2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate. Her talk, “Mighty Be Our Powers: Building Women, Building Peace,” will be on Tuesday, Oct 1, 6 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Event is free and open to the public.
Gbowee’s leadership of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace brought together Christian and Muslim women in a nonviolent movement that played a pivotal role in ending Liberia’s civil war in 2003. The story is chronicled in her memoir "Mighty Be Our Powers," and in the award-winning documentary "Pray the Devil Back to Hell."
Ms. Gbowee is an advisor for numerous organizations, and has held distinguished fellowships at Barnard College and Union Theological Seminary. She serves as a Sustainable Development Goals Advocate for the United Nations and as a Member of the World Refugee Council.
Date: Tuesday, Oct 1
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Lectures are streamed online at http://enthompson.unl.edu and are available on Lincoln City and Education TV channels, and University of Nebraska–Lincoln KRNU radio 90.3 FM.
A pre-talk will be delivered in the Steinhart Room 30 minutes the event.
The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation, Lied Center for Performing Arts, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It was established in 1988 with the purpose of bringing a diversity of viewpoints on international and public policy issues to the university and people of Nebraska to promote understanding and encourage debate.