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Women peacemakers push to actively shape policy
The piece traces 1970s beginnings of women led peace efforts across nations from Northern Ireland to Argentina and Moldova. It notes groups like Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Sudanese Peace groups, Angolan women, Women in Black in Israel, and Soldier's Mothers in Russia, highlighting women shifting from protest to active peacemaking and political participation.
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Betty Williams
U.N
Cora Weiss
Moldova
Ala Mindicanu
Sudan
Liberia
Mali
Somalia
Rwanda
Burundi
Achola Pala Okeyo
Africa
U.N. Development Fund For Women
Peace
Nairobi
Rebecca Okwaci
Okwaci
Angola
Association of Friends of
Aurora Verdades
Women In Black
Jerusalem
Israel
Erella Shadmi
Ben Gurion University
Beit Berl College
Chechnya
Soldier's Mothers
Russia