{"id":712,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/nobel-winner-leymah-gbowee\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:43","slug":"nobel-winner-leymah-gbowee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/nobel-winner-leymah-gbowee\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU 2017 – Nobel winner Leymah Gbowee to speak at WCSU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee<\/a> will lead a public talk at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017<\/strong>, in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the Western Connecticut State University<\/a> Midtown campus, 181 White Street in Danbury. <\/p>\n

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Gbowee will visit WCSU as part of the 2017 PeaceJam<\/a> Conference, in which university students and faculty provide practical learning for more than 100 high school and middle school students though workshops, focus groups and projects. PeaceJam\u2019s award-winning programs are designed to nurture character traits, leadership and civic skills needed to create positive change in the world. <\/p>\n

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The PeaceJam Foundation\u00a0is an international organization whose mission statement is \u201cto create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates who pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody.\u201d <\/p>\n

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WCSU founded a PeaceJam chapter with support from Graves Kiely, an international financial adviser who encourages the project\u2019s potential to confront and solve difficult world issues. A Connecticut PeaceJam Fest was held on campus in late September for students to learn how to become a mentor or to join the PeaceJam Scholars Club.<\/p>\n

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Liberian activist Gbowee led a women\u2019s peace movement\u00a0that helped end the\u00a0Second Liberian Civil War\u00a0in 2003. Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,\u00a0and\u00a0Tawakkul Karman<\/a> were awarded the 2011\u00a0Nobel Peace Prize\u00a0\u201cfor their\u00a0non-violent\u00a0struggle for the safety of women and for\u00a0women\u2019s rights\u00a0to full participation in peace-building work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PeaceJam is hosted by WCSU\u2019s\u00a0Center for Compassion, Creativity & Innovation<\/a>; The Center for Student Involvement<\/a>; Pre-Collegiate & Access Programs<\/a>; and the Kathwari Honors program<\/a>, led by Professor of Political Science\u00a0Dr. Chris Kukk. <\/p>\n

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For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu\/peacejam\/<\/a> or call the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.<\/p>\n

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