More Women, More Peace. 2011 Nobel Peace prize co-recipient Leymah Gbowee post the screening of the film “Pray the Devil, back to Hell,” in Oslo, Norway. The film is centered on the non-violent peace movement which she founded in her home of Liberia. Ms. Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's nonviolent peace movement, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003.
Ms. Gbowee shared the 2011 Nobel Peace prize with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and human rights activist and journalist Tawakkol Karman of Yemen. .
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Going through more photographs today: (l-r) Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Chair of the Norwegian Parliment Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense; to her left is the founder of #Women Journalists w/o Chains and the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient Tawakkol Karman during the Women, Peace, and Security panel in Oslo, Norway. The 2011 Peace prize was shared with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee. .
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The entrance to El Barretal, in Tijuana, Mexico is the newly designated shelter for Central American refugees seeking asylum from violence in their native countries, in the United States 🇺🇸 of America. .
Jesús Landeros, of Santa Barbara, California is a volunteer with SBRN or the SantaBarbara Response Network; Landeros is also employed with Montecito Union school . “This was a learning experience for me too,” he said referring to the health, safety, and security responsibilities for students, faculty, and the school building itself during the grip of th Thomas fire and the subsequent mudslides. In this photo Landeros distributes personal health-care items donated by @directrelief .
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As of Tuesday December 4th,2018 , a total of 2,331 people were residing in the covered and protected shelter area designated for families with children - data provided by DIF or Desarollo Integral de la Familia / The program to Assist Families in 🇲🇽 Mexico. .
A father holds his daughter, while waiting in line for personal healthcare items in the protected area for families with children. (at center) are Mariana Caña and Maritza Escobedo of Tijuana, Mexico. The two young women are students in Psychology at the UABC (The Autonomous University of Baja California ) Both Caña and Escobedo are student volunteers, conducting health questionnaires of the refugees in affiliation with the NYU School of Medicine, under the direction of Dr. Allen Keller. According to his bio: “Dr. Allen Keller is Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine, Director of the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT) and Director of the NYU School of Medicine Center for Health and Human Rights.”. Caña writes that she hopes “to start giving psychological attention to those who need it most at the shelter.” .
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Portrait of Jorge Joyal, 29 years-old, from #Honduras, and the father to a six year-old daughter. Mr. Joyal, said he walked for two-to-three months two and three month with the hopes of coming to the United States. With the assistance of the Mexican government, Mr. Joyal has applied for permission to work in Mexico, and hopes to have employment at one of the high-tech companies offering employment assistance to #refugees, asylum-seekers.
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Hi Ana,
Wishing you a happy, peaceful and healthy new year and all the years to come.
How can I see more of your photos?
Give me a call if you get down to San Diego. I am working from home until mid March so if you want to come have lunch in Chula Vista, I would love to see you.
Sherrie
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Much love to you for a healthy happy and prosperous new year. thanks for writing.