz de la mujer que trajo el fin de la segunda guerra civil de Liberia (2003). 
Leymah trajo una coalición religiosa entre las mujeres cristianas y musulmanas y organizó a las mujeres de Liberia acción de masas para el movimiento de la paz. 
Ella promover los esfuerzos de construcción de paz nacional transversales y transformar la participación de las mujeres como víctimas en el crisol de la guerra para los ejércitos movilizados para la paz. 

Este movimiento tuvo, la paz absoluta se dirigió a las mujeres y los niños. Y llevado Liberia tener la recuperación de sus sufrimientos.



Reference

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