Amy Hagopian

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Overview

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Amy Hagopian born Ann Arbor, MI November 27, 1955. Peace activist against nuclear weapons, Iraq War, Gaza. Professor of Public Health, focusing on war’s effect on health and its prevention. Received American Pubic Heath Association Peace Award, 2018.

Quotations

“War is, of course, toxic to health. War produces death, disables people and erodes infrastructure that supports health, yet it is entirely preventable.” (University of Washington School of Public Global Health; photo Univ. Wash. Global Health)

Lina Haag

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Overview

Lina Haag (née Jäger) born Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg, Germany January 20, 1907 (d. 2012). German resistance leader; communist. Twice imprisoned, 1933, 1933-38.

Quotations

“What is the authority of the State, the power of the State? Terror. . . horror and fear of that State are its power and authority. It is true that I stood out against that power and authority.” (Sybil Oldfield, Thinking Against the Current, p. 182; photo stehsatz.com)

Latifah Habachi

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Overview

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Latifah Habachi born Tunis, Tunisia August 13, 1972. Lawyer and politician. Served on committee to draft new constitution following Jasmine Revolution, 2011. Member of Tunisian parliament, 2014. Supported Women’s Boat to Gaza from Barcelona to Sicily as crew member, 2016.

Quotations

“The Women’s Boat for Gaza is women worldwide who wish to make visible the spirit of indomitable resistance of Palestinian women, in a show of solidarity, to send them a message of hope to behind the walls of their prison in Gaza.” (Femmes Maghrebines, Sep. 6, 2016; photo capradio.tn)

Nina Hagen

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Nina Hagen (née Catharina Hagen) born East Berlin, German Democratic Republic March 11, 1955. German singer, songwriter, actress; “Godmother of Punk”; antiwar, anti-nuclear; active protest on Iraq War; funded Afghan relief with song of sadness.

Quotations

“We are the people of a good spirit, the people of love, the people of peace and freedom. And that's what we have to fight for now, with the only weapon that is really good: with our love.” (“I prefer peace”, Feb. 2, 2002)

There's going to be a big disaster
(Nobody understands, you I hope)
Gonna be war, war number three
(Dennis, Tom)
Going to be a war, something I know it, I know already,
(Sigmund Freud, I confide)
I know it now already, I can feel it though already.
Moscow's gonna become
(One day we will be free)
Washington's going to be number two
(We will be for labor day)
Big big big big disaster's gonna come
(One day we will be free)

(“Born in Xixax”; photo pinterest)

Aminatou Haidar

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Overview

Aminatou Haidar born Akka, Western Sahara, Morocco July 24, 1966. “The Sahrawi Gandhi.” Abducted by Moroccan authorities while participating in nonviolent demonstration for Saharan independence, 1987; held without trial, imprisoned, tortured and eventually released, 1991. Beaten and imprisoned, 2005-06. Earned international attention and support for 32-day hunger strike at Lanzarote Airport, 2009.

Quotations

“Just imagine many children instead of drawing toys; they draw a policeman with a gun and a stick beating people and people behind bars. I am scared that they will become violent and incite violence. . . because practicing violence, one day will incite violence. . . It is our role as human rights defenders to call for peace.” (Sandblast Arts, Dec. 14, 2009; photo frontlinedefenders.org)

Helen Hakena

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Helen Samu Hakena born Gogohe, Buka Island, Bougainville September 13, 1955. Bougainville peacemaker in 1990-2001 war; co-founded Leitana Nehan Women’s Development Agency (LNWDA) 1992 with motto “women weaving Bougainville together.”

Quotations

“Colonialism and the war have eroded women’s traditional leadership, conflict resolution and custodial roles. Through our advocacy work we are trying to re-establish women’s roles.”

“We can break the cycle of violence by putting women in positions of power.” (Neena Bhandari, India Voice; photo apwld.com)

Joan Halifax

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Overview

Joan Halifax born Hanover, NH June 30, 1942. Zen master (rōshi); anthropologist; activist against Vietnam War and for civil rights, 1960s. Founder and Abbot of Upaya Zen Peacemaking Center, Santa Fe, 1990.

Quotations

"US, do not bomb Syria. Violence does not end with violence. . . as one person said: war is so over! feed people. educate people, love people. communicate, reach across lines, send instead of guns, send bread, send women, send books, send the strength of our hearts, not fear, not retribution. eye for an eye is not the way." (Facebook, September 9, 2013; Wikipedia photo with Dalai Lama)

Nadja Halilbegovich

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Nadja Halilbegovich born Sarajevo, Bosnia July 29, 1979. Author and poet; musician; peace activist and lecturer; wounded age 12 Sarajevo.

