Sabina Cehajic-Clancy

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Overview

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Sabina Čehajić-Clancy born Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia June 9, 1980. Psychology professor; expert in post-conflict reconciliation.

Quotations

“The importance of intergroup contact for the process of public acknowledgment of one's group responsibility for committed atrocities. . . affirming a positive aspect of the self can increase one's willingness to acknowledge ingroup responsibility for wrongdoings against others, express feelings of group-based guilt, and consequently provide greater support for reparation policies.” (“On Moral Responsibility”, Mar. 9, 2018)

“Studies showed significant positive changes after the contact interventions that highlighted and focused on documented stories of individuals (moral exemplars) saving the lives of their adversaries. We found that focusing on moral exemplars increased reconciliatory beliefs due to enhanced forgiveness.” (“Fostering reconciliation through historical moral exemplars”, Journal of Peace Psychology, Aug. 2017; photo Association for Psych. Science)

Queen Charlotte of Great Britain

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Overview

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Queen Charlotte of Great Britain born Lower Castle, Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany May 19, 1744 (d. 1818). German princess; amateur botanist and patron of Handel and Mozart. George III married her because of her peace appeal to Frederick II the Great, 1761.

Quotations

“I know Sire, that it seems unbecoming in my sex, in this age of viscous refinement, to feel for one’s country, to lament the horrors of war, or to wish for the return of peace. . . but however unbecoming it may be in me, I cannot resist the desire of interceding for this unhappy people. It was but a few years ago that this territory wore the more pleasing appearance; the country was cultivated, the peasants looked cheerful, and the towns abounded with riches and festivity. What an alteration at present from such a charming scene! . . . sure even conquerors themselves would weep at the hideous prospect now before me. The whole country, my dear country, lies one frightful waste, presenting only objects to excite pity, terror, and despair. The business of the husbandman and the shepherd is quite discontinued; the husbandman and shepherd are become soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil they formerly occupied.” (History of Royal Women [potentially forged statement]; photo allemannia)

Clara Campoamor

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Clara Campoamor born Madrid, Spain February 12, 1888 (d. 1972). Spanish feminist politician and suffrage leader. Co-founded Spanish Women’s League for Peace, 1930. Among first women elected to National Assembly, 1931. Delegate to League of Nations. Director of Public Welfare, 1933. Active in League of Women Against War and Fascism, 1933. Exiled by fascist Franco regime, 1936.

Quotations

“You have the right given you by law, the law that you created, but you do not have Natural Law, the fundamental right that is based on respect for every human being, and what you do is wield power; let women show and you'll see how that power can not go on being denied.” (Oct. 1, 1931 to National Assembly; photo nodo50.org)

Claudia Cardinale

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Overview

Claudia Cardinale born La Goulette, Tunis April 15, 1938. Italian film actress. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Women’s Rights, 2000; Ambassador for Water Day, 2006.

Quotations

“How can we ensure peace on earth? First, by managing our resources wisely. . . Good actions and wise choices lead to better options and open other avenues because they are embarked on with love, and once love is awakened, it cannot be hampered—it consumes everything.” (Cathy Lee, The Future of Drylands, pp. 37-38; photo Wikipedia)

Anna Cataldi

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Overview

Anna Cataldi born Turin, Italy November 14, 1939. Italian humanitarian journalist and film producer; UN Messenger for Peace 1998-2006; Goodwill Ambassador World Health Organization to stop TB 2007-11; first humanitarian mission to drought in Somalia 1982; UNICEF missions to Sarajevo 1992-94, reporting on effect of war on children; Goodwill Ambassador for European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) 2011-2; co-founded Crimes of War Project 1999.

Quotations

“We would like to get the message to the world: Sarajevo is dying.” (New York Times, July 4, 1993; photo outreach.un.org)

“Children as young as eight years of age are being forcibly recruited, coerced and induced to become combatants. . . there are now some 300,000 children serving as soldiers in over 30 conflicts around the world—as many as one third of children pressed into service or recruited by armed groups are girls.  Often they are forced to act as sex slaves in addition to their other tasks.” (“Crimes of War—Child Soldiers")

Minna Cauer

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Minna Cauer (née Schelle) born Freyenstein, Brandenburg, Germany November 1, 1841 (d. 1922). German journalist; pacifist; radical feminist; founder of WILPF.

Quotations

"After four years of terrible experiences, through endurance, patience, and most severe trials we dreamed in spite of everything of a Peace like gentle youth with a palm of peace in his hand, from whose glorious face came tormented humanity's words: 'Peace on Earth and Good Will to Man.'" (The Face of Peace 1919; photo before 1899 DHM Berlin)

Valentina Cherevatenko

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Valentina Cherevatenko born Donetsk, USSR January 20, 1956. Russian human rights activist. Founded Women of the Don Region to promote human rights and peace by nonviolent means, 1993. Actively helped postwar victims of trauma in Chechnya and Donetsk. Received Anna Politkovskaya Award, 2016.

Quotations

“[I]n the last war, we had enemies, who came to our land. And here, in Chechnya, in Grozny, we saw a different war, where on the other side of the trenches were the same people, and. . . [w]e saw a real tragedy, burned apartment, destroyed houses, streets. . . . and the grave, the grave in the center of the courtyard. We found the people most ordinary people, people of different nationalities who have been held hostage to this tragedy.” (mabtribune.com, Oct. 16, 2016; photo Amnesty International)

Ada Colau

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Overview

Ada Colau Ballano born Barcelona, Spain March 3, 1974. Catalan activist, social reformer & politician. Organized protest against Iraq War; led nonviolent protests against housing evictions. Elected mayor of Barcelona, 2015.

Quotations

"I'm not powerful. I'm just a normal person and that's what worries them most. It just shows how much power normal citizens can have." (International Center on Nonviolent Conflict [ICNC], Feb. 25, 2014; photo wikipedia)

Ninon Colneric

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Ninon Colneric born Recklingshausen, Westphalia, Germany August 29, 1948. German Judge European Court of Justice 2000-6; Professor, co-Dean of China-Europe School of International Law (CESL).

Quotations

"[Our] generation who had witnessed the ruined Europe after the WWII, had a special devotion towards the European Integration. Because they believed the integration would finally bring peace to the continent." (China-EU School of Law, Sept. 2, 2009; photo CESL)