Christina C. Bakker-van Bosse born Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies June 17, 1884 (d. 1963). Dutch pacifist and feminist; co-founded NAOR Netherlands Antiwar League 1914; founded women’s organization DAWIEC; book on European minorities The Open Wound of Europe 1930; only woman founder of World Federation of UN Associations WFUNA 1946; Women’s mission to Palestine 1935.
Aleta Baun born Lelobatan, Molo, Timor, Indonesia April 16, 1963. Led 150 women in year-long nonviolent protest against marble mining, 2010. Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize, 2013.
"[E]verything is interrelated. Our slogan that 'land is flesh, blood is water, a stone bone, blood vessels and the forest is a hair.' We believe that if we were to separate from one's natural elements, or if any of these elements until it breaks, we will die and lose our identity.” (Ongsono.com, May 13, 2013; photo Goldman Prize)
Jeroo Billimoria born Mumbai, India July 20, 1969. Founded Child Helpline International 2004, Childline India Foundation 1996.
"Children should not be dismissed simply because they have not yet become adults; they need to be seen as individuals already capable of making sense of the world around them, exploring their contexts and making choices based on a well-developed system of values and beliefs." (quote & photo Architects of Peace)
Jo Bristah (née Emily Josip) born Moulmein, Burma March 7, 1924 (d. 2011). Daughter of missionaries. Founded the second American peace studio, the Swords into Plowshares (SIP) Peace Center, Detroit, 1985.
"The arts reach people's emotions and attract some people not previously relating their lives to peace work. . . Art requires the artist to take a 'creative initiative,' which each person must do in her or his own way in working for peace and justice." (War Resisters League 1991 Peace Calendar, June 16; photo obits.mlive.com)
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