Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee speaks at Elizabethtown College April 17

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Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (04/09/2013)(readMedia)-- Elizabethtown College welcomes Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Laureate, as keynote speaker for the 2013 Ware Lecture on Peacemaking. Dr. April Kelly-Woessner, associate professor and department chair of political science, will moderate a discussion following Gbowee's lecture.

In 2003, Gbowee helped organize the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, an alliance of both Christian and Muslim women that rallied together in protest, including confronting Liberia's corrupt leaders and holding a sex strike. In 2011, Gbowee was named the Nobel Peace Laureate. The lecture, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the College's Center for Global Citizenship. Attendees must reserve tickets by calling 717-361-4757.

WHO:

Elizabethtown College
WHAT:

2013 Ware Lecture on Peacemaking
WHEN: Wednesday April 17, 2013 at 07:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Leffler Chapel and Performance Center
1 Alpha Dr
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022
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Links:

LEYMAH GBOWEE

Mighty Be Our Powers

http://leymahgbowee.com/

PBS – Women, War and Peace

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace/

The Daily Show interview with Leymah Gbowee:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-14-2011/exclusive---leymah-gbowee-extended-interview-pt--1

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-14-2011/exclusive---leymah-gbowee-extended-interview-pt--2

Contact: Amy Mountain, director of communications, 717-361-1268.

Visit www.etown.edu for more information about Elizabethtown College.