On November 20, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations hosted a visit by 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee. Ms. Gbowee , a Liberian peace activist, spoke to students, faculty, and alumni as part of the Diplomacy school’s World Leaders Forum. More information on the talk can be found here and here and the full video of the talk can be found here. Below is what the event looked like through the lens of social media. Below are some tweets from students, staff, and alumni as they tell the story of this campus event.
Liberian peace activist meets with @setonhall student media before her #wlf2014 lecture. pic.twitter.com/BP9GZWisdE
— Seton Hall School of Diplomacy (@shuDiplomacy) November 20, 2014
Standing room only for Leymah Gbowee at #WLF2014 Lecture pic.twitter.com/yVplUl3MJR
— Seton Hall (@SetonHall) November 20, 2014
"Things that you don't fight for, you always take for granted" L. Gbowee #wlf2014 @SHUDiploAlum pic.twitter.com/LqZ6Xczo19
— Emily Pease (@emilympease) November 20, 2014
Girls, too, can be leaders. @LeymahRGbowee #WLF2014 @SetonHall @SHUDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/6ts1xvICdW
— Laurie Pine (@lauriepine) November 20, 2014
"Peace is not the absence of war, peace is when democracy is ensured" #WLF2014
— Danielle E. Crooks (@DanielleECrooks) November 20, 2014
@SHUDiploAlum @LeymahRGbowee peace is a process it's not an event. #WLF2014
— Lydiette Diaz (@LydietteDiaz) November 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisJ_Morrow/status/535559278925725696
Let your local action inform some global response! #WLF2014 #localaction
— Melissa Neelakantan (@MelNeela) November 20, 2014