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DESCRIPTION:In the lead up to WILPF's 100th Anniversary celebrations -- themed Women's 
 Power to Stop War -- the San Jose Branch is presenting a dramatic example 
 from Liberia.\n\nPray the Devil Back to Hell is the astonishing story of 
 the Liberian women who took on the warlords and regime of dictator Charles 
 Taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war, and won a once unimaginable 
 peace for their shattered country in 2003. As the rebel noose tightened 
 around the capital city of Monrovia, thousands of women – ordinary 
 mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim – 
 formed a thin but unshakeable line between the opposing forces. Armed only 
 with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they literally 
 faced down the killers who had turned Liberia into hell on earth. In one 
 memorable scene, the women barricaded the site of stalled peace talks in 
 Ghana and refused to move until a deal was done. Their demonstrations 
 culminated in Taylor’s exile and the rise of Africa’s first female head 
 of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Inspiring and uplifting, Pray the Devil 
 Back to Hell is a compelling example of how grassroots activism can alter 
 the history of nations.\n\nDonations accepted!\n\nThis event is sponsored 
 by WILPF Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, San Jose 
 Branch \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/04/18750299.php
SUMMARY:Women's Power to Stop War- Liberia
LOCATION:San Jose Peace & Justice Center\n48 South 7th Street, San Jose 95112
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/04/18750299.php
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