What makes women\u2019s peacebuilding movements so effective\u2014often more effective than larger scale national and international initiatives? Why is the work of women peacebuilders less well-known and celebrated than that of their male counterparts? Is the collective nature of women\u2019s peacemaking work a reason it\u2019s both effective yet also underappreciated? <\/p>\n
In this talk, meet peacebuilders beyond the usual names like Mother Theresa and Jane Addams, and gain an appreciation for the collective nature of women\u2019s peacebuilding activities. Glimpse the more peaceful horizon that could dawn if we inspired and supported women\u2019s peacebuilding collectives.<\/p>\n
Richard Middleton-Kaplan (he\/him) is the director of Academic Support Services at Whitman College. In 2011, Richard spent a sabbatical at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at University of York, helping to develop a course on literature and human rights. His publications include \u201cUsing Literature to Teach Peace\u201d in Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Middleton-Kaplan lives in Walla Walla.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"in-person-honoring-women-peacebuilders-in-africa-and-beyond-3","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-10-14 17:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"10","day":"14","hour":"17","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-10-14 17:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"10","day":"14","hour":"17","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":null,"utc_start_date_details":{"year":"1970","month":"01","day":"01","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":null,"utc_end_date_details":{"year":"1970","month":"01","day":"01","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Los_Angeles","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Society","slug":"society","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":974,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":91,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","id":974,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/974","collection":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":48533,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2024-01-18 18:01:00","date_utc":"2024-01-19 02:01:00","modified":"2024-01-18 18:01:00","modified_utc":"2024-01-19 02:01:00","url":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/venue\/asotin-county-library-2\/","venue":"Asotin County Library","slug":"asotin-county-library-2","address":"417 Sycamore St","city":"Clarkston","country":"United States","state":"WA","zip":"99403","geo_lat":46.4122339999999979909262037836015224456787109375,"geo_lng":-117.043871300000006385744200088083744049072265625,"json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Asotin County Library","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/venue\/asotin-county-library-2\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"417 Sycamore St","addressLocality":"Clarkston","addressRegion":"WA","postalCode":"99403","addressCountry":"United States"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":46.4122339999999979909262037836015224456787109375,"longitude":-117.043871300000006385744200088083744049072265625},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"www.humanities.org?id=48533","global_id_lineage":["www.humanities.org?id=48533"]},"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"IN PERSON: Honoring Women Peacebuilders in Africa and Beyond","description":"<p>What makes women\u2019s peacebuilding movements so effective\u2014often more effective than larger scale national and international initiatives? Why is the work of women peacebuilders less well-known and celebrated than that of...<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/event\/in-person-honoring-women-peacebuilders-in-africa-and-beyond-3\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2025-10-14T17:30:00-07:00","endDate":"2025-10-14T17:30:00-07:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Asotin County Library","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/venue\/asotin-county-library-2\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"417 Sycamore St","addressLocality":"Clarkston","addressRegion":"WA","postalCode":"99403","addressCountry":"United States"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":46.4122339999999979909262037836015224456787109375,"longitude":-117.043871300000006385744200088083744049072265625},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}