We are all responsible. We are all complicit. White T-shirt… - Leymah Roberta Gbowee

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We are all responsible. We are all complicit. White T-shirts catch the light. What matters is what we then do with that light. (The peace activists wore white t-shirts during their protests.)

Leymah Roberta Gbowee

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About Leymah Roberta Gbowee

Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's peace movement that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003 that led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia, the first African nation with a female president. In 2011, she was one of three women awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Alternative Names: Gbowee Leymah • Leyma Roberta Gbowee • Leymah Gbowee • Leyma Gbowee • Gbowee Leyma • Gbowee

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Jennifer Riria Graça Machel Bunmi Dipo Salami Godeliève Mukasarasi Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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We are all responsible. We are all complicit. White T-shirts catch the light. What matters is what we then do with that light. (The peace activists w… - Leymah Roberta Gbowee

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