Quotations

"War taught me that every human being has a dark and bright side. It is our choice to fight the darker side and show our warm and beautiful feelings or to let ourselves be weak and hopeless, bitter and mean." (Michael Collopy, Architects for Peace, 2001; photo Wikipedia)

Gisele Halimi

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Gisèle Halimi (née Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb) born La Goulette, Tunisia July 27, 1927. French-Tunisian human rights lawyer; feminist activist. Along with Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, among others, presided over war crimes tribunal, condemning American actions in Vietnam as war crimes of genocide and torture, 1967. Defended Algerian nationalist Djamila Boupacha, who had been tortured by the French, 1960. Publicly condemned Algeria War, specifically French torture of Algerian citizens, 1961. Founded feminist reproductive freedom organization Choisir, 1971.

Quotations

“[W]hat is important to me: the defense of the physical and moral integrity of individuals, the rights of the human person, the fight against torture, the fight against colonialism.” (interview http://bf.8ethique.free.fr/8halimi.htm; photo mémoites algériennes.com)

Prathia Hall

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Prathia Hall born Philadelphia, PA January 1, 1940 (d. 2002). Nonviolent leader of civil rights movement. Early woman organizer of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in SW Georgia, 1961; Albany movement; Selma, 1963. Credited with phrase “I have a Dream!” Often shot at and arrested; Martin Luther King. Jr. professor, Boston University.

Quotations

"We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes." (Wikipedia; photo penny liberty)

Constanze Hallgarten

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Overview

Constanze Hallgarten born Leipzig, Germany September 12, 1881 (d. 1969). Leading German Jewish pacifist; co-founded WILPF; leader of German Peace Cartel (DFK); organized Munich Peace Exhibition 1927; exiled by Hitler.

Quotations

"How much less dangerous way to live, to go along with the herd and thoughtless old tradition, rather than swim against the tide for ones beliefs and to become an 'outcast' with all its results." (Pacifist in Germany, 1940; photo Europeana)

Tarja Halonen

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Tarja Halonen born Helsinki, Finland December 24, 1943. Pacifist; Finnish Foreign Minister, 1995-2000; active peacemaking in Northern Ireland; President of European Union, 1999; first female president of Finland, 2000; opposed military alliances incl. NATO.

Quotations

"Human rights belong to everybody—men and women, boys and girls. Nevertheless, our sisters throughout the world often have to face difficult problems in conditions of extreme insecurity. In many places, the violence experienced by women and girls in war and other conflicts is becoming increasingly serious." (June 6, 2007)

"Lasting peace can only be built through open dialogue between cultural and religious communities, in our countries and worldwide." (UN Gen. Assembly, Oct. 10, 2009; photo wiki)

Birgitta Hambraeus

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Birgitta Hambraeus born April 11, 1930. Member of Swedish Parliament, 1971-98. Initiated Centre Party opposition to nuclear power 1973; third-generation WILPF member, granddaughter of founding member Ruth Randall Edstrőm. Spent seven years as head of Swedish WILPF, opposing Iraq War, 2002; environmental activist; jury member, Right Livelihood Award.

Quotations

“Like many Swedes, I do believe in the good intentions and noble ideals of the United States. . . But I have been also aware that the effect impact of the U.S. foreign policy on the Third World is frequently destructive.” (“History of the Living Future Project,” p. 3; photo beta.riksdage.se)

Eugenie Hamer

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Eugénie Hamer born Louvain, Belgium November 15, 1875. Belgian pacifist; journalist; from military family; co-founder of Belgian Alliance of Women for Peace through Education, 1906; WILPF founding member, 1915; inserted peace with justice into final resolution.

Quotations

"We cannot admit that peace be concluded before justice is done." (WILPF Report, 1915, p. 135)

Fannie Lou Hamer

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Fannie Lou Hamer born Ruleville, MS October 6, 1917 (d. 1977). Civil rights activist; organizer of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1962; nonviolent trainer for Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964.

Quotations

"We are sick and tired of our people having to go to Vietnam and other places to fight for something we don't have here." (1964 photo Wikipedia)

Alice Hamilton

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Overview

Alice Hamilton born New York, NY February 27, 1869 (d. 1970). Physician; pioneer in industrial toxicology. Co-founded WILPF, 1915; went on peace mission to capitals of belligerent nations with Jane Addams; US representative to League of Nations Health Committee. Opposed Cold War and Vietnam War.

Quotations

“We may come to see that they who appear to be the victors have lost the things that really matter, and that the losers may in the end have won them; that they who drew the sword have perished by the sword while the dumb, mute masses whom they led into war remain to possess the earth.” (The New Republic, Jun. 24, 1919, p. 245, cited in Vicki McCoy thesis)

“Nor can you sow war and harvest peace. The seeds of war can only produce more wars.” (“Because War Breeds War”, Catt and Hamilton, Why Wars Must Cease, 1935, p. 128; photo Spartacus Educational)