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IPJ Program Energizes Women PeaceMakers
October 22 , 2008
When IPJ Interim Executive Director Dee Aker introduced the four speakers Tuesday night in the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre, she did so by profession: “we have a lawyer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a teacher from South Africa, a community organizer from Bangladesh and a political activist from Peru.”
Sylvie Maunga Mbanga, Zandile Nhlengetwa, Shinjita Alam and Olenka Ochoa come from different countries and possess different job titles, but since arriving at the University of San Diego in September, they’ve strengthened their expertise in their vocations as peace builders.
The eight-week Women PeaceMakers program, held each fall at USD since 2003, brings four women from around the world who have worked on peacemaking and human rights issues in their respective countries. Made possible through a grant by the Fred J. Hansen Foundation, the program enables the participants to meet, connect and to examine new paths to peace, while sharing their stories with a new community. (Full Story)
