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And the literally larger-than-life Howlin’ Wolf has mesmerized anyone who has heard him — live or on record. Jody Williams who played guitar alongside Hubert Sumlin in Wolf’s band in 1954, told National Public Radio that of all the famous musicians he...
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Anderson and The Faces. Each interpretation offers an entire spectrum of emotion, delivered with the conviction and intense honesty for which the band is known. “Counting Crows built a career on great songwriting and great live performances – two of the...
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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Rigoberta Menchu (1992, R) and Jody Williams (1997, L) light candles on the floor at the university auditorium in Guatemala City, on January 31, 2012, during a Mayan ritual for the victims of a fire that killed 37 people inside... View Photo »
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Without a Nuremberg-like reckoning, the wounds have not closed. Many in power may have participated in war crimes. Sitting President Otto Pérez Molina, who took office on January 14, was the director of military intelligence in the 1990s. Nobel Prize...
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"This is probably an encouragement for him to act," Walesa said. "Let's see if he perseveres. Let's give him time to act." The award shows great things are expected from Obama, said South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Peace Prize in 1984.
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The Nobel Women’s Initiative uses the prestige of the Nobel Peace Prize and six courageous women peace laureates to magnify the power and visibility of women working in countries around the world for peace, justice and equality. The Nobel Women’s...
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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Rigoberta Menchu (1992, R) and Jody Williams (1997, L) watch a´photographic presentation the university auditorium in Guatemala City, on January 31, 2012, after a Mayan ritual for the victims of a fire that killed 37 people inside... View Photo »
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I’m sitting at the airport in Guatemala waiting for the flight to Atlanta. We spent part of the morning with Rigoberta Menchu Tum commemorating the death of her father, burned to death in the Spanish Embassy, 32 years ago today, along with 36 others. ...
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Today is Monday, 30 January 2012, and we’re at our penultimate day of this trip and I’m barely at Honduras in terms of trying to share impressions! And that was last week. One indication of why this writing is taking so long is that when I started this...
About Jody Williams
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Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) is an American teacher and aid worker who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she worked for, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Williams first trained as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL), receiving a BA from the University... Full Article
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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Rigoberta Menchu (1992, R) and Jody Williams (1997, L) watch a´photographic presentation the university auditorium in Guatemala City, on January 31, 2012, after a Mayan ritual for the victims of a fire that killed 37 people inside the former Spanish embassy to...
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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Rigoberta Menchu (1992, L) and Jody Williams (1997, R) at the university auditorium in Guatemala City, on January 31, 2012, where is taking place a Mayan ritual for the victims of a fire that killed 37 people inside the former Spanish embassy to Guatemala in...
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U.S. Nobel Peace Prize winners Rigoberta Menchu Tum (L) and Jody Williams attend a ceremony marking the anniversary of the burning of the Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, January 31, 2012. 37 people were burned to death in 1980, including the Menchu's father, when government forces tried...
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US 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams (C) speaks in Guatemala City, January 30, 2012. Williams is leading a delegation of women who visited the country to discuss gender issues with women's groups.
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Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize 1997 laureate, attends a news conference in Guatemala City, January 30, 2012. Williams arrived in Guatemala after passing through Mexico and Honduras and investigating the level of violence against women in these countries. Williams said that she was in...
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U.S activist and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, center, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Guatemala City, Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Williams is leading an investigation with fellow Guatemalan 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu on the...
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U.S activist and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, arrives at a news conference at a local hotel in Guatemala City, Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Williams is leading an investigation with fellow Guatemalan 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu on the murders of women in...
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U.S. Nobel Peace Prize 1997, Jody Williams (L), listens to statements from victims of violence, during a press conference in Tegucigalpa, on January 26, 2012. Williams leads a group investigating the murder of women in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.
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U.S. Nobel Peace Prize 1997, Jody Williams, answers questions during a press conference in Tegucigalpa, on January 26, 2012. Williams leads a group investigating the murder of women in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.
