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Jody Williams

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Humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Chairman of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Jody Williams

Jody Williams

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5 out of 5
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Humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Chairman of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines

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Business, Business Leaders, Corporate Responsibility, Culture, Earth Day, Environment, Government, Green and Sustainability, Influential Women, Innovation, Inspirational, International Relations, Law, Leadership Speakers, Motivation, Non Profit, Personal Growth, Political Speakers, Science and Technology, Speakers by Industry, Technology Speakers, Virtual Speakers, Women's Issues
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Jody Williams Biography

Jody Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work as founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which shared the Peace Prize with her that year. At that time, she became the 10th woman in its almost 100-year history to receive the Prize.

Like others who’ve seen the ravages of war, she’s an outspoken peace activist who struggles to reclaim the real meaning of peace—a concept which goes far beyond the absence of armed conflict and is defined by human security, not national security. Williams believes that working for peace is not for the faint of heart. It requires dogged persistence and a commitment to sustainable peace, built on environmental justice and meeting the basic needs of the majority of people on our planet.

Since January of 2006, Williams has worked toward those ends through the Nobel Women’s Initiative, which she chairs. Along with sister Nobel Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi of Iran, she took the lead in establishing the Nobel Women’s Initiative. They were joined at that time by sister Nobel Laureates Wangari Maathai (Kenya), Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Guatemala) and Betty Williams and Mairead Maguire (Northern Ireland).

The Initiative uses the prestige of the Nobel Peace Prize and the influence and access of the women Nobel Laureates themselves to support and amplify the efforts of women around the world working for sustainable peace with justice and equality. In May 2012, the Nobel Women’s Initiative launched the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict, which Williams co-chairs. Since 1998, she has also served as a Campaign Ambassador for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Beginning in early 1992 with two non-governmental organizations and a staff of one – Williams, she oversaw the Campaign’s growth to over 1,300 organizations in 95 countries working to eliminate antipersonnel landmines. In an unprecedented cooperative effort with governments, UN bodies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, she served as a chief strategist and spokesperson for the ICBL as it dramatically achieved its goal of an international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines during a diplomatic conference held in Oslo in September 1997.

Williams continues to be recognized for her contributions to human rights and global security. She is the recipient of fifteen honorary degrees, among other recognitions. In 2004, Williams was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world in its first such list.

She holds the Sam and Cele Keeper Endowed Professorship in Peace and Social Justice at the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston where she has been teaching since 2003. In academic year 2012-2013, she became the inaugural Jane Addams Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Social Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Her new memoir on life as a grassroots activist, "My Name is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl’s Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize," was released by the University of California Press on March 1, 2013.

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Jody Williams Speaking Topics

  • The Need for a New Civil Society Movement to Ban Nukes

    Faced with the prospect of nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons falling into the hands of non-state actors, and NATO's continued position of preserving the right of "first use of tactical nuclear weapons," Williams discusses the urgent need of citizen involvement in creating a new global movement to ban nukes.

  • The Role of Women in Peace and Security

    Williams highlights the largely unrecognized efforts of women around the world in conflict situations to hold family and community together while struggling for peace during armed conflict. It is fundamental to involve women in all aspects of conflict prevention, peace negotiations, and peace-building, she says, if sustainable peace is to be achieved in conflict-ridden states.

  • Human Security or National Security

    Williams discusses "security" in today's globalized world, arguing that if the security needs of individuals and communities are disregarded, and all emphasis is put on "national security," sustainable global peace and security will not be achievable.

Jody Williams Videos

  • Unmasking Achilles: Today's Wars & Devastations (Jody Williams ...
    Unmasking Achilles: Today's Wars & Devastations (Jody Williams ...
    While today some contend that wars are on the decline, Sudan, Afghanistan and other parts of the world would consider anyone making such ...
  • 10 Questions for Jody Williams - YouTube
    10 Questions for Jody Williams - YouTube
    Jody Williams talks to TIME about her life of activism, from prostesting the Vietnam War to campaigning against killer robots.
  • Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace
    Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace
    http://www.ted.com Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams brings tough love to the dream of world peace, with her razor-sharp take on what "peace" really...
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Jody Williams Books

  • My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize
    My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Ingredients For Peace
    Ingredients For Peace
  • Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security (National State Papers (rl)
    Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security (National State Papers (rl)

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Jody Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Need for a New Civil Society Movement to Ban Nukes, The Role of Women in Peace and Security and Human Security or National Security. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jody Williams for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Jody Williams generally travels from Houston, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shirin Ebadi, Erin Brockovich, Shiza Shahid, Ashley Judd and Donna Brazile. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jody Williams for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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