Nguyen Thi Binh born Châu Thành, Sa Đéc Province, French Indochina May 26, 1927. Foreign Minister, 1969-76. Principal negotiator of Vietnam Peace Accord, Paris, 1973.
“I feel that I’m very lucky as my life is closely associated with important historic events of the 20th century: the resistance wars against the French colonialists, the US imperialists, and 30 years of peace after the war.” (Voice of Vietnam VOV5, May 22, 2012)
Lisalinda Salas Natividad born Guam March 31, 1971. Guahan social worker and peace activist; social work professor; President Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice; crossed Korean DMZ line 2017 in women’s peace protest.
“[There's a growing resistance movement to the military presence here, there also is. . . an additional growing movement in terms of addressing our issue of colonization and resolving our political status issues.” (Democracy Now, Aug. 11, 2017; photo womens peace fund)
Loreta Navarro-Castro born Malabon, Manila, Philippines March 28, 1948. Pioneer of national peace studies; founded Center for Peace Education; Secretary of Philippine Council for Peace and Global Education; principal of Miriam College. Promoted peace in Mindanao; created Zone of Peace, 1991. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.
"As peace activists we always try to call for a peaceful settlement of the armed conflict." (World People's Blog; photo Peace and Justice Studies Association, 2014)
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