More Interviews...
Rising with ... Humanity
Isabel Losada
England
Act For Tibet
Purchase her book: The Beginner's Guide to
Changing the World
Do you want great advice on how to change the
world for the better? Isabel Losada was tired of
half-hearted attempts to effect change in the
world. She decides to "walk the talk" and
embarked on a journey that takes her from
protests in the streets of London to India and
back again.
Her book is a tale of romance, history, travel,
politics, Buddhism, human rights, lively interviews,
and above all, humor!
Rising with ... Vision
Wangari Maathai
http://greenbeltmovement.org
Purchase her books:
Unbowed: A Memoir
The Green Belt Movement
Wangari is the founder of the Green Belt
Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society
and women's rights activist, and a
parliamentarian. You can read about her life, her
organization and her Nobel Peace Prize through
her two books.
Since winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari has
become a spokesperson for a number of
important initiatives.
Both before and since she won the Nobel Peace
Prize, Wangari has spoken about, and been
interviewed on, a range of subjects.
Rising with ... Compassion
Somaly Mam
AEFSIP
www.somalymam.org
This brave Cambodian woman leads the AFESIP
Association that rescues girls and young women
from brothels in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
She is separated from her husband and lives near
Phnom Penh with her children: Melissa, 14,
Adana, 9, and Nicolai, 3. She was one of Glamour
magazine's Women of the Year 2006.
Rising with ... Honor
Mukhtar Mai
Pakistan
Mukhtar Mai Women Welfare Organization
Purchase her book: In the Name of Honor
News of the attack on Mukhtar sent shock waves
across Pakistan, where sexual assault and
violence against women is commonplace. Mai, a
30-year-old woman who lives in the remote
hamlet of Meerwala, was brutally and publicly
gang-raped in June 2002 by four volunteers on
the orders of a village court, or jirga.
Rising with ... Drive
Trisha Meili
The Central Park Jogger
www.centralparkjogger.com
Purchase her book: I am the Central Park Jogger
For years Trisha was known to the world as The
Central Park Jogger. She retells her amazing story
of survival and recovery after six men raped her
and left her for dead.
She speaks to groups about rape, survival, brain
injury, and her long journey of rehabilitation.
Rising with ... Humanity
Isabel Losada
England
Act For Tibet
Purchase her book: The Beginner's Guide to
Changing the World
Do you want great advice on how to change the
world for the better? Isabel Losada was tired of
half-hearted attempts to effect change in the
world. She decides to "walk the talk" and
embarked on a journey that takes her from
protests in the streets of London to India and
back again.
Her book is a tale of romance, history, travel,
politics, Buddhism, human rights, lively interviews,
and above all, humor!
Rising with ... Vision
Wangari Maathai
http://greenbeltmovement.org
Purchase her books:
Unbowed: A Memoir
The Green Belt Movement
Wangari is the founder of the Green Belt
Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society
and women's rights activist, and a
parliamentarian. You can read about her life, her
organization and her Nobel Peace Prize through
her two books.
Since winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari has
become a spokesperson for a number of
important initiatives.
Both before and since she won the Nobel Peace
Prize, Wangari has spoken about, and been
interviewed on, a range of subjects.
Rising with ... Compassion
Somaly Mam
AEFSIP
www.somalymam.org
This brave Cambodian woman leads the AFESIP
Association that rescues girls and young women
from brothels in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
She is separated from her husband and lives near
Phnom Penh with her children: Melissa, 14,
Adana, 9, and Nicolai, 3. She was one of Glamour
magazine's Women of the Year 2006.
Rising with ... Honor
Mukhtar Mai
Pakistan
Mukhtar Mai Women Welfare Organization
Purchase her book: In the Name of Honor
News of the attack on Mukhtar sent shock waves
across Pakistan, where sexual assault and
violence against women is commonplace. Mai, a
30-year-old woman who lives in the remote
hamlet of Meerwala, was brutally and publicly
gang-raped in June 2002 by four volunteers on
the orders of a village court, or jirga.
Rising with ... Drive
Trisha Meili
The Central Park Jogger
www.centralparkjogger.com
Purchase her book: I am the Central Park Jogger
For years Trisha was known to the world as The
Central Park Jogger. She retells her amazing story
of survival and recovery after six men raped her
and left her for dead.
She speaks to groups about rape, survival, brain
injury, and her long journey of rehabilitation.
Rising with ... Peace
Mariane Pearl
France
The Daniel Pearl Foundation
Purchase her book: A Mighty Heart
A memoir of her husband, Danny
Daniel Pearl, The South Asia bureau chief for The
Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and murdered
by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. The Mighty Heart
is being made into a movie starring Angelina Jolie.
Mariane shares the story of Al-Qaeda's
involvement in her husband's death.
Rising with ... Joy
Erin Runnion
The Joyful Child Foundation
Samantha Runnion was a beautiful, bright and
joyful little girl. She approached each day as a
new adventure, eager to learn and play. On a
summer evening in July 2002, Samantha was
abducted, raped and murdered.
Erin shares her grief of the aftermath of
Samantha's death and what prompted her to help
others through the Joyful Child Foundation.
Rising with ... Faith
Ngawang Sangdrol
Tibet
Amnesty International
Sangdrol is a Buddhist nun who believes that
Tibet should be independent from China. She had
been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the
Chinese authorities for shouting slogans such as
'Free Tibet", singing pro-independence songs and
participating in peaceful demonstrations. She was
first arrested in 1990 (when she was 10 years old)
in Lhasa after taking part in a pro-independence
demonstration lasting less than five minutes.
Rising with ... Integrity
Marilyn van Derbur
www.missamericabyday.com
Purchase her book: Miss America by Day
In 1959, Marilyn Van Derbur was crowned Miss
America while she was a student at the University
of Colorado.
As a childhood incest survivor, she devotes much
of her adult life to raising national awareness and
understanding of sexual abuse and its long-term
effects.
Mariane Pearl
France
The Daniel Pearl Foundation
Purchase her book: A Mighty Heart
A memoir of her husband, Danny
Daniel Pearl, The South Asia bureau chief for The
Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and murdered
by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. The Mighty Heart
is being made into a movie starring Angelina Jolie.
Mariane shares the story of Al-Qaeda's
involvement in her husband's death.
Rising with ... Joy
Erin Runnion
The Joyful Child Foundation
Samantha Runnion was a beautiful, bright and
joyful little girl. She approached each day as a
new adventure, eager to learn and play. On a
summer evening in July 2002, Samantha was
abducted, raped and murdered.
Erin shares her grief of the aftermath of
Samantha's death and what prompted her to help
others through the Joyful Child Foundation.
Rising with ... Faith
Ngawang Sangdrol
Tibet
Amnesty International
Sangdrol is a Buddhist nun who believes that
Tibet should be independent from China. She had
been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the
Chinese authorities for shouting slogans such as
'Free Tibet", singing pro-independence songs and
participating in peaceful demonstrations. She was
first arrested in 1990 (when she was 10 years old)
in Lhasa after taking part in a pro-independence
demonstration lasting less than five minutes.
Rising with ... Integrity
Marilyn van Derbur
www.missamericabyday.com
Purchase her book: Miss America by Day
In 1959, Marilyn Van Derbur was crowned Miss
America while she was a student at the University
of Colorado.
As a childhood incest survivor, she devotes much
of her adult life to raising national awareness and
understanding of sexual abuse and its long-term
effects.
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