Lisa J. Shannon

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Lisa J. Shannon


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Lisa J. Shannon is a human rights activist, writer, speaker, and author of the acclaimed book A Thousand Sisters. She is the founder of Run for Congo Women, the first national grassroots campaign in the US working to raise awareness of the forgotten humanitarian crisis in Congo, and has spearheaded many other major media and human rights campaigns for Congo and Somalia. She lives in Portland, Oregon.


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A Thousand Sisters: My Jour...

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“I don't know how to stop the atrocities. I don't know how to make people care. But looking into my sister's eyes, we seem to have carved out something between us that none of the madness can touch. Invisible threads.”
Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

“I interviewed my dad on video in his final weeks. When I asked about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, "I don't think you can be focused on, 'Oh gee, I want to make a difference.' It has to be spontaneous. If it's not...there's some kind of egotistical thing going on. That's a red flag. You hope you impact people on the deepest level you are capable of at the time. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don't. You're trying.”
Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

“Nothing is so tiresome as being insincere.”
Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

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