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NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 25: Pat Higdon Universal Publishing, Elisabeth Ashley Borman Ent't, Dann Huff Producer, Richard Marx, Keith Urban, Mike Dugan President/CEO Capitol Records Nashville and Jody Williams BMI attend the BMI & ASCAP #1 Party For 'Long Hot Summer' written by Keith Urban...
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NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 25: Keith Urban and Jody Williams BMI attend the BMI & ASCAP #1 Party For 'Long Hot Summer' written by Keith Urban and Richard Marx at Cabana on January 25, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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U.S. activist and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams holds a news conference in Guatemala City, Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Williams is leading an investigation with fellow Guatemalan 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu on the murders of women in Mexico, Honduras and...
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US 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Jody Williams, speaks during the celebration of the Women's Day at La Merced square in Tegucigalpa, on January 25, 2012. Williams leads an investigation on murders of women in Honduras.
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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams speaks at the 59th Annual BMI Country Awards on November 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Front; Warner Music Publishing Steve Markland, writer Ben Hayslip, Blake Shelton, writer Rhett Akins Back: BMIs Jody Williams, EMI Music Publishing Big Jon Platt, ASCAPs Michael Martin, Warner Nashvilles Chris Stacy, producer Scott Hendricks, This Musics Rusty...
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NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: BMI's Jodi Williams congratulates, Five time 2011 CMA awards nominee, Recording Artist Blake Shelton celebrate at The BMI #1 Party for Blake Shelton's 'Honey Bee' at the offices of Warner Brothers Nashville on September 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: BMI's Jody Williams joins in the celebration at the BMI #1 Party for Blake Shelton's 'Honey Bee' at the offices of Warner Brothers Nashville on September 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Jody Williams BMI Nashville, Big Jon Platt EMI Publishing, Co-Writer Ben Hayslip, Recording Artist Blake Shelton, Tom Luteran EMI, Co-Writer Rhett Akins, Ben Vaughn EMI and Producer Scott Hendrix celebrate at The BMI #1 Party for Blake Shelton's 'Honey Bee'...
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NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 30: BMI's Jody Williams at Chris Young's NEON jubilee celebration. Celebrating the recent release of Chris's third album 'NEON' and it's #1 and Gold selling single 'Tomorrow' plus his Gold certified sophomore album 'The Man I Want To Be' held at Venue 120 3rd. Ave.
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NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 30: BMI's Jody Williams, Singers/Songwriters Colt Ford, Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert and BMI's Clay Bradley during the BMI #1 Party honoring 'Dirt Road Anthem' Performed By Jason Aldean written by Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert at the BMI offices on August 30, 2011...
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From left, Clay Bradley, of BMI, Dallas Davidson, BMI President and CEO Del Bryant, Ben Vaughn of EMI, Josh Turner, Rhett Akins, Tom Luteran of EMI and Jody Williams of BMI are honored for the song "All Over Me" during the 59th Annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011...
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The Dalai Lama, center, is led by security detail as he leaves a news conference that kicked off a three-day peace and education summit, Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Newark, N.J. The summit will feature Nobel Peace Prize winners Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams, among other speakers who focus...
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The Dalai Lama, right, and Robert Thurman, founder of Tibet House in New York City, are seen during a news conference that kicked off a three-day peace and education summit, Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Newark, N.J. The summit will feature Nobel Peace Prize winners Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams,...
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The Dalai Lama is seen during the start of a three-day peace and education summit, Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Newark, N.J. The summit will feature Nobel Peace Prize winners Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams, among other speakers who focus on peacemaking practices.
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The Dalai Lama, center, laughs after making a comment while on stage with Robert Thurman, left, founder of Tibet House U.S. , and the Dalai Lama's translator Thupten Jinpa Langri during a news conference that kicked off a three-day peace and education summit, Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Newark,...
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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Rigoberta Menchu (1992, R) and Jody Williams (1997, L) watch a´photographic presentation the university auditorium in Guatemala City, on January 31, 2012, after a Mayan ritual for the victims of a fire that killed 37 people inside the former Spanish embassy to...
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