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Lisa Shannon had what some would call a good lifeher own business, a successful fiance, a secure home. Then one day in 2005, shortly after her father s death, an episode of Oprah changed everything. The show about women in the Congo depicted atrocities too horrible to comprehend: millions dead, women gang-raped and tortured, children starving and dying in shocking numbers. That day Lisa woke up to her dissatisfaction with the good life and to her role as an activist and a sister.
She created a foundation called Run for Congo Women, with the goal to raise money to sponsor 30 Congolese women. What started as a solo 30-mile run has now grown into a national organization in connection with Women for Women International. Run for Congo Women holds fundraising runs in four countries and ten states, and continues to raise money and awareness. In A Thousand Sisters, Lisa shares firsthand accounts of her experiences visiting the Congo, the women she s helped, and the relationships she s formed. With compelling stories of why she remains committed to this cause, Lisa inspires her audience to reach out and help as well, forming a sisterhood that transcends geographic boundaries."
About the Author: Lisa J. Shannon is a human rights activist, writer and speaker. In 2005, she founded Run for Congo Women, the first national grassroots campaign in the US working to raise awareness of the forgotten humanitarian crisis in Congo. Since then, she has spearheaded multiple major media and human rights campaigns for Congo and Somalia. She was a 2012-2013 Gleitsman Fellow with Harvard's Center for Public Leadership and is a 2013-2014 fellow with Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights. Shannon holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and an Honorary Doctorate from Georgetown University.

She is the author of the award-winning A Thousand Sisters and she has been featured on countless media outlets including The Oprah Winfrey Show, National Public Radio's Morning Edition, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Economist, and more. In 2010 she was named one of O Magazine's 100 Most Influential Women on the Planet.

She lives in Portland, Oregon.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781580053594
  • Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
  • Publisher Imprint: Seal Press (CA)
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 208 mm
  • No of Pages: 344
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1580053599
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr


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