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All Ears with Abigail DisneyNobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee: Truth Is The Only Balm For The Festering Sore Of RacismLike the rest of the country, All Ears is reeling from the disturbing events this week at the Capitol Building, so we decided to switch gears away from our planned programming to talk about the impact of this seemingly inevitable burst of political violence. Looking for some perspective from outside U.S. borders, Abby calls her good friend, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, who lived through civil and military insurrection in her native Liberia and as an ordinary social worker and grass roots organizer helped to lead her country out of a very dark era. Leymah’s perceptive commentary on...2021-01-0923 min
WNET UP NextWNET Up Next: Women War & Peace IIWomen War & Peace II is a follow up to Women War & Peace, a series of films originally broadcast on PBS seven years ago. The series demonstrates how women have been involved in shaping some of the most significant international stories of recent years, and in the process risking their lives for peace and changing the course of history. Recently, Columbia University hosted a launch event for the series featuring a discussion with the filmmakers moderated by Amanpour and Company’s Alicia Menendez. The participants included Julia Bacha (Naila and the Uprising), Geeta Gandbhir (A Journey of a Thousand Miles-Peacekeepers), Eimhear...2019-03-221h 11WNET UP NextWNET Up Next: Abigail Disney “The Armor of Light”Filmmaker Abigail Disney returns to public media with The Armor of Light. In this conversation with WNET’s Tom Stewart, Ms. Disney takes us behind the scenes of the creation of this documentary, her film directing debut. It tells the stories of longtime anti-abortion activist and Evangelical minster, Rev. Rob Schenck and Lucia McBath, whose teenage son was the victim of a “stand your ground” shooting in Florida. She describes the film as a work of the heart and a cry of conscience, meant to open the door to a conversation touching several important and controversial issues of our time. In a...2016-05-0422 min
Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSWomen Fight for Peace, Part IInstructed by a dream and organized in prayer, Leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in Liberia --both Christians and Muslims alike --confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host Lynn Sherr interviews Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Lynn Sherr is...2009-06-2027 minBill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSWomen Fight for Peace, Part IIInstructed by a dream and organized in prayer, Leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in Liberia --both Christians and Muslims alike --confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host Lynn Sherr interviews Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Lynn Sherr is...2009-06-2027 minBill Moyers Journal (Audio) | PBSWomen Fight for PeaceInstructed by a dream and organized in prayer, leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in liberia -- both Christians and Muslims alike -- confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host lynn Sherr interviews leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. lynn...2009-06-1900 min