Making Powerful People Panic (Leymah Gbowee)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

Red Ventures

Ric Elias, Red Ventures, Society & Culture, Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Leadership, Business, Education, Careers

4.9 • 165 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Leymah Gbowee is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. In 2003, she brought a movement of 40,000 women right to the door of their oppressor - an act that helped end the civil war in Liberia and revolutionized women’s rights in Africa.

In this episode, Leymah shares stories from her remarkable journey, and what it’s like to stand up for something when no one else will.

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0:00.0	Rick Elias is a plane crash survivor.
0:08.8	TED Talk speaker and CEO of Red Ventures, a multi-billion dollar company.
0:13.0	On this show, you'll hear conversations Rick feels lucky to have had with leaders, athletes, and innovators.
0:18.4	Plus, three things you can learn from each.
0:20.4	It's two people, 20 minutes, and three things with Rick Elias.
0:27.2	Today we'll hear from Lama Bowie, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the Civil
0:31.7	War in Liberia and revolutionized women's rights in Africa.
0:35.1	Lema was just 17 years old when the first Liberian Civil War started
0:38.5	in 1989. Ten years later, a second war had begun, and by 2002, more than 200,000 citizens were dead.
0:47.3	Soldiers on both sides looted and burned entire villages, raped thousands of women, and recruited
0:52.6	young boys as young as eight years old to fight.
0:55.9	Over time, she built an unprecedented coalition between Christian and Muslim women, a movement
1:00.2	which grew to more than 40,000 women.
1:03.0	Lema led them in weeks-long public protests, playing a pivotal part in ending the war and paving
1:07.6	the way for Africa's first female head of state.
1:10.6	Rick spoke with Lema about what
1:11.8	it's like to stand up for something when no one else will, how anyone can start a movement,
1:16.6	and how she's continuing to advocate for women in Africa today. This is three things with Rick
1:22.2	Elias. Lima, it is a true honor to have you with us today. It really is a privilege. You are officially
1:30.5	our first Nobel Peace Prize winner to visit Red Ventures. So we are honored to have you here. Thank you.
1:36.9	Yay! I'm honored to be here. This is an amazing space. Thank you. Well, it is better now that you
1:43.2	visit it. So thank you for being here.
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