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Jo Berry & Pat Magee, Campaigners for Peace & Reconciliation
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When Sir Anthony Berry MP was killed in the IRA Brighton Bombing during the 1984 Tory Party Conference, his daughter Jo was thrown into a conflict she knew very little about. In November 2000 she met Pat Magee, the man responsible for her father's death.
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Iraq Veterans Against War, USA
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Founded in July 2004, Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) seeks to "give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent."
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Gill Hicks, Peace Direct Ambassador UK
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On July 7th, 2005, 26 people died and many were severely injured and maimed on London Underground's Piccadilly line by a suicide bombing. Australian-born Gill Hicks miraculously survived but lost both her legs due to the explosion.
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Fatuma Abdulkadir, Kenya
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Fatuma Abdulkadir is a young woman promoting non-violent conflict resolution among the Borana and Gabra communities in Northern Kenya through football.
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Imam Ashafa & Pastor James, Nigeria
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Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye are religious leaders who live in Kaduna, a city in northern Nigeria. Today, they work together to teach warring religious youth militias to resolve their conflicts peacefully.
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César López, Colombia
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César López is a Colombian musician and peace activist. For the past several years, López has been part of a group called the Battalion of Immediate Artistic Reaction, which consists of various other musicians and activists who seek an alternative to the ever-present violence.
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FFPU (Female-Formed Police Unit), Liberia
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The Female-Formed Police Unit (FFPU) is a UN contingent composed of Indian women helps keep the peace in the West African nation of Liberia, devastated by one of Africa's most bloody civil wars.
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Neve Shalom Peace Community, Israel
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A village, jointly established by Jewish and Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel, that is engaged in educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples.
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